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The Hollywood Babylon EP

by Vintage Quixotic

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Behind the scenes Bright hopes and dreams Darken and fray Olive Thomas, Wally Reid The first casualties Fatty found The laughter died With Virginia Rappe Gilbert and Bow With the Talkie woe Were promptly thrown away Hollywood Babylon Not for the Good Just for the strong You can feel the pain And the shame With all to gain For the Fallen Of Hollywood Was it shame Or conspiracy That took Paul Bern away? His Platinum Blonde Survived to die Mama’s Christianity Bobby Driscoll The child star Found in a Paupers grave Still they come From afar To the land of Pain
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The poor town of Castellaneta never saw a change Even after one of her sons achieved world acclaim Rudolfo chased a common dream in ‘13 Soon after he became… Valentino Valentino The Sheik The World’s Greatest Lover Would he find true love? New York City had a wealth of slums Ambition and dance helped the boy overcome the odds Society scandals to the West he had fled Cinema beckoned, and it said Valentino Valentino The Sheik The World’s Greatest Lover Did he sell his love? Natacsha’s grip so firm, the means to an end Ridiculed by the press, he always had to fend Off attacks and gossip and the likes of which galore You had to know who all the fuss was for Valentino Valentino The Sheik The World’s Greatest Lover Did he know true love? In ‘26, the young man had succumbed A riotous curiosity, the public showed it’s love For the man so dear to me, forever I’d want him back Always the reminder, I’m the Woman in Black
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Got my popcorn There’s some company When the lights dim She's alone with me Don’t wanna think about Drama of life ‘cause it’s not what I desire Desire Told by people, “You’re so strange” I just sigh And slip away That’s when I think about A girl so far ‘cause she's my desire Desire You get me through Thank you I just want Happy dreams And Ovaltine And no Red Scare My Fair Audrey Takes me there Gary’s too old And so is Astaire Audrey Hepburn We’re the perfect pair Been workin’ hard Since ‘52 Just lookin’ forward to my time with you Met on a Roman Holiday, Then again at Tiffany’s You always please You get me through Thank you I love your Funny Face He always dreamt of better days Culture Wine Parisian getaways He never missed a date At the theater for their rendezvous Yet he understood and he always knew That was as far As it could go
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This is a song For someone I never knew Who inspired me Nonetheless A lonely soul Hid beneath the glamour Of a shining star When she passed She was but forgotten She deserved so much more This is a song for Helen I do believe it’s time This is a song for Helen To help recall her prime I just want to honor her The only way I can With a song, a prayer, a voice For Helen When the lights when down in the theater hall They met her Was it Outward Bound or Dracula? Remember… This is a song for Helen I do believe it’s time This is a song for Helen To help recall her prime This is a song for Helen From Broadway to Vine Just a song for Helen The Chandler in a rhyme I just want to honor her The only way I can With a song, a prayer, a voice For Helen
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Born in What’s now Romania Became a thespian On the run Found his way to the US stage Dracula was all the rage Bela Lugosi’s alive in you Bela Lugosi thrives on you Bound to the horror scene Talent lost to the obscene Exploited by clowns and dope Met his end with a "dash of Hope" Bela Lugosi’s alive in you Bela Lugosi thrives on you Wrap him in The cape divine If he returns Take heed He never drinks wine You wanna see the thrills You long to feel the chills You’ll always love the one That scares - Scares you to death! Bela Lugosi’s alive in you Bela Lugosi thrives on you Bela Lugosi’s alive in you Bela Lugosi survives thru you He appears within your dreams With blood curdling screams You’re now under his spell Your soul doomed to Hell He appears within your dreams With blood curdling screams You’re now under his spell Your soul doomed to Hell You know blood is the life, You gotta bite like a knife, You love it you crave it, Everlasting life

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released May 14, 2013

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Vintage Quixotic Los Angeles, California

VINTAGE QUIXOTIC resurrects the ghosts of Hollywood’s past. It is a TRIBUTE to OLD HOLLYWOOD, songs that tell stories - true, beloved, controversial – all plucked from the rich history of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Despite not emulating the sounds of a bygone era, Vintage Quixotic pays powerful homage via a contemporary mainstream edge sure to be embraced by movie and music fans of all ages. ... more

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