Paul Iorio
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Life's Just a Single Blast. Life's Just a Single Blast.
Folkpop. Aired on KCRW, KALX, KSDT and other radio stations!
FIGHT BACK!, by Paul Iorio. FIGHT BACK!, by Paul Iorio.
Grunge rap. Sort of Radiohead meets the Beasties meets Steam meets Nirvana. Six months in the making, this track. It started as a mere riff in April 2017 and evolved into my attempt at creating a 21st century "Na Na Hey Hey" -- and then it became
Chasin' You, by paul iorio. Chasin' You, by paul iorio.
A drony song of longing. I wrote this in the winter of 1983 in a rat-infested apartment in Manhattan and wrote the last bit about "good luck dancing naked in broken windows" in late 1985 during the hurricane that hit NYC.
NADSAT SONG. NADSAT SONG.
Drum and piano based pop, sung in Nadsat, the language of "A Clockwork Orange." Composed, performed, arranged and produced by Paul Iorio.
Rounding Error, by paul iorio Rounding Error, by paul iorio
folk-pop -- with a grudge!
Get Tied, by paul iorio Get Tied, by paul iorio
Burt Bacharach meets the Olde West. I wrote it in 1979 and 1980 and recorded this version in 2008.
Samantha Moore, by paul iorio Samantha Moore, by paul iorio
A power pop song about someone named Samantha Moore.
The Worm Ate My Brain, by paul iorio. The Worm Ate My Brain, by paul iorio.
A folk-punk song about a particularly kooky public figure! Composition, music, lyrics, arrangement, production, performance, rhythm guitar, lead guitar and vocals by paul iorio.
Look Who Dead Instead, by Paul Iorio. Look Who Dead Instead, by Paul Iorio.
Gangsta-folk rap. (Composed, performed, arranged, originated, produced by Paul Iorio.)
Laughing After School Laughing After School
About a school shooting and a student too freaked out to admit to himself that it happened.
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Out of My Goddamned League [final version] Out of My Goddamned League [final version]
Is That You (final version), by paul iorio Is That You (final version), by paul iorio
Sort of Fleetwood Mac meets the Tijuana Brass meets the Grateful Dead. Folk pop song that asks a girlfriend, What version of you is at my door?
THE WORLD BLEW UP, by paul iorio THE WORLD BLEW UP, by paul iorio
Rhythmic singalong about being glad that I got to see the world before the world blew up!
Doctor Says She's Gonna Come Home Tonight, by paul Doctor Says She's Gonna Come Home Tonight, by paul
A bit of a tear-jerker about a loved one who's coming home from the hospital after an illness. I wrote it in 1997 and first released it in 2004.
First Time Since Forever, by paul iorio First Time Since Forever, by paul iorio
Sort of like Andy Partridge meets Melle Mel.
There's a Hole in the Bottom of My Drinking Glass, There's a Hole in the Bottom of My Drinking Glass,
This is a straight-up drinking song and singalong I wrote in February 2023 and recorded at my home studio in Berkeley on February 28, 2023.
SHE BROUGHT THE SUGAR, by paul iorio SHE BROUGHT THE SUGAR, by paul iorio
A folkpop song that I wrote in 2022 and recorded on February 18, 2023, at my home studio in Berkeley, California. Composition, music, lyrics, performance, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals, background vocals, arrangement, production by paul iorio.
"Pop Star," by paul iorio "Pop Star," by paul iorio
A power pop song that I wrote in January 2023 and recorded on January 26, 2023.
"Like, She's Gone," by paul iorio "Like, She's Gone," by paul iorio
a multi-part song that starts one way and evolves into something else.
