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Subjects of Norton | ft. Aima The Dreamer, Soulati, Dublin & Crystal Monee Hall

from Suite San Francisco by Jazz Mafia, Jazz Mafia Symphony

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lyrics

We -
are the subjects of Emperor Norton the first,
He -
saw into the future and some, called it a curse,
We -
Wait for his words from the past, put them to verse,
See -
Which prophecies come to pass, and then disperse,
We-
Ask everybody be cool, calm and collected,
When the ghost of the emperor appears, and is reflected, In the eyes of the audience here, and then injected,
In the stories and the songs that we share, it’s all connects, So -
Light up your candles and bring the lights low,
There’s a ghost in the music who’s name you might know, Who envisioned that the bridge and the tunnel they might go,
Through the bay one hundred years before to night so,
Put all your gas lamps on low,
We’ll tell you all about this,
Put all your gas lamps on low,
Some of you might doubt this,
Put all your cell phones on hold,
At times we scream and shout this,
Sit back and act like you know,
See we’re all about this
We -
are the subjects of Emperor Norton the first,
He -
saw into the future and some, called it a curse,
We -
Wait for his words from the past, put them to verse, See -
Which prophecies come to pass, and then disperse, Free!

credits

from Suite San Francisco, released July 20, 2022
Written by Dublin, Aima The Dreamer, Soulati, Crystal Monee Hall, Brandon Werlin and Adam Theis
Produced By Ben Yonas and Adam Theis

Soulati - raps
Aima The Dreamer - raps
Dublin - raps
Crystal Monee Hall - vocals
Otis McDonald - vocals, drums
Adam Theis - tuba, trombone
Anthony Blea - violin
Shaina Evoniuk - violin
Darcy Rindt - viola
Rebecca Roudman - cello
Alex Budman - clarinet
Rita Thies - flutes
Evan Francis - flute
Doug Rowan - bass clarinet
Derek James - trombone
Jamie Dubberly - bass trombone
Jeanne Geiger - trombone
Niel Levonius - trumpet
Rich Armstrong - trumpet
Joel Ryan - trumpet
Colin Hogan - accordian
Jon Monahan - acoustic guitar
Eric Garland - drums
Brandon Werlin - drums
Patrick “Pdubl” Korte - drums

Artwork by David Byrne
Recorded Spring of 2011
Plymouth Church of Jazz and Justice, Oakland, CA
Jazz Mafia Compound, Oakland, CA
Mixed by Ben Yonas
Mastered by Chris Fletcher

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