
The Tremolords
6/19/2025 | 26m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Orlando band The Tremolords perform and record in the Melrose Audio Studio.
Orlando four-piece band The Tremolords perform and record in the Melrose Audio Studio. Comprised of Dave Ewing on guitar and vocals, Ken Chiodini on drums and vocals, Aaron Zacktan on bass and vocals, and Terry Mooney on keys, the band also sat for an interview, where they talked about their shared history, their influences, memorable shows and more.
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The Tremolords
6/19/2025 | 26m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Orlando four-piece band The Tremolords perform and record in the Melrose Audio Studio. Comprised of Dave Ewing on guitar and vocals, Ken Chiodini on drums and vocals, Aaron Zacktan on bass and vocals, and Terry Mooney on keys, the band also sat for an interview, where they talked about their shared history, their influences, memorable shows and more.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪♪ >>How can you go on thinking everything's okay?
>>From the second floo of the Orlando Public Library, welcome to Melrose in the Mix.
Our series of live recording sessions from here at the Melrose Center.
Hi, everyone.
I'm Jim Myers.
Today's session features the Tremolords from their appearance at the most recent Melrose Pop Festival.
Steeped in Orlando musi history, The Tremolords include former members of The Hate Bombs and deliver high energy, 60 inspired music with style and skill.
They've shared bills wit a number of musical luminaries, including the Woggles an Southern Culture on the Skids.
Consisting of Dav Ewing on guitar and vocals, Ken Chiodini on drums and vocals, Aaron Zacktan on bass and vocals, and Terry Mooney on keys, the ban also sat for a recent interview where they talked about their shared influences, their history and more.
♪♪ Girl you know that I love you so.
You know that I can't let go.
I hurt you so, it's driving me out of my mind.
Girl there's things that I wanna do, it seems like it's up to you.
I can't break through, it' driving me out of my mind mind mind mind Too much land has come between us, keeping us apart.
We can only find each other with an open heart.
Girl, there's so much I wanna do.
It seems like it's up to you.
I can't break through.
It's driving me out of my mind, mind, mind, mind, mind, mind.
Too much land between us.
Keeping us apart.
We can only find each other with an open heart.
Oh yeah.
♪♪ [SCREAMS] ♪♪ Too much land has come between us, keeping us apart.
We can only find each other with an open - too much land has-- >>Come between us.
>>Too much land can't-- >>Come between us.
>>Too much land won't-- >>Come between us.
>>With an open heart.
Shh.
We're in a library.
Shh, shh.
Hey, keep it down.
>>There's people studying over here.
>>Come on.
It's rock and roll time.
Let's go.
One, two, three, four!
♪♪ >>Gonna seek some action, gonna get some thrills.
Got a lot of excitement, little yellow pills.
Gonna go out, see the band, you know they're gonna soar.
>>And you know tha they are climbing to the light.
And you know that they aren't wasting any time.
>>And you know.
>>They could be happy.
>>And you know.
>>They will be happy when.
>>And you know.
>>They will be happy once again.
Oh, yeah.
Happy once again.
Uh-huh.
And you see it in their eyes.
Yeah.
You're wasting no more time.
Oh, no.
I kno there's something in their eyes.
I know they wasting any time.
>>And you know.
>>They can be happy.
>>And you know.
>>They will be happy when.
>>And you know.
>>They will be happy once again.
♪♪ And you see it in the eyes.
They wasted no more time.
♪♪ And you know that they are climbing to the light.
And you know that they aren't wasting any time.
>>And you know.
>>They can be happy.
>>And you know.
>>They will be happy when.
>>And you know.
>>They will be happy once again.
>>And you know.
>>They can be happy.
>>And you know.
>>They will be happy when.
>>And you know.
>>They will be happy once again.
♪♪ >>We rode the Hate Bombs name for a little while with Aaron-- >>Yeah.
>>Dave and I and Mick.
Mick was also a founding member of the Hate Bombs.
And then so once that kind of fizzled out, we said no more of the Hate Bombs.
Doesn't feel right without Scott Sugiuchi one of the founding members, being here.
It feels weir trying to play Hate Bomb songs.
So we changed it to th Tremolords somewhere around 18.
♪♪ You'd be the one for me if your love wasn't taken.
You'd be the one for me I hope that you are faking.
When you're out and you're holidng his hand at night.
I held umbrellas for you in stormy weather.
Does he do the same and does he do it better?
I'm not buying i based on the look in your eyes.
If he's not for you, it's time to take off that disguise.
♪♪ I see you out in the rain.
No umbrella is in sight.
Are those raindrops on your cheek, girl?
Or teardrops from your eye, eye, yeah!
♪♪ You'd be the one for me if... You'd be the one for me if... You'd be the one for me if... You'd be the one for me if... You'd be the one for me if your love wasn't taken.
You'd be the one for me if your love wasn't taken.
You'd be the one for me if your love wasn't taken.
You'd be the one for me if your love wasn't.
Tonight, I'll be with you tonight.
Make everything alright.
Make everything alright.
I'll be with you tonight.
We'll see it through tonight.
I'll make everything alright.
Alright, alright.
Alright.
♪♪ >>This song is about the other guy in that love triangle.
>>The answer to my call.
All right.
Ready?
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
I like walking hand in hand.
Youre my woman, Im your man the way it should be.
The way it should be.
I feel it when you hold me tight.
I tell you everything is all right the way it should be.
The way it should be.
The way it should be.
You are mine.
Oh you are mine.
I found out you were gone when I heard you in anothers song In the rain, another fella.
You were clutching his umbrella.
I thought I did it better bu I guess he got you wetter, oh!
♪♪ I found out you were gone when I heard you in another's song.
In the rain, another fella.
You were clutching his umbrella.
I thought I did it bette but I guess he got you wetter.
Now you're walking hand in hand, you're his woman, he's your man the way it should be.
>>Should be.
>>The way it should be.
I feel it when you hold him tight, I tell myself everything will be alright the way it should be.
>>Should be.
>>The way it should be.
>>Should be.
>>The way it should be.
>>Should be.
>>You're not mine.
Oh, you're not mine.
You're not mine.
Oh you're not mine.
>>Ken came up with that name.
>>Yeah.
So which is-- >>I love it.
>>So it's just tremol from the guitar sound, you know, and, you know, just jokingly calling ourselves the Lords.
So, you know, Lord Dave or Lord Terry, Lord Aaron.
>>Good Lord.
♪♪ Hey!
Ooh!
Ah!
Peze Twa!
♪♪ Hey!
Ooh!
Ah!
Peze Twa!
♪♪ Hey!
Ooh!
Ah!
Peze Twa!
♪♪ >>This is a new one called Gonna Take You Out Tonight.
Gonna take you out tonight.
Gonna take you out tonight.
Gonna take you out tonight.
Yeah yeah.
>>Yeah yeah.
>>Yeah yeah yeah yeah.
Gonna take you out tonight.
You know its gonna be alright.
A dinner and a movie, a dance would be real groovy, Im gonna take you out tonight.
Im gonna pick you up at eight.
Now hurry up dont be late.
I got so many things to do, planned just for me and you, Im gonna pick you up at eight.
I dream that you and me will always be.
Then I wake to find that its reality.
Gonna for your hand.
Gonna gonna be your man.
Im never gonna leave you, Im always gonna please you you know Im gonna be your man.
Alright now!
♪♪ Gonna take you out tonight.
Gonna take you out tonight.
Gonna take you out tonight.
Yeah yeah.
>>Yeah yeah.
>>Yeah yeah yeah yeah.
Now were all old and gray, I cant believe it to the day.
Lets go out like always do, having fun just me and you Im gonna pick you up at eight.
>>We just did this, Jim Fest for Jim Leatherman right at Will's on Friday.
And, you know, they started.
We started talking about.
Hey, they're having this thing.
It would be like, oh, wouldn't it be so cool to do a song for Jim?
So, so, like right then and there, I started formulating some lyrics you know, fleshed those out, but I couldn't figure out the music at all to save me.
So we went to a rehearsal and we just all started talking about it.
You guys started playing.
>>Well, I remember specifically he he was singing the song as it would go, but, the vocal was very, it was like it.
I was like, man, that song sounds like it's in the key of E. And so then I started playin this bass line in the key of E, and it was all E, with some, you know, notes in the, in the key of E and, and, I'm like, it's kind of goofy and they're like, no, it sounds awesome.
And then, Dave came up with the second part, and I think we wrote that song and like, we wrote the music for it.
And literally like maybe 5 or 10 minutes and, and, and it came together.
It was great.
>>So, you know, that's just that was a real full collaboration.
>>I think that's probably our first that's our-- >>First collaboration.
>>Collaboration.
♪♪ >>I see yo walk away dont walk too long.
I want you back baby to see this song.
I gotta see you shake it every night, its the only way that I feel alright.
I wanna see Sandra dancing all alone.
Woo!
Yay!
I cant explain it I just like it that way.
Cant explain it I just like it that way.
Happy happy happy birthday.
Cant explain it I just like it that way.
Your socks are low and your hips are showing.
Oh little girl yeah you got me going.
I like i when you lose your little mind.
You shake it, you shake it to the fun fun time.
I wanna see Sandra dancing all alone.
Woo!
Yeah!
[VOCALIZING] I wanna see Sandra dancing all alone.
Woo!
Hey.
The partys here, never losing.
The band is hip, its always moving.
Like the type of music when its playing real loud.
Serve up the drinks, loose up the crowd.
Cant explain it I just like it that way.
Cant explain it I just like it that way.
Cant explain it I just like it that way.
Cant explain it I just like it that way.
Cant explain it I just like it that way.
>>Man, just I just wanted to go away saying, you know, I didn't think I was going to like this or this or that, or I didn't know what I was going to see and then turning them around, like Terry said earlier, getting a new audience and then making them say, yeah, I like it you know, and I had a good time and maybe even start dancing.
>> Yeah, I was going to say we like to see people dance and move and yeah, have a great time.
And, you know hopefully it's, you know, it's it's it's, you know, worth their, their price of admission, and you know what I mean?
It's, just put on a great show and, entertain them.
>>Yeah.
Yeah, I think we do.
We we're a pretty high energy group.
You know, Dave does a lot of on stage stuff.
Aaron as well.
And, I think that having people have a great time.
Smile.
Remember our songs.
Want to come see us again, but just have fun.
>>Ooh.
>>I got a three speed glitter chopper cheetah skate passing by the popsicle stand.
Starburst cherry flavor, is it a favor melting in her hand.
Through my feathered haircut all I could see.
Through my feathered haircu all I could see, was an eyeball ringer and sticky little fingers in the sun blazing.
I ask my friends he name and this is what they said.
Her names Crazy she is crazy, dont let crazy, dont let crazy go straight to your head.
hand in the candy jar taking what she wants at the five and dime.
Shes got a bad reputation and all the attention she just stole mine.
All my friends are always talking me down.
They say dont try i cause shell make you a clown.
They were shocked to notice her coming up closer right next to me.
Now, since she took my hand.
This is what she said.
My names Crazy, I am crazy, so let crazy, so let crazy go straight to your head All my friends are sayin now what did you do?
Everything I did you didnt have the guts to do.
♪♪ I ask my friends he name and this is what they said.
Her names Crazy, she is crazy so let crazy, dont let crazy.
crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy Ahh Crazy's going straight to my head.
I wanna talk about her now.
Ahh, straight to my head.
Can't live without her now.
Ahh.
Straight to my head.
Crazy is amazing, crazy is amazing, crazy is amazing, crazys going straight to my head.
>>I actually was really surprised when I walked in.
I'm like, whoa, look at this very professional stage.
And and the lights were like, really ambient and it looked like a club.
It was really cool.
I was very surprised and-- >>The crew did a great job.
>>I was really stoked about it.
And then we, when we played the sho when we were playing and stuff.
It was neat to have the cameras rolling and, you know, we were just kind of doing our thing, and, it felt they felt great.
I mean, I had a I had a great time.
>>Yeah.
>>It was it was a blast.
♪♪ >>How can you go on thinking everything's okay?
Listen up girl to what Ive got to say.
Why you wanna push me til I wanna crack.
>>Quit it!
>>Then you want me to take you back.
>>Forget it!
>>Im going to find myself a new kind of love Gonna find myself a new kind of love.
Wont break my heart then tear it apart.
Leave it on the floor I cant take any more of the things you do, how you're so untrue and you never see what you do to me.
I cant take dissatisfaction.
Causing me this bad reaction.
Losing sleep every night Im so tired I cant fight.
Your love is no good for me.
Now go away, far far from me so I can save myself, a new kind of love ♪♪ Why yo wanna push me til I wanna crack.
>>Quit it!
>>Then you want me to take you back.
>>Forget it!
>>Im going to find myself a new kind of love Gonna find myself a new kind of love.
Wont break my heart then tear it apart.
Leave it on the floor I cant take any more of the things you do, how you're so untrue and you never see what you do to me.
I cant take dissatisfaction.
Causing me this bad reaction.
Losing sleep every night Im so tired I cant fight.
Your love is no good for me.
Now go away, far far from me so I can find myself, a new kind of love How can you go on thinking that there's nothing wrong?
Listen up girl to when I sing my song.
Why you wanna push me til I wanna crack.
>>Quit it!
>>Then you want me to take you back.
>>Forget it!
>>Im going to find myself a new kind of love Gonna find myself... >>Thanks for joining us for this episode of Melrose in the Mix featuring the Tremolords.
We'll see you again soon with another live recording session here in the Melrose Cente at the Orlando Public Library.


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