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Polka
Band (single)
Parody of "Rock & Roll Band" by Donald
T. Scholz © Universal Music Works o/b/o Primary Wave
Boston
℗ 2020, Tom
Brusky LLC
Catalog #: PP5048
Released:
November 26, 2020
Produced and performed by: Tom
Brusky
Music
& Original Lyrics by: Tom
Scholz
New Lyrics by: Tom
Brusky
Vocalist: Niklas Turmann
Length: 3:10
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In 1976, a band from Massachusetts
released one of the most influential rock albums of all time. The
band's name is Boston, and one of the many hits from that debut album
was the song, Rock & Roll Band, written by the band's founder Tom
Scholz. The song's lyrics chronicle a rock band's humble beginning to
their
rise in popularity, performing all over New England and securing a
record
deal.
Polka Band is a parody of Rock & Roll Band. The
lyrics were rewritten by Tom Brusky to
chronicle a polka band's
humble
beginning to their rise in popularity, performing all over Wisconsin
and
getting played on the radio.
Tom
spent weeks in the studio doing
his best to recreate the iconic Boston sound, but wait until you hear
the phenomenal vocal performance of Niklas Turmann. There are not many
vocalists who can belt in the alto range like Boston's original lead
singer, the late Brad Delp. The search to find a vocalist led Tom to Niklas, who is a world-touring
singer and guitar virtuoso studying at a music conservatory in
Hannover, Germany.
From Tom Brusky:
"I dedicate this
release to two people: my brother John, and my friend and fellow
drummer, BB Carter. John introduced me to the music of
Boston in the mid 1980s, and Carter's
love for this music is equaled only by his impressive knowledge of the
genre, which helps to make long, late-night roadtrips coming back from
band gigs enjoyable and entertaining.
"My sincere thanks go
out to Niklas Turmann for his incredible talent and dedication to the
project, and to Boston and the folks at Universal Music Group for
allowing this humorous adaptation of
a classic song to be shared with the world, especially now, when so
much
of the world needs a good laugh."
Polka Band
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Tom Brusky ℗ 2020
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