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1. |
Measure And Make
03:59
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Sneak a peek,
But keep your tongue in his cheek
Was to tell you,
That you could not understand
When you know fully well
That the nature of the world
Is to ride any future
Falling from the carousel
Everything is moving
Further and away
Changing shape and gradually receding
And there is nothing happening today
There’s this and that and nothing in the way
For just in case you’d better
Measure and make room for
The very next kick that comes along
So measure and make room for
The very next gig that comes along
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2. |
A Lovely Number
03:35
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We made a lovely number
When we were numbered together
But now you’re going away,
To sleep with someone in Mesopotamia
And why should I keep all of this stuff to myself?
When I know it’s true
When I know it’s true
When I know it’s true enough
I know it is, I made the whole thing up
We had a lovely summer
The summer we spent together
But now you’re going away
To where the summers look much better
And why should I keep all of this stuff to myself?
When I know it’s true
When I know it’s true
When I know it’s true enough
I know it is, I made it up
When I know I made the whole thing up for you
(It’s a bit of a small town)
You’re fooling no one in that Italian dress
You are forever Austin Princess
Why don’t you write me a letter?
I could become your go-getter
I’d have to throw it away
I couldn’t let you get the better
And why should I keep all of this stuff to myself?
When I know it’s true
When I know it’s true
When I know it’s true enough
I know it is, I made the whole thing up
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3. |
Guadeloupe Carnival
02:50
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When this day is over, we shall be spiders
Runners and hiders, all alone
When this day is over and we can’t relax
We shall inherit wanderlust
Guadeloupe Carnival
We’ve never been, we never will
When this day is over and we are in black
There shall be no colours only stars
Guadeloupe Carnival
We’ve never been, we never will
How do you fly those coloured fish?
How do you smile that smile?
Smile for me angel
Fly for me angel
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4. |
Perfect Strangers
03:53
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I keep hearing voices
But I’m told that it’s alright
As they’re only falling through the floor tonight
And I’m trying not to listen
But I’m sure that you know how it is?
One life is quite enough
But others always fit
And they say…
We have been up since Monday
We have been very close at hand
We’ve been to every party
We hope that people understand
Since we have been together
We have moved throughout this land - and
Where should we go if we want to know
A dull thud, thud and thump, is wobbling around the walls
I’ve never really liked their music, but I guess it’s better as a whole?
It’s a kind of a soundtrack to some underwater film
By that French comedian, who believes he is a seal
And they say…
We have been up since Monday
We have been very close at hand
We’ve been to every party
We hope that people understand
Since we have been together
We have moved throughout this land - and
Where should we go if we want to know
About Love?
I’ve said it once and that’s enough
They might be listening in on us
And you can never tell
And you can never tell
And nor can I
We have been up since Monday
We have been very close at hand
We’ve been to every party
We hope that people understand
Since we have been together
We have moved throughout this land - and
Where should we go
Where should we go...
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5. |
A Bigger Smoke
02:23
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You had a gift
You talent
For having all the things that other people hadn’t
You had a rocket
You had a boat
You had an ego like a radio telescope
And you’d say,
“I am so attached to me today
Please rescue me, I cannot tare myself away
You made a move
You made amends
You made a point of phoning other people’s friends
You made a medal
It didn’t matter
There wasn’t anyone to see you getting fatter
Or hear you say,
“I am so attached to me today
Please rescue me, I cannot tare myself away”
And you didn’t need a rocket
And you didn’t need a boat
And of course you couldn’t stop it
And your life became a joke
And I’ve never seen a smaller fire
Give a bigger smoke
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6. |
Quality Time
05:50
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Safe in the long grass
Down by the bypass
The summer is moving
It’s sleepy down south
Alone in the heat-haze
As ever as always
The Blue Boy is boiling
A sweet in his mouth
And energy is hard to find
When you’re wasting your time in the new UK
And the souls of his feet, they are lagging behind
He has quality time ...
Turn up the volume
The noise of the traffic
It makes him feel dizzy
The cars turn elastic
It’s only this feeling
This sense of inertia
That stops him from reeling
And rolling right over
And energy is hard to find
When you’re wasting time in the new UK
And the souls of his feet! they are lagging behind
He has quality time ... (almost)
Summon a cider
Out of the aether
Sit down beside her
If it makes you feel better?
But it’s never enough
No it’s never enough
But it’s all there is
That’s all there is ... (almost)
That’s all there is ... (almost
Saturday football, a bus on the bypass
Is narrowly missed by an RAF flypast
And the volley of bottles that chase the offenders
Explode into space with exceptional grace
And energy is hard to find
He has quality time ... (almost)
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7. |
Better Keep That Quiet
04:10
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There you go again
Kicking ashes at your friends
Like a sleepy child
Only slightly more infantile
Not so long ago
You were nice to know.
Now it seems as though,
You’ve got a taste for the medicine
Better keep that quiet
So it doesn’t hurt, cut away there nerve
Better keep that quiet
So it doesn’t hurt, keep those bridges burn
Hang alcohol
Hang up your dreams
Buy a bicycle
Just to keep it clean
And from time to time
Your body turns to stone
And for time to time
You forget that your cover’s blown
Better keep that quiet
So it doesn’t hurt, cut away there nerve
Better keep that quiet
So it doesn’t hurt, keep your bridges burnt
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8. |
Early Evening News
03:04
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“We are receiving information
Regarding mass evacuation
It seems the gas from a good idea
Is coming down in a lead balloon”
And everybody looks around
And then they wonder what to do?
And they go and catch the analysis on The Early Evening News
And then a scientist from heaven
Beams down to see what he can do
He puts his fingers on the buttons
For he has platform shoes
And all the people are dragged into line
And world is like brand new
There isn’t any need for action
There isn't any revenue
And everybody looks around
And then they wonder what to do?
And they go and catch the analysis on
The Early Evening News
What are we supposed to do?
The Early Evening News
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9. |
Vox Pop
04:47
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They don’t like buildings when they’re safe indoors
They don’t like music when it sounds like noise
This fuzzy life gets in-between their toes
and so the chorus grows and grows
Don’t land that aeroplane
Don’t land that aeroplane,
Don’t land that aeroplane on my roof
Don’t land that aeroplane
Don’t land that aeroplane
don’t land that aeroplane on my roof
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We’re shouting out loud
And moving as a crowd
We stand on common ground
We’re so delightful
We’re shouting out loud
And moving as a crowd
We stand on common ground
We’re so
Vox pop-pop, vox pop
Vox pop-pop, vox pop (“What did he say?”)
The population is a private eye
It’s on its case, but don’t ask it why
(“I don’t like roads!”)
Don’t land that aeroplane
Don’t land that aeroplane
Don’t land that aeroplane on my roof
Don’t land that aeroplane, don’t land that aeroplane
Don’t land that aeroplane on my roof
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We’re shouting out loud
And moving as a crowd
We stand on common ground
We’re so delightful
We’re shouting out loud
And moving as a crowd
We stand on common ground
We’re so delightful
Vox pop-pop, vox pop
Vox pop-pop, vox pop
Vox pop-pop pop, vox pop
Vox pop-pop pop, vox pop, vox pop
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10. |
Point Of Order
02:33
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You want to row in an open boat
Into the breach with captain Kirk
Into the fire and into the fight
Come on baby it’ll be alright
You want to meet with the king of Siam
And dig for victory in no man’s land
You want to fly and I think you might
Come down baby you're as high as a kite
A point of order, are you aware?
You can’t flap your arms and take to the air
Are you coming down tonight?
Come down selfish satellite,
Come down
Are you coming down tonight?
Come down selfish satellite,
Come down
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11. |
Lucky Bag
03:12
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Disappointed
It’s always everybody else, who gets the cowboy badge
In their lucky bag
Disappointed
All of a sudden, a great anticipation
Is now sent back
Way back
Behind the line of cars
That grinds on past
Red car
Blue car
Black car
Oh head’s a blank
And there’s nothing in my lucky bag
Swap you for your lucky bag
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12. |
Water Cooled
04:43
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And the eyes that sting
View a world of glass
And the ears that ring
Catch the air in echos
Body held by the water
World moving all around
Body held by the water
Water cooled
And I’m feeling sick
And your skin is neon
And the blood runs so thin
And very little counts for everything
Body held by the water
World moving all around
Body held by the water
Water cooled
And as my hands are letting go
Danger becomes delight
And as above becomes below
We wash the daylight
We’re going to wash, wash the daylight
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Curtains England, UK
Stemming from the brief pre-Britpop flurry of experimentally minded 'non-retro' indie groups. Curtains employed direct pop
impetus layered with electronic textures. A hybrid artpop, or "ambient-punk" that related as much to the krautrock family tree, as it did to post punk, electro and techno.
Songs could be any (or all) of the following. Intimate, fizzy, lush, kooky, or full-on walls of sound!
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