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YOU ARE ALWAYS RIGHT b​/​w UP TO YOU (Single)

by Rich Arithmetic

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You Are Always Right Words & Music by Richard Horton © Hortones, 2021, BMI CHORUS: You are always right – Tick tick tock, your mind is working overtime You are always right – Knock, knock, knock -- the middle of the night You always catch me in this situation (wrong location now) And you are always right You are always right Your seeing-eye shoes pique such confusion I’m bruised and nursing my contusions Notions disarrayed – it seems a game you play Chastising, reprising – my excitement’s not to your delighting I am always wrong; you’re right I’m not longing for this fight, ‘cause (HALF CHORUS) (SLIDE GUITAR SOLO) (HALF CHORUS) My two left feet dance, they show my bare skin Sinful it seems to be so caught up in Castles in the sand – isn’t life just grand Tantalizing, criticizing, iciness is not the way I fantasize you I am always wrong; you’re right I’m not longing for this fight, ‘cause (CHORUS)
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UP TO YOU 02:29
UP TO YOU words & music by Richard Horton ©Hortones, BMI Everyday finally ends (see the night, its shadows bend) The new day begins again (we see exactly when) You might say it’s not your problem But we know that’s not true, and I’ll— Leave (it to you) It up to you (I will leave) The new day—up to you Up to you All chapters come to an end (The story still extends) New ones start the story again (Re-boot and re-send) I could regret that it’s over Regrettable but true, but I’ll Leave (it to you) It up to you (I will leave) This book to read — up to you Up to you Day follows night And night follows day Now, it’s up to you All good songs come to an end (Love to sing them with my friends) Sing them so the voices blend (New songs begin again) I’ve heard you wrote a new song You sing so sweet and true, so I’ll— Leave (it to you) It up to you (I will leave) Your new song — up to you Up to you

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In the Golden Age of 45’s, we would’ve called Rich Arithmetic’s latest single a Double-A side.

On YOU ARE ALWAYS RIGHT, Rich opens one of his most vital arteries, and with his longtime singing partner Lance Morgan, they spill sweet harmonies on to a canvas of late ‘60s folk rock (by way of mid-’80s Athens jangle). Kansas guitar legend Marvin Hunt appears with a Beatlesque slide guitar solo and also provides background vocals with his wife, Ann, while Arkansas mainstays James Nicholson and Kevin Bonner provide the backdrop to jangle-pop bliss.

And on UP TO YOU, the so-called B-side of the single, it’s as if Andy Partridge murmured to Rich Arithmetic in a dream: “Add some of my Oranges and Lemons to your echo of sunshine-pop over Southern California.” Rich acquiesces, trading vocals with The Legendary Chucklenuts’ front man Charlie Maliszewski, whose harmonica seals the deal.

Steve Stav
East Portland Blog
Ink 19

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released September 5, 2021

Produced by Richard Horton & James Nicholson

YOU ARE ALWAYS RIGHT
(Richard Horton) ©Hortones, BMI
Lead & Harmony Vocals: Rich Arithmetic, Lance Morgan
Background Vocals: Ann Hunt, Marvin Hunt
Acoustic, Electric, and 12-String Guitars: Rich Arithmetic
Additional Electric Guitar: James Nicholson
Slide Guitar & Solo: Marvin Hunt
Bass: Rich Arithmetic
Drums: Kevin Bonner

Lance Morgan appears courtesy Monsters Under the Bed
Ann & Marvin Hunt appear courtesy The House Jumpers and With a Twist (both House Rent Records)

UP TO YOU
(Richard Horton) ©Hortones, BMI
Vocals: Rich Arithmetic, Charlie Maliszewski
Acoustic, Electric, 12-String Guitars, Bass, Drums: Rich Arithmetic
Harmonica: Charlie Maliszewski

Charlie Maliszewski appears courtesy The Legendary Chucklenuts

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Rich Arithmetic Bellingham, Washington

Rich Arithmetic serves up power pop, psych-pop, and folk-meets-surf-and-sand harmonies that "eliminate the gaps between the ‘60s, ‘80s and the 2020's" - Steve Stav, stevestav.com

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