The Hard Taco Project
is a Simple Concept

I will write and record one song a month,
every month, until I am dead



I have been doing this since
1993 and so far my health is good.

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It's Funny, You and Me

Vlad: It's funny, you and me.
Lisa: What's funny, Vlad
Vlad: You know... people. I don't know, Lisa. I mean, a year ago, I never thought I would ever meet a girl like you... (pause)... Lisa
Lisa: Yes, Vlad
Vlad: Oh, nothing. (Pause) Lisa
Lisa: Yes, Vlad
Vlad: Do you want to...
Lisa: Oh, yes, Vlad!

Vlad:
But she's not even pure Proletariat!
Can I spurn mother Russia for this
My resemblance to Judas Iscariat
Grows with each kiss...

Lisa, I think that I love you!
Or is it Russia that I love
Lisa, I've been dreaming of you!
Or is it Marx I'm dreaming of

Both:
Now the Cold War's over,
We can be together!
We'll build a house somewhere in Maine
And give the dog a Russian name
I'm so overjoyed, I can't explain!


(Jeff Bercovici - co-author)

No recording available
Copyright 1994 Zach London

It's a Gas

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From "Ground Beef"

It's a gas!
How much longer can it last
Close your eyes, this too will pass
Oh yeah.
It's a gas!
It's what she said when we met last
She told me she's got party fever
I believe her, I believe her yeah!
It's a gas!
Oh, yeah
Yeah.

One, I wonder what you'd say
If two, I took your breath away
Can you three-member
The eu-four-ia that day
Well, G, I guess it's too late now
But A, it's all right anyhow
'Cause S, there's something special
In the way you look tonight, all right, oh yeah!
It's a gas!
Oh, yeah
Yeah.

Monday, I should call her up
It's Tuesday worth a shot
Wednesday I feel brave enough
Now it's Thursday maybe not!
Friday I forgot
Saturday now there's a thought
Then ring a ring ring ring goes my receiver
Now I know that I can't leave her
My God, it's party fever again!
Yeah, yeah!

It's a gas. How much longer can it last
It's a gas. How much longer can it last

It's a gas. How much longer can it last
It's an outbreak of the outrageous
Party fever is contagious yeah!
It's a gas! Oh, yeah.
Yeah, it's a gas!


(Jon Greenlee - drums, bass, guitar solo
Marsha Loeb - backup vocals
Lauren London - backup vocals)

Copyright 2000 Zach London

It's a Boy

Princess:
Oh, I've been gifted by the god of the Nile!
I want a dog, I got a boy,
But maybe he'll amuse me a while.
I can dress him up and make him look good,
Train him well and groom him
And do all the things a good owner should.

It's a boy, oh boy!
Now I've got a boy!
It's a boy, oh boy!
Now I've got a boy!
It's a boy, oh boy!
Now I've got a boy!
It's... a... boy! Oy!

Servant:
The reeds are swaying in the watery blue
And a smile grows on the princess's face.
She's found another pet to add to her zoo,
Her opacity is such a disgrace.

She's the most fickle woman I've ever known
Meanwhile, I'd die to have a child of my own
Guess that I'm destined to live all alone.

My one desire, all I've wanted for years,
I am so overwhelmed with joy.
I can hardly tell his gender through these tears,
But I think this water-baby's a boy!

Hush baby, baby, finally someone is near.
The god of motherhood has made my future clear
I want to shout to that the world can hear.


(Maury Loeb - co-author
Mitch Rotter - co-author)

Copyright 1993 Zach London

Introduction

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From "Sleepy Hollow: The Rock Opera"

A pleasing land of drowsy head it was,
Of dreams that wave before the half-shut eye;
And of gay castles in the clouds that pass,
Forever flushing round a summer sky.


(Dave Fernandes - drums
Lauren London - vocals
Vanessa Zimmerman - vocals)

Lyrics from "Castles of Indolence" by James Thomson
Music Copyright 1997 Zach London

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