From the recording MY MUSEUM
10. MY MUSEUM
(music and lyrics - Peter Eldridge)
Peter Eldridge - vocals and keyboards
Peter Calo - guitars
Ben Wittman - programming, engineering and mixing
Lauren Kinhan, Darmon Meader, Peter Eldridge - background vocals
Co-produced by Ben Wittman and Peter Eldridge
– again, we’re talking the mid-90’s here. Ben has just always been a considerable soulmate in terms of sound, groove, and orchestration of my music. Our sensibilities always connected on such a profound level in the studio. A song about how we each have our own singular life story to tell. Also featured on this track is old friend Peter Calo, who added some of his definitive, jubilant guitar work to liven up the festivities. Darmon, Lauren and I on the vocal backgrounds. Recorded at the late Manfred Knoop’s studio outside the city in NJ, where I spent considerable amounts of time recording my own stuff, NYV music, or outside projects. The arrangement and midi programming were done at Ben’s, and the vocals, guitars and mix happened at Manfred Knoop’s. A bit of groovy 90’s silliness.
Lyrics
MY MUSEUM
(music and lyrics - Peter Eldridge)
People will come from miles around to my museum
People will come from miles around to my museum
Through velvet floors and marbled doors you’ll wander
My escapades all on parade for all the world to see
My agony, my ecstasy it’s all here
Hyperbole, catastrophes and lots of souvenirs
Come on by
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry at my museum
(as you kiss twelve bucks goodbye)
No celestial ceilings at museum
And no cherubs dancing, romancing
No archeological peelings at my museum
(no no no no no . . . )
You won’t see no Micheangelos or Monets
Maybe a few pictures I drew of teachers, pets and trees
And in the back a cul de sac of photos and slide shows
Fine arts degreees and maître d’s inspiring my career
(it’s all here, and it’s all true)
I ain’t from no royal family
And I sure ain’t no genius
But like you I have got a story all my own
Look close there’s so much looking back
So much looking back
So much looking back
People will come from miles around from my museum
It’s all right here lookin at ya . . . . .