Secret Weapon (1997)

by Larry Hirshberg

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Grace Decker and I had a little duo, Th' Spectacles, from 1994-1999. Here's a song I wrote, which was new at the time, that we were rehearsing along with a bunch of other tunes, in preparation for the recording of our record, Green Under Blue. This track, recorded on a couple of cheap mics set up in the room at a rehearsal, didn't make the record for one reason or another, and also, if I remember correctly, didn't get much live play in our remaining couple of years, either. Just found this tape, cleaned it up as best as i could, and am posting here, for YOU, and for posterity. So. Many. Songs.

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Secret weapon

You're my secret weapon
Protection beyond compare
Certain situations
I'm really glad you're there
You're my secret weapon
Firepower with no end
When I need them to love me
I unleash you on my friends

Chorus:
When I feel threatened
You teach them a lesson
My secret weapon is you

No need to conceal you
You look harmless enough
But people tell the stories
Of the times when you got tough
No need to conceal you
You're shining even when you hide
When I feel surrounded
You go off on all sides

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released February 13, 2020
Grace Decker - Fiddle and Vocals
Larry Hirshberg - Song, Guitar, and Vocals

Thanks to Ryan Rukavina for the mastering help in 2020.

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