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What's Trending

by Leo Sidran

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What's Trending 03:31 video
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Keep It Wild 03:26
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I like you in the morning Before you put your makeup on Before you cover all your scars And hide your inner child I like it when your hair’s a mess And you're not taking too much care to dress When all I see is who you are And you just keep it wild Keep it wild Keep it wild Keep it wild I like it when we’re all alone And I can feel your pheromones It always gives me such a thrill Your sweat can make me smile Cause baby you know after all We’re just a couple animals We’re eating off of what we kill So let's just keep it wild Keep it wild Keep it wild Keep it wild It’s just as plain as day this is how it's s’posed to be I wanna look at you the way I hope you wanna look at me And I always love your style When you keep it… Keep it wild Keep it wild Keep it wild
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When The Mask Comes Off 03:58
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When the mask comes off We’ll stay out all night long Do all the things that we couldn’t when the mask was on We’ll be elbow to elbow, cheek to cheek We’ll be coming together every day of every day They'll be no more need to wonder, no need to ask What you’ve been hiding under the mask, mask mask When the mask comes off I wanna see who you’ve become Let’s let the light in on the new you and share with everyone I wanna see each scar you’ve concealed I wanna be the one to help you get healed I don’t care if you’ve been found or been lost All I know is I can’t wait to see you with the mask off When the mask comes off When the mask comes off (you can take your mask off) When the mask comes off All I know is I just want to see you with the mask off When the mask comes off I’m gonna tell you how I feel When the mask comes off I’m gonna finally seal the deal Then we can hit the pavement, take to the street We'll say hallelujah to everyone we meet When you pull back the cover and there’s nothing to hide Then it's time to discover what you got on the other side When the mask comes off when the mask comes off (you can take your mask off) when the mask comes off All I know is I just want to see you with the mask off When the mask comes off when the mask comes off (you can take your mask off) when the mask comes off All I know is I just want to see you with the mask off
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It's Alright 04:14 video
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We’ve got nowhere to go We’ve got no way to get there If we tried, if we tried Look down the road And you can bet that there’s a light, there’s a light, there’s a light And all our children They will hold the memory Of this long and lonely night All our children They will know the difference To make it right, make it right, make it right The stars are shining brighter Than they ever have in all my life The wind is whispering A message just from Mother nature and from father time that we’ve got Nowhere to go And no way to get there So for now we survive And it might be slow But don’t forget that it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
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Everybody's Faking Too 03:07
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Everybody feels like they are faking Everybody feels just like a fraud Everybody thinks they are mistaken Everybody’s praying that they won’t get caught Everybody feels like they’re in training No one really thinks they’re good enough Everybody (feels like) thinks that they are feigning And someone who is wiser just might call their bluff But don’t be afraid If you feel like a fake I’ve got some good news for you Take a look and you’ll see Just like you and like me Everybody’s faking Everybody’s faking too Everybody feels like they are acting Everybody thinks they’re in disguise Everybody’s busily distracting Hoping you won’t notice it’s all improvised Everybody feels they are pretending Everybody’s perfectly aloof Everybody’s carefully contending Hoping someone’s sharper eyes won’t see the truth but But don’t be afraid If you feel like a fake I’ve got some good news for you Take a look and you’ll see Just like you and like me Everybody’s faking Everybody’s faking too
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Crazy People 03:34
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It’s in all my head lying in my bed Thinking what she said It’s already gone hazy There’s something wrong with me honestly I swear it happened differently It’s enough to go crazy I never was the one to come undone But she’s under my skin and it slays me When the gas light is lit just forget that shit Remember crazy people make people crazy Crazy people make people crazy I just second guess it’s a mess Try my best, but Every time she just plays me Paging doctor Freud I can’t avoid Thinking that I’m paranoid It’s enough to go crazy I never was the one to come undone But she’s under my skin and it slays me When the gas light is lit just forget that shit Remember crazy people make people crazy Crazy people make people crazy All this questioning and striving Is driving me up the wall until I fall and break Don’t you make the same mistake And go crazy I never was the one to come undone But she’s under my skin and it slays me When the gas light is lit just forget that shit Remember crazy people make people crazy Crazy people make people crazy
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Hanging By A Thread 03:16
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Hanging by a thread Watching the water rise Living on borrowed time Not knowing where it ends Hanging by a thread Above a great divide Acting like we can fly And that it’s not pretend Oh but then again We know we’re just hanging by a thread Hanging by a thread That remains unseen That sews the seam Between the heart and head Hanging by a thread Is the price to pay For another day Without a net And though we might forget We’re here but we’re just hanging by a thread Hanging by a thread Beats the alternative We get away with it Until one day it ends Hanging by a thread For just a little while And though keep a smile And it remains unsaid All that lies ahead Is hanging by a little thread We’re here but we’re just hanging by a thread We’re hanging by a thread
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There Was A Fire 04:02 video
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There was a place Deep in the wood There was a prayer that was prayed There was a fire That burned for a while And there was a vow that was made As the years passed The fire was extinguished The prayer was forgotten But hope still remained That maybe the memory Would be sufficient That there was a fire And the people were saved There was a time Out of the shadows Warmed by the heat of the flame There was story Written and carried And there was a name that was named As the years passed The fire was extinguished The prayer was forgotten But hope still remained That maybe the memory Would be sufficient That there was a fire And the people were saved
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1982 04:47
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I love rock and roll American Music We got the beat Let’s Groove Do you believe in love Should I do it Don’t you want me baby I’m caught up in you We’re the kids in America Edge of 17 Young turks Hot in the city Take it away Sweet dreams Who can be now Somebody’s Baby Rosana I’ve been waiting for a girl like you Gloria The girl is mine Jack & Diane Bobby Sue We’re the kids in America Edge of 17 Young turks Hot in the city Take it away Sweet dreams I keep forgetting Yesterdays songs Spirits in the material world I ran so far away Through the years Always on my mind Gypsy That girl Turn your love around Break it to me gently Shake It Up Make a move on me Turn on your heart light Love is in control Let’s get physical My angel is a centerfold We’re the kids in America Edge of 17 Young turks Hot in the city Take it away Sweet dreams Chariots of Fire Dirty Laundry Eye of the tiger Ebony and Ivory (1982) Don’t stop believing Don’t talk to strangers Abracadabra She’s a man eater (1982) Crimson and clover Tainted Love Sexual healing Private Eyes (1982) Hurts so good You could have been with me Up Where we belong Shadows of the night
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Spin 03:31
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“Spin” is a commentary about political propaganda or “spin” (knowingly providing a biased interpretation of an event to influence public opinion). The lyrics are structured as a dialogue between a social critic and the criticized “spinster”. I sing both parts: In the second half of the track my voice is pitched higher to denote the shift in character.
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Leo Sidran featuring Lauren Henderson - Nobody Kisses Anymore 04:12 video
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Nobody kisses anymore Nobody’s locked in an embrace Nobody’s lying on the floor Nobody’s lingering face to face It’s just not like it was before Nobody kisses anymore Nobody’s talking on the phone No one remembers all the numbers Nobody likes to be alone When there’s rain and when there’s thunder This is something that is known Nobody’s talking on the phone When I think about what we live without What I don’t want to have to miss The years go by, and I wonder why Somehow we all forgot how to kiss Nobody takes the time to write Nobody’s using punctuation Nobody’s staying up all night Putting the pen against the paper It’s just another fading light Nobody takes the time to write When I think about what we live without What I don’t want to have to miss The years go by, and I wonder why Somehow we all forgot how to kiss Nobody kisses anymore Nobody’s locked in an embrace Nobody’s lying on the floor Nobody’s lingering face to face It’ just not like it was bef1ore Nobody kisses anymore
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After Summer's Gone 03:27
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Funny, sunny days sparkled like gems Somewhere we misplaced our innocence Then everything changed All the plans we made Soon began to fade And whisper distant songs I still hold you dear Deep inside my chest And know I’ll find no rest After summer’s gone We were only about to begin Watching waves rolling out and back in But just like the tide Your love it slipped away With every passing day The next midnight was long But somewhere inside I know we’ll meet again Though I don’t know where or when After summer’s gone Oh how I’d love to forget you God only knows how I tried Only to let you remind me of those summer nights And in the end If we never have a chance To hold each other’s hands Life will still go on But I won’t pretend I don’t still think of you When winter’s blowing blue After summer’s gone Summer, after the summer’s gone away Summer, after summer’s gone
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Sleepwalking 04:00
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I know what you need to think I know how you need to walk I know what you need to drink I know how you need to talk And even if you try to say that I’m pretending I do it anyway because it’s trending Because it’s trending I know all the things to wear I know all the hottest shows You can take me anywhere ‘Cause I know baby I know Staying up to date is never ending But I’m simply fascinated by what’s trending Some people worry bout what happened in the past Things that everlast or that stand the test of time If you’re in a hurry or you want to make new friends Following the trends is the way to cut the line I know every move to make I know every song to sing I know every rule to break Baby I know everything Come and get it while it’s hot and history’s pending And if you might have just forgot Ask me what’s trending Some people worry bout what happened in the past Things that ever-last or that stand the test of time If you’re in a hurry or you want to make new friends Following the trends is the way to cut the line I know where you got your hat I know what you should’ve paid I know what to think of that I know what you probably made You can ask me what’s trending

about

What's Trending is Leo Sidran’s eighth solo record. In many ways it picks up where his celebrated 2021 release The Art Of Conversation left off. If The Art was a “hymn to empathy” (El Pais, Spain) and “a treasure chest of intimate and introspective portraits of family life during the pandemic” (West Coast Soul, Germany), this latest release is a hip, deeply personal exploration of how music can make life more livable in difficult times.

He does it with easy humor, great grooves and a vocal delivery - direct, approachable, conversational – that leaves the impression he is singing only to you, telling your story while he tells his own. Being a multi-instrumentalist (he plays most of the instruments on the record) gives him the advantage of crafting songs of detailed yet lush subtlety. They are small universes that explore ideas of identity, history, social discourse, and the richness of every-day life. He draws from jazz, r&b, lofi hiphop, singer-songwriter and even pop, yet always lands on his own two feet. His songs, as pop musician Steve Miller once said, “stand and deliver”.

The title track “What’s Trending” was inspired by Leo’s 11 year-old daughter, Sol, who he says “is the ultimate trend follower, always showing me some new meme, dance or internet phenomenon, and always armed with the phrase ‘look at this, it’s trending.’” The irony of today’s trend becoming tomorrow’s fad is not lost on Leo. And Sol, who appears on the track as well as a handful of others on the record, sings with a maturity that belies her youth. Leo himself began recording professionally when he was in his teens (Steve Miller recorded four of his songs when Leo was only 15), so there is something of a sense of continuity coursing through the project.

That continuity is there in the song “There Was A Fire” which features both Leo’s daughter and his father, jazz musician Ben Sidran. In fact “There Was A Fire” is inspired by the elder Sidran’s book of the same name, which explored the Jewish contribution to popular music in America. The title is based on a legend of Jewish origin from the 18th century about the importance of remembering who you are and where you came from.

And where Sidran comes from is a place of great music and great musicians. As on his previous projects, here he counts on the collaboration of a select handful of friends as featured guests, including Janis Siegel (of the Manhattan Transfer), Louis Cato (bandleader of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Jon Lampley (of The Huntertones), Jake Sherman, Lauren Henderson, and Michael Leonhart (of Steely Dan) among others. And once again, almost all of the collaborators on the project have also been guests on Sidran’s celebrated podcast The Third Story.

Some of the songs on What’s Trending respond to the turmoil of modern life, in one moment hopeful (“It’s Alright”) in another humbled (“Hanging By A Thread”), in yet another introspective (“Sleepwalking”), and finally celebratory (“When The Mask Comes Off”). “Keep It Wild”, “Nobody Kisses Anymore” and “After Summer’s Gone” all channel Sidran’s devotion to classic love songs. We hear it in “Nobody Kisses Anymore” when he laments: “Nobody takes the time to write, nobody’s using punctuation”, a nod to the slippery slope of informality in modern life.

“Everybody’s Faking”, “Crazy People”, and “Spin” likewise explore the place of truth, or lack thereof, in today’s world, while “1982,” is a nostalgic look-back, constructed using only the titles of popular songs released during that year. Huey Lewis, Michael McDonald, Toto, The Police, Hall and Oates, Stevie Wonder, Steve Miller - the iconic artists of Leo’s childhood - all come through clearly in the music.

As Leo Sidran proves, the exploration of ‘what’s trending’ doesn’t have to simply be a jaundiced look at today’s social circus. It can be fun, funny, warm, wishful and downright inspirational, just like the songs he produces.

credits

released March 10, 2023

Produced, Recorded and Arranged by Leo Sidran
Mixed by Leo Sidran and John Fields | Mastered by Greg Reierson at Rare Form Mastering | Graphic design by B-Side Graphics

All songs written by Leo Sidran (Bulldog Music / ASCAP) except “There Was A Fire” by Ben & Leo Sidran (Bulldog Music / ASCAP) and “When The Mask Comes Off” by Leo Sidran (Bulldog Music) and Michael Thurber (Redonkytonk Music / Kobalt)

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Leo Sidran: drums, percussion, bass, guitars, keyboards, piano. vibraphone, lead and backing vocals
Louis Cato: guitar and scat solo 4
Max Darmon: bass 6
Mark Dover: clarinet solo 8
Joy Dragland: vocals 2, 5, 6
Angela Faith: vocals 4
Ben Flocks: saxophone solo 3
Michael Hearst: theremin, saw, strings, effects 7
Lauren Henderson: vocal 11
Peter Hess: woodwinds 8
Jon Lampley: brass 6
Michael Leonhart: trumpet, 1
Orlando LeFleming: acoustic bass 12
Jake Sherman: harmonica solo 11
Janis Siegel: vocals 4
Ben Sidran: vocal 8
Sol Sidran: vocals 1, 4, 7
Zelta Sils: ghost vocal 7
John Sneider: trumpets 8
Rich Stein: percussion 5, 7, 13
Michael Thurber: bass & vocal 3
Nina Zeitlin: vocals 8, 9, 10

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Leo Sidran Brooklyn, New York

“Vocally he suggests an amalgam of his father Ben with a hint of Donald Fagen. His fluid laidback style is reminiscent of Bob Dorough. Musically and lyrically his compositions are smart, sharp, and sparklingly original.”
— Jazz Times

I'm a multi instrumentalist musician, producer, arranger, composer, recording artist, and podcast host based in Brooklyn.

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