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1.
Four Walls 05:06
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Another day is done Another day will come Same four walls all around me Don’t even wanna’ guess Nothin’ makes no sense The world’s gone upside down Stuck inside these four walls can’t get out Stuck inside these four walls can’t get out I’m losing track of time Another day confined When did we start these boundaries Got these questions raised Everyone is crazed Stuck inside these four walls can’t get out Stuck inside these four walls can’t get out Me with talking heads on a loop Telling me what’s goin’ on outside Me with talking heads I gotta’ mute I’m figuring out how to survive Stuck inside these four walls can’t get out Stuck inside these four walls can’t get out Stood on this side Stood on the other side I know I’ve been here before Can’t even start to guess What might be coming next The world’s gone upside down Stuck inside these four walls can’t get out Stuck inside these four walls can’t get out Stuck inside these four walls can’t get out Stuck inside these four walls can’t get out Lyrics and music by Housecatnick © 2021 Nick Rosal
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The Crowd 04:21
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They’ll say it once they’ll say it twice Then they’ll say it real loud Tell you it’s the only way Go join the crowd Don’t bother thinking for yourself Someone else figured it out We make our own heaven and hell Gotta’ figure out how to separate from the crowd If you do this they’ll do that Then you’ll see the results Everyone else is doing the same It’s the social default Don’t bother thinking it through They know what it’s all about We’re making our own heaven and hell Gotta’ figure out how to separate from the crowd Gotta get, gotta get gotta get outta’ this crowd (4x) to solo They’ll educate and indoctrinate Just follow their word Just another way of converting you Squeeze you into the herd Are you gonna’ follow the blind? I’m trying to cast some doubt! We make our own heaven and hell Gotta’ figure out how to separate from the crowd Gotta get, gotta get gotta get outta’ this crowd (4x)
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Witness 04:08
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Oh no no no it happens all the time Seems like there’s more than these two sides Everything’s black and white and we don’t know the world of grey Forgot how to see all the colors and all the other ways What I see What you see do we need another witness (2x) What I see What you see we need a witness to see it right Oh no no no no not everything’s just left or right There’s things left of center and in the middle and that’s just as fine Oh there’s different sides to every point of view Open eyes ignore the spin and find the many truths But it’s two different stories we’re looking at the same thing (3x) Now I know now I know we know nothing at all Never gonna see the other side if we just wanna see the faults Turn and twist and whirl around to see this other view All you need to do is take a look before you choose What I see What you see do we need another witness (4x) What I see What you see we need a witness to see it right
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Ivory Woman 04:04
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Ivory woman she’s been playin’ songs she only knows Every night she keeps on singing by herself in the shadows Ivory Woman where are you? Have you lost your muse? Ivory Woman where are you? When you sing you got nothin to lose Ivory woman sings in silence only she can hear the melody The song she sings is timeless the song she sings is a mystery Ivory Woman where are you? Have you lost your muse? Ivory Woman where are you? When you sing you got nothin to lose Don’t you give it up don’t you put it down Don’t you give it up need to hear the sound (2x) Ivory Woman made another world made herself another life It’s a future she wants to serve with a silent song by design Ivory Woman where are you? Have you lost your muse? Ivory Woman where are you? When you sing you got nothin to lose
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Everything's Alright 05:33
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Oooh baby it’s been a long time Since we’ve talked And I don’t know baby if you’d mind If you heard what I thought But I wouldn’t know what to say It’s been forever and a day But I’ve got you on my mind I just wanna’ tell you Everything’s alright Everything’s alright Oh baby it’s been real crazy How we lost touch Now I think I see and maybe Life’s been much But can we slow it down This world’s that spinning’ round ‘Cuz you’re still on my mind And I wanna tell you Everything’s alright Everything’s alright I hope it’s alright that I’ve reached out I just wanna’ check on you Don’t want ya’ to think I’m down I just realized this different view And it’s alright Everything’s alright Do you ever think about those days When it was new And I know things didn’t go our way We had no clue But time heals all wounds And we both have paid our dues And since you’re on my mind I just wanna’ tell you Everything’s alright Everything’s alright Everything’s alright Everything’s alright Everything’s alright alright now Everything’s alright alright now Everything’s alright alright now Everything’s alright alright now
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Step On It 03:46
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Slow pokes all around o’ me Boxed in no way to get me free Everyone’s in slow motion No one’s gonna’ like me When I start to push n’ shove Can you pick up the pace I know that there’s no race Everyone's moving like molasses Everyone’s in my way Can you pick it up Step on it get a move on Step on it pick it up Step on it get a move on Step on it pick it up Move yer feet Get down the street Sometime this year Get in gear No! I’m not in a rush You just don’t move that much Everyone’s moving like they’re shackled No one’s gonna’ like me When I make a push Step on it get a move on Step on it pick it up Step on it get a move on Step on it pick it up Move yer feet Get down the street Sometime this year Get in gear Not everybody’s got that luxury Who’s got the time???! Move any slower and yer goin’ backwards Yer stuck in a permanent shuffle Do you know how to hustle Look at all the slackers No one’s gonna’ like me When I start to push n’ shove Step on it get a move on Step on it pick it up Step on it get a move on Step on it pick it up Move yer feet Get down the street Sometime this year Get in gear Music & Lyrics by Housecatnick (C)2020 Nick Rosal
7.
Watcha Got 03:57
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Whatcha got I want a little whatcha got gimme some Whatcha got I want a little I won’t tell anyone Can I have a little of this can I have some of that Can you fill my appetite Just want a little taste just want a little bite Let me know what I can try Whatcha got I want a little whatcha got gimme some Whatcha got I want a little I won’t tell anyone Do you have enough to share got anything to serve Just a little! Thank you very much What’s that that you’ve been hiding whatcha holding out (sayin’) I can look but I can’t touch Whatcha got I want a little whatcha got gimme some Whatcha got I want a little I won’t tell anyone Give me what ya’ got! Give me what ya’ got! Give me what ya’ got! Give me what ya’ got! Whatcha got I want a little whatcha got gimme some Whatcha got I want a little I won’t tell anyone I’ll take whatever you’ll give I’ll take what you got I’ll take more I won’t take less Whatever you’re offering I will accept Can you fill my request Whatcha got I want a little whatcha got gimme some Whatcha got I want a little I won’t tell anyone Whatcha got I want a little whatcha got gimme some Whatcha got I want a little I won’t tell anyone
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My Favorite Bar 06:24
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Another night I’m tryin’ to find that straight line home I got so distracted I didn’t know which way to go But after a dozen left turns I see that I haven’t gone far So let’s take today’s edge off In my favorite bar One shot of whiskey Two feet on the floor Three times got lucky In my favorite bar There’s that familiar cracklin’ sound of a cue ball breakin’ a rack Voices gettin’ louder after quarters get knocked from their stack But I got more coins in my pocket And to my chagrin I remember as I dig in deep that change comes from within One shot of whiskey Two feet on the floor Three times got lucky In my favorite bar One shot of whiskey Two feet on the floor Three times got lucky In my favorite bar Who am I foolin’? It’s never just one Just keep on pourin’ Until the whiskey is all done You might not like it or approve it seems I’ve fallen from grace But look it I’m still standing while everyone’s off the pace One shot of whiskey Two feet on the floor Three times got lucky In my favorite bar One shot of whiskey Two feet on the floor Three times got lucky In my favorite bar Lyrics and Music by Housecatnick © 2021 Nick Rosal
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Match To Gasoline 04:16
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How do you do what you do Everything you put me through Temperature rising all around me Do you feel that slow burn Where we are and where we were Do you feel the fire’s intensity I ain’t tryin’ to cause another scene Wherever you go I feel the heat Burin’ me up with a thousand degrees You’re like a match to gasoline Oooh you know how to play the game You’ve been fanning all these flames It’s scorched all these emotions Now that you’ve lit the fuse I’m gonna’ ask you to choose Do you wanna’ defuse or see the explosion? I ain’t tryin’ to cause another scene Wherever you go I feel the heat Burin’ me up with a thousand degrees You’re like a match to gasoline Yeah! Feel the burn Oooh! Feel the burn! Oh sparks are starting to fly Watch the frizzle hit the sky The fireworks got me inspired Ain’t no hint of fumes or smoke Got glowing embers ready to stoke “Cuz I like playing with fire I ain’t tryin’ to cause another scene Wherever you go I feel the heat Burin’ me up with a thousand degrees You’re like a match to gasoline I ain’t tryin’ to cause another scene Wherever you go I feel the heat Burin’ me up with a thousand degrees You’re like a match to gasoline Lyrics and music by Housecatnick (c)2021 Nick Rosal

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Bandleader, Housecatnick, offers songs to his much loved funk band Rusty Monks. The material was written during the pandemic lockdown of 2020 while isolating at home.

He writes, "2020 put a monster wrench into my plans - I wanted to bring the band in to the studio and record a mix of new and old songs with the new vocalist that discovered us. But I lost my drummer and bassist to COVID precautions and nobody was going anywhere (much less inside a cramped recording studio) for four months. So I wrote more.

So, yeah, there's drum programming involved and I'm playing bass on keys, but band members rallied and emailed me their parts, from bari sax to keys to vocals to alto sax, and somehow we got it done.

I was going to use the demos as reference and go into the studio and record live with the new drummer and bassist. But this is, exactly, a representation of how Rusty Monks got by in 2020."

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released February 22, 2021

Housecatnick/drum programming/bass/guitar
Victoria Rosas/vocals
Max Baranov/keys
Max Meillies/sax
Kyle Thompson/trumpet
Dustin Ciano/trumpet
John Chapin/bari sax
Reut Regev/trombone
Patrick Rosal/congas

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Housecatnick/Rusty Monks New Jersey

Rusty Monks is the long time project of singer/songwriter Housecatnick, a seasoned NYC performer and artist. A blend of many music genres, the music continually grooves with melodic hooks from the horn lines and the solid rhythm section. With a blend of Blues, Jazz, Funk, Rock and Latin, Rusty Monks creates a sound that is everything yet stands alone. ... more

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