Wannabe (Live in Washington DC) - Jon Tyler Wiley & His Virginia Choir

Filmed and Edited by Lodusdog9 on August 20th, 2023 at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC


Jon Tyler Wiley is a multi-instrumentalist who has performed with artists as diverse as Stephen Kellogg, Aloe Blacc, Sister Hazel and Ron Holloway. His band, Jon Tyler Wiley & His Virginia Choir, debuted in 2020 only for his first tour to be completely cancelled due to the pandemic. Over the next two years, they made up for lost time, releasing original music and opening for artists like Ariel Posen and Willie Nile, while also appearing at festivals like Wisconsin’s Mile of Music (three times) and the Rock Boat Festival (with American Authors, Will Hoge, Switchfoot and more). Wiley's LP "The Longing,” on which he performed every instrument, was released in 2022 to critical acclaim. 2023 has see new original music featuring his band released throughout the year. Their first full length LP as a band will be released in early 2024.

www.jontylerwiley.com

Lyrics, Vocals, Guitars- Jon Tyler Wiley
Guitar, Vocals - Lonnie Southall
Bass, Vocals - Joanna Smith
Drums, Vocals - Brian "Piper" Barbre
Keyboards - Sean Mahon

I wanna be in Austin, Texas
Taco trucks and future ex's
Drive right off the 6th street exit, whiskey river's flowin'
Take me down past Amarillo
To the land of the Armadillo
Feelin' weird, feelin' killer, feeling' kinda reckless
I wanna be in Austin, Texas

I wanna go see Empire State, press my nose against the glass and wait
For the city lights to turn into day, and I'll stare out at the ocean
I wanna go see Tokyo, pretty girls say words that I don't know
Sushi bars, saki flowin' straight into the ocean
What's the point of this commotion

I wanna be a race car driver, going 200 miles per hour
Scalp pressed back against the headrest, too afraid to blink
I wanna be a super hero, cut my hair and shave my beard off
Trademark logo across my chest, clothes so tight I can't think
Watch me fly, I'm a super hero

I wanna be Neil Armstrong's footprint, forcibly insignificant
Looking down at all the clatter; feeling, knowing little matters
Take me down past Milky Way, far from CNN and Will & Grace
I wanna live in outer space, an alien to the aliens
I wanna be Neil Armstrong's footprint

I wanna be