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Early Études, vol 6: Clownin'

by Marcos de la Guagua

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Mister Wonderful 03:07
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Mister Wonderful by Marcos de Jesús "de la Guagua" copyright 2013 I'm Mr Wonderful. I'm Mr Right. I will stand up for you, And I will fight. You can say I'm idealized. I may not exist. But baby you know, You want a piece of this. beat drops, rap I've come to take you away from all this- Aspiration, perspiration, and independence, Career, vocation, and "having a job". I'm a well-dressed heterosexual, But I'm not in the mob! I'm your fantasy man from your romance novels, Cross between Che Guevara and Vaclav Havel and Bill Gates and Byron and a little bit of Yates Why'd I stop writing? He masturbates! No not me! I stopped writing so I could listen to you more! But my mind is a fortress you must break down the door- To my heart. I'm unknowable. But my body's quite showable. Waxed. “Nair-ed”. I've got shoulder length hair. My face is clean shaven, but I'm passionate. Craven. Wrestling with lust. I do what I must. I'm made out capes and costumes and money. Dark. Brooding. Yet, charming. Funny! I'm a playboy billionaire, but I actually care. I'm a secretive mysterious English baron. Who really loves nothin' more than Sharon, and Julia and Susan too. But one thing is most certainly true. I could only be saved by love... From you. You can say I'm idealized I may not exist. But, baby you know You want a piece! …of this. Finé SDG
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Slow Moving Man 03:31
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I’m a Slow movin’ man. Would you like to take some time with me? I’m a Slow movin’ man. Can you squeeze me in your…itinerary? If you can’t I’ll understand. And I’ll hate to see you go. Yes I’ll hate to see you go. But, I’ll love to, love to, love to…watch you leave! What would you do… If you're walking away and you caught me watching you? What would you do? Would you act all surprised? Would you look me in the eyes? Would you pretend you didn’t see? Or would you walk back to me. And say: “ Walk away boy ‘cause I wanna watch you too.” I’m a Slow movin’ man. Would you like to take some time with me? I’m a Slow movin’ man. Can you squeeze me in your…itinerary? I’m a Slow movin’ man. Would you like to take some time with me? I’m a Slow movin’ man. Can you squeeze me in your…itinerary? If you can’t I’ll understand. And I’ll hate to see you go. Yes I’ll hate to see you go. But, I’ll love to, love to, love to…watch you leave! What would you do… If you're walking away and you caught me watching you? What would you do? Would you act all surprised? Would you look me in the eyes? Would you pretend you didn’t see? Or would you walk back to me. And say: “ Walk away boy ‘cause I wanna watch you too.” I’m a Slow movin’ man. Would you like to take some time with me? I’m a Slow movin’ man. Can you squeeze me in your…itinerary? End. SDG.
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Thank You for the Elders 03:14
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Thank you for the Elders by Marcos de Jesús “de la Guagua” chorus Lord, give me your insight. Give me insight. Fill me with your insight Like the ancient Jews! verse The Hebrew mid-wives Saved the baby boys! The king said, “Kill them!” But they would not. They lied to the king, For they feared the Lord. chorus verse Daniel Schorr Spoke truth to power for so long, As a twelve year old (junior) reporter For the Bronx Home News, He reported on the eviction of Adam and Eve! chorus verse Robert Moses What a putz! But the wise old Jews of the ‘Concourse Said it best: “This ‘Moses’ wouldn’t even Moses, But he thought he was God!” chorus verse Sister Miriam Lead the dance. Oh, I want to dance With sister Miriam, And Sophia/Wisdom, Before the Lord! chorus end. SDG.
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Trip-el-let Rap 01:04
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There is Another 04:52
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There is Another by Marcos de Jesús “de la Guagua” This year, For your birthday, Marcos- Will attempt to make you a bittersweet-evocative song! There is another! We’re not alone. When we were children, Now that we’re grown, A consolation, A sign of hope, Has been in knowing, We’re not alone. In the contradictions of our lives, In the lies of the mind, We are our truth, Germa-Rican proletariat poets praying our way through… “There is another”! And yes, that does represent a deeply felt reference to Star Wars. Here’s some bubblegum rap for your birthday, And I must say, Ich liebe dich Chi-Chay! That rhymes! Depending how you say it. This is your song. I hope you wanna play it Loud. Alone or in a crowd, with Snoopy (that’s Jenny and Julie). I hope everyones really nice to you. I hope you get to do what you wanna do. On your birthday ‘cause in the worst way, I wish I was there to celebrate with you. I hope the “Tight Synth Bass”, Put a smile on your face ‘Cause I’m about to get evocative all over the place! There is another, Though far away. Across a continent, I shall remain… Heart to heart Connected to you. You were just across the room when we were small, Then across the hall, then across country or across the state, But it’s not far, It’s not to late, to re-affirm, to reinvigorate, My best friendship with my first friend, Birth to Earth Chi-Chi, I’ll be there till the end. Maybe we didn’t know, we didn’t know how to demand, But we know, we know, we know, we know how to dream. We respect the power, of that which is unseen, And God ain’t finished with you or me. There is another! I’m talkin’ about! My sister! She rhymes and educates. Holdin’ it down in the Badger State. Thanks to her kindly ear, I learned to communicate. She’s got naturally curly hair, Wisdom and kindness to spare. She was my first audience. Even when I didn’t make no sense. She never made me feel dumb. Oh my God we had so much fun! Happy Birthday! Ich liebe dich! Mucho! Mucho! Mucho! End. SDG.

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released October 4, 2023

All music, lyrics and performance by Marcos de Jesús "de la Guagua". Cover art by A.E. Lea, with contributions from Marcos

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Marcos de la Guagua The Bronx, New York

De la Guagua = of the bus, of us. Insight-driven roots-radical rapper, music/dance-maker, Afri-Boricua folklorista, Christian. I work on wholeness in a world that divides and conquers because we are emotion and intellect. We all need a Bible, a hymnal & a drum to know where we're going and where we come from, a person becomes a person among people, and a nation needs freedom, land & dance-halls. ... more

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