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Word of mouth, or viva voce, is the passing of information from person to person by oral communication. Storytelling is the oldest form of word-of-mouth communication where one person tells others of something, whether a real event or something made up.Oral tradition is cultural material and traditions transmitted by word of mouth (orally) from one generation to another. Storytelling and oral tradition are forms of word of mouth that play important roles in folklore and mythology. Another important form of word of mouth is oral history — the recording, preservation and interpretation of historical information, based on the personal experiences and opinions of the speaker. Oral history preservation is the field that deals with the care and upkeep of oral history materials collected by word of mouth, whatever format they may be in. An important area of marketing is called word-of-mouth marketing, which relies on the added credibility of person-to-person communication, a personal recommendation.
John Francis Anthony Pastorius III (December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987), known as Jaco Pastorius, was an American jazz musician, composer, and electric bass player.
His playing style was noteworthy for containing intricate solos in the higher register and for the "singing" quality he achieved on the fretless bass. His innovations also included the use of harmonics. Pastorius suffered from mental illness including a substance-related disorder, and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1982. He died in 1987 at age 35 following a violent altercation at a Fort Lauderdale bar.
Pastorius was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 1988, one of only six bassists to be so honored (and the only electric bass guitarist). He is one of the most influential electric bass players of all time.
John Francis Pastorius III was born December 1, 1951 in Norristown, Pennsylvania to Jack Pastorius (big band singer and drummer) and Stephanie Katherine Haapala Pastorius, the first of their three children, Jaco Pastorius was of Finnish, German, Swedish and Irish ancestry.
It's about time to set the record straight.
Clear the air, forget all that you heard.
Turn deaf ears to words that they all say.
I'll show you all you ought to know.
[Chorus]
What you see is what you get.
Stop reading between the lines.
You won't like what you'll find.
You haven't seen nothing yet.
The best is yet to come.
You're not through until I'm done.
You're holding the past against me,
when you should be holding me to my word.
Why don't you find out for yourself now, girl?
I'll prove to you all that I'm worth.
[Chorus]
I'll try, try to make you see
that all these questions that you're asking of me,
are star, starting to break me down,
pushing me close, and closer and closer to the edge.
You're force, you're forcing me overboard.
And if I'm going down I'm taking you with me.
Taking you with me.
[Chorus]
If I'm going down,