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When in Dinkytown
Sip a cup of joe
Open up my books
But I’m staring at the girls
I’ve got time
Too much time
Way too much time
On my mind
When in Dinkytown
Wear an ethnic hat
Study’n oppression
But I think I’ll cut my class
I’ve got time
Too much time
Way too much time
On my mind
The day is wide open
This is my reward
The day is wide open
Oh but I’m free
The day is wide open
Oh but I’m bored
When in Dinkytown
Freshmen join the frats
Checking their reflection
In the store fronts they pass
They’ve got time
Too much time
Too much time
Way too much time
On my mind
On my mind
Too much time
Too much time
Way too much time
On my mind
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You could say you’re satisfied with the love I provide
And you could say I’ve given you a lot but then I might think you lie
It ain’t easy knowing my love fails coming through
Well I used to think that it was enough to just work my days away
But though I loved you all of the while it was something that I left unsaid
It ain’t easy knowing my love pales next to you
I cannot love you enough
I love you nearly
Half so much dearly as I should
I cannot love… you enough
It ain’t easy knowing my love fails coming through
Well I didn’t stop by to apologize ‘cause we’d mull it over way too long
Besides I’ll bet you that you’re going to hedge and come to forgive me if I start coming on real strong
It ain’t easy having lame excuses, and I’ve got a few
I cannot love you enough
I love you nearly
Half so much dearly as I should
I cannot love… you enough
I love you nearly
Half so much dearly as I should
I cannot love… you enough
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Lady Beware!
Don’t be green, understand
Your man wants to get inside of your legs
It ain’t nice. It’s a
Sinister way to think, I don’t think twice
So you go
Forewarned about the intentions of your man
A sweet little boy, so precious and coy
Arrest him for what’s on his mind
Lady Beware!
What lurks on the mind
The mind of your man
Lady Beware!
Well they say, girls
Talk so slack your man can hope to blush
They’re meat.
Slaves slopping shit and padding my purse.
I believe,
A man would be the first to volunteer
Looking so nice guy, a sugary spice guy
Arrest him for what’s on his mind
Lady Beware!
What lurks on the mind
The mind of your man
Lady Beware!
Understand, your man
He’s raised about this world in such a way,
He climbs.
Liable, prone, inclined to feed you lies;
He’s got eyes.
It suits him fine to think he’ll never change
He looks like a saint, ten bucks says he ain’t
Arrest him for what’s on his mind
Lady Beware!
What lurks on the mind
The mind of your man
Lady Beware!
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You and I
We held our codes
Long before toting heavenly loads
Let’s go home right now
Let’s go home and tell our story
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell…
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell my story
You and I
We stole the show
But there was much we did not know
Let’s go home right now
Let’s go home and tell the story
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell…
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell my story
Well I’ve been coming over hills and mountains
I’m going to drink from that Christian fountain
You know all of God’s sons and daughters that morning
Will drink that old healing water
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell…
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell…
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell…
I’m going to wear this robe in glory
Let’s go home and tell our story
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I can’t understand why you treat me like you do
I’d re-arrange the stars
Mine becomes ours
I can’t comprehend these amazing stunts you pull
You leave me with a thrill
But I know what’s coming next
It’s no surprise
No surprise
No surprise
No surprise
What’s wrong now?
I hate that look in your eyes
You just say the word and I’ll be out of your face for good
That’s not what I want to hear
But I know what’s coming next
No surprise
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Pull your socks on and go
Dirty Laundry Ain’t smelled so sweet tonight
That’s the road that I…
That’s the road that’s all right
Turn my back on the signs
Pass the house where the folks are standing still
That's the row that I…
That's the row that I hoe
I'm going to take a sweet ride… yeah
Peel out on my motor scooter… now
That's the road that I'm… on yeah
Turn the corner and go
Ain't going to see no red lights tonight
That's the row that I…
That's the row that I hoe
Squeeze the handle and speed
’Taint stopping for man nor beast tonight
Eating bugs with my face
That’s the roe that I hoe
I'm going to take a sweet ride… yeah
Peel out on my motor scooter… now
That's the road that I'm… on yeah
Going to ride while I keep on pushing
Can’t go thirty-five
‘Tain’t speeding but I’m apt to give it a try
That's the row that I…
That's the row that I hoe
I'm going to take a sweet ride… yeah
Peel out on my motor scooter… now
That's the road that I'm… on yeah
Bend over you can kiss my ass good-bye
That’s the road that I’m on
Peel out on my motor scooter… now
(ad lib…)
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Alive (20th Anniversary)
02:56
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Feed me with a fever
Eat though I can’t take a bite
Cook for two like you used to do
Make me think that I’m alive
Laugh at me with feeling
Laugh though I can’t slap my thigh
Smile away like you used to do
Make me think that I’m alive
Love me with more feeling
Wrap your legs around this corpse
Love me for the last time in my life
Make me think that I’m alive
Squeeze me with more feeling
Wrap your legs around this corpse
Love me for the last time in my life
Make me think that I’m alive
Make me think that I’m alive
Make me think that I’m alive
Make me think that I’m alive
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Tonight I throw a party, a real gone bash
Going to brew a stew called heavenly mash
At the corner store the boys are dipping into the stash
Long before I knewd it we was all talkin’ trash
We’re talkin’ trash
Your teeth are gnashing, thrashin’, lashin’
Help me I got me a rash, trash
Ladies strut by as they flutter a lash
Gentlemen smile and twist a mustache
Beggars on the stoop tip their haberdash
No soul spared when we’re out talkin’ trash
We’re talkin’ trash
Your teeth are gnashing, thrashin’, lashin’
Help me I got me a rash, trash
Remember what I’s doing in a real hot flash
The stew I’s brewin’ probably burned to an ash
I run back home in a furious dash
A dozen folks awaitin’, the party’s been crashed
I’m talkin’ trash
My teeth are gnashing, thrashin’, lashin’
Help me I got me a rash, trash
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Parlez Vous Français?
He answers, “No.”
Smiles seem to say
What’s Apropos.
Words could not interpret
This affair.
Parlez Vous Français?
They don’t care.
Les mots siele ne peuvre interprete
C’est affaire.
Parlez Vous Français?
On son foue.
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Don’t rumple, bump, or phase
Don’t bother, brush, or gaze at me
So alone
I want to be alone
I spoke with such a nerve
Out loud without reserve
A drink or two towards proud
I heard it hush the crowd
So alone
I want to be alone
As friends began to leave
My apologies turned to plees
I wished I were a fly
But these walls were much too white
So all alone
I want to be alone
Don’t rumple, bump, or phase
Don’t bother, brush, or gaze at me
So all alone, so alone
So alone, well I got to be alone
So alone, I got to be alone
I want to be alone
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You could say you’re satisfied with the love I provide
And you could say I’ve given you a lot but then I might think you lie
It ain’t easy knowing my love fails coming through
Well I used to think that it was enough to just work my days away
But though I loved you all of the while it was something that I left unsaid
It ain’t easy knowing my love pales next to you
I cannot love you enough
I love you nearly
Half so much dearly as I should
I cannot love… you enough
It ain’t easy knowing my love fails coming through
Well I didn’t stop by to apologize ‘cause we’d mull it over way too long
Besides I’ll bet you that you’re going to hedge and come to forgive me if I start coming on real strong
It ain’t easy having lame excuses, and I’ve got a few
I cannot love you enough
I love you nearly
Half so much dearly as I should
I cannot love… you enough
I love you nearly
Half so much dearly as I should
I cannot love… you enough
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Dinkytown (4-track demo)
03:28
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When in Dinkytown
Sip a cup of joe
Open up my books
But I’m staring at the girls
I’ve got time
Too much time
Way too much time
On my mind
When in Dinkytown
Wear an ethnic hat
Study’n oppression
But I think I’ll cut my class
I’ve got time
Too much time
Way too much time
On my mind
The day is wide open
This is my reward
The day is wide open
Oh but I’m free
The day is wide open
Oh but I’m bored
When in Dinkytown
Freshmen join the frats
Checking their reflection
In the store fronts they pass
They’ve got time
Too much time
Too much time
Way too much time
On my mind
On my mind
Too much time
Too much time
Way too much time
On my mind
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I can’t understand why you treat me like you do
I’d re-arrange the stars
Mine becomes ours
I can’t comprehend these amazing stunts you pull
You leave me with a thrill
But I know what’s coming next
It’s no surprise
No surprise
No surprise
No surprise
What’s wrong now?
I hate that look in your eyes
You just say the word and I’ll be out of your face for good
That’s not what I want to hear
But I know what’s coming next
No surprise
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Pull your socks on and go
Dirty Laundry Ain’t smelled so sweet tonight
That’s the road that I…
That’s the road that’s all right
Turn my back on the signs
Pass the house where the folks are standing still
That's the row that I…
That's the row that I hoe
I'm going to take a sweet ride… yeah
Peel out on my motor scooter… now
That's the road that I'm… on yeah
Turn the corner and go
Ain't going to see no red lights tonight
That's the row that I…
That's the row that I hoe
Squeeze the handle and speed
’Taint stopping for man nor beast tonight
Eating bugs with my face
That’s the roe that I hoe
I'm going to take a sweet ride… yeah
Peel out on my motor scooter… now
That's the road that I'm… on yeah
Going to ride while I keep on pushing
Can’t go thirty-five
‘Tain’t speeding but I’m apt to give it a try
That's the row that I…
That's the row that I hoe
I'm going to take a sweet ride… yeah
Peel out on my motor scooter… now
That's the road that I'm… on yeah
Bend over you can kiss my ass good-bye
That’s the road that I’m on
Peel out on my motor scooter… now
(ad lib…)
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Robe In Glory (demo)
03:08
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You and I
We held our codes
Long before toting heavenly loads
Let’s go home right now
Let’s go home and tell our story
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell…
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell my story
You and I
We stole the show
But there was much we did not know
Let’s go home right now
Let’s go home and tell the story
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell…
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell my story
Well I’ve been coming over hills and mountains
I’m going to drink from that Christian fountain
You know all of God’s sons and daughters that morning
Will drink that old healing water
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell…
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell…
I’m going to put on my robe in glory
I’m going home to tell…
I’m going to wear this robe in glory
Let’s go home and tell our story
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Tonight I throw a party, a real gone bash
Going to brew a stew called heavenly mash
At the corner store the boys are dipping into the stash
Long before I knewd it we was all talkin’ trash
We’re talkin’ trash
Your teeth are gnashing, thrashin’, lashin’
Help me I got me a rash, trash
Ladies strut by as they flutter a lash
Gentlemen smile and twist a mustache
Beggars on the stoop tip their haberdash
No soul spared when we’re out talkin’ trash
We’re talkin’ trash
Your teeth are gnashing, thrashin’, lashin’
Help me I got me a rash, trash
Remember what I’s doing in a real hot flash
The stew I’s brewin’ probably burned to an ash
I run back home in a furious dash
A dozen folks awaitin’, the party’s been crashed
I’m talkin’ trash
My teeth are gnashing, thrashin’, lashin’
Help me I got me a rash, trash
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Feed me with a fever
Eat though I can’t take a bite
Cook for two like you used to do
Make me think that I’m alive
Laugh at me with feeling
Laugh though I can’t slap my thigh
Smile away like you used to do
Make me think that I’m alive
Love me with more feeling
Wrap your legs around this corpse
Love me for the last time in my life
Make me think that I’m alive
Squeeze me with more feeling
Wrap your legs around this corpse
Love me for the last time in my life
Make me think that I’m alive
Make me think that I’m alive
Make me think that I’m alive
Make me think that I’m alive
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Lady Beware!
Don’t be green, understand
Your man wants to get inside of your legs
It ain’t nice. It’s a
Sinister way to think, I don’t think twice
So you go
Forewarned about the intentions of your man
A sweet little boy, so precious and coy
Arrest him for what’s on his mind
Lady Beware!
What lurks on the mind
The mind of your man
Lady Beware!
Well they say, girls
Talk so slack your man can hope to blush
They’re meat.
Slaves slopping shit and padding my purse.
I believe,
A man would be the first to volunteer
Looking so nice guy, a sugary spice guy
Arrest him for what’s on his mind
Lady Beware!
What lurks on the mind
The mind of your man
Lady Beware!
Understand, your man
He’s raised about this world in such a way,
He climbs.
Liable, prone, inclined to feed you lies;
He’s got eyes.
It suits him fine to think he’ll never change
He looks like a saint, ten bucks says he ain’t
Arrest him for what’s on his mind
Lady Beware!
What lurks on the mind
The mind of your man
Lady Beware!
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Willie Wisely Saint Paul, Minnesota
Equal parts Minnesotan music scene veteran and Laurel Canyon resident/devotee, Willie Wisely remains that rare bird mixing profound power pop with arena-sized showmanship, a troubadour on an all night rave up, a cold kombucha on a hot California day, a McCartney-ite taking a break from his Japanese import of “Ram” for a quick Canyon run listening to João Gilberto. ... more
Willie Wisely recommends:
Poppy Seeds
by The Corner Laughers
Wonderful twee psyche-pop from San Francisco!
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Kelly Jones & I sing lead vocals on this fascinating popster album by Steven Fox, w/Linus of Hollywood, Roger Joseph Manning Jr, and others. BLOG POST ABOUT THE SESSIONS ~ http://bit.ly/WWSecretFriend
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Her voice is a miracle. Her writing timeless. I love it!!
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The Mona Reels take on record clerk mansplainers with catchy power pop on this lively new EP.
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Pop and Circumstance
by Lunchbox
Longrunning Bay Area group Lunchbox draw on the hard-edged and stylish sound of 70s mod for their latest full-length.
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This Sporting Life
by The Smashing Times
Terrific jangle pop with an edge, somewhere between Television Personalities and R.E.M. with a bit of Kinks in there, too.
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