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KEEP ON LOVING EACH OTHER

by Poi Dog Pondering

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DO IT YOUR OWN WAY I'm missing a feeling in my heart I think it's time for a brand new start a brand new start! I'm not afraid to start over I am no stranger to manual labor I feel all right Well alright Right on Take your time Do it your way Stand up Speak your mind Follow your heart Try to be kind. Be yourself It’s ok There’s only one like you In this whole world Take your time Find your place Be true to your heart Do it your own way I got a feeling in my heart I think it's time for a brand new start A brand new start I got a feeling in my heart, Like I can spark a brand new start Yeah I feel all right
2.
FREE & EASY 02:51
FREE AND EASY I love you more than you’ll ever know It takes Time to let it show And if you wanna get next to me You gotta be ready and willing To be Free & Easy with me I don’t do well under pressure Jealousy’s got no place with me If you love me, then let me be me Don’t try to change or rearrange me I’ve got this far on my own account I don’t need you to turn me out I just want you to be your self I’m not looking for someone else To be Free & Easy with me So be Free & Easy with me
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SWEET TASTE IN MY MOUTH I heard the crickets clicking in the distance As I watched the moon rise high I was thinking about you baby I was contemplating life's atrocities You put a sweet taste in my mouth I don’t know what I’d do with out you baby I was un-tethered in the storm you gave me a sense of home Now I wanna be there for you baby I’ve been waiting so long To feel a sense of home And now that you’ve come along I want you in my arms Tout de suite When the world gets heavy on your shoulder When ever you’re down inside I’ll be waiting for you Now I wanna leave a little light on For you when you come home I wanna set the table for you baby J'ai attendu si longtemps Pour trouver un refuge Maintenant que je t'ai trouvé Je te veux dans mes bras tout suite I’ve been waiting so long To feel a sense of home And now that you’ve come along I want you in my arms Tout de suite
4.
TENDER LITTLE HEART Let me in your tender little heart She don’t wanna talk about it How love broke her heart Now’s she’s tryin’ to live with out it Ooh baby let me in your tender little heart
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BESPECKLED ANGEL Bespeckled Angel Star map made of freckles Hair tousled and tumbled Wrapped up in a bedsheet Everybody needs someone they can depend on When Times are tuff, and you need a friend Everybody needs someone they can come home to Everybody needs a little love To get um through I Got a feeling like Sunday morning I'm high on the mountain Tryin’na shake off the blues today Everybody needs someone they can depend on When Times are tuff, and you need a friend Everybody needs someone they can come home to Everybody needs a little love To get um through You know it don’t come easy You gotta follow your heart Down deep inside You know what you want Now you know you gotta Bleed, to get what you came for Yeah you know you gotta Dream to get what you want Yeah you know you gotta Bleed to get what you came for Yeah you know you gotta Dream to get what you want You might think that you know it You might think you got it all worked out Things change in a moment You might find that you need a friend Everybody needs someone they can depend on When Times are tuff, and you need a friend Everybody needs someone they can come home to Everybody needs a little love To get um through
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THE ROME SONG The Birds of Rome Are finding their way home In the dusk light And out on the west coast You’re just waking up And walking into the sunlight And your eyes Your eyes are in me now I’m Patient Patient as the Rain I can take it I can take the pain But I’m Lonely In this exquisite ache And your eyes your eyes are in me now What Am I gonna do Your milk is in my mouth now And I want you I need you and I want you Wanna smell and taste and feel you on me, baby What the heart wants the heart wants You can’t make it change it’s mind I just wanna love you Your map is in my soul now Your seed sewn deep inside And your eyes Your eyes Your eyes are in me now
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LICKED ALL THE SUGAR I Licked all the sugar I Drank all the wine I staggered home in the cool morning light With a hand full of piece of mind I stood High on the Mountain I dove deep in the sea I wandered round in the electric dawn in the Morning in New Orleans
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MEET ME IN THE FOREST Meet me in the forest Take off all your clothes Let me lie with you awhile When the sun comes asunder And the starlight falls And your hair comes tumbling down I wanna be there with you When your Thunder Reigns Rain all over me I feel like a lone wolf On the edge of town Tempting danger Incase you might come around
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WAKE IT NOW 05:24
WAKE IT NOW You're gonna have to wake it now Your heart fell asleep When the night time falls down And I’m on my knees And the clouds swirling around me to intervene She comes to me in silence Never calls my name I never ask her what she came for No need to explain My past a mystery My future's unwritten Gonna play that pony Gonna lay my chips down on the table The future flys like an eagle in the distance And the moment burns like a match in an instant I'm so supple now I've got velveteen skin You can tell I've got the blues by the shape I'm in You're gonna have to wake it now Somewhere along the way Under the bourdon of dreams You got weighed down by the dailies And let let your heart fall asleep, You're gonna have to wake it now The path unfolds unfolds before you in an instant And the truth speaks clearly if you're listening You got your life before you Your past behind The future's got you worried now I know you're terrified But you're gonna have to take it now It'll be alright! it'll be alright! I feel it Yeah, you're gonna have to wake it now It's alright It's alright I can feel it Gonna have to wake it now
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KEEP ON LOVING EACH OTHER I was distracted doing some casual research On a glass of wine at the dining room table When you reached over and put your sweet palm on my shoulder We’ve gotta keep on loving each other Spread love today We can end this hate Let’s defeat it It’s up you me & you

about

The New 2023 Album from the perennially blooming, ever exploring & evolving; Orchestral Acoustronic Rock and Soul band: Poi Dog Pondering.

Presenting their 10th Full Length Album "KEEP ON LOVING EACH OTHER":
"A song cycle that reverberates with the determination to follow one's heart, Forging your own path & doing it your own way. The title of the album speaks to the the current climate of polarization at work in the world today. There is also a thread in the songs about us each being our unique self, and feeling free to share that with the world, so that other’s feel free to do the same, and not feel so alone.

Poi Dog Pondering for this album is: Frank Orrall, Ted Cho, Susan Voelz, Max Crawford, Paul Von Mertens, John Nelson, Ron Hall, Rick Gehrenbeck, Dag Juhlin, Ryan Murphy, Julio Davis, Kornell Hargrove, Robert Cornelius

Featured guest artists: Kelly Hogan, Nora O'Connor, Bruce Hughes, Matt Davis, Abra Moore, Sophia De Leon Sanchez, Carla Prather, Ali Weiss Mann

Produced by Frank Orrall & Ted Cho / Recorded and Mixed by Ted Cho 
Additional Recording and Mix Assist by Frank Orrall /Recorded in Chicago & Sonoma

ALBUM RELEASE TOUR DATES
2023
CHICAGO, IL., Thalia Hall - Friday/Saturday January 27 & 28 - (SOLD OUT)

AUSTIN, TX., 3TEN ACL Live - Friday/Saturday February 17 & 18

PHOENIX, AZ., Musical Instrument Museum - Saturday March 11 (SOLD OUT)

MICHIGAN CITY, IN., Uptown Social - Saturday March 25

EVANSTON, IL., SPACE (PDP Solo) - Saturday May 20, 2023

AURORA, IL., RiverEdge - Saturday August 26

Stalwart, fiercely indépendant, & proudly self determined and hand made.
Poi Dog Pondering has been Doing It Their Own Way since the very beginning.
Frank Orrall started releasing a series of four home made cassette albums under the solo alias "poi dog Pondering" in 1984. He then formed a band of like minded spirits under the moniker in 1986 and left the Hawaiian Islands for adventures on the continent and beyond.
Born out of the mid 80's post punk indy acoustic scene (the Pogues, Mano Negra, Les Negress vertes, Camper Van Beethoven etc.,), Poi Dog Pondering emerged out of Hawai'i as street Buskers, who spent a year on the road from San Francisco to Manhattan, solely playing on the street for spare change, sleeping outdoors & selling their cassettes for gas money as they went. A year later they were signed to Los Angeles based Independent Label "Texas Hotel" (Roster: Henry Rollins, Vic Chestnut, Hetch Hetchy, Downy Mildew, Poi Dog Pondering) and then a year after that they were singed to Sony / Columbia (where they released 3 albums before leaving to start their own label, Platetectonic Music, in 1994. They have remained fiercely independent ever since. Self Releasing their own albums. (Occasionally licensing; Tommy Boy, Premonition, & Bar None records).
Moving to Chicago in the early 90’s gave the band a ring side seat to the city’s rich dance culture. They absorbed it, and moved forward. PDP grew… Discovering Nick Drake’s 'Bryter Layter' & Claus Ogerman’s orchestration for Tom Jobim, The Brazilian music of the 70’s, Jorge Ben’s “Forca Bruta” and Primal Scream’s “Memphis Tapes” had a deep impact on this new album.

Going back now, full circle to the cassette album consignment days of the bands birth... only now; with street smarts & self determination.
PDP have been steadily honing their Orchestral Acous-tronic Rock & Soul sound.
38 years... 9 full length albums, 4 Cassette albums, 3 live albums, 2 live DVDs and dozens of E.P.s under their belt, the band presents their 10th Full Length Album "KEEP ON LOVING EACH OTHER", a song cycle that reverberates with the determination to follow one's heart.
Stronger than ever, long in the tooth and a saunter in their stagger; this band knows who it is, and is not swayed by anything thing but their own passion, whim and direction.
Never for money... always for love.
Poi Dog Pondering keeps thriving because their ethic has always been about following their musical heart.

Album release date:
21 January 2023

credits

released January 21, 2023

POI DOG PONDERING “KEEP ON LOVING EACH OTHER”

Track Listing:

DO IT YOUR OWN WAY
FREE & EASY 
SWEET TASTE IN MY MOUTH 
TENDER LITTLE HEART
BESPECKLED ANGEL 
THE ROME SONG 
LICKED ALL THE SUGAR 
MEET ME IN THE FOREST 
WAKE IT NOW 
KEEP ON LOVING EACH OTHER 


Produced by Frank Orrall & Ted Cho 
Recorded and Mixed by Ted Cho 
Additional Recording and Mix Assist by Frank Orrall
Supplemental Remote Recording by
Paul Mertens, Susan Voelz, Rick Gehrenbeck, Julio Davis, Ron Hall & Dag Juhlin
Recorded in Chicago & Sonoma 2022 
Mastered by Carl Saff @ Saff Mastering 

Poi Dog Pondering for this album is: Frank Orrall, Ted Cho, Susan Voelz, Max Crawford, Paul Von Mertens, John Nelson, Ron Hall, Rick Gehrenbeck, Dag Juhlin, Ryan Murphy, Julio Davis, Bruce Hughes, Matt Davis, Kelly Hogan, Nora O'Connor, Abra Moore, Kornell Hargrove, Sophia De Leon Sanchez, Robert Cornelius, Carla Prather, Ali Weiss Mann

For Lyrics and Performance Credits visit www.poidogpondering.com

Platetectonic Music DBA Poi Dog Pondering
P & C 2023 Poi Dog Pondering
Music Publisher: Guava Juice Music, BMI 
www.platetectonicmusic.com/poidogpondering/home
PLATE209CDPDP2023

Booking Agent: Frank Riley
frank@highroadtouring.com

Management: Dandy 
Info@platetectonicmusic.com 

Music Licensing & Legal Affairs: 
Hillel Frankel - hf@ent-law.net 

All songs written by Frank Orrall, except “Do It Your Own Way”, “Bespeckled Angel” & “Licked All The Sugar” - by Frank Orrall & Ted Cho
and, “Keep On Loving Each Other" - by Frank Orrall & Kornell Hargrove 
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DO IT YOUR OWN WAY
Frank Orrall - Drum Kit, Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
Ted Cho - Electric Guitars 
Susan Voelz - Violins & String Arrangement
Paul Von Mertens - Horn Arrangement & Bari Sax, Flute & Tenor Sax
Max Crawford -  Trumpet
Matt Davis - Trombone 
Ron Hall - Electric Bass 
Rick Gehrenbeck - Organ 
Backing Vocals - Kelly Hogan & Nora O'Connor  

FREE & EASY 
Frank Orrall - Electric Guitar & Vocals
Ryan Murphy - Drum Kit 
John Nelson - Congas
Ron Hall - Electric Bass 
Rick Gehrenbeck - Fender Rhodes, Hohner Clavinet D6
Susan Voelz - Violins & String Arrangement 
Max Crawford - Horn Arrangement & Flügelhorn 
Paul Von Mertens - Flute
Dag Juhlin - Guitar
Julio Davis - Vibraphone 
Backing Vocals - Kelly Hogan & Nora O'Connor 

SWEET TASTE IN MY MOUTH 
Frank Orrall - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Jarana, Guzheng, Percussion & Drums
Paul Von Mertens - Horn Arrangement & Sax, Flute, Alto Flute
Max Crawford - Flügelhorn 
Susan Voelz - Violins & String Arrangement 
Ron Hall - Electric Bass
Rick Gehrenbeck - Fender Rhodes
Sophia De Leon Sanchez - French Vocals
Kelly Hogan & Nora O'Connor - Backing Vocals

TENDER LITTLE HEART
Frank Orrall - Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals & Drums
Ron Hall - Electric  Bass 
Dag Juhlin - Electric Guitar 
Rick Gehrenbeck - Fender Rhodes
Max Crawford - Horn Arrangement & Trumpet, Glöckenspiel 
Paul Von Mertens - Bass Clarinet, Clarinet, Flute 
Susan Voelz - Violins & String Arrangement
Matt Davis - Trombone 
Julio Davis - Vibraphone 
Kelly Hogan & Nora O'Connor - Backing Vocals

BESPECKLED ANGEL 
Frank Orrall - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar & Drum Kit
Ted Cho - Electric Guitar 
Bruce Hughes - Electric Bass 
Rick Gehrenbeck - Piano
Max Crawford - Horn Arrangement & Trumpet
Paul Von Mertens - Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax
Matt Davis - Trombone 
Susan Voelz - Violins & String Arrangement 
Ali Weiss Mann, Kelly Hogan & Nora O'Connor - Backing Vocals

THE ROME SONG 
Frank Orrall - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar & Drum Kit
Ted Cho - Electric Guitar 
Susan Voelz - Violins & String Arrangement
Ron Hall - Electric Bass 
Max Crawford - Wurlitzer  
Kelly Hogan & Nora O'Connor - Backing Vocals

LICKED ALL THE SUGAR 
Paul Von Mertens - Wind Arrangement & Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute 
Susan Voelz - Violins & String Arrangement 
Frank Orrall - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals 
Ted Cho - Electric Guitar & Bass 
Dag Juhlin - Electric Guitar 
Max Crawford - Synthesizer 
Rick Gehrenbeck - Organ 
Julio Davis - Vibraphone 

MEET ME IN THE FOREST 
Frank Orrall - Electric Guitar, Vocals & Drums
Susan Voelz - Streichfett String Synthesizer, Violin
Ted Cho - Bass 

WAKE IT NOW 
Frank Orrall - Synthesizers, Electric Guitar, Vocals & Drums 
Rob Myers - Electric Guitar
Ted Cho - Electric Guitar 
Susan Voelz - Streichfett String Synthesizer 
Max Crawford - Moog Bass
Julio Davis - Vibraphone
Abra Moore, Kornell Hargrove, Carla Prather, Sophia De Leon Sanchez - Backing Vocals

KEEP ON LOVING EACH OTHER 
Frank Orrall - Synthesizers, Vocals & Drums
Ted Cho - Electric Guitar 
Susan Voelz - Streichfett String Synthesizer
Julio Davis - Vibraphone
Rick Gehrenbeck - Synth Bass 
Abra Moore, Kornell Hargrove, Carla Prather, Sophia De Leon Sanchez - Backing Vocals

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Poi Dog Pondering keeps thriving because their ethic has always been about following their musical heart. Their steadfast independence has allowed them to perennially bloom. From bohemian street buskers to impossible to market major label sacrificial lambs, to hard won autonomy with their own record label; Poi dog pondering have ripened into staunchly independent musical voyagers. ... more

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