They tell me that the moon is a rock (New York film mix)

1970s gritty, 1970s poetic, full of that raw 1970s, chaotic 1970s avant-garde experimental weirdness cranked up to 100 energy that defines Mean Streets, 1970s underground New York cinema audiobook radio fire nonsense dialog with chaotic psychobilly banging on a trashcan rambles with drunken drunk vocals and a tiger roaring in a bar and men arguing and city traffic overwhelming, A gritty, avant-garde tribute to Scorsese’s Mean Streets, blending 1970s experimental jazz, lo-fi garage rock, and ambient street noise, Spoken word poetry collides with distorted guitar riffs, warped tape loops, and analog synths, The vocals shift between crooned soul hooks, echo-laden chants, and raw monologues, channeling the chaos and charm of Johnny Boy, Dialogue samples, vinyl crackle, and ambient NYC sounds—sirens, pool halls, church bells—create a cinematic soundscape, The mood swings from melancholic to manic, with free jazz drums, fuzz bass, and psychedelic breakdowns

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[Verse] Some people are good Some people are great Some people you can't say enough about [lo-fi jazz guitar riff, brushed drums, tape hiss]

[Pre-Chorus] And some people They don't need no introduction [fade-in distorted organ, echo chamber reverb, spoken vocal layering]

[Chorus] Some people are Mean Streets Johnny Boy Some people are Mean Streets Johnny Boy [garage rock rhythm, fuzz bass, tambourine hits, echo on “Johnny Boy”]

[Pre-Chorus] Mean Streets Johnny Boy [sample] (Mean Streets Johnny Boy) Mean Streets Johnny Boy [looped vocal sample, analog delay, warped tape effect]

[Pre-Chorus] You know what your problem is? You gotta make up your mind You wanna be a priest or you wanna be a gangster? [dialogue sample from film, over ambient synth drone and ticking clock]

[Chorus] Johnny Boy Johnny Boy Johnny Boy [psychedelic rock breakdown, distorted guitar solo, heavy toms]

[Poem] The only thing I've ever learned That's weirdly specific but oddly always true Seemingly no matter where you go or when you are Is Mean Streets Johnny Boy Will always bring you home [spoken word over ambient jazz loop, saxophone echo, subway rumble]

[Chorus] [sample] (Mean Streets Johnny Boy) Mean Streets Johnny Boy (Mean Streets Johnny Boy) [looped sample, layered with analog synth arpeggios, tape warble]

[Hook] All roads lead to Johnny Boy In this town It don't matter who you are We all meet our Johnny Boy [slow funk groove, wah guitar, ambient crowd noise]

[Hook 2] All the tough guys wanna be a gangster All the good girls wanna be a bride All the killers wanna be a cowboy Everybody wanna be a Mean Streets Johnny Boy [avant-garde spoken chant, layered with distorted trumpet and free jazz drums]

[Verse] All the tough guys wanna be a gangster clown All the good girls wanna be a Godzilla's bride All the killers wanna be a cowboy from hell Everybody wanna be a Mean Streets Johnny Boy acting in New York for Scorsese making you a lifetime star [experimental noise rock, feedback loops, chaotic percussion, vocal distortion]

[Post-Chorus] But no one really wants to know who you are Does anyone care Does anyone care To care to know about you [echoed vocals, ambient synth pad, tape hiss]

[Bridge] About you About you Who are you Who are you Who you are Who you are You are who you are about you You are who you are about you Now get out there and act Now get out there and act Act like you’re a Johnny from the mean streets and go around town doing ridiculous stuff and getting away with it because you’re charming and could fight a tiger if you had to and rack up tons of debt from multiple sources and get into absurd arguments in pool halls over nonsense words that make no sense and [freeform spoken word over chaotic jazz drums, ambient street sounds, distorted tape loops]

[Chorus] So many people in this world have nobody to love Don't let that be you [melancholy soul chorus, Rhodes piano, layered harmonies]

[Poem] It is all in your mind This is a rough neighborhood Why do you gotta be so good? You better do the best you can With a goddamn hand Where is Johnny Boy? [spoken word over ambient noise, distant sirens, lo-fi jazz loop]

[Hook 3] So many people in this world have nobody to love Don't let that be you [repeat hook with gospel-style backing vocals, analog warmth]

[Poem] the boss the boss the boss the sins of people The sins of the people and the evil that they do You can't make up for your sins in church You do it in the streets You do it at home The rest is BS And you know it [spoken word with distorted tape loop, ambient church organ, vinyl crackle]

[Pre-Chorus] Mean Streets Johnny Boy [sample] (Mean Streets Johnny Boy) Mean Streets Johnny Boy [looped sample with ambient noise, layered with analog synth and jazz drums]

[Verse] the boss Johnny the boss You do it in the streets You’re Johnny the boss You’re a Johnny Boy bossin’ mean streets You do it at home You think you got the balls to aim at somebody? You think you're a big hero Don't you? Point that thing then (“‘Don't make up for your sins in the church You do it in the streets You do it at home.”) The rest is BS [spoken word over distorted guitar riff, ambient street sounds, lo-fi drum loop]

[Poem] There's nothin' in my dreams Just some ugly memories Kiss me like the ocean breeze [soft ambient outro, tape hiss, whispered vocals]

[Chorus] Johnny Boy Johnny Boy Johnny Boy [repeat chorus with layered vocal harmonies, ambient jazz textures]

[Outro] It's all over See? Like the barber said ("You want a haircut?") [outro sample with ambient fade, vinyl crackle, distant street sounds]

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[Intro] They tell me that the moon is a rock And I should learn to face the music It seems the only thing I know for sure Is It's all over See? Like the barber said ("You want a haircut?") [spoken word intro over ambient street noise, vinyl crackle, distant church bells, 1970s NYC soundscape] [Verse] Some people are good Some people are great Some people you can't say enough about [lo-fi jazz guitar riff, brushed drums, tape hiss] [Pre-Chorus] And some people They don't need no introduction [fade-in distorted organ, echo chamber reverb, spoken vocal layering] [Chorus] Some people are Mean Streets Johnny Boy Some people are Mean Streets Johnny Boy [garage rock rhythm, fuzz bass, tambourine hits, echo on “Johnny Boy”] [Pre-Chorus] Mean Streets Johnny Boy [sample] (Mean Streets Johnny Boy) Mean Streets Johnny Boy [looped vocal sample, analog delay, warped tape effect] [Pre-Chorus] You know what your problem is? You gotta make up your mind You wanna be a priest or you wanna be a gangster? [dialogue sample from film, over ambient synth drone and ticking clock] [Chorus] Johnny Boy Johnny Boy Johnny Boy [psychedelic rock breakdown, distorted guitar solo, heavy toms] [Poem] The only thing I've ever learned That's weirdly specific but oddly always true Seemingly no matter where you go or when you are Is Mean Streets Johnny Boy Will always bring you home [spoken word over ambient jazz loop, saxophone echo, subway rumble] [Chorus] [sample] (Mean Streets Johnny Boy) Mean Streets Johnny Boy (Mean Streets Johnny Boy) [looped sample, layered with analog synth arpeggios, tape warble] [Hook] All roads lead to Johnny Boy In this town It don't matter who you are We all meet our Johnny Boy [slow funk groove, wah guitar, ambient crowd noise] [Hook 2] All the tough guys wanna be a gangster All the good girls wanna be a bride All the killers wanna be a cowboy Everybody wanna be a Mean Streets Johnny Boy [avant-garde spoken chant, layered with distorted trumpet and free jazz drums] [Verse] All the tough guys wanna be a gangster clown All the good girls wanna be a Godzilla's bride All the killers wanna be a cowboy from hell Everybody wanna be a Mean Streets Johnny Boy acting in New York for Scorsese making you a lifetime star [experimental noise rock, feedback loops, chaotic percussion, vocal distortion] [Post-Chorus] But no one really wants to know who you are Does anyone care Does anyone care To care to know about you [echoed vocals, ambient synth pad, tape hiss] [Bridge] About you About you Who are you Who are you Who you are Who you are You are who you are about you You are who you are about you Now get out there and act Now get out there and act Act like you’re a Johnny from the mean streets and go around town doing ridiculous stuff and getting away with it because you’re charming and could fight a tiger if you had to and rack up tons of debt from multiple sources and get into absurd arguments in pool halls over nonsense words that make no sense and [freeform spoken word over chaotic jazz drums, ambient street sounds, distorted tape loops] [Chorus] So many people in this world have nobody to love Don't let that be you [melancholy soul chorus, Rhodes piano, layered harmonies] [Poem] It is all in your mind This is a rough neighborhood Why do you gotta be so good? You better do the best you can With a goddamn hand Where is Johnny Boy? [spoken word over ambient noise, distant sirens, lo-fi jazz loop] [Hook 3] So many people in this world have nobody to love Don't let that be you [repeat hook with gospel-style backing vocals, analog warmth] [Poem] the boss the boss the boss the sins of people The sins of the people and the evil that they do You can't make up for your sins in church You do it in the streets You do it at home The rest is BS And you know it [spoken word with distorted tape loop, ambient church organ, vinyl crackle] [Pre-Chorus] Mean Streets Johnny Boy [sample] (Mean Streets Johnny Boy) Mean Streets Johnny Boy [looped sample with ambient noise, layered with analog synth and jazz drums] [Verse] the boss Johnny the boss You do it in the streets You’re Johnny the boss You’re a Johnny Boy bossin’ mean streets You do it at home You think you got the balls to aim at somebody? You think you're a big hero Don't you? Point that thing then (“‘Don't make up for your sins in the church You do it in the streets You do it at home.”) The rest is BS [spoken word over distorted guitar riff, ambient street sounds, lo-fi drum loop] [Poem] There's nothin' in my dreams Just some ugly memories Kiss me like the ocean breeze [soft ambient outro, tape hiss, whispered vocals] [Chorus] Johnny Boy Johnny Boy Johnny Boy [repeat chorus with layered vocal harmonies, ambient jazz textures] [Outro] It's all over See? Like the barber said ("You want a haircut?") [outro sample with ambient fade, vinyl crackle, distant street sounds]

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