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by Professor Yarnhead

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1.
There's A Place 04:00
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There's a place I find myself many times. The light is always bad there. Several times I've seen jets come falling through the sky, crashing into suburban neighborhoods. Usually there are UFO's involved. There is a warehouse there with all my paintings in it, they're hanging on the walls. Lately I've been spending a lot of time at a bar in a bad part of town - Sometimes it's in a strip center, sometimes it's just a roadside shack, but it's always the same inside. Weeks ago I spent all night driving to the North Pole. I'm losing things constantly – keys, cellphone, weed, people… I never fit into my clothes properly. The cars have uncomfortable seats and I always have trouble reaching the brake pedal. The freeways turn at impossible angles and often turn into dirt roads. Many of the places I used to live are there… Sometimes, when I haven't visited in a while, there are new housing developments. Old buildings come down, new buildings show up. Sometimes I have to walk for miles, block after block of houses, apartment buildings, convenience stores, various shops, empty lots. The hills are always steep. We used to have tidal waves, all the time. The beach would tilt, and I got washed out to sea numerous times. That doesn't happen any more, but the beach has pretty extreme tides. There's a place down by the harbor with a road that leads to the country, somewhere in Arizona. Another road leads to the mountains, on to the maze of freeways. They've been clear cutting the mountains for months now, and it's turning brown. I never seem to have money and I never need it. I eat very little and never taste the food. I've always got a purpose but there never seems to be any reason why I'm doing these things...
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Three Cups Of Coffee At 2AM 04:05
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It was dark, late at night The sand was blowing across the two lane highway And those two same headlights were following me I was looking for a diner, or a gas station somewhere safe, somewhere with people somewhere to lose those headlights in my rear view mirror Three cups of coffee at 2 AM My eyes are tired and I'm starting to see things Starting to imagine things... I passed a sign that said Miner's Rut by a dirt road that headed to the hills The headlights pulled off and headed up the road. That's when I I noticed my low fuel light had been on a while I pulled over, turned around, and headed back to Miner's Rut. Three cups of coffee at 2 AM My eyes are tired and I'm starting to see things Starting to imagine things... Maybe there would be a gas station up Miner's Rut The sand was still blowing when I reached the dirt road A mile up the road I saw headlights coming my way. I pulled over when I could and let the car pass by Three cups of coffee at 2 AM My eyes are tired and I'm starting to see things Starting to imagine things... The car was an old Chevy minivan and the driver was wearing sunglasses. His hair was long and a light glinted off of his gold tooth. I kept driving up Miner's Rut. Up ahead was a gas station but it was closed. I parked my car in the bushes, locked the doors and waited for sunrise.
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I Believe In Love 04:45
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I believe in love because of you I believe in love because I know you I believe in love because I've known you I believe in love... I believe in love because of you I believe in love because I know you I believe in love because I've known you I believe in love... Let me tell you how I met my love It was September, 1986 I met her in a donut shop. She was behind the counter when I walked in. We talked a bit. She told me her name was Tania. She was out of cigarettes, and at the beginning of her shift. I left the donut shop, and walked down to the drug store. I bought her brand of cigarettes, and walked back to the donut shop. There was a line of people when I walked back into the shop. I walked to the front of the line, slid the cigarettes across the counter and said, “Here you go Tania.” Then I walked out. A month later she asked me out. I believe in love because of you I believe in love because I know you I believe in love because I've known you I believe in love…
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The Future 04:55
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The Future – Lyrics by Leonard Cohen Give me back my broken night my mirrored room, my secret life it's lonely here, there's no one left to torture Give me absolute control over every living soul And lie beside me, baby, that's an order! Give me back the Berlin wall give me Stalin and St Paul I've seen the future, brother - it is murder. You don't know me from the wind you never will, you never did I'm the little Jew who wrote the Bible I've seen the nations rise and fall I've heard their stories, heard them all but love's the only engine of survival Things are going to slide, slide in all directions Won't be nothing Nothing you can measure anymore The blizzard, the blizzard of the world has crossed the threshold and it has overturned the order of the soul Give me back the Berlin wall Give me Stalin and St Paul Give me Christ or give me Hiroshima Destroy another fetus now We don't like children anyhow I've seen the future, baby - it is murder Your servant here, he has been told to say it clear, to say it cold: It's over, it ain't going any further And now the wheels of heaven stop you feel the devil's riding crop Get ready for the future - it is murder There'll be the breaking of the ancient western code Your private life will suddenly explode There'll be phantoms There'll be fires on the road and the white man dancing You'll see a woman hanging upside down her features covered by her fallen gown and all the lousy little poets coming round tryin' to sound like Charlie Manson Give me back the Berlin wall Give me Stalin and St Paul Give me Christ or give me Hiroshima Things are going to slide, slide in all directions Won't be nothing Nothing you can measure anymore The blizzard, the blizzard of the world has crossed the threshold and it has overturned the order of the soul Give me back the Berlin wall Give me Stalin and St Paul Give me Christ or give me Hiroshima Destroy another fetus now We don't like children anyhow I've seen the future, baby - it is murder
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Soft Rains (On A Sunny Day) 03:41
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Soft rains on a sunny day looks like we're gonna have some of that rain today We have sunny skies with a tinge of grey, it's starting to look that way, we might get some rain today There's some clouds in the sky, they're heading this way, looks like they're pretty heavy with rain Soft rains on a sunny day looks like we're gonna have some of that rain today We have sunny skies with a tinge of grey, it's starting to look that way, we might get some rain today There's some clouds in the sky, they're heading this way, looks like they're pretty heavy with rain Soft rains on a sunny day looks like we're gonna have some of that rain today
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One Dollar Hits 06:10
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1. One Dollar Hits A beautiful blend of images - Embark on a spectacular journey through a unique celebration of our carpets of rainbow-hued flowers through the mist-shrouded science and technology. This is your free examination copy. It is very important that your prize option be chosen when you enter this sweepstakes. Peel off one coupon, paste it on your Acceptance construction with belts, zippers and buttons. Now here's how it works 2. Indonesia is strung out again She had never taken LSD before, Blissed out, Red Star she looks fearless and immune and ready for all, she was an electric guitar on a Sunday night ...serene. Certain things worked smoothly on every level. She stood out like a crowd She played the city like a pinstripe suit. She asked for the moon in a cup and her breasts hung over the city. 3. DREAM WARS Revolutionary Chicken Feed You win, you could be exposed, Imagine feeling so As the full moon rose we started to drink Through my blue window I heard a fragile scream. I saw smoke coming off my shoes Luminous shine-in-the-dark Stars for your ceiling images lurching in the dark at the bottom of the stairs. Now, move things with your mind Use 26 Sounds! 4. Here's a great gift no camper should without A new Book! $3.00 Off! Book of Hocus-Pocus Card Deck Perpetual Motion Machine Prison Chain Escape Walk on Water! Instantly turn liquids to solid grace To get where your going isn't as important as the going whe you're living in mind powered machines you can build… This is not sold in stores! Your price $14.95 – What! Your price $11.95 – What! Your price $8.95 5. We now have archeological proof we are not alone! UFO's and Aliens are Real! Now you can see what the Government doesn't want you to know Photographs- New Sleight of Hand Lanterns of Light Now you see it Now you don't! Action Books New All Occasion Friendships Not available in stores! Buy one, get 2- save $5.00 We've got Favorite Chef Greeting Cards The Joy of Cooking by Large Men 32 Inspirational Note Cards New! 2 Cassettes! New! Double-Length CD for the Microwave!
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So Blue 05:01
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I felt so blue so blue I could barely get out of bed this morning So tired So tired my whole body all the way through I drank two cups of coffee before going back to bed It's that kind of a day. Too hard to raise my head Too hard to keep myself out of bed Feeling so blue Feeling so blue Feeling so blue Feeling so blue Feeling so blue Feeling so blue Feeling so blue Feeling so blue There was just all kinds of things I had to do, things that couldn't be done… I couldn't do those today So so blue today sooo so blue today Feeling so blue Feeling so blue Feeling so blue Feeling so blue Feeling so blue Feeling so blue Feeling so blue Feeling so blue It's one of those days one of those day you feel like taking your pills your medicines crawling down in some hole and just staying there awhile not have to see anybody

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Dream worlds, a love story, late night desert paranoia, a cover of one of my favorite artist's - Leonard Cohen, and several more pieces featuring the voice and original music of Professor Yarnhead.

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released April 10, 2016

Written and Produced by Professor Yarnhead
"The Future" written by Leonard Cohen

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Professor Yarnhead Pioneertown, California

Over twenty years ago my friend Brian had a dream in which there was a character named Yarn Head. When he told me about his dream I told him that years from now, when I was around 50 I’d have a band and I’d call myself Professor Yarnhead.

I guess that time has come!

Now I'm living and recording in the hi-desert in Southern California, near Joshua Tree in Pioneertown. ... more

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