Dave Nachmanoff performs "Judas Kiss", a song he recorded on his CD,"Time Before The Fall". He tried to write it from the perspective of David Kaczynski, the brother of Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, but of course this song is the pure creative process taking place here: the thoughts expressed here come from Dave's mind only and may not be even remotely indicative of what is thought or felt by David Kaczynski.
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Dave Nachmanoff saw Al Stewart live for the first time at Royal Albert Hall in London in 1985 and in 2006 came back and performed with him. At the age of ten he played with Libba Cotton (Freight Train). Hes led songwriting workshops for German school children, synagogue groups, a Native American tribe, stroke survivors, and for the Silcocks, a family with 44 adopted boys. In addition, hes a heckofa songwriter in styles ranging from folk to pop whos sold over 15,000 recordings. Hes a father of two and writes custom songs for weddings and other special occasions. As a side player (guitar, piano, bass, accordion and more) hes worked with Stewart on a regular basis, as well as many others at venues as far ranging as The Bottom Line and the Edmonton Folk Festival. Oh, and hes got a doctorate in Philosophy. That he earned in his spare time.
Dave Nachmanoff is a singer-songwriter from Davis, California. Just Plain Folks honored him with the 2001 Songwriter of the Year award. For five consecutive years he was the Susan Lucci of the South Florida Folk Festival, earning a place as a finalist before winning Best Overall in 2002. SingOut! has praised his heartfelt, inspired songwriting with a delivery both biting and assured.
Notable festivals that he has performed at include the Northern VA Folk Festival (Arlington, VA), National Folk Life Festival (DC), Napa Valley Music Festival (Napa, CA), High Sierra Festival (Bear Valley, CA), Northwest Folklife Festival (Seattle, WA), Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts (Pt. Angeles, WA), Kerrville Festival (Kerrville, TX), Tucson Folk Festival (Tucson, AZ) and South Florida Folk Festival (Ft Lauderdale), to name a few.
Notable music veneus that he has performed at include The Great American Music Hall (S.F., CA), The Freight and Salvage (Berkeley, CA), Kuumbwa Jazz Center (Santa Cruz, CA), # The Palms Public Playhouse (Davis, CA), Club Passim (Cambridge, MA), The Sweetwater (Mill Valley, CA), and The Bottom Line (New York, NY), the Woodstock Opera House (Woodstock, IL) to name a few.
As a side player (guitar, piano, bass, accordion and more) hes worked with Al Stewart on a regular basis, as well as many others at venues as far ranging as The Bottom Line and the Edmonton Folk Festival.
Hes shared the stage with Cheryl Wheeler, Steve Forbert, The Pogues, America, Alison Krauss and many more.
JUDAS KISS (Copyright 2006 Dave Nachmanoff0
Ted Im really sorry, that it had to come to this
That your brother had to be the one to give the Judas Kiss
For the sake of all the others, who might still be on your list
Ted Im really sorry, that it had to come to this
I know you are my brother, but what else could I do?
When I read the words youd written, how I hoped it wasnt true
But hoping hard and wishing cant make something be untrue
I know you are my brother, but what else could I do?
Bridge:
Am I my brothers keeper? Yes the ties of blood are strong
I knew if I stayed silent, the trail of blood and tears you left behind
Would just go on and on and on
You always were a smart one, even when you were a kid
With your scholarships in math, and the madness that you hid
Well never understand what made you do the thing you did
You always were a smart one, even when you were a kid
From the day I turned you in, my life would never be the same
You brought shame and heaped dishonor, on our once-good family name
As the brother of a killer, that will be my claim to fame
From the day I turned you in, my life would never be the same
For years we tried to help you, though you cannot see that youre ill
At least youll be protected, from a world you cant accept
And even from yourself
Ted Im really sorry that it had to come to this
That your brother had to be the one to give the Judas Kiss
To give the Judas Kiss
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SuperDanielle9 2 years ago
Love this song :)
y2ksameer 2 years ago