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Downtown Queen City

from This Close to Vertigo by The Downstrokes

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"Downtown Queen City" also appears on the full-length album "This Close to Vertigo." Download of this track is available FREE or name your price thanks to the generous support of The Maryland State Arts Council.

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Downtown Queen City

On Baltimore Street the kids wanna get high
On Baltimore Street they struggle to get buy
High school dropouts out getting stoned
They say it’s better than being stuck at home
They’re hanging out out on the mall
Looking fragile but ready to bawl

Downtown Queen City / Downtown

On Baltimore Street a girl give me the eye
Can’t say she wants me or just to cry
A woman complains about her bad boyfriend
Seems like her troubles will never end
Three blocks away though she goes ignored
By the shoppers in boutique stores

Downtown Queen City / Downtown

On Baltimore Street I see the Queen City Queens
On Baltimore St trying to make the scene
Pawning stuff, someone’s trying to score
I see the dichotomy ‘tween the rich and the poor
I hear a train and it’s leaving town
with its legacy and its tarnished crown

Downtown Queen City / Downtown

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from This Close to Vertigo, released September 29, 2023
Gerry LaFemina: Vocals, Guitars
Robin Summerfield: Guitars, Vocals
Kyle Wagoner: Drums, Vocals
Greg Wood: Bass, Vocals

Recorded and Mixed by Dan Stevens at Trending Higher Studios, Corriganville, MD

Mastered by Mass Giorgini

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The Downstrokes Frostburg, Maryland

Featuring Gerry LaFemina on vocals and guitars, Kyle Wagoner on drums, Robin Summerfield lead guitars and Greg Wood on bass, the band has become a cornerstone of a resurgent Western Maryland punk scene.

Former Members:
Aaron Hoel
Michael Holland
Greg Kerr
Bill Poorbaugh
Leigh Abraham ... more

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