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Stoner
02:28
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When I graduated college
I moved into the east village
I got a job at a cool office
I got Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits
Huh-huh-huh (x2)
I found a couple bars to lay my head
And I drove to Queens and I bought a bed
I made a whole bunch of New York friends
And I wore all black cause everyone else did
Huh-huh-huh (x2)
And now I’m a New Yorker
At an art gallery downtown
I’m a New Yorker
Get the hell outta my way now
Yankees, Rangers, and Knicks
Theater, Pizza, Velvet Underground
I’m a New Yorker
Get the hell outta my way now and go die
Now I’m used to living hand to mouth
I go to Rockaway when it’s really hot out
I hate Williamsburg North, East and South
I know all the lunch spots in Midtown
Huh-huh-huh (x2)
I work so hard that my hair’s been gettin’ thin
I ain’t got no time to hit the gym
I picked up a little bit of Spanish
I’m a pretty smart guy, not for nothing
Huh-huh-huh (x2)
And now I’m a New Yorker
At an art gallery downtown
I’m a New Yorker
Get the hell outta my way now
Yankees, Rangers, and Knicks
Theater, Pizza, Velvet Underground
I’m a New Yorker
Get the hell outta my way now and go die
Go die (x4)
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It's Gonna Rain
02:20
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And it’s gonna rain outside
And I’m gonna tell everybody what you’re like
Oh and it’s gonna rain outside
And I’m gonna tell everybody what you’re like
Walking through the woods
Through the Hyatt
Through the subway car
Through the crowded bar
I’m trying to find a way
Back to Sunday
Maybe if I shave my legs
And if I change my name
And spend the summer in her driveway
Shootin’ basketballs
And quotin’ lines from a play
And it’s gonna rain outside
And I’m gonna tell everybody what you’re like
Oh and it’s gonna rain outside
And I’m gonna tell everybody what you’re like
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Becky
04:03
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How are you today?
How’s your eggs?
How’s your brain?
How’s the girl
With all those little pains
Playin’ iPhone games
Smokin’ Mary Jane
Eatin’ Beef Lo Mein
How are you tonight?
How’s your back?
How’s your Sprite?
How’s the fear that you
Can’t control your life?
Can’t read or write?
Can’t decide?
Between red or white
Becky
You used to wanna be
A painter with a cup of tea
Cinnamon, Oolong, Iced, Green
You’ll drink whatever you just need caffeine
At your 9 to 5
You’re barely alive
Always inside
Always behind
Dreamin’ of a place
Where you can erase
Every single trace of mankind
A beach and sand
And a summer tan
Would make everything seem alright
You gotta walk it off
Downward facing dog
You gotta get everything off your mind
Becky
You used to wanna be
A painter with a cup of tea
Cinnamon, Oolong, Iced, Green
You’ll drink whatever you just need caffeine
You wish you were a stream
You wish you were a meme
You wish you were nineteen
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Waiting for the chance to come
To piss up on a snowman
And punch him in the lungs
Feelin’ like a big fat no one Move it along
Singing this song
Meet me by the cherry tree
I don’t wanna bite ya
But I can’t help myself
I can’t help myself (x3)
Dancin’ like you’re Mr. Fun
Hey do you wanna come over?
For a sticky bun
Schemin’ on a two mile run
Haters know I’m the one
I’m the vinaigrette step-son
Meet me by the cherry tree
I don’t wanna bite ya
But I can’t help myself
I can’t help myself (x3)
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6. |
Bodies [Studio]
02:51
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Your brain pulsin’
You can’t comprehend
Your hair shaved
In the punk band
Your hand sweatin‘
In another hand
Your pants too tight
As you make a stand
Your bones are growin’
Pimples and plans
Your chest dirty
The soil you’ve slammed
Your heart aches
Mary Anne
Your ever dwindling attention span
Your carpal tunnel
Your pain and your fans
Your toes slidin‘
In the quicksand
Your vegan diet
Your creams and your cans
Your body movin‘ across the vast land
In search of someone who understands
Your heart aches Mary Anne
Your heart takes Mary Anne
Your heart breaks Mary Anne
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Hudson
02:34
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Bulldog [Interlude]
00:21
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Meow
01:55
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Oh yeah (x5)
Sniffin’ all around
Bloody eyed basset hound
You just wanna chase and play
But they tell you they want you to stay
Then a cat runs by and you
Meow!
You do what you wanna do (x4)
Meow! (x7)
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Oceans [Electric]
02:41
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I went to the beach
With Alix and Charlie
We went swimming and talked about the party
You’re in Norway and I’m in my body
I use my phone to tell ya that I’m sorry
It’s just my job makes me feel so stupid
I wanna swap somebody else into it
Spread the sunscreen on and turn the stereo up
Drinkin’ warm Tecate from a blue Solo cup
Read a book and take a look around
Pretty young girls, oceans of sound (x2)
It’s so annoying when you’re not around
Pretty young girls, oceans of sound
It’s so annoying when you’re not around
Pretty young girls, oceans of sound
It’s so annoying when you’re not around
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11. |
Caroline
03:55
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She lays
On her bed
Her hands holding her head
Her fingers holding a cigarette
She always knows just what to say
She didn’t like it when she read Hemingway
She watches Kelly, Ellen and Today
When she’s bored
She finds it hard to be on time
But everything always turns out fine
She’s just about to turn 29 in July
Caroline
My friends say you’re wasting my time
Baby I don’t mind
She has no idea what to wear
She’s always playin’ with her goddamn hair
She’s always sayin’ that she
Don’t care when I know she cares
She grew up in the burbs of PA
She thinks salmon is gourmet
She thinks that it’s just okay to be alive
Caroline
My friends say you’re wasting my time
Baby I don’t mind
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Kiss [For Janne]
02:44
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I love you Elaine
You help me remain sane
You keep me dry in the rain
And my life’s a hurricane
It breaks me down on the train
But the pain of my days completely fades away
Every time you place a kiss on my face
Your thoughts are on my mind
When I lose faith in humankind
When my body falls behind
When my words are poorly timed
I feel empty deep down inside
But the pain of my days completely fades away
Every time you place a kiss on my face
Take my hand
Out in the promise land
And I’ll make promises that no one could keep
Don’t think twice
Cause baby twice ain’t as nice
We’ve got one chance
To make a final leap
The rain pounds the ground
It weighs me down
But you sweep me off my feet
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I wanna cut the cake
And hit the lake
Later this year
Or punch the gas
And piss on the grass
Then crack another beer
I’m a city boy
Born and raised in south Detroit
Headin’ home
With a southern girl
Covered in pearls
On her new cell phone
We’re living in Japan
With a lesbian
Aishita imasu Mary Anne
She’s got a new boyfriend
But I flew back to Brooklyn
I’m gonna win her back again
Happy Birthday Babe (x2)
Is everything okay?
Do you want some champagne?
What do you want me to say?
I just came to say Happy Birthday
To say Happy Birthday
Miami nights
Under nightclub lights
Dancing away my life
I straddle motor bikes
As I eat french fries
Under perfect skies
The cars in this town
They know me now
As I die in your mind
I’m scared of this world
I’m scared of you girl
Can I come inside?
How you doin’ Fred?
How’s things with Jen?
Thanks for coming tonight
Hold on one second
I just got a text
OMG
Chuck’s outside
Happy Birthday babe (x2)
Is everything okay?
Do you want some champagne?
What do you want me to say?
I just came to say Happy Birthday
To say Happy Birthday
I know I look insane
But I can’t get you outta my brain!
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15. |
Teenage TV
03:11
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CHUCK Oslo, Norway
"Frankenstein Songs for the Grocery Store" LP out now.
Profile Photo courtesy of Joseph Talman
CHUCK recommends:
Oceans (CHUCK cover) - Single
by Magana
Magana covers "Oceans" from Frankenstein Songs for the Grocery Store! So stripped down and pretty.
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Debut LP from Frog, a duo from Queens. They can be heard on a few songs on My Band Is a Computer ("Mary Anne" / "Joan" / "Let's Make Out" + Dan sings a bit on "Phoebe's Lips").
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Beautiful final album from Cloud
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supported by 17 fans who also own “Frankenstein Songs for the Grocery Store”
Incredible. A simple ensemble handled masterfully with lyrics as beautiful as the voice at the helm.
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The Desperation Club - A Cloud Tribute Compilation
by Various Artists
supported by 15 fans who also own “Frankenstein Songs for the Grocery Store”
i like everything about this compilation (concept, quality, quantity, people, price)
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Sun Of A Gun
by Good Good Blood
Moody and moving, Good Good Blood’s “Son of a Gun” has a richness and breadth that belies its home-recording roots.
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