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Gabriel Rios — Ghostboy
Album: Ghostboy
Avg rating:
6.7

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Total ratings: 1216









Released: 2004
Length: 3:03
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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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...
Posted 1 year ago by fforgetso__    [ Reply ]
Great!! I never heard of him before.  Thanx RP!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Really good song from a great Album
Posted 3 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
Lighten up people! Crank the volume and tell someone you can dance, even if you can't.
Posted 4 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
I don't get the low rating. this is a fun and quirky tune. RP listeners CAN'T be that uptight. Can they?
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
never knew there were so many songs about living in the belly of a shark
Posted 6 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
ghostboy by jason mraz oops i mean gabriel rios
Posted 6 years ago by legacyofrob827    [ Reply ]
Love it ! 
Posted 7 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
More Gabriel Rios!!! One of the first artists I discovered thanks to RP. {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 8 years ago by luiso    [ Reply ]
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}
Posted 8 years ago by wolverine    [ Reply ]
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. 

 


Posted 9 years ago by w3weasel    [ Reply ]
{#Roflol}This is song is catchy and fun!  I love the vaguely salsa/conga rhythm vibe.
Posted 14 years ago by elgreenie1    [ Reply ]
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. 
Posted 15 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
a new song on repeat :)
Posted 15 years ago by aayana    [ Reply ]
Kinda fun.
Posted 15 years ago by derekd    [ Reply ]
Reminds me a bit of the Australian band The Cat's Empire
Posted 15 years ago by zuu111    [ Reply ]
 Chazar wrote:
Quite forgettable.


 
forget what? {#Jump}

i agree.
Posted 16 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
Quite forgettable.
Posted 16 years ago by Chazar    [ Reply ]
Ooh nice, haven't heard this in awhile!
Posted 16 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
Kinda reminds me of something from Flight of the Concords. Bret (Brit) is singing.
Posted 17 years ago by Lonestar    [ Reply ]
wow, his web site is pretty funky well done
Posted 17 years ago by davyjrshort    [ Reply ]
Definately digging on this. The lyrics rock, too
Posted 17 years ago by plaid    [ Reply ]
Awesome! Been too long since we've heard this tune.
Posted 17 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by EastSideErin    [ Reply ]
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".
Posted 17 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 17 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
Damn, I lost my stream just as this song came on... I hate it when that happens
Posted 17 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
anyone know how to go about getting this disk in the states? i cannot seem to find it anywhere
Posted 18 years ago by goder42    [ Reply ]
love it. love any song about being saved by rabies, with nods to both Pirates of Penzance and West Side Story. fantastic.
Posted 18 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
Wait a second...Gabriel Rios is male?
another snide remark from "90% of everything is crap".
Posted 18 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
"...gonna get myself connected...
Posted 18 years ago by eisbaer_67    [ Reply ]
Love this song. Awesomly random and...well..gross.
Posted 18 years ago by witchchild    [ Reply ]
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...
Posted 18 years ago by appy_monkey    [ Reply ]
what a surprise! 8/10!
Posted 18 years ago by Sobient    [ Reply ]
Thanks for putting a smile on my face RP, I needed that.
Posted 18 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
Wait a second...Gabriel Rios is male?
Posted 18 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
sandpebble wrote:
Too Cakey
But that is what makes it good. Cant wait to see Cake at GT.
Posted 18 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
Gabriel Rios is such an incredibly nice guy. I already like his music just because of that.
Posted 18 years ago by Angelof9    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 18 years ago by TobalMoreno    [ Reply ]
very nice
Posted 18 years ago by koegou    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by Seanovan    [ Reply ]
ladainty wrote:
Makes me wanna dance round my flat shaking my booty
Your flat wot? Why not put some air in it ?
Posted 18 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
I thought this was G. Love and the Special Sauce.
Posted 18 years ago by laprincessa    [ Reply ]
Too Cakey
Posted 18 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 18 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
Oooh, I like this!
Posted 18 years ago by istanbulbaby    [ Reply ]
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?
Posted 18 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
Wish Bill would play this more often! It's the first time I've heard it, and I give it a "7" right away.
Posted 18 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
Sounds like dull 70's soundtrack music to me.
Posted 18 years ago by plutodazed    [ Reply ]
fantastic! what a killer voice on this fellow.
Posted 18 years ago by janellish    [ Reply ]
holy cow! this sounds really good! i wonder where i can get a cd from... don' t have the album in itunes... anyone?
Posted 18 years ago by tupicetti    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 18 years ago by Jerry_Scott    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
Makes me wanna dance round my flat shaking my booty
Posted 18 years ago by ladainty    [ Reply ]
laprincessa wrote:
Sounds like G. Love.
Really?? Whoever it sounds like, it sounds good. I like...
Posted 18 years ago by byrd    [ Reply ]
UltraNurd wrote:
Why are you apologizing?
LOL i was just wondering that myself. don't be sorry for your opinion, bro.
Posted 18 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
babygirl614 wrote:
Sorry, but I like it. Good stuff, very catchy. And I like Manu Chao too.
Why are you apologizing?
Posted 19 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
Sorry, but I like it. Good stuff, very catchy. And I like Manu Chao too.
Posted 19 years ago by babygirl614    [ Reply ]
Sounds like G. Love.
Posted 19 years ago by laprincessa    [ Reply ]
brokemusician wrote:
Posted 19 years ago by strick    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
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' !
Posted 19 years ago by Bicky    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 19 years ago by Jimmy2000    [ Reply ]
What a horrible waste. Who is selecting these atrocious songs? Please-stop--
Posted 19 years ago by mxdcec    [ Reply ]
The more I listen to this, the catchier it gets. I like it!
Posted 19 years ago by Jimmy2000    [ Reply ]
i taste Cake here too, but it's tasty stuff
Posted 19 years ago by MisterVErb    [ Reply ]
Does anyone know where I can get this album in the US?
Posted 19 years ago by adi    [ Reply ]
good groove.
Posted 19 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
Excellent stuff!!! This is what I like, great music from bands I never ever heard of.... hmmmm!! :)
Posted 19 years ago by pyxxel    [ Reply ]
Great find Bill- keep up the jams for friday afternoon!
Posted 19 years ago by ralphcanoe    [ Reply ]
First time I've heard this and I love it! I'm chair dancing again! Thank you RP for another first.
Posted 19 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
Oooooh i like this. It's got groove. My ass is moving.
Posted 19 years ago by Poplars    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 19 years ago by kimmer    [ Reply ]
\:D/ Very Cake-ish. tastes a bit like 'Black Steel' by Tricky too.
Posted 19 years ago by orionblu    [ Reply ]
James Brown was the original superfreak...
Posted 19 years ago by carpwall    [ Reply ]