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Hello, and welcome to The Life of a Musician.

Tonight's episode is recorded live from the Sublett-Miller House.

Let's step inside and listen.

-Hello, and welcome to The Life of a Musician , once again with another house concert edition.

I want to thank you folks back home for joining us today and welcoming the amazing, truly gifted singer songwriter and really good rhythm guitarist, Ms. Lauren Mascitti.

And what I'm going to do is do my best to not mess anything up and just let Lauren take the show from here.

-Oh.

-So... -Well, I'm so excited to be here, and this home is just absolutely beautiful.

And it's just such an honor to get to play for y'all in such a beautiful setting.

What gets better than this?

So I'm gonna start out with a song that I wrote with my dear friend, Mr. Bill DiLuigi.

He's an amazing songwriter out of Nashville, and one of my fellow paesan friends.

And it's called "Everything Good."

And we wrote it because we're really strong believers.

We love the Lord a lot, and He is the source of everything good in our lives, right?

So this is "Everything Good."

["Everything Good" instrumental music playing] ♪ I'm a dollar store daisy On a cheap guitar ♪ ♪ A couple hundred K On a third hand car ♪ ♪ I'm another fixer upper In the neighborhood ♪ ♪ But You're every good thing And You're everything good ♪ ♪ Sun in the window And sky full of birds ♪ ♪ Another day of full of grace That I don't deserve ♪ ♪ Sometimes I don't thank You Like I know I should ♪ ♪ 'Cause You're every good thing And You're everything good ♪ ♪ I'm stumbling around In the promised land ♪ ♪ But You know me like the back Of Your nail scarred hands ♪ ♪ When I'm surrounded On every side ♪ ♪ With nothin' but tears For a battle cry ♪ ♪ You move mountains Like only You could ♪ ♪ You're every good thing And You're everything good ♪ [guitar chords playing] ♪ Some people fall in love With the things that shine ♪ ♪ Yeah it can get dark Down in a diamond mine ♪ ♪ But I found my treasure When I understood ♪ ♪ That You're every good thing And You're everything good ♪ ♪ I'm stumbling around In the promised land ♪ ♪ But You know me like the back Of Your nail scarred hands ♪ ♪ When I'm surrounded On every side ♪ ♪ With nothin' but tears For a battle cry ♪ ♪ You move mountains Like only You could ♪ ♪ You're every good thing And You're everything good ♪ ♪ You're every good thing And You're everything good ♪ ♪ I'm a dollar store daisy On a cheap guitar ♪ ♪ Couple hundred K On a third hand car ♪ [ending guitar chords] -Awesome.

-I don't know, I always gotta do the thing at the end.

-That sounded good to me.

-Thank you very much.

All right, let me see.

Well, the next one I want to do for you guys is a song I wrote called "One Life Stand."

And I've been friends with the great Pam Tillis, Mel Tillis' daughter, and excellent singer-songwriter in her own right.

I used to do shows in Branson when I was 12 years old, and through mutual friends, we got connected.

We've been friends for a long time.

And so, during COVID, anybody that knows Pam knows that she's just such a savant and creative genius, and she wanted to channel that creativity into a completely other direction.

She went into directing music videos.

And so, I got to be one of the first music videos that Pam directed.

And it was just so much fun.

And it was on this song, which is actually a bossa nova.

And I don't know where that came from, but... -I think I said that.

-[laughs] It is.

-I said, girl, that's a bossa nova beat.

-Yeah, I played it at Opry, too.

And the whole band is just like, we never get to play bossa novas on the Opry.

All right.

This is "One Life Stand."

["One Life Stand" instrumental music playing] ♪ I'll make your coffee Good and Strong Just like you like it ♪ ♪ If you stay till morning Don't take off Like you're a pilot ♪ ♪ Flying to another space ♪ ♪ Another time another face ♪ ♪ Baby let me help you find ♪ ♪ A place where you can land ♪ ♪ I'll be your one life stand ♪ ♪ You won't ever need another ♪ ♪ Baby take my hand ♪ ♪ And be my one and only lover ♪ ♪ I can see our future Looking bright ♪ ♪ For more than just a night ♪ ♪ More than just tonight ♪ ♪ I'll be your one life stand ♪ ♪ Ooooo ♪ ♪ Baby I'll be your One life stand ♪ ♪ Ooooo ♪ ♪ I'll laugh at every joke You tell that isn't funny ♪ ♪ I'll make your days go by ♪ ♪ As slow and sweet as honey ♪ ♪ Don't be scared And don't be shy ♪ ♪ There's too much here To say goodbye ♪ ♪ All my days and nights Are yours ♪ ♪ So baby let's make plans ♪ ♪ I'll be your one life stand ♪ ♪ You won't ever need another ♪ ♪ Baby take my hand ♪ ♪ And be my one and only lover ♪ ♪ I can see our future Looking bright ♪ ♪ For more than just a night ♪ ♪ More than just tonight ♪ ♪ I'll be your one life stand ♪ ♪ Ooooo ♪ ♪ Baby I'll be your One life stand ♪ ♪ Ooooo ♪ ♪ I'll be your One life stand ♪ ♪ Ooooo ♪ ♪ Your one life stand ♪ ♪ Mmm ♪ -Lovely.

-Thank you very much.

-Lovely, lovely music.

-Uh, let me see what's next.

Oh, this is Wanda's favorite song.

I got my friends up here in the front row.

That's Terry and Wanda C. I'll dedicate that last song to you guys because y'all are a couple lovebirds.

You guys, too.

Like goals.

But anyway, I wrote this song.

You know, I'm originally from Louisville, Ohio, which is like a suburb of Canton.

It's about an hour south of Cleveland.

I'm also a very proud Italian.

We got any fellow paesans in the audience?

Anybody?

None?

Okay, one, two, three.

Okay, there we are.

Man, y'all just stuck it way in the back there.

But anyway, I, you know, I've been performing at Italian festivals my whole life, and it's just been a lot of fun.

I'm really proud of my heritage.

And, you know, I moved to Nashville to pursue music after graduating nursing school.

Yes, I'm a nurse as well.

We got any fellow healthcare workers in the audience?

Yeah, yeah.

But anyway, I moved to Tennessee, and I started getting called a Yankee.

And just a little backstory on this song, in particular.

There's one Italian festival, in particular, that I play at every year in New York.

It's the Blauvelt Sons of Italy Italian Feast.

And the guys up there, a lot of them are actors in Law and Order and Sopranos that belong to the Sons of Italy Lodge.

And they're the Italians that talk like it.

Like, "Hey, don't worry about it.

What's the matter here?"

You know?

And so moved to Tennessee, started getting called a Yankee.

And I'm like, you know, we're all, we all should be proud of where we're from.

And I've always been treated with such respect.

Those guys up there are like family to me.

And I'm just like, you know what?

I'm gonna write a song about being from the north, and I'm gonna call it "Fuggedaboudit."

Here we go.

["Fuggedaboudit" instrumental music playing] ♪ Hey hey baby Welcome to the family ♪ ♪ There's something That you ought to know ♪ ♪ About my Uncle Paulie My big brother Vinny ♪ ♪ And my daddy Ole Crazy Eyed Joe ♪ ♪ They're okay But let's just say ♪ ♪ You better not be Foolin' 'round ♪ ♪ 'Cause my last man Who sent me home a-cryin' ♪ ♪ Is sleepin' With the fishes now ♪ ♪ So baby be true There ain't no way around it ♪ ♪ Or oooo baby You can Fuggedaboudit yeah ♪ [instrumental music playing] ♪ Well ♪ ♪ It ain't all bad Just wait 'til you've had ♪ ♪ My nonna's World famous cannoli ♪ ♪ Or mama's lasagna Or chicken piccata ♪ ♪ Will send you into matrimony ♪ ♪ Just don't be mean To your Yankee Queen ♪ ♪ No don't go Messin' up my mascara ♪ ♪ 'Cause in Nonna's kitchen She might go slippin' ♪ ♪ Something in your marinara ♪ ♪ So say you love me And don't let me doubt it ♪ ♪ Or oooo baby you can Fuggedaboudit yeah ♪ [catchy guitar notes] ♪ Well ♪ [catchy guitar notes] Here we go!

♪ We got Big Petey Little Petey Black Jack Lamborghini ♪ ♪ Silent Louie Cousin Stuie Freddie The Frog ♪ ♪ Tugboat Togino and Sal DiMartino who knows a guy ♪ ♪ Who knows if you been Doin' me wrong ♪ ♪ So do right baby That river's getting crowded ♪ ♪ Or oooo baby you can Fuggedaboudit yeah ♪ Well, one more time.

♪ We got Big Petey Little Petey Black Jack Lamborghini ♪ ♪ Silent Louie Cousin Stuie Freddie The Frog ♪ ♪ Tugboat Togino and Sal DiMartino who knows a guy ♪ ♪ Who knows if you been Doin' me wrong ♪ ♪ So do right baby That river's getting crowded ♪ ♪ Or oooo baby you can Fuggedaboudit hey ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ [♪♪♪] Hey, I have a feeling you guys are gonna be paesans in no time.

Forget about it.

[ending guitar chords] -We got that note, I think.

-Hey, don't worry about it.

-Okay.

-Oh, man.

Well, we're gonna go from that nonsense to... a song that I wrote.

This is one of those, as a songwriter, you know, every once in a while, you'll get those songs that just come to you so fast, your fingers just do not stop on the keyboard or on the piece of paper or whatever you're writing on.

And it felt like this song was just kind of dropped to me from out of the sky because I wrote it somehow within ten minutes.

And, like, I have hardly any recollection of the process.

It just was there.

And if I ever make a Beach EP or an ocean themed album, which is something I've wanted to do for a long time, this is going to be on it.

This song is called "Out of the Blue."

["Out of the Blue" instrumental music playing] ♪ Ooooooo ♪ ♪ Out of the blue And into your arms ♪ ♪ You say you know How to heal up this heart ♪ ♪ I keep looking for reasons You ain't what you seem ♪ ♪ But I can't think of one That makes sense to me ♪ ♪ I'm treading these waters Just so carefully ♪ ♪ I know how you fall in And end up lost at sea ♪ ♪ I'm just looking for someone And maybe it's you ♪ ♪ To pull me out of the blue ♪ ♪ How can I trust you And understand ♪ ♪ That you're holding my love Like a dove in your hand ♪ ♪ But old habits die hard And old heartbreaks can bleed ♪ ♪ So darling I beg you Be patient with me ♪ ♪ I'm looking for someone And maybe it's you ♪ ♪ To pull me out of the blue ♪ ♪ Ooooooo ♪ ♪ I don't want to drown In my tears like before ♪ ♪ Your lifeboat is pulling me Safely to shore ♪ ♪ I'm learning to let you Come to my rescue ♪ ♪ And pull me out of the blue ♪ ♪ I'm just learning to let you Come to my rescue ♪ ♪ And pull me out of the blue ♪ ♪ Ooooooo ♪ [ending guitar chords] -Beautiful.

-Thank you so much.

-Love that one.

-Thank you.

Let me see.

All right, we ready to put our sassy pants on now?

-I don't know if I have any sassy pants.

-Well, I do.

I had some sassy pants on when I wrote this song.

-Nice.

-So I just want to preface this song by saying that if you're with a partner that is not treasuring you and valuing you, just know that for everybody you're going to be with, it's like that.

There's somebody that God created especially for you that is going to value you and that's going to treasure you.

And one man's water is another man's wine.

["Another Man's Wine" instrumental music playing] ♪ Oooo ♪ ♪ You didn't like the way I nagged you ♪ ♪ You didn't like the way I'd drag you ♪ ♪ To church on Sunday morning ♪ ♪ Yeah it should've Been a warning ♪ ♪ You wanted my love for free ♪ ♪ But those tears I cried Weren't cheap ♪ ♪ You gave a little And took a lot ♪ ♪ But honey I think You forgot ♪ ♪ That one man's water Is another man's wine ♪ ♪ One man's penny Is another man's dime ♪ ♪ Wish I hadn't wasted So much time ♪ ♪ 'Cause one man's Crazy ball and chain ♪ ♪ Is another man's Gotta give her my last name ♪ ♪ You broke my heart But I'll be fine ♪ ♪ 'Cause one man's water Is another man's wine ♪ ♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪ ♪ You thought I was nothin' special ♪ ♪ Brought me down To your level ♪ ♪ But I know better now ♪ ♪ So I'm dusting off my crown ♪ ♪ 'Cause I got A lotta love in me ♪ ♪ I'm giving it up To someone who sees ♪ ♪ The gold in my soul The rock in my roll ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh ♪ ♪ 'Cause one man's water Is another man's wine ♪ ♪ One man's penny Is another man's dime ♪ ♪ Wish I hadn't wasted So much time ♪ ♪ 'Cause one man's Crazy ball and chain ♪ ♪ Is another man's Gotta give her my last name ♪ ♪ You broke my heart But I'll be fine ♪ ♪ 'Cause one man's water Is another man's wine ♪ ♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪ ♪ 'Cause one man's water Is another man's... ♪ ♪ Vintage Tuscan cabernet ♪ ♪ Got a rich bold body And a sweet bouquet ♪ ♪ I pair well with a man Who knows ♪ ♪ A good woman when He's got one under his nose ♪ ♪ You never did and never will 'Cause I don't think you can ♪ ♪ So I guess I don't Expect you to understand ♪ ♪ Boy it takes a palate A little more refined ♪ ♪ You thought I was only water But honey I'm ♪ ♪ Wine ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ 'Cause one man's Crazy ball and chain ♪ ♪ Is another man's Gotta give her my last name ♪ ♪ You broke my heart But I'll be fine ♪ ♪ 'Cause one man's water Is another man's wine ♪ ♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪ ♪ One man's water Is another man's wine ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ [ending guitar chords] -That was fun.

-Thank you very much.

-That was fun where I didn't end.

-Oh, my gosh.

No, that was killer.

-Cool, cool.

-Man!

Well... -Killer song, girl.

-Thank you very much.

You know, it's funny because, like, I write mostly, like, traditional Americana, like classic country type stuff.

And when I wrote that and I put that little, that's just where the song went in my head to me.

I'm like, it's gotta have that little, I call it a recitation.

My band called it a rap.

And I said, "It is not a rap, it is a recitation.

Because if Roger Miller can do it and Dolly Parton can do it, I can do it."

-Agree, absolutely.

-And so, now I have earned myself the nickname in my band, Lomash, that's my rapper name.

I don't know why.

-Lomash.

That's good.

I like that.

-Lauren Massetti, Lomash.

-I'm officially changing your name on my cell phone to Lomash.

-Lomash.

Great, thanks.

Well, you know, I wanted to end on a song since this TV series is called The Life of a Musician .

I love songs that are kind of like, the gold standard for me as a writer.

And to me, one of those is the great Don McLean "Vincent."

And it's so cool that we're in this Victorian home surrounded by all of this art.

The house itself is art.

-Absolutely.

-And I just love the sentiment of the song so much because Vincent van Gogh, Don McLean, anybody that is an artist or a creative in any regard, we've all gone through some kind of internal struggle of, like, throughout the creative process of, like, you know, am I good enough?

Are people gonna accept me?

I feel like sometimes, those of us that have gone through a lot gravitate towards music or art because it's how we can express ourselves and things that we've been through in our lives.

-Absolutely.

-And I just connect with this song so much, and... and, I don't know.

I also think it's really cool we're doing it in front of this beautiful statue of Baby Moses.

And I believe Carla said it was Barzachi, right?

Did I say that right?

And it's a Milan artist, sculpted in 1876.

So, like, I just, I just want everybody to appreciate that while I'm singing about Vincent van Gogh.

Art is art, and it's beautiful.

["Vincent" instrumental music playing] ♪ Starry starry night ♪ ♪ Paint your palette Blue and gray ♪ ♪ Look out on a summer's day ♪ ♪ With eyes that know The darkness in my soul ♪ ♪ Shadows on the hills ♪ ♪ Sketch the trees And the daffodils ♪ ♪ Catch the breeze And the winter chills ♪ ♪ In colors On the snowy linen land ♪ [Announcer] Thank you for being a part of our show.

We look forward to seeing you on the next episode of The Life of a Musician.

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