Just A Normal Day In Normaltown
by Joe Normal
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There’s a hopeful line in “Just A Normal Day In Normaltown,” that the downtrodden will somehow triumph, that despite one’s troubles there is still “some good news up ahead.”
With songs that often root for the underdog, international press is calling JOE NORMAL "a working class hero" and “an American Ray Davies” with regular comparisons to Paul Westerberg, Bruce Springsteen, and John Mellencamp. Not a bad bunch of average Joe’s!
Have a Normal day.
With songs that often root for the underdog, international press is calling JOE NORMAL "a working class hero" and “an American Ray Davies” with regular comparisons to Paul Westerberg, Bruce Springsteen, and John Mellencamp. Not a bad bunch of average Joe’s!
Have a Normal day.
lyrics
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
(It’s just a normal day in Normaltown)
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
I couldn’t sleep, I got too much fear on my mind
Can’t turn it off, there’s a storm out there and inside me
There’s no one home, so I check my phone
And I make my way downstairs
There’s more bad news and I can’t shake these blues,
Is there any hope out there?
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
Walk into town and I’m feeling so uninspired,
Thinking about someone I once loved and admired
But now she’s gone, and I’m so alone
And I don’t think I could bear
To view this life through these lonely eyes,
Tell me, why is love so unfair?
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown, yeah
(radio announcer):
“There’s a big rig blocking the center lane
And it’s a slow go as you make your way
Through downtown near the convention center…
Look out for construction near the homeless shelter
Along Main Street directly across from the county fire station…
And thank you folks for making us a part of your day.
THERE’S SOME GOOD NEWS UP AHEAD!”
It’s raining now and I’m coming down
Couldn’t face myself out there,
There’s too much pain when you’re the one to blame
For the hurt you’ve caused out there.
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown, yeah
THERE’S SOME GOOD NEWS UP AHEAD, SO KEEP IT RIGHT HERE!”
(It’s just a normal day in Normaltown)
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
I couldn’t sleep, I got too much fear on my mind
Can’t turn it off, there’s a storm out there and inside me
There’s no one home, so I check my phone
And I make my way downstairs
There’s more bad news and I can’t shake these blues,
Is there any hope out there?
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
Walk into town and I’m feeling so uninspired,
Thinking about someone I once loved and admired
But now she’s gone, and I’m so alone
And I don’t think I could bear
To view this life through these lonely eyes,
Tell me, why is love so unfair?
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown, yeah
(radio announcer):
“There’s a big rig blocking the center lane
And it’s a slow go as you make your way
Through downtown near the convention center…
Look out for construction near the homeless shelter
Along Main Street directly across from the county fire station…
And thank you folks for making us a part of your day.
THERE’S SOME GOOD NEWS UP AHEAD!”
It’s raining now and I’m coming down
Couldn’t face myself out there,
There’s too much pain when you’re the one to blame
For the hurt you’ve caused out there.
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown
It’s just a normal day in Normaltown, yeah
THERE’S SOME GOOD NEWS UP AHEAD, SO KEEP IT RIGHT HERE!”
credits
released April 26, 2024
written, produced, and performed by Joe Normal
@ Rockin' Rollers Studio
album cover: Broad Street in Elizabeth, NJ
New Jersey Phonograph
#indiepop #indierock #indiesingersongwriter #alternativeindie #garagepop
written, produced, and performed by Joe Normal
@ Rockin' Rollers Studio
album cover: Broad Street in Elizabeth, NJ
New Jersey Phonograph
#indiepop #indierock #indiesingersongwriter #alternativeindie #garagepop
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Joe Normal Los Angeles, California
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Joe Normal® is a founding member of 80's Sunset Strip glam-
pop legends The Zeros. He's a co-writer on Sammy Hagar’s “Not 4 Sale” LP, and even recorded with punk icon Stiv Bators.
Compared to Cleaners From Venus, Paul Westerberg, and Jesse Malin, Joe Normal is an "Authentic underground storyteller with a Glam Rock heart." -Aquarian (NJ)
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