← more from
Mama Bird Recording Co.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Do I Have to Be

from Stardust by Luka Kuplowsky

/

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    First pressing on limited edition heavyweight 180g "Blue Moon" colored 12" vinyl variant, in a handsome matte-finished jacket. Package includes download card & lyric inner sleeve.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Stardust via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    edition of 300 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $25 USD or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    First pressing on heavyweight 180g classic black 12" vinyl, in a handsome matte-finished jacket. Package includes download card & lyric inner sleeve.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Stardust via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $22 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    On ye olde compact disc in a handsome matte-finished jacket with a lyric booklet.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Stardust via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $15 USD or more 

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

Do I have to be a star to be free of conflict?
Do I have to be alone to be free of all the things that make me sick?
I order a drink
The service is slow
Do I have to be a king, something big, to drown in my sorrows?

If I only had a car, I’d be sloping that valley
If I only had a car, I’d be free! I’d be drinking more reliably
I hasten my gaze and beckon you on
Do I have to be a saint for you to accept this ride along?

There is evidence that man is as cruel as he ever was
A tired man sits at the bar
His stool breaks
And we all laugh
Why is that?

Do I have to be nice to be your friend?
Do I even know the price? To be nice can be deafening!
I ask you what’s wrong...
“The energy I give to you is returning only partially, can’t you see I need some understanding too!”

credits

from Stardust, released October 2, 2020
Luka Kuplowsky - Voice, Nylon String Guitar
Thom Gill - Electric Guitar
Josh Cole - Fretless Bass
Evan Cartwright - Drums, Percussion
Aline Homzy - Violin, Viola
Beth Silver - Cello

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Luka Kuplowsky image

Luka Kuplowsky Toronto, Ontario

New 2xLP "How Can I Possibly Sleep When There is Music"

Out May 31st 2024 on Next Door Records.

contact / help

Contact Luka Kuplowsky

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Luka Kuplowsky, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now