Remember My Name (Remastered by: The Barbary Ghost)
by Oingo Boingo
Hello fellow Boingoloids! Here it is, the Holy Grail of unreleased Boingo bangers! Intended to be part of the 1987 LP "Boi-ngo", Remember My Name was cut from the tracklist before the band was ever able to record a proper version in the studio. All we fans have had to listen to for years is a low quality, almost mono recording from the demo sessions for the LP.
Thankfully YouTubers like "Oingo Boingo Tapes" and others have cataloged and uploaded all of these demo recordings. Without their efforts, projects like this wouldn't be possible for me. So huge thanks goes to them.
Here's the basics of what I did to get this from a barely audible demo, to a club ready mix. Layered multiple versions of the original demo, each one panned slightly differently to make up for the unbalanced original recording. Then they had their EQ filtered to bring out specific frequencies, and then those each had volume adjustments to compensate for any EQ changes. Once the skeleton of the remaster was in place, I then layered in my own drum kit (being careful to go for a late 80's sound), to fill out those missing kicks and snares. Finally I ran the entire mix through Ozone for some mastering magic
lyrics
Give me your secret hand
And I'll give you my deepest thoughts
Give me your promise that can't be broken
Give me your tired eyes
Ease your head of empty scars
Fill my head with pictures
That can't be stolen, can't be taken away
And if we're still here tomorrow
Oh will you recognize my face?
And if we're still here tomorrow
Will you remember my name?
Give me your pale eyes
And I'll give you my broken heart
And if you love me this is the place to start
If I build a pyramid from the sweat of other men
Would I be remembered now and forever
Or even for another hour?
And if we're still here tomorrow
Will you recognize my face?
And if we're still here tomorrow
Will you remember my name?
And if we're still here tomorrow
Will you recognize my face?
And if we're still here tomorrow
Will you remember my name?
Say that our life has gone
Just another bed of roses
Just another crown of thorns on your head
Give me your savage eyes
And I'll give you my only wish
Here again and gone today
Like a shadow.. like a shadow
Give me the world, now
And serve it on a silver platter
I'll give you my life along with my heart's desire
I'll give you everything I have
And if we're still here tomorrow
Ah, will you recognize my face?
And if we're still here tomorrow
Will you remember my name?
(We'll only be untrue
To each other if we lie)
Remember my name
(We'll only find the heart
Of another if we try)
Remember my name
(*Only pray all day
You went along too soon*)
Remember my name
(We'll only find the light
If we only see the truth)
Remember my name
(We'll only see the light
If our eyes are open wide)
Remember my name
(We'll only speak what's right)
released May 20, 2023
Emerald Fields (The Barbary Ghost's 4/20/23 Remaster)
by Vernian Process (feat. Jamie Brewster)
We wrote this track about a year before Cannabis was legalized in our home state of California. This year I wanted to revisit this song with a newly remastered mix. This is a free track, but if you have money to throw around, consider throwing it towards The Last Prisoner Project:
www.lastprisonerproject.orglyrics
Vernian Process - Emerald Fields
Lyrics by ~ Martin Irigoyen, Jamie Brewster & Joshua A. Pfeiffer
(BG Vox)
Give us your tired
Bring us your poor
Your huddled masses
Yearning to be free
And we will suppress them
we will oppress them
we will divide them
silence is the key
demonize the seed
control the masses
dangerous they say
this reefer madness
(Jamie Brewster vox)
“(OG comin' out of retirement, and that don't just happen for anybody, yah dig?)
If you look at the statistics of incarcerated people, you will see that those of color fills the jail (it isn’t equal). We’re worth more to the system stuck in cages (it’s outrageous). Advantageous, lack of education (racist created). Since the beginning of the ages, we’ve been hated (incarcerated), for trying to feed our family, and now you want to legalize it? Tell me how you feel about it? I want you to think about it. Pause…
Free my folks from weed convictions (money is the new religion). They got tired of seeing all the cheddar being generated (aggravated). So they wrote some laws, so they could profit from it. (Stop it) If you think you’re gonna make a profit. Allocate for education, stop financial segregation, equity for all equations. Now you want to legalize it? Tell me how you feel about it? I want you to think about it… Pause…
They been locking us up for years, you see and now they wanna sell it. Hypocrisy 101, expose the truth I’m gonna tell it. Where’s the justice in the system? People of color are the victims. Lack of money equals guilt. Pay the lawyer, go free.
Twenty Five to life them say, throw away the key them say, three strikes you’re out, and now you’ll never see another day. Now you wanna legalize, what they lock us up for? Get up, stand up, we won’t take this no more.”
(BG Vox)
Legalize the seed,
control the masses
profiting from greed
divide the classes.
(outro ensemble vox)
We are the tired
We are the weary
We are the masses
Yearning to Be Free…
released April 20, 2023
Jamie Brewster - Guest Lead Vocals
The Barbary Ghost – Vocals, Songwriting
Martín Irigoyen – Guitars, various – including SFX
Brian Figueroa – Guitars, Keyboards
Vincent Van Veen – Bass
Steven Farrell – Keyboards
Clouds Across The Moon (The Barbary Ghost Remix)
by The Rah Band
The Rah Band are a husband and wife duo that have been active since the late 70's/early 80's. This song was originally released in 1985. The original song stands as one of my favorite bittersweet Synthpop / Eurodisco songs. This remix is supposed to pay respects to the original, by only amplifying the original mix and adding new kicks and some light percussive elements to spice it up a bit. Enjoy!
lyrics
"Good evening, this is the intergalactic operator, can I help you?"
"Yes, I'm trying to reach flight commander P. R. Johnson, on Mars, flight 2-4-7"
"Very well, hold on please, you're through"
"Thank you, operator"
Hi, darlin', how are you doing?
Hey, baby, where're your sleeping?
Oh, I'm sorry, but I've been really missing you
Hi, darlin', how's the weather?
Say, baby, is that cold better now?
Oh, I'm sorry, is there someone there with you?
Oh, since you went away, there's nothing goin' right
I just can't sleep alone at night
I'm not ashamed to say I badly need a friend
Or it's the end
Now, when I look at the cloud's across the moon
Here in the night, I just hope and pray that soon
Oh, baby, you'll hurry home to me
Hi, darlin', the kids say they love you
Hey, baby, is everything fine with you?
Please forgive me, but I'm trying not to cry
Oh, I've had a million different lovers on the phone
But I just stayed right here at home
I don't think that I can take it anymore
This crazy war
Now, when I look at the cloud's across the moon
Here in the night, I just hope and pray that soon
Oh, darling, you'll hurry home to me
"I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation"
"But we are experiencing violent storm conditions in the asteroid belt at this time"
"We may lose this valuable deep space communication link"
"Please, be as brief as possible"
"Thank you"
Oh, since you went away, there's nothing goin' right
I just can't sleep alone at night
I'm not ashamed to say I badly need a friend
Or it's, it's..
"Hello? Hello, operator?"
"Yes, it seems that we've lost the connection, could you try again please?"
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we've lost contact with Mars 2-4-7 at this time"
Now, when I look at the cloud's across the moon (ok, well thank you very much)
Here in the night, I just hope and pray that soon (I'll, I'll try again next year)
Oh, baby, you'll hurry home to me (next year, next year, next year)
released April 3, 2023
Time (The Barbary Ghost Remix)
by The Alan Parsons Project
A remix of my favorite song by The Alan Parsons Project. Time originally appeared on 1980's "The Turn of A Friendly Card". This song has always meant a lot to me and I find the lyrics beautiful. I identify more and more with this song, as each year passes. Dedicated to the memory of the co-founder and lead vocalist of The Alan Parsons Project, Eric "Norman" Woolfson. 1945 - 2009. RIP
lyrics
Time, flowing like a river
Time, beckoning me
Who knows when we shall meet again
If ever
But time
Keeps flowing like a river
To the sea
Goodbye my love
Maybe for forever
Goodbye my love
The tide waits for me
Who knows when we shall meet again
If ever
But time
Keeps flowing like a river (On and on)
To the sea, to the sea
Till it's gone forever
Gone forever
Gone forevermore
Goodbye my friends (Goodbye my love now I'm asleep)
Maybe forever
Goodbye my friends (Who knows where we shall meet again)
The stars wait for me
Who knows where we shall meet again
If ever
But time
Keeps flowing like a river (On and on)
To the sea, to the sea
Till it's gone forever
Gone forever
Gone forevermore
Forevermore
Forevermore
Forevermore
released February 16, 2023
The Barbary Ghost - Mix, Arrangements, Synths, Percussion, Mastering
A Tribute to Studio Ghibli: Volume One
by The Barbary Ghost
This album is a free download, but I really hope that you will take some time to donate to
www.stopaapihate.org a wonderful grass roots organization helping spread awareness and education about Asian-American and Pacific Islander culture.
Joe Hisaishi is one of my favorite composers in the world, and the music he has created over the years for the films of Studio Ghibli are among my favorite compositions of all time! I hope these humble tribute recordings live up to the legendary music he has crafted for the past 35+ years. This is the first volume in a multiple volume series. This volume focuses on the classic films released between 1985 - 1992.
All songs originally composed by the maestro, Joe Hisaishi.
Arranged, mixed & mastered by: The Barbary Ghost
Vocals on "My Neighbor Totoro:: The Barbary Ghost
Guitars on Track 1 & 5: Chi-En Lee (check out his own Bandcamp for amazing original Synthwave@ chi-enlee.bandcamp.com )
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