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Cortez the Killer

by Steve Blaque

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Recorded late August into September 2022 this song was really meant as a warm up to the new studio environment for the upcoming album Blaquelatito. The song is on the album, but i chose to release as a single.
All guitars bass and vocals by Steve Blaque

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Cortez the Killer
a Neil Young Song

He came dancing across the water
With his galleons and guns
Looking for the new world
In that palace in the sun
On the shore lay Montezuma
With his cocoa leaves and pearls
In his halls, he often wandered
With the secrets of the worlds
And his subjects gathered round him
Like the leaves around a tree
In their clothes of many colors
For the angry gods to see
And the women all were beautiful
And the men stood straight and strong
They offered life in sacrifice
So that others could go on
Hate was just a legend
And war was never known
The people worked together
And they lifted many stones
They carried them to the flatlands
And they died along the way
But they built up with their bare hands
What we still can't build today
And I know she's living there
And she loves me to this day
I still can't remember when
Or how I lost my way
Cortez, Cortez
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer

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released October 11, 2022
llargo the cat for his inspiration beyond the grave

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Steve Blaque Beijing, China

Steve Blaque singer, songwriter, Producer and engineer and owner of Darktrunk Recording (formerly Forbidden City Studio Beijing) also performs in an unplugged environment with his favorite flavors of Indie and Grunge. Blaque has always said ''you don't need distortion to be grunge and you don't need twang to be Indie''. ... more

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