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lyrics

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

credits

from Parlez​-​Vous Fran​ç​ais? (Deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition), released November 28, 2014
Willie Wisely: guitar, vocals
Peter Anderson: drums
James Voss: upright bass, gang vocals
Dave Krejci: piano
Mike Leville: gang vocals
Ezra Gold: percussion
Engineered: Ezra Gold
Written, produced, re-mixed & mastered: Willie Wisely
Recorded at Gark Studios, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Cover art: John Berry adapted from Aubrey Beardsley
Photography: Thomas Lingner (The Able Lens)
© 1994.Ella Records, ℗ 1994/2014.Ella Records

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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

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