Wendy Lapides
Wendy Lapides and Wayne Elkin met on the internet through a common interest; the music and antics of Mr. Dan Hicks. Exchanging emails about seeing Dan's FlipClip we discovered lot of other things we had in common: we both wrote wacky cool songs - Too Excellent! Both were Alumni of UCSB! Both married and raising great kids! . . . among other interests of a couple of average Hixters of Cyber Space. Wendy's voice has a compelling quality. . . . Surrender Dorthy and just playfully roll us a song . . . .  Wendy Lapides was born and raised in Rhode Island. Of theatrical parents, she grew up on show tunes, and much to the dismay of some, knows a song for just about any word, phrase, sentence or letter uttered. She studied guitar at age nine, took lessons for three years, and then took a long hiatus. Wendy attended Brown University, UCLA, and graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Art History. In 1994, Wendy picked up the guitar again and began studying with musician and playwright Jim Brunelle, who urged her to try writing. She did, and Brunelle produced her 16-song cd in 1996. In describing Wendy's lyrics, artist Elizabeth Rosen says that Wendy has a "quirky sense of humor about not so funny things." The late Sam Weiss, art director on the Mr. Magoo and Bullwinkle shows said of Lapides' lyrics: "They have that wonderful combination of surprise and inevitability--very original." Wendy works part-time in a small independent bookstore and has completed her first novel, The Marriage Garden. CLICK be patient for the down load & listen to Wendy's Single 4*Free-as-can*B on RanchoBozo.com © SIDE A: Surrender Dorthy by Wendy Lapides © 1996 He quit his job at Pizza Hut Sold almost everything he owned Packed a bag, moved out west and got a job at Dominoes chorus: 'cause nothing changes everything stays the same so surrender to routine embrace the plane She went under the knife when she turned 44 Had everything lifted but it's still her dog who greets her at the door chorus New hundred dollar bills They enlarged Ben's head Franklin's no better off though 'cause he's still just plain old dead And AT & T was once king of them all Then came the big break up But a call is still a call chorus Take a lesson from Dorothy, baby You don't need the terror of Oz Just take a look around you You know it's all in your own backyard 'cause nothing changes everything stays the same So surrender to routine and have a lot of fun and read a good book and call an old friend and learn to embrace the plain SIDE B: Secret Life by Wendy Lapides © 1996 I'm waiting to crash I'm waiting to choke I'm waiting to trip or go up in smoke 'cause I've got a secret a secret life Forget my troubles Forget my strife Like Walter Mitty, Victoria, too Superman, Underdog they knew what to do Like a hand in a cookie jar Betty Ford in a bar a cheshire cat grin, a furtive look seeing the movie 'stead of reading the book And I'm waiting to fall I'm waiting to slip I'm waiting to drown or to lose my grip 'cause I've got a secret a secret life I'll forget my husband you forget your wife Like Walter Mitty, Victoria,too Superman, Underdog They knew what to do |