graffiti gangsters // mama's bday 2013



The von Garcia family singers strike again--this time with a different name! ;) Song written and recored on the same day....

This is the last installment of Mama's birthday present: the video we somehow recorded in secret even though she was just at the next block :) As usual, we didn't plan it, it just happened that it was the only opportunity we had to do a recording before the party, and somehow the color schemes worked out, too. You just need to believe that it can be done ;) Besides it's promotional for our career HA HA! (You have to watch the video to the end to get the joke).

Make sure to click on the HD button to see the high-res version!

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QUEEN OF QUEENS

I.
She's the queen of Queens
You know what I mean
She's here to stay forever
She's making a scene

She showed me how to hustle
And make them greens
She has that kind of love
So I can live my dreams

She's my mama (2x)
(Queen of Queens)

II.
She brought me out to this world
And gave me a name
While I was kickin' and screamin'
She loved me the same

She taught me to walk
And talk the most of my life
Seeing is believing
Here she is right now

She's my mama (2x)
(Queen of Queens)


III.
She brings a smile to my day
Brightens up my night
I call her on the phone
She makes me feel at home

When I doubt my dreams
She believes in me
And I know, Mama,
I can do anything!

She's my mama (2x)
(Queen of Queens)

BRIDGE
(Guitar solo)
When it's cold outside
She holds me tight
I'll give her all my life....

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She's my mama (2x)
(Queen of Queens)

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