Dining Amsterdam

from Wake Up in L.A. by Jean Koning

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Lying in bed one afternoon
A perfume haze came all too soon
Distracted by my heavy gun
Your hotel key belongs to the sun
The ebony lying on my chest
Is changing light in reverence
You pick up everything in sight
Adorable to your early flight

We’re dining Amsterdam, we’re dining so well
We’re dining Amsterdam, we’re dining in Hell

Blow the leaves outside the park
On a little blanket after dark
This could just make a faerie sound
And it could make your momma proud
The whisky is taking upper hand
And the wind carries grains of sand
Lying in bed all afternoon
Did I always feel like such a loon

We’re dining Amsterdam, we’re dining so well
We’re dining Amsterdam, we’re dining in Hell

Lying in bed one afternoon
A perfume haze came all too soon
Distracted by my heavy gun
Your hotel key belongs to the sun
The ebony lying on my chest
Is changing light in reverence
You pick up everything in sight
Adorable to your early flight

credits

from Wake Up in L.A., released October 31, 2011
James: synthesizer
Jean: acoustic guitar
Greg: electric guitar
Oleg: bass
Ruud: conductor and arranger
The Backroom Quartet: the string session

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Jean Koning Amsterdam, Netherlands

Jean Koning has been a compelling force in the underground music scene since his unlikely folk&jazz debut transferring the band The Children of a Lesser God into the avant-punk extravaganza !JP in 1988. His star-studded career includes albums such as Notes from Purgatory, Man Enough to be a Woman and Wake Up In L.A.
Throughout his career, Mr. Koning has been honored with numerous awards. ... more

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