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Gabriel Rios — Ghostboy
Album: Ghostboy
Avg rating:
6.7

Your rating:
Total ratings: 1216









Released: 2004
Length: 3:05
Plays (last 30 days): 0
I was living in the belly of a shark
Seen what he was eating all the time
She pulled me out with her pirate sense of duty oh
she said you ve been living off the dark end blend
now its time to come out my friend, you thought
oh I ll never see the light but you were wrong
you just became the light
chorus: cause I am a ghost boy I don t
scare and I don t get no bellyaches
and I ll be eating sparrows
sitting on top of a tree
and as the days go by won t
you show me where to get them bellyaches
or I ll be eating marrow
straight from the bone
those days I had a coronary taste
falling from the tip of my tongue
she was looking for a little fun
and me I was the only one oh she said:
Big sewers filled with little kids,
west side story be the story of bids that go
high till they brake the sky.
They make bible stones seem old
Now all that can save me
Is my own rabies
So I bite my own self
and I quiet down like stealth again
All that can save me
is my own rabies
so I bite my own self
and I quiet down like stealth bombers
chorus: cause I am a ghost boy I don t
scare and I don t get no belly aches
and I ll be eating sparrows
sitting on top of a tree
and as the days go by won t
you show me where to get them bellyaches
or I ll be here like pharaohs
forever on my own
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Another international product we Belgians like to claim as 'our own' (please let us have this, there's already so much stupidity in this country we could use the uplift).
I have this one at 6, because there are some absolutely beautiful pearls of genius from this man so I know better. 

Might just make a suggestion @B&R for the first time in 20 years after all...
Great!! I never heard of him before.  Thanx RP!
Really good song from a great Album
Lighten up people! Crank the volume and tell someone you can dance, even if you can't.
I don't get the low rating. this is a fun and quirky tune. RP listeners CAN'T be that uptight. Can they?
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
never knew there were so many songs about living in the belly of a shark
 
Really, there can't be any room for playing a guitar in there, plus it's too dark to write down any lyrics.
never knew there were so many songs about living in the belly of a shark
ghostboy by jason mraz oops i mean gabriel rios
Love it ! 
More Gabriel Rios!!! One of the first artists I discovered thanks to RP. {#Dancingbanana_2}
Thought that this was a new song from Beck, so I had to go to the computer to check. It wasn't him, but I'm liking it anyway.{#Laughing}
Broad Daylight

Back In The Old Days, Tight Like A Fight,
Used To Hang With The Devil In The Broad Daylight
We Had A Route, A Walkabout,
Until We Had A Row, A Kind Of Falling Out
He Showed Me The Low, Showed Me The Down
Called It The Happy Low Down
We Used To Rock Some Tunes With A Guy Named Lloyd
Lloyd Still Got Them Polaroid's

Jelani wrote:
Is this the same band that has all the little kids singing in a song?
I kind of like this,that.
Kind of quirky and not serious enough to balk at. 

 


{#Roflol}This is song is catchy and fun!  I love the vaguely salsa/conga rhythm vibe.
Is this the same band that has all the little kids singing in a song?
I kind of like this,that.
Kind of quirky and not serious enough to balk at. 
a new song on repeat :)
Kinda fun.
Reminds me a bit of the Australian band The Cat's Empire
 Chazar wrote:
Quite forgettable.


 
forget what? {#Jump}

i agree.
Quite forgettable.
Ooh nice, haven't heard this in awhile!
Kinda reminds me of something from Flight of the Concords. Bret (Brit) is singing.
wow, his web site is pretty funky well done
Definately digging on this. The lyrics rock, too
Awesome! Been too long since we've heard this tune.
Oh come on. I thought it was a She until I read about him. I'm sure we're not the only ones. And notice a few comments further down that physicsgenius actually talks about obtaining the album. 25demayo wrote:
another snide remark from "90% of everything is crap".
Jacksonstat wrote:
Damn, I lost my stream just as this song came on... I hate it when that happens
I am reporting the same problem.
Damn, I lost my stream just as this song came on... I hate it when that happens
anyone know how to go about getting this disk in the states? i cannot seem to find it anywhere
love it. love any song about being saved by rabies, with nods to both Pirates of Penzance and West Side Story. fantastic.
physicsgenius wrote:
Wait a second...Gabriel Rios is male?
another snide remark from "90% of everything is crap".
"...gonna get myself connected...
Love this song. Awesomly random and...well..gross.
Something I can really dance to in front of my mirror, but what was that crazy talk about sharks and marrow. ABBA did a much better version of this...
what a surprise! 8/10!
Thanks for putting a smile on my face RP, I needed that.
Wait a second...Gabriel Rios is male?
sandpebble wrote:
Too Cakey
But that is what makes it good. Cant wait to see Cake at GT.
Gabriel Rios is such an incredibly nice guy. I already like his music just because of that.
Great stuff. Got this in my car, just rockin' out on the way to work to it. Sounds even better with a very large sub.
very nice
ladainty wrote:
Makes me wanna dance round my flat shaking my booty
Your flat wot? Why not put some air in it ?
I thought this was G. Love and the Special Sauce.
Too Cakey
physicsgenius wrote:
I'm definitely going to have to "buy" this album. The only other song RP has played by her ("Broad Daylight") also rocked. Great syncopatic beat. What's a "ghostboy atom" though?
I believe the line is "I'm a ghostboy; I don't...", but "I don't" is said really quickly.
Oooh, I like this!
I'm definitely going to have to "buy" this album. The only other song RP has played by her ("Broad Daylight") also rocked. Great syncopatic beat. What's a "ghostboy atom" though?
Wish Bill would play this more often! It's the first time I've heard it, and I give it a "7" right away.
Sounds like dull 70's soundtrack music to me.
fantastic! what a killer voice on this fellow.
holy cow! this sounds really good! i wonder where i can get a cd from... don' t have the album in itunes... anyone?
ladainty wrote:
Makes me wanna dance round my flat shaking my booty
I guess that that is better than dancing around shaking your flat booty.
Makes me wanna dance round my flat shaking my booty
laprincessa wrote:
Sounds like G. Love.
Really?? Whoever it sounds like, it sounds good. I like...
UltraNurd wrote:
Why are you apologizing?
LOL i was just wondering that myself. don't be sorry for your opinion, bro.
babygirl614 wrote:
Sorry, but I like it. Good stuff, very catchy. And I like Manu Chao too.
Why are you apologizing?
Sorry, but I like it. Good stuff, very catchy. And I like Manu Chao too.
Sounds like G. Love.
brokemusician wrote:
Yeah mister Gabriel Rios on RP! He's original from Puerto Rico, but lives already 8 years in Belgium, first in Brussels and now in Ghent. The past year he's become very popular due to heavy tour-schedule. He's sometimes called the Belgian Manu Chao ;-) This is the title track, other good ones are 'Broad daylighr' (very Eeels), 'Bones Bugalu' and 'Carlito' !
adi wrote:
Does anyone know where I can get this album in the US?
Check out www.musicstack.com. Good source for obscure stuff, although I have never bought through them personally.
What a horrible waste. Who is selecting these atrocious songs? Please-stop--
The more I listen to this, the catchier it gets. I like it!
i taste Cake here too, but it's tasty stuff
Does anyone know where I can get this album in the US?
good groove.
Excellent stuff!!! This is what I like, great music from bands I never ever heard of.... hmmmm!! :)
Great find Bill- keep up the jams for friday afternoon!
First time I've heard this and I love it! I'm chair dancing again! Thank you RP for another first.
Oooooh i like this. It's got groove. My ass is moving.
I reserve the right to up my rating of 7 at any time. I have a feeling this one is going to grow on me.
\:D/ Very Cake-ish. tastes a bit like 'Black Steel' by Tricky too.
James Brown was the original superfreak...