Serene Dominic presents…Manalone (El Torero Del Amor)
Bullfighting’s loss was music’s gain when the singularly named Manalone failed to become head Toreador at the Bullfighting Academy of Majorca on account of being “too good-hearted.” This same affliction made him a perfect vessel for lovelorn ballads in which the girl is never gotten and much lonely bull is dispensed. Amazingly, with “Unfriend Me,” a 1994 slice of pure power pop, Manalone not only anticipated a futuristic world where people could reject one another through their computers, he also came up with new terminology like “unfriend me” and “happy face emoticoms” which, true to form, he receives neither acclaim nor compensation for. Surely a case where being a lover and not a fighter has cost a man severely.
lyrics
Unfriend Me
Written by Serene Dominic
Once before you could love someone and not need to be sure
Because, you were young and green and even if she was the one
There was always someone new for you
Those days are gone
I need certainty that you won't unfriend me
Unfriend Me! if you believe that heaven's no better above
Unfriend Me! if you can't see us happy together in love
Unfriend Me! Unfriend Me!
How I rage when your friends chime in on your new status change
Remarks go from happy face emoticons to shock and awe
That you let something so wrong go on so long
So stop.
Topic trending now is how you'll unfriend me
Unfriend Me! if you believe that heaven's no better above
Unfriend Me! if you can't see us happy together in love
Unfriend Me! Unfriend Me!
credits
from 24 Originals Happening Now!,
released September 14, 2011
Nick Pasco - Drums
Pat Singleton - Bass
Serene Dominic - Guitars, vocals
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