Labor of Love 2011
Almost every year, my brothers Robert and Bennett make the trip down from Missouri to spend the Labor Day weekend with us here in Austin.
We have traditionally called this weekend ‘Labor of Love’ because the three of us do this because we love it – not because we expect to make any money or achieve any sort of fame by doing it.
Therefore it is done out of love – not out of any expectation for exchange of anything else.
It is ‘Labor’ and we ‘Love’ to do it. And since it traditionally happens over Labor Day weekend, it is only appropriate that we call the weekend ‘Labor of Love’.
As almost everyone already knows by now, making a living in the music business (if you can even call it a music ‘business’ right now) is very difficult during these economic times.
But we have fun writing and recording these songs – which is why we do it.
Here are the two new songs we wrote and recorded this year (as always, right click and choose ‘Save As’ to save them onto your computer):
And two years ago, we added our sister Anita to the mix. Here is the song we did with her:
About three years ago, my brother Marty and his son Ian helped us with one. This is it:
I often wonder if there was no money, would it free us up to do the things we love instead of being forced to do things in order to make money?
That question is addressed in one of the two books I am currently writing – the title of which is TBD at this point. Working titles so far are ‘The Most Dangerous Device in the World’, ‘Adam Christopher’, or ‘The Money Gods’. As I get closer to finishing I’m sure I’ll post more about that later.
But in the mean time, Robert and Bennett asked if I could post the other tunes that we did over the last few years here at Electric LarryLand.
Sure!
Here they are:
Change
Cleansed
Come_Home_With_Me
Edge_I_Wear-Original
Gettin_Busy
Homeless
I_Am_Tired
Nothing_Impossible
On_The_Sly
PassionMoon
Presence_Of_Love
Rag-Da-Funk
Simple_Sheep
Sly_Bone
The_Edge_I_Wear
The_Singer_Is_The_Song
Water_Soft_Rain
Feel free to download them, share them, burn them onto CD’s – do whatever you want with them for your own personal use. All other rights are reserved.
Some of the songs above were written and recorded as early as 2002. Some were done by one or two of us – others by all three of us. And still others were done with brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews.
During this year’s Labor of Love we turned on the video cameras and recording the entire weekend – at least during the parts we were in the studio working on the songs.
If you are interested in watching us come up with these songs, you can view archives of the video footage at the following URL: http://www.livestream.com/laboroflove
Scroll down to the bottom of the video and click on the thumbnails to watch the archived video footage.
[UPDATE]
I almost forgot!
Here are the lyrics to the two new songs (with Bennett’s comments throughout):
Change:
==
(larry w/ an ear catching intro)
(bennett / robert)
did you hear on the news?
talkin’ ’bout the deficit.
just watchin’ it burn.
it’s high time that we a grow a set.
it’s fallin’ apart.
shake your head, so what do you do?
did you hear on the news?
we got into another fight.
and what do they say?
“this time gonna get it right”
so, when does it end?
shake your head, so what can you do?
CHORUS: (bennett w/ robert harmony)
if you want it arranged,
it’s all up to you.
and it may seem strange:
Change….when you want it to.
(larry back again w/ more ear popping riffs)
(bennett / robert)
did you hear on the news.
little girl just took her life.
was bullied at school.
decided not to pay the price.
they wont do it again.
shake your head, so what could you do?
CHORUS: (bennett w/ robert harmony)
if you want it arranged,
it’s all up to you.
and it may seem strange:
Change….when you want it to.
BRIDGE: (larry / bennett)
daddy, i don’t like this anymore.
wont you hold my hand!
stop the monsters;
close the closet door.
make it go away!
momma, take me away!
ooooooooo
can you make it better?
ooooooooo
wipe away the tears,
Please?
(listen to larry go!)
CHORUS: (bennett w/ robert harmony)
if you want it arranged,
it’s all up to you.
and it may seem strange:
Change….when you want it to.
(larry)
Do you want it to?
Do you want it to?
(wow! larry just don’t quit!)
==
Passion Moon:
==
slight wink
glasses clink
warm glance
slow we dance
big room
sweet perfume
soul glide
slip n slide
free fall
echoes call
deep dive
come alive
tempt chance
sharing trance
warm side
soul glide
CHORUS:
answer a passion-moon
in playful lovers tune
enticing motions all across the skin
it builds a warmth attack
’til there’s no holding back
a pulsing rhythm from within
light touch
fingers clutch
slight chase
warm embrace
tongue tied
fire side
soul kiss
swim in bliss
CHORUS:
answer a passion-moon
in playful lovers tune
enticing motions all across the skin
it builds a warmth attack
’til there’s no holding back
a pulsing rhythm from within
BRIDGE: (robert…yes, I said robert!)
come my way
passion play
we are one
in love
free fall
echoes call
deep dive
come alive
sea side
evening tide
soul crave
rushing wave
CHORUS:
answer a passion-moon
in playful lovers tune
enticing motions all across the skin
it builds a warmth attack
’til there’s no holding back
a pulsing rhythm from within
==
