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"UFO Baby" 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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UFO Baby

People ask about life on Mars
you shoulda seen the girl I met at the bar
wasn’t like anyone I met before
no, she wasn’t like the girl next door.
Asked her name, she said, “Janet.”
She was from another planet

My babe drives me crazy
My babe is a little spacey
My babe’s got a spaceship maybe.
My baby my baby

We went out on a Friday night
She arrived by a beam of light
It was dating science fiction
my heart had an alien affliction.
She said baby let’s elope
to a place only seen by telescope

My babe drives me crazy
My babe is a little spacey
My babe’s got a spaceship maybe.
My baby my baby

Ours was a strange alliance,
dating her was rocket science.
When we kissed I felt like Captain Kirk
but in the end it wouldn’t work
When we broke up there were tears
for the distance between us was light years.

My babe drives me crazy
My babe is a little spacey
My babe’s got a spaceship maybe.
My baby my baby

My babe Not William Macy
My babe Not Kevin Spacey
My babe Not John Wayne Gacy

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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
Additional vocals by Matt Wojcik

Recorded and Mixed by Matt Wojcik at The Warren, Frostburg, MD

Mastered by Mass Giorgini

Artwork by Jared Scheerer

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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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