"Family Man" genre: General Comedy
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	CD: Huh? Credits: Written, performed, and recorded by Jeff Luna
	Story Behind the Song Last December, I played the Sydney Opera House in Australia as part of my Winter/Summer tour (it covered both the North and South Hemispheres). The thing that I love most about playing at the "O" is that the acoustics are magnificent. However, on that night in December, these same acoustics proved detrimental. My contrabassoonist, Bernard "Jack" Ole', came down with a dreadful cold. During his solo in the middle of "Family Man," he began coughing violently into the contrabassoon, producing a terribly wretched noise. The crowd began to hiss as they perceived the coughing to be a sign of sloppiness. In a spontaneous move to silence the hissing, the band and I began a coughing ensemble to accompany Jack. The crowd then thought that the coughing was all part of the act, and that it was planned beforehand. They loved it, and gave a standing ovation. Now, whenever I'm in Australia, and recognized on the street, many times a fan will approach me and begin a coughing fit. It has become somewhat of an inside joke between me and the Australian people. Lyrics He wanted to be a family man She wanted to be his bride They had a lot in common She was his mother's brother's child But you can't pick the one you love When two destinies collide Anyway, he said, it's all relative It's something you can justify (Chorus) He said we're all in the same family From sea to shining sea Every man is your brother Every girl is another sister in the land of the free If we're all in the same family I can marry who I choose As long as I keep it in the family There's no way to lose When the time had come for their wedding day The people were all on the same side They were all in the same family No need to ask for groom or bride The preacher man he asked for any objections And after a few had said their piece He said let no man put asunder Though no man knows what that word means Chorus

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