Dubeck and Benji

The allergy season in Virginia has wreaked havoc on my voice, so I am posting a ditty that I wrote and recorded last August but haven't posted here. I wrote this song to be reminiscent of what you would hear on American AM radio during yesteryear. "Dubeck and Benji" has a two-fold symbolism for me. It represents the bands we used to listen to when we were teens, but the bands didn't always stay around. Secondly, Dubeck and Benji were the nicknames my musically adroit German grandfather bestowed upon my brother and me, respectively. We used to sing in a band together in the early 80s--my brother's tenor harmonizing with my baritone made for a sweet mix.

This song is a family favorite now. It is even a favorite of some of my 15-year-old students (go figure).

Tracks:(I think the first five tracks are a style, but I don't have that info anymore.)

RealBass 388 Bass, Electric, Metal Ev 120
RealDrums-RockClassicBrit
RealPiano 686 Organ, B3, Background Pop
RealGuitar 405 Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming
RealStrings 1030 Guitar, 12-String Electric, Fingerpick
RT794 Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModernCountrySync
RT1730 Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopRootsyJohn

Lyrics

Do you remember
Benji and Dubeck
They left in September
Sure would like to have them back
Sure would like to have them back

Whatever happened to Dubeck and Benji
They sent the world into a frenzy
Bring back Dubeck and Benji

They sang together
The secrets of my youth
Harmonized the tether
Of adolescent truth
Of adolescent truth

Whatever happened to Dubeck and Benji
They put my mind into a frenzy
Bring back Dubeck and Benji

Our parents didn’t approve
Of that long, black groove
Because they never heard
Our voices in their words

Opa listened to Dubeck and Benji
Played accordion with a frenzy
Bring back Dubeck and Benji

Whatever happened to Dubeck and Benji
Heard they married Val and Mackenzie
Bring back Dubeck and Benji

La la la….