Sunnyvale
by Ben Lazarus
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Sunnyvale
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LYRICS:
A Haunted Toys R Us
Made my hometown famous
A statue sits and reads
One book is all that he needs
Sunnyvale is where I hail from
In the heart of the South Bay
You can diss it, I still miss it
Ever since I moved away
The orchards are long gone
There’s strip malls where their names live on
Downtown is just one block
You know that murphy street rocks
Sunnyvale is where I hail from
In the heart of the South Bay
You can diss it, I still miss it
Ever since I moved away
A city logo like an ice cream cone
It’s worth a visit for Golf Land alone
Sunnyvale to me you’ll always be
A land of stucco and glass
Through which several freeways pass
One suburb in a long line
But damn it that one was mine
Sunnyvale is where I hail from
In the heart of the South Bay
You can diss it, I still miss it
Ever since I moved away
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Sunnyvale - Instrumental
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about
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ABOUT:
“I was born in Sunnyvale, CA and lived there until April of 2005 when I moved to go to film school in Los Angeles, where I have been ever since. The rest of my family now lives out of state so there isn’t really a “home” for me to go home to anymore. I get nostalgic for my bland suburb’s quirks, such as a water tower painted like a giant can of Libby’s fruit cocktail. I hope to make it back up there someday to play a round of mini golf and sit next to the statue at the public library. This song is a love letter to a place that has transformed from a small agricultural community into a bustling village of high tech companies that draw professionals and their families from all over the world. I’ve been gone so long that I hardly recognize the city when I come back for a visit, but my memories are encased in a golden cocoon of amber nostalgia - much like the mosquito from Jurassic Park.”
~ Ben
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LYRICS:
A Haunted Toys R Us
Made my hometown famous
A statue sits and reads
One book is all that he needs
Sunnyvale is where I hail from
In the heart of the South Bay
You can diss it, I still miss it
Ever since I moved away
The orchards are long gone
There’s strip malls where their names live on
Downtown is just one block
You know that murphy street rocks
Sunnyvale is where I hail from
In the heart of the South Bay
You can diss it, I still miss it
Ever since I moved away
A city logo like an ice cream cone
It’s worth a visit for Golf Land alone
Sunnyvale to me you’ll always be
A land of stucco and glass
Through which several freeways pass
One suburb in a long line
But damn it that one was mine
Sunnyvale is where I hail from
In the heart of the South Bay
You can diss it, I still miss it
Ever since I moved away
ABOUT:
“I was born in Sunnyvale, CA and lived there until April of 2005 when I moved to go to film school in Los Angeles, where I have been ever since. The rest of my family now lives out of state so there isn’t really a “home” for me to go home to anymore. I get nostalgic for my bland suburb’s quirks, such as a water tower painted like a giant can of Libby’s fruit cocktail. I hope to make it back up there someday to play a round of mini golf and sit next to the statue at the public library. This song is a love letter to a place that has transformed from a small agricultural community into a bustling village of high tech companies that draw professionals and their families from all over the world. I’ve been gone so long that I hardly recognize the city when I come back for a visit, but my memories are encased in a golden cocoon of amber nostalgia - much like the mosquito from Jurassic Park.”
~ Ben
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LYRICS:
A Haunted Toys R Us
Made my hometown famous
A statue sits and reads
One book is all that he needs
Sunnyvale is where I hail from
In the heart of the South Bay
You can diss it, I still miss it
Ever since I moved away
The orchards are long gone
There’s strip malls where their names live on
Downtown is just one block
You know that murphy street rocks
Sunnyvale is where I hail from
In the heart of the South Bay
You can diss it, I still miss it
Ever since I moved away
A city logo like an ice cream cone
It’s worth a visit for Golf Land alone
Sunnyvale to me you’ll always be
A land of stucco and glass
Through which several freeways pass
One suburb in a long line
But damn it that one was mine
Sunnyvale is where I hail from
In the heart of the South Bay
You can diss it, I still miss it
Ever since I moved away
credits
released May 26, 2021
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CREDITS
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Lap Steel Guitar & Writer: Ben Lazarus
Drums & Percussion: Frank Hegyi
Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Greg Francis
Produced by: Ben Lazarus & Andrew Napier
Album Art: Ashley Bradley
Released by: Napier Records
© 2021 Napier Records
www.NapierRecords.com
www.AndrewNapier.com
www.BenLazarus.com
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SPOTIFY
Stream ALL Ben Lazarus music on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/5zlNNutCANfivGZKE5Lxgx?si=RNPiowUXQ3Wr_-Q-9I0bwA
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CREDITS
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Lap Steel Guitar & Writer: Ben Lazarus
Drums & Percussion: Frank Hegyi
Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Greg Francis
Produced by: Ben Lazarus & Andrew Napier
Album Art: Ashley Bradley
Released by: Napier Records
© 2021 Napier Records
www.NapierRecords.com
www.AndrewNapier.com
www.BenLazarus.com
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Ben Lazarus Los Angeles, California
Ben Lazarus is a Los Angeles based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His songs are short, sweet, strangely honest and honestly strange. Lazarus is signed to Napier Records, a label founded by Academy award-winning filmmaker Andrew Napier.
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