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Big Acoustic Teacher
02:59
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100 years of yoga
Are needed by the end of the week
I’m going to start a rumour
The autumn chill will fill me still with warmth
Until the spring
Smartypants are fading
Smartypants are folding
Big Acoustic Teacher will show us how
If you’re not cool enough for their little crowd
It only means they’re not cool enough for you
And when she asks you to push over a motorcycle
And her guy asks you to knock down a wall
You can just stand there and know
You have warmed the cockles of my heart
And I rarely let anyone near my cockles
The day is so perfect so surprisingly mild
I hear the autumn chill in your voice and I smile
As we find another throwback to a sweeter time
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2. |
Doing The Suzie
03:12
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I’m doing the Suzie
I’m talking to my neighbors
I’m fighting for the little guy
I’m driving too fast
I’m going to the market
And coming back with something to make with a friend
I’m doing my push-ups
I’m making the bed
I’m drinking weak coffee
I’m brushing the cats
I’m finding the gems of my neighbourhood
I can see a better me in front of me
If only that were me before we were we
Cable’s disconnected
TV’s unplugged
I’m sending back the food
if the waiter screwed up
And I’m telling people to fuck off
If the situation calls for it
I’m looking at furniture
I’m looking for a dental plan
I’m looking at lamps
I’m asking people questions
About furniture and lamps
And I’m not putting anyone on a pedestal
Even if it sounds like it
I’m doing the Suzie
I’m talking to my neighbors
I’m fighting for the little guy
I’m driving too fast
I’m choosing a few people
And telling them what’s going on
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3. |
There Are Things
02:58
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There are things you want to do
But I shook your hand so hard
It made you ears flap forward
And your tongue stick out
There are things you want to do
You appreciate the view
But the mattress has to go
I let the cold, cold people
Say you’ll have to make do
You appreciate the view
And there are things you want to do
The city is your office
The city is your office
That road is a hallway
And that building is a room
You can show up when you want to
Because the city is your office
You can show up when you want to
Because you’re welcome everywhere
The living room is yours
And when I see you see a moth
I’ll lift you up into the air
And we can chase it as a team
There are things you want to do
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4. |
Thursday
04:06
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Fender Rhodes
Rhodes amp
Rhodes stool
Rhodes legs
Mike’s bass drum
Mike’s tom
Mike’s cymbal case
Mike’s snare
Mike’s small snare
Mike’s drum gear bag
Mike’s stick bag
Spanky’s timbales
Spanky’s bongos
Spanky’s small conga
Spanky’s big conga
Spanky’s conga stand
Spanky’s make-up case
Spanky’s talking drum
Spanky’s toolbox
Spanky’s red suitcaase
Peter’s bass amp
Peter’s bass
Peter’s bass stand
Peter’s gig bag
Yossi’s amplifier
Yossi’s electric
Yossi’s backpack
Matt’s guitar amp
Matt’s acoustic
Matt’s electric
Matt’s guitar stand
Matt’s bag with cords
Ryhna’s trumpet
Ryhna’s trumpet stand
Ryhna’s valve oil
Yossi’s power bar
Nail the power bar
To the wall and things will change
The East Coast liked the song
Teacher got the job
And beautiful appears
They’re gonna let us into heaven
But they’re gonna make him/us
Stand in the corner for a couple of years
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5. |
Hammerhood
04:16
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A banjo for you, a tambourine for me
I show you Fleetwood Mac you show me how to touch a tree
A popsicle for you and me as we begin to play
A popsicle tommorow for the things we did today
A beautiful city The snow is all gone
I can see your asphalt The snow is all gone
It’s what they call “grounded” She is lighter than I
But she makes the floor shake when she walks by
A beautiful woman A beautiful name
Verdun is Love I am the same
I like the sound of Owen Sound
I like the things you said to me
In my 3-wheeler Morgan as we headed for the sea
I’m impressed by your hammerhood
Aren’t you glad I’m not made of wood?
And I’m impressed by your hammerhood
I’m impressed by your hammerhood
Aren’t you glad I’m not made of wood?
Do you think that we really should?
I’ll rescue you from hob-knob city
You’ll tear me away from the name-drop soup
We’ll steer real clear of fool-yourself central
We won’t even save our friends from fool-yourself central
Has anyone seen my old friend Ernest?
He once led the group and he once missed the point
Has anyone seen my old friend Grover?
I wish more people would name their kid Grover
Has anyone seen my old friend Clayton?
Silly, silly Clayton , who let you slip away
A very dumb move it was if you ask me
That was so dumb you pronounce the b
I’m impressed by your hammerhood
You make me giggle and you make me feel good
And I’m impressed by your hammerhood
I’m impressed by your hammerhood
You make me think and you smell so good
And I’ll make sure you’re not misunderstood
I kissed you once in the tin foil basement
A magic moment in the tin foil basement
I get a little thrill when I hear your name
When I see it in my Inbox I feel the same
I get a thrill when your car pulls up in the rain
It adds to your charm that it sounds like a plane
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6. |
Until We Turn Square
01:55
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It’s mean to take somebody’s monkey
Even if she says there is another
You can have the one under the window
She’ll keep the one from her mother
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7. |
Goatee Go
04:39
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I might change the song
I can’t sing along if something is wrong
You’re here and you belong
When you sing along you make it strong
I like your exhaust
It’s so much better than my exhaust
Something’s off with my exhaust
Can you tell me how to change it without getting lost
I’m happier today
Why did I leave the shore?
I don’t know if I want to float anymore
I got to leave the town
There is something snaky goin’ around
Everybody’s got a Garaplan
It’s not so bad to have a Garaplan
These are groovy days
I’m trying very hard to not use any cliches
I’m happier today
Why did you leave the shore?
Do you really want to float anymore
There goes So and So
I like So and So and So and So knows
I know her postal code
This comes in handy if I’m on the road
She says “rodeo” and
I say “rodeo” and off we go
Goatee Go
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8. |
Hey Potato
03:55
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One day your song will be done
One day you’ll be gone
One day I’ll have a new song
One day I’ll move on
Beautiful will always be
The story of you and me
Hey Potato One Potato
I’m getting off the train
I would flirt and you would flirt
And someone else gets hurt
There was always a reason
To let the teasin’ go on another season
You are spirit
You are beautiful
And you have balls
Whatever land you go to
They will love you like I do
They’ll say
“Whoa . . .who’s that there
with the spirit, beauty and balls”
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9. |
Chloe
01:58
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Chloe takes Art History, Photography and Film
She works hard – mixes paint
No one knows where she gets all the energy
The coffee surely helps
I don’t think she takes speed
Chloe is an astronaut
An activist with several atheletic tendencies
Chloe’s plane was flying over Calgary
When she looked down to see
The skiers leaving town
Chloe is a special nut and I’m so very proud
That she’s my friend Bumble Bee
Chloe has got admirable qualities
She encourages me
And I encourage her
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10. |
That Spark
03:45
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You can run off with Bozo
You can run off with B
I’ll be standing right here
If you ever want me
The sound of your voice
I believe you care
The sound of your voice
I believe you
The spark just isn’t there
It always feels like we just split up
It always feels like the rebound
And we never even went out
This is such a rip-off
The spark just isn’t there
You can run off with Bozo
Go see a quaint little town
I only like triangles
If they make that quaint little sound
You say I was always the strongest of the three
But what’s the point when the Silver and Bronze have all the fun
I guess I brought this on myself
I always thought I was Second Banana
Turns out I never had a number
Wasn’t even a fruit
I don’t want to be Bozo
I’m just going to be me
I believe you care
And the spark just isn’t there
It’s not a phrase that I made up
It was something you actually told me
Such a crummy thing to hear
Makes my insides go crackle and pop
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11. |
Canadian Woo Muscle
03:46
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“How are the mosquitos this year?”
“How are things over there?”
“Alot of people have headaches. I think there’s something in the air”
“Those kids just took our seats”
“I think they’re supposed to take our seats”
“Was he the drummer in The Complicators?”
“ No. He was in Tim and the Tweakers”
“What about “The Hours”?”
“I liked it alot. I like her better with that nose”
“Are you really a cult leader?”
“Yes. . . But I’m also the only member. I’d never do that to anyone else”
“I’ll take you to a Hockey game when you’re here”
“What’s it going to be called next year? The Reese’s Pieces Centre?”
“That’s only half a conversation”
“I wonder if sheep always feel sheepish”
“We go up for weekends – my mom, my aunts, sometimes the odd boyfriend”
“ I can be an odd boyfriend”
“Don’t you want to throw caution to the wind?”
“No, I want to throw you to the wind”
“The world probably would swing if Tom Petty were king”
“I’m going to have to get off soon”
“It’s ‘The days are long and life is short’ ”
“Oh”
“It only exaserbates the problem when they try to help”
“I exasterbated this morning”
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12. |
Apple Z
01:03
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If I could Apple Z in real life
I would undo a number of things I did
I would undo a number of things I said
I would undo a number of things I did to you
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13. |
Orange et bleu
03:37
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St-Henri me manque
La vanille sur mes poignets me manque
Ton auto-portrait, grain d’beauté
sur le mauvais coté, me manque
Le pool shark de Val David
T’as jamais vu venir
Et moi, assis dans le coin, tout fier
Témoin de ta rémontée
Garder seulement un souvenir de toi
C’est mieux pour tous le monde
Mais j’aurais bien voulu tous les garder
Servie avec chaque tasse,
L’histoire de ta machine à café me manque
St-Henri me manque
Ton visage me manque
Ta voix me manque
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14. |
Me, You and The Violins
06:53
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It’s not too early for nicknames
Of course you look good in that sweater
You’d look good in a potato sack
Intermission the lobby is bubbling
I’m talkin’ about tubas in my shiny jacket
And we still manage to stick out
Because the regulars dress-down now
But we feel welcome
We’re made to feel welcome
Now we’re on Park Avenue
I know you must have a lot of stories too
Did you ever play “Le Steppe”?
Now it’s a Greek bank
I played there twice when it was “Le Steppe”
And once when it was a Greek bank
It saved me when I looked up to find
Those amazing clouds and that amazing sky
H ad been here all along
Big yellow flower on a little red bike
The grey hairs make you beautiful
The sneakers make you cute
I put away the suit of armour
And let Sparkly inside
I haven’t seen my place much
Now it’s ready for a woman’s touch
Enough with the Oscar the Grouch touch
It’s never too late for nicknames
The highway will find us
Slow dancing in the lobby of a small town hotel
Our hometown will find us
Ice skating after midnight
We have the park to ourselves
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