Tag: Lies

My Sunday Song – “King of Deceit” by Aldo Nova

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For My Sunday Song #357, we are talking about another recent release of Aldo’s called “King of Deceit” from his upcoming Rock Opera – ‘The Life & Times of Eddie Gage’. In 2022, he released a 10 song E.P. showcasing some of the 25 tracks on the over 2 hour Opera. This was one of the really cool songs on the album. The song and I believe instrument might have been played solely by Aldo Nova himself.

The album tells the story about a guy that sells his sole to the Devil to be a rock star and lyrically, this song is coming from the perspective of the Devil. The devil’s name is Ratl Ayida who was sent to Eddie (the rock star) by the CEO of the Deedalus Records, M.F. Stophalis, to corrupt him as felt Eddie would be his downfall. He is telling the Eddie not to trust him as he will lie to him and blind him from the truth. He will even cheat him since he is the “King of Deceit”. The singer is in such a bad place he is mesmerized by the trappings of the fame he could receive and he falls for the lies hook, line and sinker. He does tell Eddie that he will take it away as fast as he handed it to him, but the singer still goes along.

Musically, it is very dramatic with string orchestration and a beautiful, yet dark piano accompaniment. The song isn’t a rocker, it is a slower temple and the vocals are purposely almost sung in a spoken voice technique as he tells Eddie what is going to happen. The piano that is behind the vocals is so creepy and eerie as is all the music. It lets you know there is something evil going on with the story. I really loved it and can’t wait for the whole album to finally hit the shelves.

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My Sunday Song – “Rumors of You” by Aldo Nova

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For My Sunday Song #356, “Rumors of You” off Aldo Nova’s third album from 1985 called “Twitch” is our song topic today. “Rumors of You” was the first single from the album but didn’t chart anywhere that I am aware, but that doesn’t take away from how good the song really is. On this album Aldo was, I would guess, talked in to using outside writers and I would say the record label had a lot to do with this album, but this song is solely written by Aldo and for that, it is more of who he is then maybe the other songs…in my opinion.

The song is a power ballad and it is about a man who learns about his girlfriend and her cheating ways. I believe he was hurt by her cheating, but more upset that he had to learn from others and not directly from her. The song is a big FU to her and letting her know he is walking out the door. The girl comes in and tries to tell him that the rumors are all lies, butI don’t believe he believes her at all because maybe she’s done it before.

Musically, the is duet with the singer Fiona. Before she sang with Kip Winger, she did a stint with Aldo. The song is very synth based and the drums are electronic which normally I would hate, but Aldo has a way of making them feel like they belong with the song. It is a ballad and Aldo’s vocals drenched with the emotion needed for the pain that is felt on the cheating. The chorus is powerful and has all the energy a great power ballad has. Fiona’s vocals fit so nicely with Aldo and you want to believe her, but you know she’s lying trying to cover her ass. The production on the album was a little lacking and the song is dated in the Miami Vice 80’s, but I still love it just the same.

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