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Canned Beat - Green Belt (2008)

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Green Belt 07:05
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THEWORLDWON'TWAIT (Steve Shaw) The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait
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Temptation 06:04
TEMPTATION (Steve Shaw) Ah ha ha ha ha - temptation Ah ha ha ha ha - temptation I've seen men smitten by a lover Tangled in a legal jam Getting' too high around people who don't Give a damn Even a genius must exhibit Some common sense To be sure to be thought of In present tense Ah ha ha ha ha - temptation Ah ha ha ha ha - temptation It doesn't matter what your jones is It's really just the same Sex, drug, or drinkin' Or gambling on the game Go on and start out with a little What't the prob with just a taste? But the Piper will be paid The music must be faced Ah ha ha ha ha - temptation Ah ha ha ha ha - temptation Mmm hmm hmm hmm hmm - temptation Ah ha ha ha ha - temptation Ah ha ha ha ha - temptation Ah ha ha ha ha - temptation Mmm hmm hmm hmm hmm - temptation Ah ha ha ha ha - temptation
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#1 Guy 05:37
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FOR THE STARS (Steve Shaw) Mother I have always reached for the stars Only to find my way barred By simple material things Father What's the meaning of success? Could it be anything less Than total surrender?
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Drift 00:38
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IT'S BEEN SAID (The Price) (Steve Shaw) You cut your ties to be yourself again Not weighted down unnecessarily It's never been an easy road You make your own grade - it's really up to you Right or wrong That's the price you pay (that's the price) It's disheartening when good goes bad It has a way of holding you back from reaching out Love's a tug of war and I got pulled in And felt it slide away again That's the feeling I got It's Been Said (It's Been Said, It's Been Said, It's Been Said, It's Been Said) That's the price you pay for not holding back It's Been Said (It's Been Said, It's Been Said, It's Been Said, It's Been Said) You cut your ties to be yourself again Not weighted down unnecessarily It's never been an easy road You choose your own grade - it's really up to you Right or wrong/ (really you) It's Been Said (It's Been Said, It's Been Said, It's Been Said, It's Been Said) That's the price you pay for not holding back It's Been Said (It's Been Said, It's Been Said, It's Been Said, It's Been Said) That's the price you pay for not holding back
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WHAT HAVE WE EVER DONE (Steve Shaw) It's the last drink from the bottle It's the last puff of smoke The last glittering grains on the table It's the last line of coke And when the morning shadows fade into the sun Who'll be left to answer What have we done? And when the evening shadows fade into the sun Will we stop to wonder What have we done? What have we ever done? It's the last time I'll remind you From here on you're on your own And the choice you make won't have a second take It's the end of your world as its known And when the party faces grow old one by one Who'll be left to ask What have we done? And when the morning shadows fade into the sun/the one Will we stop to wonder What have we done? What have we ever done?
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NEVER LET YOU GO (Steve Shaw) When I take you in my arms I ain't never letting' go I'll never let you go When I see you smile it kind of makes it all worthwhile You have a way of making' me Forget about reality Shut out the world Who really cares? Just you and me and what we share I've never known a love so fine Come on and tell me that you'll be all mine 'cause When I take you in my arms I ain't never letting' go I'll never let you go When I take you in my arms I ain't never letting' go I'll never let you go
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Escape Hatch 05:20
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Migration 06:54
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THEWORLDWON'T WAIT (Steve Shaw) The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait The World Won't Wait

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Third of the three Canned Beat CD's, Green Belt was a limited edition two CD set released in December 2008 (NQP RetroActive 2105).
Sprawling in scope and seemingly as random as vintage Top 40 radio programming, this is essentially my tribute album to many of my favorite record producers and music styles, as noted in each track's info.
The title and cover art were a deliberate mockery of exploitive record industry marketing schemes. I chose the title, Green Belt, because climate change and the environment was a hot button issue, and in the best industry fashion I used an (albeit headless) attractive female modeling a green belt as the cover image.
I usually finish 1 in 10 songs that get to the basic track stage, and this project aimed to sweep the studio corners clean of unfinished tracks I had on my multi-track recorder at that time. Beyond the Canned Beat theme of writing using the short loops on mini-synths, a few other tracks that did not have that songwriting basis made their way onto the project.
Tracks 13 and 14 were originally recorded in 1982. Track 14 was revived with a new bass line and synth riffs that fit like a glove onto the original track.
Tracks 18, 25, 26 and 27 didn't make the cut on my Back To Square One solo CD, and frankly don't fit in here very well either.
Best of the bunch are the title track, Temptation, Tight'n Yo Belt, It's Been Said, Never Let You Go, and the version of TheWorldWon'tWait that closes the proceedings.
Thanks to all the musicians who put up with my whims and demands: Maria Halyna, Justin O. Milligan, Paul Wells, Devin Zane, Gabriel Thomas, Jeffery Hoffman and Nolan Shaw.

See track 1 info for full musician credits for this project.
See track 2 info for the original CD back cover art with track listing.
See track 3, 4 and 5 info for images of the original CD package and label.
See track 6 info and individual track listings for each track's "Gearheads' Guide to Green Belt"

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released December 15, 2008

Produced and Arranged by Steve Shaw
A&R: Nolan Shaw, Gabriel Thomas

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Steve Shaw Healdsburg, California

The Inner Seem is the latest in a long history of assigning every project with new collaborators a different name. The Inner Seem is reflects the difference between the way we see ourselves (how we seem) and how we are seen by others. We are now accepting bookings. This project is a duo at present, and I am also making available my archive from 40+ years of recordings. ... more

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