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The Other Brian Woodbury

from Rhapsody & Filigree by Brian Woodbury

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written & arranged by Brian Woodbury & Dr. Brian W. Woodbury; piano co-arranged by David Witham

lyrics

I N T R O
“Know thyself” - that’s what somebody once said
To get wisdom and to get ahead
So I searched myself - on Google, that is
Now I don’t know what is my self or his

V E R S E 1
There’s a guy who has my name
A guy who isn’t me
He makes music, which is a shame
’Cause I make music. Now, you see
where this whole thing is going to
Since our name’s the same
No way of knowing who
it is gonna be
Me - or the other Brian Woodbury

V E R S E 2
That other guy who took my name
I had it long before
Hey!
I won’t let him usurp my fame
If he persists, then this is war
’Cause I’m the prior Brian here
Hey - would you mind?
He should cede his claim
To me, the pioneer
I deserve it more
Me - not the other Brian Woodbury
Me - not some trombone-playin’ wannabe

B R I D G E 1
Why is he a musician too?
You’d think one was enough
While he gets knocks for what I do
I get credit for his stuff
This name not terribly uncommon
Both first and last onto which he’s glommin’
No nome de plume for him
So I’m bombin’ this
Homonym ad hominem

S O L O / I N S T R U M E N T A L

B R I D G E 2
Why’d he have to go and get
The moniker I got?
There’s plenty better ones I bet
Yeah, and he could have the lot
I blame this same lame name phenomenon
On some dumb humdrum whim of mom an’ dad
Saddling me with this bad homina homina
Homonym ad hominem

V E R S E 3
That other guy who stole my name
He’s not my evil twin
No alter ego I try to tame
No avatar I hide within
No doppelganger dingaling
But when the web takes aim
We start commingling
Till you can’t unpin
Me - from the other Brian Woodbury
We - are joined up for eternity
Gee - I hope there’s not a number three
For me - and the other Brian Woodbury

credits

from Rhapsody & Filigree, released July 25, 2022
vocals Brian Woodbury; trombones Dr. Brian W. Woodbury; piano David Witham; bass Edwin Livingston; drums Andy Sanesi

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Brian Woodbury Los Angeles, California

Brian Woodbury is a Los Angeles composer, lyricist and bandleader who writes musicals, post-modern jazz compositions, quirky pop, country songs and music for children's TV.

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