Nattie's Greatest (YouTube) Hits

by Natasha Sanchez

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God and Gas Stations, Strippers and Arthritis, Walmart and Technology. Welcome to my living contradictions...
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released 13 May 2011
all songs written by Natasha Sanchez and performed by her one woman band "Natasha & her Nattie Concepts"

Recorded in New Orleans at Blue Velvet Studios

For more information on photography and shows, check out
www.nattie-concepts.com

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tags: acoustic natasha sanchez arthritis comedy facebook folk jesus nattie concepts new orleans singer-songwriter strippers technology walmart New Orleans

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Being a photographer, the witty ditties that I write and perform are nothing more than musical snapshots of ordinary ... more moments with extraordinary consequences. My life has changed at the DMV. I've had spiritual validation at Walgreens & and a Baton Rouge gas station. I've found peace with my inherited arthritis at a stripper store.
And I curse technology, but love it all the same. Sigh.. less

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Track Name: Jesus' Love
I grew up Catholic and I went to mass.
I learned of Jesus and Genesis.
I heard the 10 Commandments and I learned right from wrong.
I learned that you can sin, repent, and then you're absolved.

Over the years, though, I left those ways.
No longer in church, but i worship everyday.
I praise the sun and the rising moon,
My prayers are answered when they come back soon!

I feel the life and the spirit all around,
But still I'm surprised when Jesus is found
At a gas station in Baton Rouge,
I was filling my tank when approached by a few..

Of Jesus' followers (their shirts said so)
One of them converged while my tank was low.
He said he could show, God's Love to me,
By washing my Toyota Corolla for - free.

Well I didn't know, that my car had told,
That I was unworthy of Jesus' Love.
I don't have a sticker that proclaims my faith,
There's nothing that says "Honk for Jesus Today."

I guess 2,000 years after his birth,
You gotta have visual proof of your worth.
Maybe something flashy like a sticker or a shirt.
Baby, show your love with a car wash first...

I declined and drove my sinful car back to town.
But I was wondering if Jesus' Love was around.
But why would he love someone like me -
Someone who drives in a car so dirty.

I decided not to worry my purty little head.
No, I decided to drive Uptown instead.
I saw the sunset as I drove towards The Fly,
and I felt the Peace and Love as I watched the moon rise.

So my car might be dirty and my sins are unclean,
But I found love at the end of Magazine.
I said my car might be dirty, my sins are unclean,
But I found love at the end of Magazine.
Track Name: Arthritic Stripper
Amelie needed some stripper heels,
so she called me, her gal pal, said "I'll make you a deal.
Come with me, downtown,
And then, afterwards, I'll by the next round."

I met her at the Hustler store,
we stood across the street, scared of the door.
We made our way in and to our delight,
it was not too shabby, in fact it was alright.

We saw pretty things that we liked,
Amelie found a wall full of 6 inch spikes.
I looked around while she tried on shoes,
until i found something that I could use -
there were long black gloves, elbow high,
but i couldnt try them on because of my - arthritis.

My grandmother on my mother's side,
She had a heart full of love - hands full of arthritis.
She worked those hands and she never complained,
That's the blood running through my veins.

My grandmother on my father's side,
She was full of quick wit and had a creative mind.
She made a stripper doll for a lonely friend,
Her yarn and charm now comfort him.

So that's the blood running through my veins,
I'll take my arthritis and I won't complain.
I'll use my grandmas' crazy wit, and I'll find some way
to deal with it.

Back at Hustler Amelie got her shoes.
In black patent leather, man, she's looking good.
We made our way back to the car,
First we stretched our legs, because we had to walk far.

I try to stay active because I'm not 21.
Thank god for that, now I can have some fun.
I like to observe how time has changed.
Fear goes away; nothing stays the same.

I used to be a cowgirl
That I remember,
But now I find myself an -
arthritic stripper.

(c) N. Sanchez 2011
Track Name: Facebook Blues
Zully rang my cell phone up one day,
Her voicemail said "I've got something to say.
Give me a call, when you're free,
You're gonna wanna hear this news from me."

I sent her a text said 'that's might fine,
I'll give you a buzz when I get some time.'
It took half an hour to send those words.
Why I think it's easier, it's absurd.

A couple days later I saw her online.
I thought I'd send a chat,
But there was still no time.
Then I found out that she got engaged -
from a friend who was on her Facebook page.

Because we're not connected on a social network,
And I didn't call back, I didn't hear it first.
So that's how I heard Zully's news.
Now I got me some Facebook blues.

These days we're reduced to Twitters and Tweets,
Surrounded by walls where Facebook greets,
All 1,000 of our friends,
Even though we don't know half of them.

MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and Text,
Life in 140 characters or less.
Track Name: Pennies from Wal-Mart
I don't know why I go there, I guess they've got me good.
They've built a Wal-Mart in my neighborhood.
Sometimes I'll stop in, on my way home,
I'll get cheap supplies, and cheap cat food.

One afternoon, one large crowd.
Why does it always have to be so friggin' loud?
I stood in line I put my items on the counter.
And then the cashier said, "I can't weigh your bananas."

A sign could have helped, so I wouldn't wait all day,
Just to be told, "Take your bananas and go away."
I found another line, I waited a long time
And then I found another one that was gettin' things done.

It rang to $5.26, I gave her $6.01, even said "75 cents please", and then I'll be done.
But what did she do? She gave me the wrong change.
74 cents back fell in my hand with a *clang*.
I didn't even bother to correct the cashier,
I was just happy to escape, this Wal-mart hemisphere.

But out in the parking lot, karma got me good,
I'm going to pay the price for going to the Wal-mart in my hood.
I only needed a few items, a container of milk, a loaf of bread, and a sitck of butter.

I forgot the butter, I have to go back in.
This is retribution for my Wal-mart sin.
I waited in the same line, it was moving really fast!
Then suddenly, it stopped, and i knew this was bad.

The cashier was out of pennies and she wouldn't give change,
I couldn't help but feel that I was partially to blame,
Because she gave me her last pennies and I didn't even care,
And now I'm back in her line - I'm gonna live there!

So what did I learn?
It's what I always knew.
But learning from mistakes,
Is what I always do.

I may have spent less,
But all that I got,
Was more time lost,
And pennies from Wal-mart.
Track Name: My Apology to Technology
This is my apology to technology,
I've talked so bad about you in the past.
I've cursed your name and I've said that you're to blame
For many disconnections in the world.

But truth be told, you've come through when i've needed you,
And because of you my driving record is clean.
See I went to a hearing for a ticket, no not speeding,
It was for parking in a metered zone.

I told the judge I paid by the phone payment way,
I even showed the records of my calls.
She said that that won't fly, told me that I must comply,
I must pay the ticket in full.

Desperately I cried "Wait! I've got a text that states
The payment confirmation in full."
She took it in her hand, said "Okay, show me again"
Then, "Yes this text it tells me truth."

This is my apology to technology,
I've talked so bad about you in the past.
I've cursed your name and I've said that you're to blame
For many disconnections in the world.

So I hope that technology will accept my apology
For talkin' so bad in the past.
Maybe now I'll try just to be a little nice,
And recognize the good it can be.

This is my apology to technology
Maybe someday we'll be friends.
Though I don't really see that happening.
But maybe oh just maybe we'll be friends.