Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright(born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian- American singer-songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright IIIand Kate McGarrigle(they divorced while he was a child). He began to play the piano at age six, and by age thirteen he was touring with his sister , mother Kate, and aunt Anna as the McGarrigle Sisters and Family. His song I'm Running, which he performed in the movie Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller, and in which he also played a minor character, was nominated for the 1988 Genie Award for Best Original Song and earned him a nomination for the 1990 Juno Award for Most Promising Male Vocalist. He lived in Montreal with his mother for most of his childhood and briefly attended McGill University, where he studied both classical and 'rock' piano.
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Rufus Wainwright
California, california
Youre such a wonder that I think Ill stay in bed
Big time rollers, part time models
So much to plunder
That I think Ill sleep instead
I dont know this sea of neon
Thousand surfers, whiffs of freon
And big nights back east with rhoda
California please
Theres a moment
Ive been saving
A kind of crucifix around this munchkin land
Up north freezing, little me drooling
Thats entertainments on at eight
Come on ginger slam
I dont know this sea of neon
Thousand surfers, whiffs of freon
And my new grandma bea arthur
Come on over
Aint it a shame that at the top
Peanut butter and jam they served you
Aint it a shame that at the top
Still those soft skin boys can bruise you
Yes I fell for a streaker
I dont know this sea of neon
Thousand surfers, whiffs of freon
Aint it a shame
That all the world cant enjoy your mad traditions
Aint it a shame that all the world
Dont got keys to their own ignitions
Life is the longest death in california
California
Youre such a wonder that I think Ill stay in bed
So much to plunder that I think Ill sleep instead
Youre such a wonder that I think Ill stay in bed
So much to plunder that I think Ill sleep instead