Margaret Cho returns with more new music today. The Grammy & Emmy nominated comedian/actress/singer has released “Funny Man” HERE her endearing tribute song about comedian/actor Robin Williams. Margaret shares, ”I wrote this for Robin Williams after he passed away. It’s really an anthem to the funny guys who didn’t feel so funny on the inside all the time.”
Funny Man
Written by: Margaret Cho & Roger Rocha
CREDITS:
Margaret Cho – vocals
Kate Willett – Backup vocals
Marc Capelle - b-3 organ
Ari Gorman - bass
Danny Luehring - drums
Roger Rocha - guitars, piano, producer
Erma Kyriakos - violin, viola
Lewis Patzner - cello
Morty Okin - trumpet
Cory Wright – saxophone
LYRICS:
Your eyes looked so tired
That’s what I thought first
You were greatly admired
But you were dying of thirst
There were comebacks
Felt like thumbtacks
On your fingertips so fine
You belonged to the many
Never yours never mine
Weren’t we lonely
Weren’t we sad
Weren’t we beautiful
Weren’t we bad
Funny man
Turn and ran
In the sun
Golden one
Funny man
I’m your fan
When you died
Oh how we cried
I was just a kid
You were just a king
Everything you did
A prayer and a wing
You always got my name wrong
Apologies the same song
That you sang to me
Words that set me free
Weren’t we lonely
Weren’t we sad
Weren’t we beautiful
Weren’t we bad
Weren’t we lonely
Weren’t we sad
Weren’t we beautiful
Weren’t we bad
I can’t forgive you
I can’t relive you
I can’t revive you
But I survive you
Funny man
Turn and ran
In the sun
Golden one
Funny man
I’m your fan
When you died
Oh how we cried
Funny man
Morbid plan
Hearts you wrung
Gone and done
Funny man
How you ran
Always mine
Never die
Funny man
We all do the best that we can
Funny man
We all do the best that we can
Margaret previously announced she will release a brand new album via her Clownery Records label on February 14, 2025 with the first single and title track, “Lucky Gift” HERE out now. The full album of Lucky Gift is also available to pre-order HERE
On “Lucky Gift,” (which was written by Margaret and produced by Garrison Starr here ) Margaret sings in a sultry-pop tone while playing her double neck mandolin-guitar, “The Mandotar.” “This is my power pop anthem and the first song I wrote on my mandotar. It is definitely giving gay pop in the best way and it’s my favorite song I’ve ever written.” states Margaret.
Click here to view the “Lucky Gift” lyric video!!!
It’s been 8 years since Margaret released her 2016 Grammy nominated American Myth album HERE
which featured the standout track “Anna Nicole” here written about her friendship with Anna Nicole-Smith.
Margaret says of the forthcoming Lucky Gift album – “I am thrilled to share this album which has been many years in the making. There’s tributes to Robin Williams, lost love, found love and anthems to non- binary and gender non-conforming folx. I collaborated with Garrison Starr and Roger Rocha in different cities at different times but it all feels like it comes from the same place and the same heart.”
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Catch Margaret on her “Live & LIVID” STAND UP COMEDY TOUR with brand new 2025 dates HERE.
Watch Margaret in the new Netflix documentary - Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Coming soon in 2025 - Margaret Cho has been cast as one of the Gray Sisters in Disney's season 2 of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" HERE and in Gregg Araki's next film, "I Want Your Sex" with Olivia Wilde & Charli XCX.
