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Be Kind

by BORGO

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1.
Cry 04:05
When we got close under the moonlight I could see the tears in your eyes Cry, go ahead and cry I don't need to know the reason why Go ahead and cry We're moving into the deep end The water's rising, that you can't deny Why do some people still try? I don't need to know the reason why Go ahead and cry Some people can't stand when you look them in the eye A window to the soul below that so many try to hide If you feel like you're on that wheel with a hurt deep down inside You don't need to take that ride Go ahead and cry It's hard enough just to stay clear With all the fighting and darkness on the rise And lies, poisoning my mind I don't need another reason why Go ahead and cry Some people can't stand to see a grown man cry What if it's a tear of joy or something got in my eye? I don't feel like I need to explain And God knows I won't try You don't need to know why Sometimes people cry
2.
New world, old world, the center of town Or the east side, west side take down, break down Get me back home and lay me down Just got to make it to the other side of the canal New Pearl, old girl, what have you found With your Red Light Shakedown, Shakedown? Get a leg up to put a man down, send the boys running they can't hurt you now! Take my coat, shake my hand but never tell a soul they won't understand Working girls, you look like sin, open your door and let me in, let me in! New Pearl, old girl, how did you choose them busted shoes and black and Blues? Had to get a leg up to put a man down send the boys running, they can't touch you now! Take my coat, shake my hand but never tell a soul they won't understand Working girls, you look like sin, open your door and let me in, let me in!
3.
Come Home 03:31
Come home, come home, come home Do not lay down alone You're on my mind, you're out of sight Baby, you light up my life You've got a man who can see you For The Shining Beauty you are You're all I see when I close my eyes In my sky you're the brightest star Come home, come home, come home Do not lay down alone You're on my mind, you're out of sight Baby, you light up my life That old wind tried to blow you Too far out to see He may bend you but he will never know you And you'll come swimming back to me Come home, come home, come home Do not lay down alone You're on my mind, you're out of sight Baby, you light up my life Home, home, home Home, home, home... You know how much I need you and I would never mistreat you, come home
4.
Be Kind 04:18
Be strong for yourself and everyone else, be strong Come on, come on! Be there for each other, take care of each other and be kind Come on, come on! Reach out your hand and hold the hand that's reaching out You know what I'm talking about Pray for each other, play with each other and be kind What you say about each other is only a reflection of your mind Come on, come on! Pray for each other, play with each other and be kind what you say about each other is really just a mirror of your mind Come on, you've got to be strong! Pay for each other, find a way to help each other to survive Make way for each other and stay with each other and get high And remember what you say about each other is really just a mirror of your mind Pray for each other, play with each other and be kind Pray for each other, play with each other and be kind...
5.
I've got a soul I've got a mile high soul It takes me away from here when I can't stand feeling so low I've got to roll I've got to get up and go Show me the way that's clear don't leave me all alone We'll take it slow or take it out of control Come run away with me I need somebody to hold I've got to know if you've got a soul Come on put it right next to me when I get that feeling below I lost my confidence in what we call Common Sense I put my faith in the power of Love Thats how it has to be for people like you and me Who get what we need from up above I've got a soul I've got a mile high soul It takes me away from here when I can't stand feeling so low I've got a soul I've got a soul I've got a soul I've got a mile high soul I've got a soul I've got a soul I've got a soul I've got a mile high soul
6.
Hey baby listen, what you've been missing I want to let you know It's my mission to take what you're wishing for and make a rattle shake show Make them feel it when you walk into the room Compliments and woo stick to you like glue Sharpen your vision, your comprehension makes you as heavy as gold And when I'm missing your hug and kissing You give me something more bold Make them feel it when you walk into the room Compliments and woo stick to you like glue Demolition the competition with your heavyweight mood Dress the fashion but unfasten ties put on you Make them feel it when you walk into the room Compliments and woo stick to you like glue Compliments and woo stick to you like glue Compliments and woo stick to you like glue They can feel it when you walk into the room Compliments and woo stick to you like glue They can feel it when you walk into the room Compliments and woo stick to you like glue...
7.
Serenade 04:24
When I serenade you in my tongue tied way Forget what you know and believe what I say Baby, I give you my heart, you've got me, whatever you need Take me forever, do with me whatever you please Don't cry when I bleed, I've got scars but you gave them to me Just try to believe, don't stay mad forever, come find me let my love set you free Baby, I give you my heart, you've got me, whatever you need Take me forever, do with me whatever you please I tried to put you away It’s not pride, maybe just jealousy At a time when trust is what we need Baby, I’d give you my heart, if only you'd take it from me Make me surrender, take from me whatever you need
8.
Hard To See 03:42
I ain't hard to see, I ain't hard to see But you walk around the corner and run right over me How can it be, how can it be None of you fine ladies ever look at me? It's plain to see I'm in misery Go out and have a good time, just let me be Here you come again with a soft attack You won't hold my hand 'cause I can't hold you back How can it be, how can it be That none of you fine ladies ever look at me? It's plain to see I'm in misery Go out and have a good time, just let me be Here we go again, this ain't where it's at You won't hold my hand, I can't hold you back Say you understand, let's get back on track Come on, hold my hand, I would never hold you back!
9.
I would never make it alone, can I put my arm around you Keep you safe and warm, all through the night? You should stay the night, where you got to run to always in the middle of the night? It just ain't right I would never pick up the phone without saying hello, I love you I've been away too long, but I'm coming home You should stay the night, where you got to run to always in the middle of the night? It just ain't right I would never leave you alone, I'm so glad I found you Safe and warm, all through the night You should stay the night, who you gonna run to always in the middle of the night? It just ain't right
10.
Stay Up 03:45
Rest your head but don't go to bed Don't you close your eyes Raise the bets on your regrets You're running out of time Days go by and fools measure time As they fade to black Those fools are gone, farewell, so long And they ain't coming back All the little things that make up your life, you lose them all in time I don't want to think about saying goodbye Don't go to sleep, stay up with me tonight We collide, in fear, divide Always looking back We pay our dues with self-abuse But it never pays us back And all the little things that make up your mind You change it all the time I don't want to lose the time that we have Don't go to sleep, stay up with me tonight All the little things that make up your life you lose them all in time I don't want to think about saying goodbye Don't go to sleep, stay up with me tonight
11.
Bitter Root 02:47
Your bulletproof shirt don't work Your rabid tooth is coming loose Stick out your tongue, I'll bite through to the bitter root Fill your mouth with an awful truth For simple things I've got no use I know you want to change It's no use, hearts stay the same and love's a noose But it's a drag when it cuts you loose Fills your head with the bitter blues Baby please, no more bad news Don't fill my head with your bitter blues Baby please, no more bad news
12.
There must be a sign on my door that says “thank you, come back again” Someone said she won't stay if you don't invite her in Something sweet on the air down the stair said you came back again Ah, the hell with despair, I don't care, let the fighting begin There's a line on the table, whiskey above the fridge I’ve always known you had something that I can't resist I might be crazy, you might be my best friend There must be a sign on my door that says “thank you, come back again” There's a line on the table, whiskey above the fridge I guess it's true what they say, you get what you give I must be crazy, you might be my best friend There must be a sign on my door that says “thank you, come back again” There must be a sign on my door that says “thank you, come back again”

about

It's a commonly held belief that the mind and body must work together to accomplish life's tasks, large or small. Whether it's getting dressed, cooking dinner, or pursuing a dream, the way we put the pieces together determines the outcome. Connections become the all important matrix of our desire. Brian Bourgault was going about the business of his daily life as a musical instrument store owner and guitar player when his body suddenly stopped making a routine connection. A year later, at age 33, he was diagnosed with an untreatable, progressive neurological disease. That was 2005. Now, twelve years since that fateful day, Brian has been reunited with his passion, making music, and there is no stopping his renewed determination. While physically limited in his ability to play music, he's found that creating it comes as much from the heart as the hands. When life restricts mobility, the energy of the mind and heart have proven to be a powerful force in resurrecting the purpose that lies within the soul. With every blow that threatens to kill his spirit, Brian continues to get up and walk bravely down the path he finds himself on, letting music lead the way.
2017 rolled in with a burning desire to start creating again, and Brian went about finding a way to do that without being able to play any instruments. He bought a MAC and some songwriting software and figured out how to write songs on the computer with MIDI, using both hands to control the mouse. Digging through pieces of songs he'd written years earlier, he incorporated country, blues, and soul influences and was happy with the reinvention. Motivated by a songwriting contest he'd discovered, he booked some studio time and brought musicians in to play along with the tracks from his computer, keeping the bass and drum parts that he had programmed. It was the catalyst that he needed to get back on the musical path, and Brian set his intentions on recording his first full length.
Engineer and producer, Marc Benning works from Hideaway Studio, a residential recording retreat near Colorado Springs. Brian had met Marc through mutual friends years earlier and knew that Hideaway was where he wanted to record the album. Marc was to engineer, co-produce and play bass. Erik Deutsch (Leftover Salmon), renowned studio and touring musician, offered to travel from his home in Brooklyn to add keys to the project. Dan Schwindt (Kyle Hollingsworth Band), acclaimed guitarist, would handle the 6 string, which Brian could no longer play, and Denver's most in-demand drummer, Carl Sorensen (Dragondeer, Chimney Choir, In Planes), completed the rhythm section. The horns would be led by sax legend, Dwight Bement (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Band, Frank Zappa’s Blackouts), who arranged the horn parts and brought on a trumpet player, Chris Lawson. Brian would sing lead vocals and Kim Dawson (The Pimps of Joytime) and Tanya Shylock (formerly with The Motet) would provide backing vocals. It was a dream team for an inspired project!

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released April 13, 2018

Recorded at Hideaway Studio

Produced by Brian Bourgault with Marc Benning

Carl Sorenson: Drums and Percussion
Marc Benning: Bass
Dan Schwindt: Guitar
Eric Deutsch: Keyboards
Dwight Bement: Saxophone
Chris Lawson: Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Brian Bourgault: Vocals
Kim Dawson: Vocals
Tanya Shylock: Vocals

Artwork: Inaiah Lujan

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BORGO Denver, Colorado

From Denver, with love...and soulful vocals, sweet harmonies, and an infectious groove! Borgo
transports you back to a time when 8tracks blasted anthems through rolled down car windows on sticky summer nights. Drawing on Motown, bluesy guitar rock, and jazzed-up piano ballads, here is a new rendition of an old soul style; from the heart, for the world we live in. ... more

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