The Public Figure Songbook, by Shane Bordeau, Brad Forenza

The Public Figure Songbook

by Shane Bordeau, Brad Forenza

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THE PUBLIC FIGURE SONGBOOK is a concept album comprised of original songs (music by Shane Bordeau, lyrics by Brad Forenza), mostly from the perspective of 20th century Americans whose lives became accidentally "public" (some for good cause, others not so much).

We won't expressly tell you who each public figure is, but we hope some of the fun in listening comes from guessing. Thanks for checking us out!

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1.	Brian Dashew - Smalltown, USA 03:34	info	buy track
2.	Jessica Katz - Star Stuff 03:26	info	buy track
3.	Vanessa Garrabrant, et al. - Pass it Down 03:36	info	buy track
4.	Marisa Dolkart - Another Penny 03:23	info	buy track
5.	Shane Bordeau - Trying to Pass 03:10	info	buy track
6.	Roberta Lipp, et al. - Squeaky's Lament 03:37	info	buy track
7.	Eleni Hagen - In the Desert 03:08	info	buy track
8.	Shane Bordeau, Jeanne Tao - All that I Am 05:23	info	buy track
9.	Joanna Carol - City on a Hill 03:07	info	buy track
10.	Brad Forenza, et al. - Batteries and Bottled Water 04:25	info	buy track
11.	François Scarborough Clemmons - The Arthropod Song (BONUS TRACK) 01:38	info	buy track

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Music: Shane Bordeau
Lyrics: Brad Forenza
Mixing: Paul Klimson

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released October 1, 2013

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TRACK 1: SMALLTOWN, USA
A young man comes of age in Laramie, Wyoming.

TRACK 2: STAR STUFF
A teacher delivers a lesson on the prospect of life in outer space.

TRACK 3: PASS IT DOWN
The wife of a televangelist preaches the good word.

TRACK 4: ANOTHER PENNY
A child expresses her hope from the bottom of a well.

TRACK 5: TRYING TO PASS
A college student muses about his A-list crush.

TRACK 6: SQUEAKY’S LAMENT
An acolyte declares her status as first among equals.

TRACK 7: IN THE DESERT
A witness for the prosecution is forced to leave the family nest.

TRACK 8: ALL THAT I AM
A couple contemplates life in the moment before execution.

TRACK 9: CITY ON A HILL
A former D.C. intern premieres her debut song.

TRACK 10: BATTERIES AND BOTTLED WATER
December 31, 1999.

TRACK 11: THE ARTHROPOD SONG
A post-pandemic, 10-year anniversary bonus track... about new life and renewal.

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