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This expansive double CD set caused the Village Voice to proclaim The Brain Surgeons "wizards of hard rock." Guests include SoozieTyrell (Buster Poindexter, Bruce Springsteen) and Crispin Cioe (Uptown Horns, Rolling Stones). Songs include: Simple Man Every night it rains I think think about you Every little drop makes me stop remember The curtain rising on our love Now I say what the children say Rain rain go away I can't I can't stand the rain The storm blew up in Memphis Cut clear through New Orleans And as we battened down the hatch Taped an X across the window it seemed Our movie would have endless scenes Now I say what the children say Rain rain go away I can't I can't blame the rain Now every night it rains I gotta think Every little drop makes me stop Remember How I wasted love Rain rain go away I can't I can't stand the rain Rain rain go away Come again
You're born alone you die alone you pull into a truck stop In Gallup alone where every trucker looks like the devil like pictures of the devil Kerouac never drove so he never drove alone like they'd kill you worse than cops or buy you a beer, two beers if they knew what you were thinkin' about their lookin' like the devil or killing you or buying you beers but no beer at this stop so it's only devil, killing...
What does it take to get a message to you I been trying Where's break I need to get through I'm a dying Operator gimme New York on the line Operator you've taken my last dime Practice makes perfect What can a poor girl say Practice makes perfect Rome wasn't built in a day I think I got it right where are you tonight I been looking in the mirror as if it understands It's not a pretty picture I wish I felt your hand All these busy signals prick the promise of my dial tone Connect me to the weather recording so I don't have to do this on my own Practice makes perfect What does it take Practice makes perfect I want cake Practice makes perfect Let me eat cake Talkin' 'bout my p-p-p-practice makes perfect
Livin' here, In the city Sportin' season seems so far away It's a shame, it's a pity When nature's callin' you to play Goin' down, fishin' hole gonna do the swamp thing Better bring, ten foot pole gotta do the swamp thing Say hello to Mr. Cottonmouth Owl hoots, moon on the rise Trouble leaves as the crow flies Pack your boots and alibis We gonna do the swamp thing Grab your waders let's find the gators We got to do the swamp thing Get neck deep in the big big muddy We gonna do the swamp thing How do you do Mr. Cottonmouth If you're searchin' for the funk Hook line and sinker and the fish'll jump Get on down to the ole mud hole We got to do the swamp thing Up a creek, without a paddle You need to do the swamp thing Get cha back, in the saddle You got to do the swamp thing Gotta touch it with a 10 ft pole We gonna do the swamp thing
You looked like Robert Plant in Harvard yard Reading Melody Maker under a tree You said Honey don't you play the guitar Why don't you come over and practice with me That was just the beginning of a fabulous career The past was so distant then the future was so near Between alpha and omega you can't get there from here You were Aladdin Sane every Halloween 'Till you went to London to meet the Queen You bought a postcard of her vacation home Pinned it next to the Rolling Stones That was just the beginning of an illustrious career The picture was so perfect then the present was so dear Between alpha and omega you can't get there from here I saw your ghost crossing swords Backstage at the House of Lords Giving interviews in the loo And previews of your next tattoo That's just the beginning of a fabulous career The past was much kinder then the truth is all too clear Between alpha and omega you can't get there from here
I am weak I have yielded To temptation One too many times I did not heed Your warning At the crossroad Where you post your famous sign How could I be So dumb and blind How can I refuse Your life line More than the truth I know nothing I dropped the ball Too many times I've been turned down I've been chosen I am charged With no special crime
Some gals need a banquet A bonafide gourmet feast But I like it simple With a little bit of mystery Hot dog man Who's got a kosher pretzel Sprinkled with rock salt Squirts it with the mustard And serves it nice and hot Don't give me some health food No itty bitty sprouts Gimme somethin' greasy Smothered in sauerkraut Hot dog man Do ya toast buns?
Looking in my mirror can't stand what I see I'm wanting something different I need it desperately Gimme cornrows twist up some braids today Get me some cornrows a hair style that will stay the way it stays Tired of being a grease ball long hair's gettin to me I want a thatch job that really goes with me Give me a flat top shave my dome today Give me a flat top a hair cut that will stay Butch wax baby super freak girl Give me a flat top to go with your spit curl Make me a skin head my hair's gotten to me Chop me a Mohawk it's gonna set me free Gimme cornrows twist me in braids today Gimme cornrows a hair style that will say that I am cool
I'm no career victim with awards from MTV For 50 ways to market my early sodomy You lie you steal You back the wrong pony Taming of the shrew indeed I'm the last angry woman that you'll ever need I wear eau d'brimstone I use a cobra snake for a tampon Got a tongue like barb wire and a necklace of old fire I'm no girly blizzard from a department on some hill Smiling as you swallow all its poison pills You lie you steal You back the wrong pony Taming of the shrew indeed I'm the last angry woman that you'll ever need
They'll say it can't be done That's the way of the world They'll say you're too young You know how the west was won That's the way of the world That's the way it's always been done You can't fight city hall If they don't believe us That's the way of the world Let nothing Nothing come between us That's the way of the world Fair weather friends will always leave us That's how it always turns That's the way of the world
Every flower has its own cosmology Its relationship to the air we breathe There is one story one story alone Pink roses Every morning she paints the same two views Potted plants on Park Avenue There is one story one story alone Pink roses She made an artist slit his wrists She made a poet cease and desist There is one story one story alone Pink roses Every flower has its own cosmology Its relationship to the air we breathe There is one story one story alone Pink roses
I hate everyone I hate everything I don't care There is no god And rock 'n roll is dead Everything is stupid Everybody lies Everybody knows the answer Nobody tells you why Rock 'n roll is dead I got a hole in my heart You got a hole in your brain Everything is broke There's nothing more to say There is no god And rock 'n roll is dead
It's almost 5 in the morning Nobody wants to go to sleep The radio people talks for hours 'bout what's on the TV We've all been either bought or sold by the men from the company And you're hoping that I won't remember what you're tellin me Guess it's time for true confessions So confess to me Maybe it's alright Confess to me Maybe it's alright Confess to me Oh baby that's OK The night is gone anyway It's almost 7 in the morning Guess it's starting to show I was tryin to pretend that I never done this before I'm so scared I'm so unprepared I just can't relax Tomorrow we'll chalk this up to Albanian sealing wax Yes it's time for true confessions When I look back at my first mistake I wonder has it been that long Between then and now, where and when, I thought I knew right from wrong I'm so scared I'm so unprepared I just can't relax We're not gonna print this story nobody's going to check the facts Now it's time for true confessions So confess to me Maybe it's alright Confess to me Maybe it's alright Confess to me Oh baby that's OK The night is gone
The street is filled with sorrow Seems like it's high tide for tears If the wind don't change tomorrow Won't you lend someone your ear It's an oft told story You think it won't happen here I can see them They fade away I can hear them laughing at me Fade away The time I have is borrowed But the road to take is clear Yesterday rings hollow Now the crying game is here I long for home sweet comfort And the flood to disappear I can see them They fade away I can hear them laughing at me Fade away Fade away Away Fade away
Mama told me when I was young Sit beside me my only son Listen closely to what I say If you do this It will help you some sunny day Oh take your time don't live too fast Troubles you'll find (will come) and they will pass Go find a woman and you'll find love And don't forget son there is someone up above Be a simple kind of man Be a something you'll love and understand Baby be a simple be a simple man Won't you do this for me son if you can Forget you lust for the rich man's gold All that you need is in your soul You can do this if you try All I want is for you my son is to be satisfied Don't you worry you'll find yourself Follow your heart lord and nothing else You can do this if you try All I want is for you my son is to be satisfied
Everybody wants a ride to heaven Open up babies climb on board We gotta move We gotta motorvate We gotta groove Down Victory Boulevard Everybody wants a winning ticket Pony up baby what's the score Ya gotta move Ya gotta gravitate Ya gotta groove Down Victory Boulevard Everybody loves a brand new lipstick A new color that says va va voom Ya gotta groove Ya gotta motorvate Ya gotta move Down Victory Boulevard Everybody wants to feel like a million Nobody wants to sing the blues Ya gotta move Ya gotta motorvate Ya gotta groove Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard
Madame X What's the fascination Is it your Sophistication Is it my Imagination Madame X What's the fascination Ride into a town Shooting on location Walk into the room Alter the equation Madame X What's the fascination Do I need An explanation Or a good Examination Madame X What's the fascination Bought a ticket to Unknown destination Finger and a gun Dangerous combination Madame X What's the fascination Will you move The earth and stars Will you change The fate of nations Madame X What's the fascination with you Tell me how you work Tell me how you live Tell me what you done Who you done it with Madame X What's the fascination
Memories get a little lost like leaves being burned Summer won't you roll around rinse this all away They tell me time is going to bring acceptance as if that's consolation I'm just wandering 'round loosing myself Oh daddy, what can I say, what can I do This time of year I'm always weird All the tea in China and all the king's sentiment You're still Humpty Dumpty down on the pavement I'm the queen of disaster collecting sadness bigger than mine Searching for the magic button Make this life rewind Oh oh what can you say what can you do This time of year it's always weird Memories get a little lost like leaves getting burned
I been runnin hot Show you what I got Findin my best shot I'm gonna take it Goin for the win That ain't no sin Slam that baby in We gonna make it Never gonna stop Reachin for the top Heart and desire Feed the fire Burnin' in the heat of competition Playin in the zone Flowin from the dome Bring the party home I can feel it Comin from behind Step up to the line Now is the time We're gonna rock it Burnin' in the heat Burnin' in the heat Burnin' in the heat of competition
I know you're weary Lord knows you're poor Bearing the scars of a thousand private wars Where's the lady of the harbor to call your ship to shore Do you have a dream? Do you have a dream that you're dreaming Do you have a dream? Wake me when the twilight's gleaming We're all pilgrims in the desert Crawling cross the burning sand Waiting on delivery from the village of the damned Where's the lady of the harbor with her outstretched hand If anything ever mattered now it doesn't anymore And you can't remember What we ever came here for Lady of the harbor will always promise more
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