Neptune Ave. - Sammy

Ok, I know I skipped a few here but what can I say? Life is bananas. 

These guys are great - I saw them in Spain in 1996. Geffen won't allow embedding of their video for this song so here's the link: Neptune Ave. This album is called "Tales of Great Neck Glory". This held great sentimental value to me. I grew up spending my Summer's there. 

I wish that I knew ya,

That you weren't made up 

Hear the fog in your voice 

See the way that you strut 

Down Neptune Ave. 

Show me around, tell me a story 

'cause I'm a history hound

Yeah, I wish that I knew ya

Not a sketch in my book 

See the lines on your face

Your hard boiled look 

Down Neptune Ave. 

Yeah, show me around

Tell me a story 

'cause I'm a history hound 

Become more than a character on the page 

Description and dialogue that I saved 

oh-ho

I wish you were real 

I wish you could talk 

I wish you could feel 

I wish you could walk me 

down Neptune Ave. 

Show me the town 

Tell every story to this history hound 

Whatever happened to you on this beach?

Whatever happened to you in that bar?

Whatever happened to you on this street?

Whatever happened to your old guitar? 

Whatever happened to you on this ride?

Whatever happened to you in that club?

How did life ever take such a slide?

Where you learned to be someone no good? 

How do, how do you do?

How do, how do you do?

How do, how do you do?

I'd say how do, it's nice to meet you. 

How do, how do you do?

How do, how do you do?

How do, how do you do?

How do, yeah it's nice to meet you. 

How do, how do you do?

How do, how do you do?

How do, how do you do?

How do, yeah it's nice to meet you.

Queen of the Surface Streets - DeVotchKa

I have way too much shit to do each day and though it's great to be occupied, sometimes I don't even know why or what exactly I'm doing it for. Somehow this song (besides slipping under my feet and pulling me up) explains why and what - even if it's just imaginary... 

Well this is one place where
Your gods can't dwell
It's like walking in
To the mouth of hell
Sweating our dignities out on the subway
At the beginning of another long, long day

As for my mortal remains
I couldn't care
'Cause when the day is done
She'll be waiting here
That's when I love the accommodations
In a urine smelling transit station

I'll move these rocks
For you my love
I will tear them up out of the Earth
And I will bend my spine
'Til it's quitting time
'Cause I know what your time is worth

And I'll give my days to the Neanderthals
With the classic rock
And the wrecking ball
I'll go swimming in the wet concrete
And I'll cast my pearls at the unpaved streets

I don't mind the mental atrophy
'Cause when the lids come down, you're all I see
You're like a lovely hallucination
You get me through my current occupation

I'll move these rocks
For you my love
I will tear them up out of the Earth
And I will bend my spine
'Til it's quitting time
'Cause I know what your time is worth

See I'm towering
Above mortal men
I'll emerge from the darkness
And there you stand
You're the Queen of all the surface streets
I'm a wiener boy, that you're here to meet

I don't need the money
I couldn't care
'Cause everything I want is standing right here
I would live on the street
In a cardboard shack
Just the worship the feet
And the curve of your back
You'll be my only preoccupation
On a permanent vacation

Now I will move these rocks
For you my love
I will tear them up out of the Earth
And I will bend my spine
'Til it's quitting time
'Cause I know what your love is worth

What your love is worth
What your love is worth

Break Out the Make Out - The Maynards

In Toronto today. 

Torontonians could learn a little thing or two about making out from Montrealers.

I hereby dedicate this song to them...c'mon - Break out the make out!!

You can catch The Maynards this year at Pop Montreal...

Cast your vote for more lip lockin'

This year should be about less talkin' 

It's a fact that I have found

The benefits to go around 

Step 1: I start to dance 

Step 2: Begin romance

Step 3: You and me 

Step 4: Dance some more 

At the mall or in the hall

Eyes are wandering 'round like a stakeout

At the bar or in the car

Everybody's itchin' to break out the make out

B-b-b-b-break out m-m-m-m-make out 

B-b-b-b-break out m-m-m-m-make out 

B-b-b-b-break out m-m-m-m-make out 

B-b-b-b-break out m-m-m-m-make out 

Cast you vote for more lip locking 

This year should be about less talking 

Please heed my philosophy 

And everyone should get busy 

Step 1: I start to dance

Step 2: Get in their pants

Step 3: You and me 

Step 4: Dance some more

Passion's the latest fashion

It's time to show us what your style is all about

Heavy petting is what you should be getting 

Get yourself ready to break out the make out 

Break out the make out 

B-b-b-break out the m-m-m-make out. 

m-m-m-m-make-out

b-b-b-b-b-break-out

More great music by The Maynards can be found here

Panda - Okay

Today I had Tonkinese soup after a little Kung Fu fighting, and watched the sunshine come in and out of the day. A man on the metro dislodged his teeth and pushed them out and in, then out and in, and out and in again. We walked on a moving sidewalk uphill and made time for errands.


The simple songs are the ones that get me.


Sunshine, baby, sunshine
Comin' right out, right out of you
Right into my eyes, into my eyes
And I can't help but look at you

Sunshine, baby, sunshine
Comin' right out, right out of you
Till I feel it's mine, till I feel it's mine
And I have to, I just have to

Sunshine, baby, sunshine
Keeps comin' right out, right out of you
Till I feel it's mine, till I feel it's mine
And I have to, I just have to
I just have to, I just have to
let it go, and goes, and goes
where no where goes

I think you can download Huggable Dust for free somewhere...anyone?

The Myspace link is here.

Catherine the Waitress - Teitur

I've been on vacation for awhile, I've missed a few Saturdays - but now I'm back...


I love hearing pop songs in other languages, well most other languages...like welsh and dutch or spanish and oh yes, danish.

But, I am no good at typing out lyrics in other languages and who the hell knows what it means - I suppose you can make it up...or try to find a translation...sometimes the words matter enough to change the song. I think.

Just to make this post better, I've added the video for Ongir pengar...tell me, do you like listening to songs in other languages? Do you make the words up? Or do you wish you could find them out?

Teitur sounds like he was born a few decades later than intended...

Waitresses work their asses off. Well - some of them. I was a waitress once.

There are a bunch of great oooo-ooo's at the beginning of this song.

Besides, Tim likes it too.

Catherine the waitress,
if you only knew where my mind is.
"Is there anything you'd like?"
If I could only tell you!
You haven't even noticed me,
but, oh you are so good to me!

Catherine the waitress,
I don't intend to seduce you.
I'm not a resident, I'm not a regular.
But if I lived here this would be my favourite bar!
Cross my heart and hope to die,
I'm not drunk, and I'm not high!

The accident happened one year ago,
according to the lines in my hand.
A requiem is playing behind my eyes,
but you don't see it, Catherine, do you?
Do you?

Catherine the waitress,
if you only knew where my mind is.
"Is there anything you'd like?"
If I could only tell you.
You haven't even noticed me,
but, oh you are so good to me!

Myspace here. 

What Do You Want Me to Say? - The Dismemberment Plan

Ah...great live band. 1993-2003 Maybe they will reunite (again)?

I lost my membership card to the human race
So don't forget the face
Because I know that I do belong here

Go down the checklist let's see:
Feelings are good
Dishonesty is bad
And keeping it inside is worse still

You want a problem well I guess we got one now
I really don't know how
There's injuns over every goddamn hill

What do you want me to say?
What do you want me to do?
To let you know that I do mean it
What do you want me to say?
What do you want me to do?
To let you know that I do mean it
What do you want me to say, yeah, yeah?

I see it coming from a million miles away
What else can I say?
The only way you know that I love you

And there's no eye-to-eye just Moses on the mount
Or I'm in for the count
You need your man above or below you

I cannot cry at will but I do wish I could
'Cause it'd do you some good
When every joke I make is treason

There was a time when you could make me laugh at will
And you can do it still
But never is it for the right reasons, yeah

What do you want me to say?
What do you want me to do?
To let you know that I do mean it
What do you want me to say?
What do you want me to do?
To let you know that I do mean it
What do you want me to say,
What do you want to hear?
To let you know that I do mean it
What do you want me to say, yeah?


What do you want me to say?
What do you want me to do?
To let you know that I do mean it
What do you want me to say?
What do you want me to do?
To let you know that I do mean it
What do you want me to say?
What do you want to hear?
To let you know that I do mean it.

What do you want me to say, yeah?

The Dplan Myspazz here

By Your Side - Beechwood Sparks

Exciting news this morning! (this is for you, and you know who you are)...

Off to California in a week to a wedding...made me think of these guys and their cover of this song.  

They are the tallest band I have ever seen, they look like two scarecrows in a cramped field onstage. 

You think I'd leave your side baby
You know me better than that
You think I'd leave you down when you're down on your knees
I wouldn't do that
'cause I'll tell you you're right when you want
and if only you could see into me

oh when you're cold
I'll be there
hold you tight to me

When you're on the outside baby and you can't get in
I will show you you're so much better than you know
when you're lost and you're alone and you can't get back again
I will find you darling and I'll bring you home

and if you want to cry
I am here to dry your eyes
and in no time
You'll be fine

You think I'd leave your side baby
You know me better than that
You think I'd leave you down when you're down on your knees
I wouldn't do that

I'll tell you you're right when you want

And if only you could see into me...


oh when you're cold
I'll be there
hold you tight to me
when you're low
I'll be there
by your side 

oh when you're cold
I'll be there
hold you tight to me

oh when you're low
I'll be there
by your side 

oh when you're low

I'll be there

by your side

oh when you're low

I'll be there 

by your side, baby

oh when you're low

I'll be there 

by your side, baby

Here is the original version live by Sade