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Heartbreak Of Fools (Single)

by Brad Brooks

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It all started with watching the classic old movie "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte" which is a 1964 psychological horror film and It follows a middle-aged Southern woman suspected in the unsolved murder of her lover from decades before, who is plagued by bizarre occurrences after summoning her cousin to help challenge the local government's impending demolition of her home. In it there's a line that the legendary Bette Davis says in the movie, "I'm nothing but ruined finery" which just hit me like a lightning bolt. Sometimes songs just need a little spark of a line to set the process on fire, and this one did it for me and was the first song written for the new album "God Save The City."
I'm always looking to do something that I've never done before, and although I have used strings, this time it was done in a more countrified Americana type of song with a beautiful arrangement by Laela Peterson-Stolen.
It's a song that's like a train that you can see from a mile away that you know is coming but you can't stop it, but this train has an ear to ear grin on it as it runs you over on purpose, and you think "why didn't I see this coming?"

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HEARTBREAK OF FOOLS

RUINED FINERY
RUSTED ACTUALLY
TALKING AT ME LIKE I GOT NO ENVY LEFT
COULD’NT GET BEHIND IT
LOST IT FALLIN DOWN IT
LOCKIN UP AROUND IT ALL IN YOUR MIND
DREAMIN LIKE YA KNEW IT
TOUCHED A NEVER TO PROVE IT
THERE’S NO OTHER WAY TO MAKE IT HURT ANY LESS
THERE WERE HIDIN CLUES
UNBUTTONING THE BLUES
SOMEONE I THOUGHT I KNEW WAS LYING BESIDE ME

HEARTBREAK OF FOOLS
AND A LITTLE BIT A LIE WE TOLD OURSELVES
HEARTBREAK OF FOOLS
AND A LITTLE BIT A LIE WE TOLD OURSELVES

RUINED FINERY
FADE AND RECOVERY
SPITTIN OUT ANOTHER ANGLE OF JEALOUSY
TALK BACK TO THE ENEMY
I NEED SOME DIVINITY
GOIN TO HELL FOR UNINTENTIONAL CRIMES CAUGHT

HEARTBREAK OF FOOLS
AND A LITTLE BIT A LIE WE TOLD OURSELVES
HEARTBREAK OF FOOLS
AND A LITTLE BIT A LIES THAT WE TOLD
HEARTBREAK OF FOOLS
AND A LITTLE BIT A LIE WE TOLD
AND A LITTLE BIT A LIES THAT WE HOLD

AND I WANNA KNOW WHY
OH WHY


RUINED FINERY
NOT COMING BACK YA SEE
WHAT’S NEVER MENTIONED
IS WHATS ALWAYS ON YOUR MIND


HEARTBREAK OF FOOLS
AND A LITTLE BIT A LIE WE TOLD OURSELVES
HEARTBREAK OF FOOLS
AND A LITTLE BIT A LIES THAT WE HOLD
HEARTBREAK OF FOOLS
AND A LITTLE BIT A LIE WE TOLD
AND A LITTLE BIT A LIES THAT WE HOLD
HEARTBREAK

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released October 10, 2000
Written by:
Brad Brooks (Mouth Magic Music BMI)
Produced, Recorded, Mixed by Adam Rossi at AR Audio
2nd engineer: Tim Galida
String Arrangement by Laela Peterson-Stolen
Mastered @ Trakworx by Justin Weis

Brad Brooks: Vocals
Erik Schramm: Guitar
Pie Fiorentino: Guitar, Violin
Adam Rossi: Keys
Andrew Griffin: Drums
Joey Dibono: Bass
Laela Peterson-Stolen: Viola
Patty Espeseth: Cello

Photo by Mark Kitaoka

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Brad Brooks Oakland, California

Brad Brooks is that rare quadruple threat of writer, player, singer, and performer.
His songs combine the melodic sensibility of Elvis Costello, the best instincts of Wilco and Brian Wilson, the orchestral sophistication of Queen, along w/the Stonesy/Bowie gritty edges of rock/soul.
"If you're anything like me, you need some good news. Brad Brooks' music is that good news”……….Wayne Kramer ... more

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