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You have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the Blues.

Al Jarreau

I know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.
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Country Door Grew Know More Next People
I was crawling around inside of her. She was a church pianist. My dad was a brilliant singer. I was hearing it.
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Bench Church Dad Foot Happen Mother Next Piano Planet Set Something
Oh, that’s over in aisle seven. I’ll come help you as soon as,” that’s the stuff. Find something. It could be planting flowers, especially if you can watch it.
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Aisle Come Especially Find Help Over Plant Seven Something Soon Stuff Watch
I kind of knew something was going on, and my older brothers and sisters were singing be-boppish kinds of stuff in the living room.
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Boppish Brother Go Kind Knew Live Older Room Sing Sister Something Stuff
Every day is Thanksgiving for me, man. Yeah, I still have an audience, and they ask the local promoter, “When is Al coming back?”
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Audience Back Coming Day Every Local Man Promoter Still Thanksgiving Yeah
To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about.
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Ballad Sing Talk With
These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when I’m washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down the aisles.
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Dish Down Drive Entertain Friend Myself Old Song Store Walk Wash
You really have to count your blessings and you have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the blues.
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Bless Blue Decide Effort Make Really Seduce Sound
You have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the Blues.
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Blue Decide Effort Jazz Music Seduce
I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing.
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Hear Music Part
My dad graduated seminary there, and so did (sounds like) Mark Kimball’s grandfather. They sang in a quartet together, my dad and Mark Kimball’s grandfather.
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Dad Grandfather Quater Sang Sound Together
I sang do-wop on the street corner before it was called do-wop.I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.
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Call Corner Do Sang Street Wop
I would still be singing, because it’s part of my heart and my soul, and it lifts me up.
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Heart Lift Sing Soul Still Would
A very few minutes, because seven days later I was in the studio, and eight days later, I was no the stage.
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Day Eight Few Later Minute No Seven Stage Studio Very
and I was listening. I started singing, warmer than a summer night, at seven or eight years old.
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Eight Listen Night Old Seven Sing Start Summer Warm Year
The ones that you sing when you’re driving in the car and as a singer you always go back to them.
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Always Back Car Drive Go One Sing Singer

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