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Good For Nothing |
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Good For NothingSo many light years away from her home
That’s the way that it goes, now I’m all alone
Here in outer space
There’s no better place
I feel good, I feel good
I feel good, good, good
good for nothin’
You know I broke her heart
And I made her cry
She has me believin’
that I’m a bad guy
I wish it happened to me
Just like the movies
I feel good, I feel good
I feel good, good, good
good for nothin’
Just like a satellite i’m sailin’
Sending out an SOS and prayin’
Does anyone hear the words I’m sayin’
I feel good, I feel good
I feel good, good, good
good for nothin’
I feel fine all the time
I feel fine all the time, but i’ll get over it
good for nothin’, good for nothin’
good for nothin’, good for nothin’
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Vinyl |
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VinylI drove from Ohio with my LPs in the back of my Dad's old car
I don't miss the car and I don't miss home
cuz they both were fallin' apart
never should have left the records in the trunk
the night they were stolen away
they never let me down when my old man wouldn't give me the time of day
Where's my vinyl and my LPs? they're everything to me
I'm lost without my golden years
I'll disappear, there's nothing for me here
I'll disappear without my vinyl
They can steal my clothes, they can take my books
don't care how I look and I don't read
but they stole my experience, and I can't Let It Be
my Blonde on Blonde, and my Fresh Cream
my Pet Sounds and my Albert King
my Sly Stone and my Rubber Soul
Begger's Banquet and my ELO
House of the Holy, Blood on the Tracks
Sounds of Silence, my Back in Black
Where's my vinyl and my LPS? they're all that's left of me
I'm lost without my golden years
I'll disappear, there's nothing for me here
I'll disappear without my vinyl
I'll disappear far away from here
I'll disappear without my vinyl
far away, that's final
I'll disappear without my vinyl here |
| 03 |
Goin’ Down Swingin’ |
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Goin’ Down Swingin’If we're goin' to hell we don't need to pack
got a one way ticket cuz we ain't comin' back
like Nancy and Sid, Courtney and Curt
they say wherever we go someone's gonna get hurt
I don't need a gypsy or my palm read to see
that's my girl cuz she's bad like me
ya got stuff on your mind? ya got somethin' to say?
gotta get on this [or get out of our way, yeah]
People said from the jump, "they're no good,
ain't nothin' but bad news you're bringin'"
let people say what people want
if we're going down, we're going down swingin'...
goin' down swingin, yeah
We'll take the backwood roads on a full moon ride
just like Johny and June, like Bonnie and Clyde
Just like Adam and Eve we gonna split this scene
you're the strike of the match on my gasoline
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Momma said from the start, "they're no good"
she cried while the church bells were ringin'
we jumped the tracks, no turnin' back
if we're going down, we're goin' down swingin'.
She got her head in my lap, got the gun in the rack
we got some beer up front, got the dog in the back
we got the 8 track tape with Johny Cash singin'
"I'll walk the line" and we're going down swingin' yeah'
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| 04 |
Soft Machine |
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Soft MachineStand aside, comin' through
run and hide, honey that means you
pack your bags, wave the flags, for the soft machine
tell the girls, stop the world, for the soft machine
Here in my dream, every night, the story unfolds
by the dawn's early light
give it here, give me more, makin' love, makin' war.
wake the children, the birds and beasts
gonna get my fill for tonight at least.
Stand aside, comin' through, run and hide,
honey that means you
pack your bags, wave the flags, for the soft machine
tell the girls, stop the world, for the soft machine
Once upon a time the world was cold and flat
and I was in a dark place
once I found the key I had the whole creation
workin' for me, for free
I crown myself king
that makes you queen, the finest machine
the world's ever seen
What I want, I want more
here's my love or there's the door
spread the word, I'm not through
the sky's the limit even if it kills you.
Stand aside, comin' through
run and hide, baby that means you
grab your coat, cast your vote, for the soft machine
tell the girls, stop the world
for the soft machine, the soft machine
it's a clean machine, the soft machine... |
| 05 |
I Liked You Better |
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I Liked You BetterYou light my smoke and bat your eyes
I barely recognize your face,
something has changed...
It's not your lips or your hair,
it's not the style of clothes you wear
it's all there
you're telling me that nothing's changed
there's only one way to explain
I liked you better when I was drinkin'
I liked you better when I was drunk
tearin' up the town
like a New York punk
I liked you better when I was drunk.
We used to roll around all night long
with nothin' on our minds
and so much to say
but I'm like a pair of old Levi's
at a black tie dance with a socialite
and bloodshot eyes
I'm lookin high, I'm lookin low
I'll tell you what I know
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I liked you better, what was I thinking?
guess we were havin' too much fun
screamin' out loud and talkin' in tongues
I liked you better when I was drinkin'
I liked you better when I was drunk
tearin' up the town
like a New York punk
I liked you better, so much better
I liked you better
when I was drunk |
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All I Know |
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All I KnowLooking over my life, thought I knew everything
but I never wrote a love song, tell me what is wrong with me
When it comes to romance, I'm Valentino in a trucker's cap
Don Juan, I've been there, I've done that
No I never had a doubt, had it all figured out,
till you pulled the switch inside my heart, now I know,
I don't know, yeah I don't know
Always leavin', never stayin' anywhere at all
didn't care, couldn't fall
thought I knew what I would do on the day I met you
oh well, guess it only goes to show, all I know
is I don't know, yeah I don't know
All the others passin' through
all the others can't hold a candle to you
yes, it's true
I never had a doubt, had it all figured out,
till you broke the lock inside my heart
now I know, I don't know
yeah I don't know
I know I don't know |
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Coming Up Roses |
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Coming Up RosesLong ago and far away, my father was the king
I came of age a cowboy prince, in the lap of luxury
Now at last I am the man they've handed me the keys
and man 'o' man this job is tuff but it don't bother me
Cuz everything, everything is comin' up roses
Let freedom ring, we're marching in and thumbing our noses
Yes, everything is a-ok, all systems are a go
just 'cause it don't look that way doesn't mean it isn't so..
Cuz everything, everything is comin' up roses
let freedom ring, we're marching in and thumbing our noses,
Everything, everything is comin' up
comin' up roses..
Time to make your peace with war
these tears are tears of joy
we're fighting for a brighter day
God bless the good old boys.
Everything, everything is comin' up roses
the choir sings, we're bringing out the fire hoses
Everything, everything is comin' up,
comin up roses, you'll see.. comin' up roses
L'etat C'est moi, le roi... |
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Sub Atomic |
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Sub AtomicSmall town feels so sleepy, little creepy
let's go get in trouble, seeing double I'm exploding
I'll have a Molotov and tonic, bring my friends a round of nitro glycerin
I'm feeling sub atomic
let's go crawling night is calling
Ready, let's get drastic, look fantastic
upstairs old man snoring, start pouring, go exploring
I'll have a Molotov and tonic
bring my friends a round of nitro glycerin
I'm feeling sub atomic
let's go crawling night is calling
Where's my medication, liquid patience for all occasions
I'll have a Molotov and tonic
bring my friends a round of nitro glycerin
I'm feeling supersonic
Let's go crawling, night is calling you. |
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If You’re Leaving Me |
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If You’re Leaving MeThere's a part of me that's just dyin' to be closer to you,
Where did I go wrong? was I away too long for you?
tell me true
I surrender to you
tell me what I can do
to keep you from running
If you're leaving me,
won't you take me with you
if you're leaving me,
don't you leave me this way
turn around, pull the shades and turn out the lights,
if you're leaving me, don't leave me tonight.
It's too quiet here, since you disappeared, and I'm not sleeping
It's your silhouette, all inside my head
I'm tired of smoking and drinking
If I act like a fool, it's all I can do to keep from crying.
If you're leaving me,
won't you take me with you
if you're leaving me,
don't you leave me this way
turn around, pull the shades and turn out the lights
if you're leaving me don't leave me tonight... |
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Anywhere But Home |
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Anywhere But HomeFather,
have I let you down?
Tell me if that is why you left town
left me wondering why
you never came around
Take me somewhere
I don't care where we go
take me anywhere but home
Mother,
look at what I can do!
Hello.. is anyone there
inside of you?
Shattered, broken home
out there on my own
So take me somewhere
I don't care where we go
just take me,
take me anywhere but home
Show me
where do I go from here?
Freedom from all those years
of all those tears..
after the rain
now
I'm ready for a change
So take me somewhere
I don't care where we go
just take me, take me anywhere,
anywhere, outa here
take me,
take me anywhere but home.. |
I started recording Mondo Magneto because the fans of Paul McCartney [and Band] were asking, “where’s Brian’s music?”... I saw myself with some money saved up, a few songs ready to record and 9 months off before the next tour with Paul and decided to do a record.
I booked time at El Dorado Studio in Burbank California after a friend cancelled his 2 days there, not even knowing what I was going to be recording… and my record was started.
At first, I wasn’t sure if I’d do a 4-6 song EP or what… My friends all said, “naaa, you gotta do a full length CD!” So, the gauntlet was thrown down.. I would stay home nights, even weekends in this total songwriting phase, old school.. with a pencil, notebook and a cassette recorder. Writing this material was the highest time I can remember writing songs.. I just had this buzz for weeks!
Then, I called my favorite drummers and bass players, found an amazing engineer and we went at it! We did 4 tracks in those first 2 days and I wrote 5 more songs in a few weeks time. I re-imagined an old rock ballad of mine, turning it into an intimate ballad, “If You’re Leaving Me”.. and I had my 10 songs!
So, using great vintage guitars and amps, recording to 2 inch analog tape, we began to shape the sound together.. You know, people don’t realize how rare it is that musicians actually record in a room together at the same time these days, with pop music often being played and produced by one or a few people. There is no substitute for inspired collaboration, live in the studio.
It was the most fun I’ve ever had in the studio.. my talented pals dug really deep and contributed so much. Scott Shriner [Weezer], Davey Farahger [Elvis Costello], Abe Laboriel Jr. Wix Wickens and Rusty Anderson from Paul McCartney’s band, Paul Bushnell [Faith Hill] all played their asses off.. Singing with some of these guys was a real treat too.
Oliver Leiber, who wrote with me on a few songs offered his amazing home studio in the hills which has every cool old rare guitar and amp ever made. He helped to really focus the guitars in a way I’d always dreamed of. We used these great sound effect pedals from the 60’swith rare amps and microphones and created a guitar driven, rockin’ poprecord that I am really pleased with.
