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Friday, April 25, 2025
Ithaka "The Day Was Hot" produced by Mario Caldato (Beastie Boys)
Ithaka "The Day Was Hot" produced by Mario Caldato (Beastie Boys)
https://open.spotify.com/track/3U3NZM... Ithaka's "The Day Was Hot" (produced by Mario Caldato Jr.) was included on the 1998 compilation called Tejo Beat released by Nortesul Records (Portugal) in association with Antena 3 radio and Expo 98 (The 1998 World's Fair). The track was vocalized written by Ithaka Darin Pappas (lyrics) with music by Arkam Hi-Fi who selected the vinyl samples. There was also a live bass played by the famous Portuguese musician/producer Carlos Barretto.
Mario Caldato Jr. has produced albums by
the Beastie Boys, Seu Jorge, Jack Johnson, Marcelo D2 (Brazil), etc etc.
Lyrics by: Ithaka Darin Pappas
published by Ravenshark Music/ASCAP/North Music Group (USA)
Did you ever kill anyone?
Not exactly.
The day was hot, too hot for fun
Ninety-eight in the sun, One twenty-one in the sun
Boarding down to a job interview
Unemployed, no that not new
At red light, Pico/Fairfax
Laid homeless drunk in my path
Wrinkled face, big beard and belly
Peacefully passed out, kind of smelly
Dinosaur-breath, lion-like snore
Dreams all night liquor stores
Roasting like Christmas turkey
Soon to become a stick of hobo-jerkey
THE DAY WAS HOT THE DAY WAS HOT
THE DAY WAS HOT THE DAY WAS HOT
THE DAY WAS HOT TOO HOT FOR FUN
NINETY-EIGHT IN SHADE, ONE-TWENTY-ONE IN THE SUN
COULD’VE SAVED HIS LIFE, KNEW THAT I COULD
SHOULD’VE SAVED HIS LIFE, KNEW THAT I SHOULD
BUT SOMEONE ELSE’LL HELP (WHO ) GOT TIME TO KILL
GOTTA GET THIS JOB, GOTTA PAY MY BILLS
THE DAY WAS HOT, THE DAY WAS HOT
Meeting for 3:00, was 2:15 Time (enough) to be Samaritine
Don’t get involved, (I) thought, ain’t my business
It wadn’t my fault, god be my witness
Could’ve dragged him out of the sun
Into the shade of some nearby shrub
Someone’ll help (who) got time to kill
But got to get this job to pay my bills
Light turned green, I’m on my way
But for big-belly drunk not a good day
The job, the job, the job had been taken
It’d been for nothing that I’d been baking
THE DAY WAS HOT THE DAY WAS HOT
THE DAY WAS HOT THE DAY WAS HOT TOO HOT FOR FUN
NINETY-EIGHT IN SHADE, ONE-TWENTY-ONE IN THE SUN
COULD’VE SAVED HIS LIFE, KNEW THAT I COULD
SHOULD’VE SAVED HIS LIFE, KNEW THAT I SHOULD
BUT SOMEONE ELSE’LL HELP (WHO ) GOT TIME TO KILL
GOTTA GET THIS JOB TO PAY MY BILLS THE DAY WAS HOT
Hour later, back at the corner
Now taped off in yellow border
In the middle man still asleep
But now his snores and dreams ceased
He done run out of his life’s lease
And while I dazed in confused thought
They put him in a truck and hauled him off
Like a dead dog with no tag
Nameless, buried in vagabond rags
His old leather face I will never forget
Another debit on my karmic debt
THE DAY WAS HOT
Missed my cue, life to save
For big-belly drunk not a good day
THE DAY WAS HOT THE DAY WAS HOT THE DAY WAS HOT
THE DAY WAS HOT THE DAY WAS HOT THE DAY WAS HOT TOO HOT FOR FUN
NINETY-EIGHT IN SHADE, ONE-TWENTY-ONE IN THE SUN COULD’VE SAVED HIS LIFE, KNEW THAT I COULD SHOULD’VE SAVED HIS LIFE, KNEW THAT I SHOULD
BUT SOMEONE ELSE’LL HELP (WHO ) GOT TIME TO KILL
GOTTA GET THIS JOB, TO PAY MY BILLS
THE DAY WAS HOT, THE DAY WAS HOT
Participam no disco: Cool Hipnoise, Da Weasel, Primitive Reason, Ithaka com Arkham Hi*Fi, Boss AC, Flood, Blasted Mechanism, Zen, Blind Zero e Ornatos Violeta.
Editado em 1998, no âmbito da Expo ‘98, o disco é composto por temas inéditos, que exploram o hip hop, o rock alternativo, a electrónica e o ska.
Henrique Amaro recordou o disco no 20º aniversário: • "Tejo Beat" | Henrique Amaro recorda ...
STREAMING
Spotify: http://bit.ly/SpotifyTejoBeat98
iTunes/Apple Music: http://bit.ly/Apple-TejoBeat98
Youtube: http://bit.ly/YoutubeTejoBeat98
ALINHAMENTO:
1. Intro: • Intro | Colectânea "Tejo Beat", 1998 ...
2. Cool Hipnoise – Change: • Cool Hipnoise - Change | Colectânea "...
3. Da Weasel – Produto Habitual: • Da Weasel - Produto Habitual | Colect...
4. Primitive Reason – Quando Uno Pisa Un Caracol: • Primitive Reason - Quando Uno Pisa Un...
5. Ithaka com Arkham Hi*Fi – The Day Was Hot: • Ithaka com Arkham Hi*Fi - The Day Was...
6. Boss AC – It's All Right: • Boss AC - It's All Right | Colectânea...
7. Flood – Viaje Universal: • Flood - Viaje Universal | Colectânea ...
8. Blasted Mechanism – Thick Tongue: • Blasted Mechanism - Thick Tongue | Co...
9. Zen – Air: • Zen - Air | Colectânea "Tejo Beat", 1...
10. Blind Zero – The Wire: • Blind Zero - The Wire | Colectânea "T...
11. Ornatos Violeta – Tempo De Nascer: • Ornatos Violeta - Tempo de Nascer | C...
Produzido por Mário Caldato Jr., Mário Barreiros
Ideia e Direcção artística: Henrique Amaro
Gravado e misturado por Mário Caldato Jr., Mário Barreiros nos Estúdios Valentim de Carvalho em Paço de Arcos (Julho 1998)
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