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Plastic Spoon - Singles in Mono (2020)

by Kato Hideki & Plastic Spoon

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Kingdom 03:54
KINGDOM 
Three dates a day, I used to be a famous playboy Survived a plane crash and married a beautiful wife We love ballet and dance around with charm The uptown theater is named after me I will pay for the party for you and me we will change this game how ever you want We’re free as long as you’re with me please give me the key to the kingdom No matter how long it takes us to get there we’ll change this world how ever you like We're safe as far as you follow me let me take you down to my kingdom With seventeen billion, I’m a generous man Surviving cancer for many years now I support some gatherings across America I’d like to tell you a dream we deserve I will pay for the party for you and me we will change this game how ever you want We’re free as long as you’re with me please give me the key to the kingdom No matter how long it takes us to get there we’ll change this world how ever you like We're safe as long as you follow me let me take you down to my kingdom
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When there is a flash in the cosmic pan Some will be born and some will die You never thought you’d live this long This world’s getting older every day I am not afraid to die I am lost I don’t know if I could survive or not Many more years I have dreamed ahead of me We are in for a big surprise God is taking a nap right now We will have to find an answer for this old world Jean’s a hundred twenty-two years old She’s the oldest person in the world Please help her dear, she needs you so, I am sorry I make you work so hard I am not afraid to grow up, but I am tired I don’t know if I could survive or not Many more years I have dreamed ahead of me We are in for a big surprise God is taking a nap right now We will have to find an answer for this old world We are in for a big surprise God is taking a nap right now We will have to find an answer for this old world, this old world Old world, this old world Old world, this old world Old world, this old world Old world, this old world Old world, this old world
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I Am a Man 04:14
I’m a picture-taker from Memphis, Tennessee Got a studio on Beale street and everyone stops by I am a man with a playful mind I am a man with friendly eyes Got eight kids and a wife, not so easy to get by Then agents came around and pressed me to join them I am a man with a curious mind I am a man with wary eyes Ninety fifty-five, I took a snapshot of the killers in the court room Got that picture circulated, got more assignments covering stories I am a man with a courageous mind I am a man with intrusive eyes People were living in a dirt-field, called tent city near Someville From Memphis to Jackson we marched on against fear I was right there at the motel when Dr. King was gunned down Right after it happened I snapped him in a pool of blood I am NOT a man with a ruthless mind I am a man with private eyes I'm gonna show you how to take pictures, the money shot, I call it I am in heaven with my camera, I really miss snapping around you I am a man with a charming smile I am a man in the secret files I am a Man
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My name is Karl, I sell a book I wrote, a tragic mystery About a man with crude appetites, he is a master sorcerer He's going to put a spell on you Boogieman coming around, Boogieman 
It’s been a while since I got a good review, but you know who I am I am the man with the big bushy beard, and I’m a best-seller again I’m going to spell out for you Boogieman coming around, Boogieman 
I saw a story today on Fox News, a tragic comedy About a man who wants more than enough, he’s a master blaster He's going to blow up on you Boogieman comes around, blows up on you 
I heard you've lost everything you had, a panic in misery Now you know you were part of the problem, it’s you who shot your own foot I told you a long time ago Boogieman coming around, blows back on you Boom, bubble and bust Boom, bubble and bust Boom, bubble and bust Boom, bubble and bust
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TIME 04:27
Buy some shoes of Spanish leather You can wear them to a party  Why do you hate the way you walk Now’s the time to be someone Time is free if you're hanging on You can get whatever you want Time is free if you're hanging on You can keep what you own Buy a catsuit made out of velvet You can dance and steal a party Why wait if you want him? It’s now or never, or you miss him Time is free if you're hanging on You can get whatever you want Time is free if you're hanging on You can keep what you own Buy some time if you need it There is no need to hurry Pay your dues when you're ready You can make it don't worry Why do you stay the way you are? It’s now or never if you want a life Earn more if you squander. There's no need to feel guilty Time is free if you're hanging on You can get whatever you want Time is free if you're hanging on You can keep what you own Time is free if you're hanging on You can get whatever you want Time is free if you're hanging on You can keep what you own Time is free if you're hanging on You can get whatever you want Time is free if you're hanging on You can keep what you own
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You’ll meet a stranger, tall dark and handsome, that’s what my cookie said And fame and fortune, are in my future, at least that’s what I read Hard to believe it, but I have good luck, that’s what my cookie said I have great beauty, and lots of talent, at least that’s what I read How come fortune cookies never Tell you any thing bad Just once I would like to read one that Says I’m gonna die soon How come fortune cookies never Tell you any thing bad Just once I would like to read one that Says I’m gonna die soon I met a stranger, tall, dark and handsome, just like my cookie said But fame and fortune are fading quickly, that wasn’t what I read Hard to believe it, now I have bad luck, not like my cookie said Lost all my money, nobody loves me, that wasn’t what I read How come fortune cookies never Tell you any thing bad Just once I would like to read one that Says I’m gonna die soon
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In My Skin 04:09
I was neglected the minute I was born Mom and dad were wasted, drinking all day Born in a small town, Crescent, Oklahoma An easy target because I was gay Am I really a boy? I'm so scared Am I really a girl? I'm so confused Dad got violent, shooting up the house My mom tried to save me, and tried to kill herself Drifting from town to town, sleeping in a truck I joined the army so desperate to be someone else I'm really a boy, I'm a soldier I'm really a girl, I'm so confused I was a big mess but deployed to the Iraq war as an analyst, reviewing many secret files I was troubled by the truth I didn't know That's when I knew I had to tell the world I'm really a girl, not a soldier I'm really a girl, I have to tell you the truth I need to be the someone I always wanted to be I want to be my real self, to be in my skin I need to be somebody else I've never had a chance before I want to be my real self, to live in my skin
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Born in a ghost town by the desert and the county jail No work no place to go, no matter how hard i tried Didn't know how to save my skin and I robbed a man at a trading post Arrested me at the border but I tell you I didn’t hurt no one The deck is stacked against you, know that you can't win The deck is stacked against you, know that you can't win 
I got shattered into pieces, when I was in the county jail As soon as they let me go, they busted me for the same robbery  No hope no place to hide, no matter how good I was Never cried when they flogged me 'cause i know how to numb my pain 
The deck is stacked against you, know that you can't win The deck is stacked against you, know that you can't win Born in a ghost town by the desert and the county jail No work no place to go, no matter how hard i tried Didn't know how to save my skin and I robbed a man at a trading post Arrested me at the border but I tell you I didn’t hurt no one 
The deck is stacked against you, know that you can't win The deck is stacked against you, know that you can't win The deck is stacked against you, know that you can't win The deck is stacked against you, know that you can't win
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What people are saying about this record:

"Karen Mantler croons about time, fate, money, sex, and death on Kato Hideki's multilayered, mono-mixed, art-pop feast. Come for some of New York's finest musicians working outside their usual wheelhouses; stay for thumping, fizzing songs reflecting the way we live today, in all its beauty and despair." - Richard Gehr (writer for Rolling Stone, Spin & the Village Voice)

“I honestly can’t remember the last time I heard a record where I loved every fucking song. This record does something really weird: it focuses the listener's attention directly on the songs themselves, which is super-cool if your songs can bare the scrutiny. These can.” - Stew (the Negro Problem)

"A sonic cinema of groovers, thumpers and infectious laments. Let the maracas and tambourines begin - and let them lead! Don’t be fooled — these are rich tales about the human condition in playful, unfussy clothes.” - Eszter Balint (singer-songwriter and actress)

"Lend an ear — one ear is enough, because Plastic Spoon demands that its music be heard in mono." - David Garland - (the host of “Spinning On Air”)

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released November 5, 2020

Words & music by Kato Hideki
© & ℗ Kato Hideki (Open Circuit Music / BMI) 2019 & 2020
except "Fortune Cookies" words by Karen Mantler & Kato Hideki
www.katohideki.com
www.plasticspoon.net
Produced, recorded, mixed in mono & mastered by Kato Hideki

Musicians:
Kato Hideki: 4 & 8 string-basses, acoustic bass, 6 & 12 string-guitars, acoustic guitar, strings, banjo, sitar guitar, lapsteel guitar, Nashvilled-tuned guitar, analog synth, accordion, backup vocal, percussion & drums
Karen Mantler: vocal & harmonica
Doug Wieselman: guitar, bass clarinet & baritone sax
Shahzad Ismailey: percussion & drums

Cover Art & Shadow Box by Kato Hideki
Original image by Nicole Costa

In memory of Andy Gonzalez, the late bassist, who inspired me to produce this record in mono.

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Kato Hideki Brooklyn, New York

Kato Hideki is a Japanese multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer. His music is truly diverse with a wide range of forms and sounds. His other titles are released on Tzadik, Joyful Noise Recordings, Improvised Music from Japan, Presquile records & Virgin UK
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