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I Love Hamburgers

by Joe Giacoio

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Pigs 03:26
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No Place Like Home 03:10
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Long Story Short 03:33
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I Love Hamburgers 02:50
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In Gods Image 03:27
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LA 02:18
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Barometer 03:33
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Perhaps 02:40
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Get Back To Work 02:55
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Jury Of My Peers 03:10
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I Love Hamburgers is the third release by New Jersey based songwriter Joe Giacoio.

On this album Joe’s quirky and often humorous songs are showcased in a gorgeous Folk/Americana/Country setting. The CD was produced by flat-picking champion and multi-instrumentalist Bob Harris (Johnny Cash, Vassar Clements) who also plays guitar, mandolin, banjo and other instruments.

The album features special guests Gary Oleyar on fiddle (Loggins and Messina), Dobro player Rob Ickes (Blue Highway) and Michael Ronstadt on cello, among others.

I Love Hamburgers covers topics such as geographical cures, Life’s Big Questions and “Don’t try this at home” courtship techniques. The title track contains the most oddball (and unsuccessful) declaration of love ever heard: “I love you more than old guitars, Planet of the Apes and baseball cards / I love you more than hamburgers / and I LOVE hamburgers.”

Giacoio’s talent for more serious writing is evident in "In Gods Image" which tells the true story of a New York City mother who publicly forgave the boys who killed her son in a hate crime. This song was almost removed from the album after the June 2015 Charleston Shootings, as Joe feared that the degree of evil done in Charleston precluded any possibility of an equivalent act of mercy and that the song would now seem too simplistic and naive. However, the South Carolina victims' parents courageously then did the exact same thing.

"Barometer" explores the intersection of magical thinking, depression and meteorology. Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. Except the character in this song.

credits

released April 1, 2016

Bob Harris: Acoustic Guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, percussion,
keys, background vocals
Gary Oleyar: Fiddle
Lucy Clark: Background vocals
Michael Ronstadt: Cello
Rob Ickes: Dobro
Rusty Holloway: Standup bass

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As a young child in the Bronx, Joe Giacoio was abandoned in a music store and raised by a pack of acoustic guitars. This explains a lot. But seriously, Joe has won awards for his unique guitar playing style and quirky songwriting. His national TV debut was on “Up All Night with Rhonda Shear” on the USA Network. Joe has been featured on the nationally syndicated Dr. Demento radio show. ... more

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