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SpinTunes #2: Round 1

by Various Artists

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1.
My, you keep on changing Every winter, every fall There's been rearranging Still, I see through it all. How many times must I come back to you before you let me stay? I'll keep on crossing the sea To see you London We'll be back together someday All the people Love you I can never get you alone Can't stop thinking of you You, dear, feel like Home. My Love is caught up in shops and traffic History, books, and plays And every song that you sing Is for me, London We'll be back together someday Kensington Gardens are calling me Sam and Rowan - I'll be going soon My Love is caught up in shops and traffic History, books, and plays And every song that you sing Is for me, London We'll be back together someday We'll be back together someday We'll be back together someday We'll be back together someday We'll be back together someday We'll be back together someday
2.
There's a diner down the road They say it has a name But everyone who goes there They just call it the diner There was a library here But when it got old We filled it up with dynamite And watched it explode At Christmas time you could see the little Santas Wave their hands you could watch them for free But now when you walk these cold cavernous halls You'll shed a tear, now there's a fee There's a bush in the corner of the front yard With a hand that waves as the cars go by And every few years when the rains come down You could jump from your window splash all around In Fairfield You could get fries and gravy HEY! There's my brother Davey Playing softball early Sunday morning Some say Calandras, others say Calandras I don't give a damn just give me my bread In Fairfield, there used to be Good Tymes Some of these things They come and go But forever in my mind they'll stay Who did you know Stevenson or Churchill They prepared you for your future life So I threw all my change at the Space Invaders And defended of town from the missiles in the sky In Fairfield You could get fries and gravy HEY! There's my brother Davey Playing softball early Sunday morning Some say Calandras, others say Calandras I don't give a damn just give me my cake In Fairfield, there used to be Good Tymes
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Tin sheet houses, thousands in a mile Ten people round a fire wanting warmth just for a little while Somewhere in Durban I saw a thousand rich, poor men Rocky castles reach the skyway Around the ocean a mountain highway Somewhere in Capetown I learned to let my hair down Oh whoah that’s where I'm whole Oh whoah just a body with a hungry soul And if this city takes my light That’s where I'm gonna go, gonna gonna go Where I'm gonna go, gonna gonna go Where I'm gonna go, gonna gonna go A bike path, to a golden savanna Sand dunes are burning in the sun Drive down to Jeffrey’s bay Watch my busy life from miles away This is where it began, where it began Oh whoah this is where I'm whole Oh whoah a hungry body with a hungry soul And if this city takes my light That’s where I'm gonna go, Oh whoah this is where I'm whole Oh whoah A body with a hungry soul, And if this city takes my light That’s where I'm gonna go, gonna gonna go Where I'm gonna go, gonna gonna go That’s where I'm gonna go, gonna gonna go That’s where I'm gonna go, gonna gonna go That’s where I'm gonna go, gonna gonna go
4.
Dark as night As the town begins to stir Parson white Tramping through the frozen firs Dozing birds alight Bells ring out In the frosty morning air Children shout All the words a Frigidaire Fred Astaire daydream Darling, maybe someday We will wake up to a Golden Valley Sunday Home once more Like days of yore City streets Slick with dirty city sleet Sojourners Sick with the monotony Endless weeks of gray Far from here There's a cozy breakfast nook Picture dear: Just the way that it would look In a midday dream Darling, maybe someday We will wake up to a Golden Valley Sunday Home once more Like days of yore Darling, maybe someday We will wake up to a Golden Valley Sunday Home once more Like days of yore And the world will sing again
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Red lights blow past, on angry tailgates Headlights don’t ask, they interrogate Your ties have been cleft From the moment you left, there’s no coming home anymore Forevermore you’re alone, whenever you’re home in Darktown Here in Darktown Princeton* Marquees have got something to say Building Banshees wail GO AWAY Found somewhere better Did you think that we’d just let it go? No no no Your ties have been cleft From the moment you left, there’s no coming home to Darktown The Laundromat shines, glares in disdain The dollar store sign stares without shame Snickering streetlights, Places-to-eat lights Filthy windows glow at both town bars Light pollution... clouds out the moon and the stars... Do the lights glower on their own power Or are you just catching reflections? Your ties were severed You found somewhere better, there’s no coming home to Darktown Forevermore you’re alone, whenever you’re home in Darktown. Here in Darktown Forevermore you’re alone, whenever you’re home in Darktown. Here in Darktown In Darktown
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Well the hill across the street seemed a world away We’d disappear around the corner be gone all day Santa Ana winds blowin’ right in our face And yet I guess I just thought this was any old place A thousand oaks on a hundred hills Open spaces and childhood thrills Anywhere I go, don’t matter where Yeah I’ll always be from there Well the pedals of a bike could take you any place Yet it always felt like it was uphill both ways Then we started to drive and we drove away I guess I always figured I’d come back someday A thousand oaks on a hundred hills Open spaces and childhood thrills Anywhere I go, don’t matter where Yeah I’ll always be from there They say you can’t go back home, at least that’s what I hear But I tried to go back there anyway, home just wasn’t there Well a thousand oaks gave this town it’s name There’s still one down at city hall, at least that’s what they say And the hill across the street’s got tennis courts And a long, long driveway you can’t see down, of course A thousand oaks on a hundred hills Open spaces and childhood thrills It’s not that way now, but I don’t care I’ll always be from there I’ll always be from there
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Andrew scoops up half a pint of pistachios And an empty for the shells It's two AM in the Rose and Crown Stumbling round the bar he grabs a jar Full of beetroot pickled eggs Says these are the best in town The country's leading authority on Marxist anthropology Finishes her brandy and slips quietly to the floor And you get the sinking feeling that you've done this all before Oh, Oxford, it's like a roll of bubble wrap The singalong bit in an old familiar song Oh, Oxford, it's a spring attached to your back You can leave but you won't be gone for long I go to get a coffee, try to clear That noisy buzzing in my head Find some shelter from the rain I pass a bunch of students talking Thundercats and Descartes in the street It's that time of year again They're only just discovering the joys of one another And a city where they let you be as nerdy as you like And every thirty seconds somebody steals a bike Oh, Oxford, it's like a roll of bubble wrap The singalong bit in an old familiar song Oh, Oxford, it's a spring attached to your back You can leave but you won't be gone for long (Yeah, Oh Yeah) And oh, don't you think that it's so nice My little patch of paradise Let's hope the bubble doesn't pop And so, I'll never have to look around My tiny piece of tiny town Cause it's easier not to I left and went to London for a while Tried to make it there I don't know why I bothered Nowhere else has quite the combination Of snobbishness and charm That Oxford has to offer I'd been away for ages but nothing ever changes And when I made it back and took my seat beside the bar Andrew smiled and asked me, "Did you get very far?" Oh, Oxford, it's like a roll of bubble wrap The singalong bit in an old familiar song Oh, Oxford, it's a spring attached to your back You can leave but you won't be gone for long Cos everybody knows your name And they're always glad you came You want to be where you can see Your troubles are all the same You want to be where everybody knows your name
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In honor of SpinTunes Two . . . We’d like to present to you . . . A “not-so-very-long,” Completely worthless song About Lansing, Michigan! Lansing, Michigan’s The greatest place on earth! So why not come to Lansing And be part of all the mirth? We’re selling houses here For nearly half of what they’re worth In Lansing, Michigan! Don’t believe the news -- Our city’s not a dive. Our unemployment’s ten percent, But -- eh! -- we still survive! ‘Cause once GM is solvent, Our economy will thrive In Lansing, Michigan! It’s true -- for major sports teams We’re a little too far west. We can go watch the Lugnuts, But Detroit’s got all the rest. But even if we’re lacking, There’s a fact that brings us smiles -- We’re very proud to say There’s not a Wolverine for miles!! Lansing, Michigan Is where you oughtta be! So many bars to frequent And so many sights to see! And if you come to visit You could come and visit me!! In Lan... (Don’t be a prima donna!) ...sing . . . (You know you really wanna!) Michigan! (We don’t you come and visit me?) (It’s nowhere NEAR Ohio!!!)
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Driving past the sign I just got to laugh "Population 50" There couldn't be half That many souls Who have made a home within These so called city limits It doesn't take a minute To drive from one side to the other But you can't judge a place By the ground that it covers If the news is a battle We are soliders far from the fight At least we can look up and see stars at night Drifting past the place I wrote songs with my band I remember things I learned I still don't understand Steetlights shining Off the gravel Of quiet streets where no cars travel Empty buildings, the cemetary Forgotten founders and secrets buried This town has lived longer than I ever will With all of it's people come and gone Somehow no matter where I've been, or what I've seen I still miss the stars over Avalon And it's quiet but for sounds That we make ourselves, you see It's not so bad as long as you Can stand your own company For what we might lack In artificial light At least we can look up and see stars at night, See The stars at night See The stars at night See The stars at night Sometimes I still miss the stars Sometimes I still miss the stars
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You've seen it on the news: crippling devastation. You can't sit silent from afar. You're needed now. Everyone from every nation, Because the world is what we are. Now's your chance to help the people of South Bend A life that's healed with every dollar that you send. We'll rebuild better, stronger, faster and this tragedy will end. Because we know... At least we're not St. Louis. A blessing lines the curse. We've had our share of bumps and bruises, yet it could be worse. The streets go mostly unpoliced. The jail's on fire, still at least We're not St. Louis. But give us money. This Godzilla-looking thing, "Godzilla" we're assuming Crushed into metal, wood, and stones The Chocolate Cafe, but not before consuming A whole big thing of Toblerones. (there's no more Toblerones) The Morris and the College Football Hall of Fame Are both destroyed and the river set aflame. Console the families of the students swallowed whole at Notre Dame By reminding them... At least we're not St. Louis. A blessing lines the curse. We've had our share of bumps and bruises, yet it could be worse. We've been trampled by a beast. Not much left standing, but at least We're not St. Louis. But no, it's bad here. 'Cause there are places on the Earth Full of misery and suffering. From Mogadishu to Detroit and Kandahar for what it's worth, Come on and join us while we sing... At least we're not St. Louis. A blessing lines the curse. We've had our share of bumps and bruises, Yet it could be worse. Insurance rates have all increased. The zoo's gone empty, but at least We're not St. Louis... At least we're not St. Louis. A blessing lines the curse. We've had our share of bumps and bruises, Yet it could be worse. Half the city's now deceased. Nothing grows here, but at least We're not St. Louis... Or Sacramento.
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I’ve been living backwards I’ve been retracing my steps Trying to find the right words To unlock these moments I’ve kept I’ve been playin hookie From the future that is knockin at my door I keep coming back here I don’t know what I come back here for Because the streets are dark, the shops are closed There’s not a soul here that I know This place was once my home Guess I hoped I’d find you here Take me back to the beginning Back to the years we rocked this town Before the world was spinning Before the walls came crashing down We were young and we were clueless Always chasin' something new Making music to get through it Makin love ‘cause there was nothing else to do And we dreamed of breaking out Living free and singing out loud What I’d give to go back now What’d I’d give to find you Just to find you To find you (Yeah) (Yeah) (Ohhhh) And I remember what you told me On that cold December night From the hills above Brookings We looked down on the city lights And you said we were forever That this was just the start As long as we’re together Then we’ll never grow apart But time has carried on And you’ve been proven wrong It’s time I’m movin on Guess I'll hope you'll find I hope you'll find You know that you can always find Me here
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When we were young we moved to Kihei That sleepy Maui town We had our house on Panepo'o street Plumerias all around While we were there we had our children Like the humpback whales do I'm so glad I got to live in paradise with you Remember when we walked the tide pools At Kamaole beach And no matter what the season The weather was a treat At Kalama park we'd watch the sunset Into a sea of sapphire blue I recall those happy times In paradise with you When we arrived we knew our stay there Was only for a while And we said a fond aloha To the Valley Isle Now many years have passed since we moved on And this I know is true I'll always live in paradise As long as I'm with you
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I grew up near the woods The setting was alright for me We moved there when my parents split up The future would just wait and see In Woodsetts, strangers smiled as they passed In Woodsetts, where my dreams ran so fast We did lot's of good things And sometimes things that were wrong But the bad trips and mushrooms we swallowed I won't mention here in this song In Woodsetts, the boy racers would ride In Woodsetts, only speed was their guide Hell, I didn't believe in religion, joined the church anyway Just to get the free tea and biscuits at the end of the day Sometimes they'd let our band practice In the recreation ground We'd turn up our amps to 11 With no neighbours nowhere around In Woodsetts, where my mum took me in She got angry if I drank all her gin But she'd let me and my friends drink there all night Said, as long as she could hear our voices she was alright. All together we would play Avoid the fights and smoke away The girls in the fields with dreams in their eyes And we were searchin' for songs 'tween their thighs I grew up in Woodsetts!
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Let's make our move Down to the river Where life will float by slowly We'll trade our cars In for a house boat You've always said we work too hard Just take a breath, inhale It's Stillwater, MN air You turn up your nose, but to me Dead fish never smelled so sweet We'll raise our kids Here on the river They'll learn to swim like dolphins You teach them to read And I'll teach them skills that All little lumberjacks need Just dip your toes in first The water is safe and warm You ask, "Why's it yellow and brown?" Well it's honey and chocolate to me When times are tough we pull Up anchor and follow the rising tide But as we float along Our friends and family pass us by So let's not be hasty Let's find another town And a house anchored to the ground The river life was serene But only for one daydream
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If you like the look of jellyfish but you are wary of 'em, Pay thirty bucks to see them at the Aquari-of-um of the Pacific in LBC. If you like your modern art to eat beans and say "Hola!" Get your refined culo downtown to MoLaa. Mexican art in LBC. LBC. Once known as "Iowa By the Sea", but that name's lame. Bob Foster is our city's honorable mayor, Which means our city's in Foster care. LBC. You don't say "X" in "Ximeno". LBC. Snoop says Hi. With so much drama in the LBC It's kinda hard being Wait W H A T. (wait what) If you wanna go home and try to stick it in That fat chick that you met at Acapulco Inn: Lots of bars on Second Street in LBC. Ripples is the gayest gay bar in town. All of their bar stools are upside down So they can fit more in LBC. LBC. My grandpa liked... LBC. ...heavy petting at the Pike. Wait What is the band. We're no Sublime But at least our lead singer is still alive. LBC. Built on oil. LBC. We drink your milkshake. With so much drama in the LBC It's kinda hard being Wait W H A T. (wait what) The crazy cat ladies that feed cats at the Bluffs Are misunderstood- they just need a little luff. The cats do too in LBC. If you think dark people are rather scary, Don't drive north of 4th on Cherry. It's not well-lit in LBC. LBC. Can I take the podium... LBC. ...to address all the Cambodians. The prices at Legends got much higher Since the owner started that accidental fire. LBC. Jesse James... LBC. Don't be ashamed. With so much drama in the LBC It's kinda hard being Wait W H A T. LBC. Jet Blue! LBC. But Jet didn't swallow. The volleyball captain at CSULB- She has a nice set. She's 34C. LBC. 44 percent white. LBC. 56 percent other. With so much drama in the LBC It's kinda hard being Wait W H A T. (wait what)
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I wake up in the morning And wonder how you are Its been so long since I've seen you Do I even know where you are I try to travel lightly As I stare at the open road I wish the lines would move faster So I can get where I need to go Cuz, I'm going home to Mount Holly Where I know I can be free Yea, I'm going home to Mount Holly Where I know you'll always be The sign says your far away But in my heart you're never gone Yea I know where I need to be And thats in Mount Holly where I can be me Yea, I'm going home to mount Holly Where I know I can be free I'm going home to Mount Holly Where I know you'll always be Where I know you'll always be
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He came from Pennsylvania His identity unknown A monster made of mud and rock His heart was made of stone Every town he came upon He left it like Pompeii: Victims truly petrified They called him John The Clay Banished from New Jersey Just before he reached his prime A warlock from the future With a taste for twisting time He vowed to get revenge And open up Pandora's box And he came here to do it Za-Dok: The King Of Clocks This kinda thing will happen When two powers go unchecked The chaos they create can't be ignored Their destinies, eventually Will have to intersect And that's when the order is restored The people in the settlement Were clearly unprepared When Za-Dok teleported in He had them running scared His cloak and cowl were tattered There was anger in his eyes And he dusted off his shoulder Just as John The Clay arrived The mud man took no notice Of that wizard in the street He just started up his gimmick Coating people in concrete "I swear I'll find a way To make you die," the warlock screamed And John The Clay just Looked him in the eye...and beamed This kinda thing will happen When two powers go unchecked The chaos they create can't be ignored Their destinies, eventually Will have to intersect And that's when the order is restored Their battle razed the village With their sorcery and ore Ohio'd never seen This kind of ravaging before But then appeared a stranger His apparel red and black He watched them for a moment Then he readied his attack The stranger started trembling So fast his image blurred He raised his fist and slammed the ground And never said a word John The clay was shattered When the stranger struck the Earth That King Of Clocks was killed A thousand years before his birth They called this man The Quaker And they owed him all their lives For evil nearly killed them But he made it pay the price To honor him, they named the town The thing it was the least They called it Salem The City...Of Peace This kinda thing will happen When two powers go unchecked The chaos they create can't be ignored Their destinies, eventually Will have to intersect And that's when the order is restored
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Ann Arbor You haven't got a harbor But you've got a big arbor- etum, and enormous U- niversity; you've harbored me Since I was twenty-three But now I'm... Leaving Ann Arbor, packing up my apartment I'd share my regret but regret's not my department It's been a fun lifestyle, but Ann Arbor I just can't afford to love you anymore In 1990 Zingerman's was just a deli Borders was just a bookstore Without pretentions to be more One cafe is all I needed My hairline had not receeded But now I'm... Leaving Ann Arbor, packing up my apartment I'd share my regret but regret's not my department It's been a fun lifestyle, but Ann Arbor I just can't afford to love you anymore You're liberals who say "That's so very fucking gay" You're a traffic nightmare Every football Saturday You're overpriced restaurants That follow every trend You're the good schools my kids Aren't allowed to attend Your home prices are obscene It's insane, I'm not so keen To drop a cool quarter mil Don't want to pay the mortgage bill For a tiny little shack With no yard out in the back The market's ready for correction It's gonna lose its erection My disclosure: your foreclosure Will make you lose your composure Ann Arbor you're a pipe dream You're high property tax You're diversity But without any blacks You're a pretty young thing with an Oozing cold sore You're a fraud, you're a cheat, You're an overpriced whore It's my soul that's a stake 'Cuz I know your love is fake Not to mention my empty bank Account, you skank I'ts been a good ride But I'm swallowing my pride I've given up, I'm done, I'm through I can't afford to love you Any more - no, I can't afford to love you Any more (spoken interlude) I'm leaving Ann Arbor I'm leaving Ann Arbor I'm leaving Ann Arbor I'm leaving Ann Arbor (I'm leaving Ann Arbor) (I'm leaving Ann Arbor) (I'm leaving Ann Arbor) (I'm leaving Ann Arbor) (I'm leaving Ann Arbor) (I'm leaving Ann Arbor) (I'm leaving Ann Arbor)
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Now.... I see the sun fall On the town where I belong. The wide Dundee sky That I've known All my life... Could I go Off to the end Of the world? We'd fly......................... How can I Leave behind The Law and the Tay? Taking them down, To the end Of the world. Although I love this town, It's time that I Learn to fly. Leaving behind All I've known, To find what I can find. Fly, to the end Of the world. If we can we'll make it our prize, All we can do with all we can find. Where we are from is a space in our minds Taking, creating, the places inside. The towns that we left we'll find in our world, The love that we hold, We're taking tonight, Taking tonight, Taking tonight, To the end...
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Los Angeles is near Everyone is here I see you in my dreams Wish that you were close You're on the other coast It's farther than it seems I love this town like I love the freeway 3000 miles just to see your face I've got a rundown honda civic from '95 When I see you tonight let's drive Look at the mountains, look at those trees Look at me, God, I am on my knees Another wonderful day And I love this town like I love the freeway 3000 miles just to see your face I Love LA I Love LA I Love LA I Love LA
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I smell the fog and eucalyptus Looking back I find it so delicious Every single time that I try to go down to the beach in San Francisco Walking around where the sun never comes Walking around where the sun never comes And I don’t know why I come back And I don’t know how I really feel But I want to find the sun In San Francisco And then there’s a place where the mottled run Eating Chinese food on Geary is something you never do at home One of these nights you arrive And you’re vying to fight at a time When you want to alight But you always come back to the west And it’s all confusion at best What’s that what you say? There’s nothing more to relate Rolling along in my San Francisco I taste the sea salt I hate to sleep all day Down to the Shore House It’s drowning more of me The City Ow it’s killing me I see the Bay and Golden bridges Looking back I find it quite pernicious Every single time that I wander around in the park in San Francisco Circle around till I know where I am Circle around till I know who I am What’s that what you say? I’ll find the truth on Broadway Selling my soul to breathe In San Francisco In San Francisco In San Francisco
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My Town's so small It doesn't have a shopping mall Round here, that's like nowhere at all Some guy got killed down at the Corner Bar Took a punch right to the head Now his body's lying down in the hospital It doesn't know he's already dead My town's so small It doesn't have a shopping mall Round here, that's like living in nowhere at all My town's so small It doesn't have a shopping mall Round here, that's like living in nowhere at all One exit on past Rogers, Just before the Outlets at Albertville There you're gonna find St. Micheal Blink and you'll miss it, you'll miss it still My town's so small, It doesn't have a shopping mall Round here, that's like living in nowhere at all Round here, that's like living in Nowhere-At-All
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Walk with me past swimming pools Round traffic lights and screaming schools Through business parks and broken roads Past old Victorian abodes Stroll on down the Promenade Where Christmas lights make the trees starred Where basement clubs play disco beats And old stone shops sell boiled sweets Where on a bench a Minatour Sits by a hare without a roar Where on a fountain Neptune's throne By rows of stores with fashions shown The tallest clockwork ever known With wishing fish and bubbles blown Models of the first jet engine Plans to build a new wind turbine Rolling Stones made out of bronze Sit by the lake and feed the swans Row a boat over the lakes Falling leaves like copper flakes From the earth the fabled spring From which spa water fed the King Which brought to pilgrims better health And brought to Cheltenham its great wealth Thousands come for gold cup race With ladies dressed in hats and lace Where famous horses wins have notched As in the stands Queen Mother watched Before you leave, please watch and talley Streetlight that blaze through the valley A brighter sky than up above Look down upon the town I love If memories are all we are Then I exist in lanes and bars With Gustav Holst, maybe his ghost Will part to me his music's host
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I first learned my presidents by the street signs running south I knew time by the chimes of the clock on the courthouse I could count to a hundred on the coal cars screaming west I still remember that one-way turn that taught me right from left It’s the fight song floating from the football field every Friday night in fall It’s turning down Burlington Avenue & not hitting a red light at all It’s a bonfire in a farmer’s field off a county road with no name It’s the whole town coming out at midnight for the High School prom parade That’s Fairfield, Fairfield all the way That’s Fairfield, Fairfield all the way That’s Fairfield, Fairfield all the way That’s Fairfield, Fairfield all the way When I learned to drive those streets myself there wasn’t far to go The courthouse clock got stuck, it was right twice a day though I would dream of hopping on those moaning, rolling trains When we hung out in HyVee parking lot making late night plans It’s the bronze man sitting on the stone park bench through sun and rain and snow It’s going out for pizza and running into just about everyone you know It’s grumbling about where to face the doors, & the tallest building only has three floors It’s the five o’clock rush where all those workers go flying That’s Fairfield, Fairfield all the way That’s Fairfield, Fairfield all the way That’s Fairfield, Fairfield all the way That’s Fairfield, Fairfield all the way I moved away for a little while But I came back again Like the cars that cruise Central Park Everybody keeps circling Doesn’t matter if they come around for a year, a month a day once Fairfield gets a hold on you part of you will always stay It’s the fight song floating from the football field every Friday night in Fall It’s turning down Burlington Avenue & not hitting a red light at all It’s a bonfire in a farmer’s field off a county road with no name It’s the whole town coming out at midnight for the High School prom parade It’s the bronze man sitting on the stone park bench through sun and rain and snow It’s going out for pizza and running into just about everyone you know It’s grumbling about where to face the doors, & the tallest building only has three floors It’s the five o’clock rush where all those workers go flying That’s Fairfield, Fairfield all the way That’s Fairfield, Fairfield all the way That’s Fairfield, Fairfield all the way That’s Fairfield, Fairfield all the way Think I'm gonna stay!
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(spoken intro) When I think back to the places I've lived There's something, special, about all of them And yet, and yet there's one place That somehow stands apart You know what I'm talking about The people in town are all a buzzing 6 inches of snow is just a dusting Walking by the side of the Erie Canal But I'm still missing the place Where we first had that embrace It's got less sun than any other locale Syracuse baby, It's my town (been away so long, I need a coney dog) There's plenty of things to do when you're feeling down (Check out the leaves in fall, then you can hit the mall) Don't eat your coneys at Heid's with a knife and a fork It's the best large town in mid-central New York Jamesville Beach- Balloons in the air Varsity Wings and pitchers of beer When you're in the mood, you gotta regatta There are concentrations total Cheering for the coxswain's yodel Down the length of the brackish Onondaga Syracuse, honey, I want to spend some time (Belgian Waffle Fight - Eggplant up all night) To remember when we both said you are mine (You're on the wall it's true - at Dino BBQ) That upside-down street light is really groovin' Green's at the Tipp top, baby..., let's get movin'! The music in town ain't no snooze U2, the Police - intimate debuts Then they played at the Dome, and made the place Rock Harry Chapin at the landmark was more a treat. His Benny concert had us on our feet That old Krusty Cabbie had lines 'round the block Syracuse, honey, has a place in my heart ('Bud' Vanderveer, got his start right here) Like Eddie Flum Num, The Play Lady, Mr. Trolly's cart (Butter sculpture chair - Pizza Fritte at the Fair) It's the place I remember when we were young and free It's my home town - Syracuse baby!
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Copiague seemed so big when I was little It seemed to take so long to walk The 3 blocks to the shore I forgot about the sound of the Atlantic As it gently stroked the sand Copiague held the taste of salty breezes The sound of the seagulls arguing The blue jays in the pines It’s name meant sheltered harbor From an ancient Indian word now long forgot My hometown Copiague What makes a town your home? Is it your school, the house you lived in? What makes it home for you- is it the place you sleep today? Why is Copiague different now, why am I a stranger? It’s cause the people who I loved back then have gone away 30 years had passed since graduation The house I thought of as my home looked so wrong to me Cause the color changed, the trees all gone Trapped within a fence, it all looked small Blink and you would miss the town of Copiague Think it part of one long town All melted, all the same Only welcome signs to let you know when you’ve left one and gotten to another Another Copiague What made it home when I was young? What makes it look so tiny? That was my elementary school- when did it get so small? The junior high, the senior high, marina and the beach Now it's all tiny, now everybody’s gone and it’s just-Copiague When did it get so small? What makes a town a home? A home is where you love, and where you’re loved My father died; my mother moved, there’s nobody left there My husband, children, grandchildren all of them are here- Everybody that I love is near to me now And this is my home now- But not in Copiague.
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The paper factory's burning To the ground. Better warn the cardboard people Of this town. I should take what I've pent up, Give the fire some help. Maybe level the Plainfield. Maybe improve myself. Such concentrated Blasts of rage. Not the sort of thing You can blame On a place on Earth... Oh please. The drill of God reached down from the sky To scatter this place across the countryside. So how can you say that I am so cold When heaven itself hates this wretched hole? So dreary and desolate To a point I can't tolerate. I don't even care what you believe. I just want to leave. The whole state is like this You will find By where one lives One is not defined. Grip that steering wheel Till your hands turn blue. Stumble upon someplace Big enough for you.
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Got these Alligator Boots with a mouth and a tail and I'm going to plant one up your big fat ass Everything was fine 'till you came into my life You turned my whole IT career on it's head You came into my life…. and got me Fired It was great as an IT DBA for cheap I had time for myself and my work But you came along and messed it all up Micromanaged me, underneath your thumb You came into my life…. and got me Fired You came into my life… and got me Fired And it happened in Stillwater I'm here and I'm unemployed Yes welcome to Stillwater But at least I get to play with my toys Star Wars, xbox, comic books and Firefox at least I get to play with my toys World of Warcraft , waking up half past 3 You came into my life…. and got me Fired You came into my life… and got me Fired You came into my life I taught you everything you knew then went and put a knife in my back You wanted me to write down everything that I knew but I went and wiped my hard drive instead I went and wiped my hard drive instead Yes I wiped my hard drive instead The story it's not over oh no not by a long shot after you were done firing everyone You then got promoted to the fancy VP spot where you can go boss everyone around But I still wiped my hard drive instead --- Ha Ha, Ha Ha Yes I still wiped my hard drive instead --- Ha Ha Ha, Ha Ha Ha At least I get to play with my toys
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Oh I'm a Demon Master, Mr Crowley was my slave And as for Charlie Manson, well I'll see him to his grave My conquests they are legion - phenomenal I swear But lately I been tearin' out my ectoplasmic hair Cos I just can't find a virgin and it makes me wanna cry I just can't find a virgin and now I'm wonderin' why Why I ever came to Dundee out of everywhere I've been I just can't find a virgin that's over seventeen My disciples have black masses, (they're diabolists, you know?) And if virgin's blood just isn't spilled it really spoils the show So I've come down from the north because they're really crude at Perth But I think I may have stumbled on the filthiest place on earth Cos I just can't find a virgin and it makes me wanna cry I just can't find a virgin and now I'm wonderin' why Why I ever came to Dundee out of everywhere I've been I just can't find a virgin that's over seventeen Now usually with women, you won't get very far Cos even if you know they're not they always say they are But here the stories different If you wander round this town You'll see them in the alleys - dresses up and panties down And I just can't find a virgin and it makes me wanna cry I just can't find a virgin and now I'm wonderin' why Why I ever came to Dundee out of everywhere I've been I just can't find a virgin that's over seventeen So I'm startin' to get worried, cos without pure flesh to bleed If people try to summon me I cant take any heed So I'm gonna leave this city cos they're ain't no virgins here I'd probably have better luck down south in Soho square Cos I just can't find a virgin and it makes me wanna cry I just can't find a virgin and now I'm wonderin' why Why I ever came to Dundee out of everywhere I've been I just can't find a virgin that's over seventeen And I still can't find a virgin and it makes me wanna cry I still can't find a virgin and I'm still wonderin why Why I ever stay in Dundee out of everywhere I've been I just can't find a virgin that's over seventeen And I just can't find a virgin that's over seventeen No I just can't find a virgin that's over seventeen,,,,
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So long This place has been a prison to me So long I’ve wanted nothing more than to leave They said you’ll never find another place like home I never believed, if only I’d known If I leave you Kalamazoo I’ll am heading From Home Into a world unknown Behind is familiar So long Into the darkness I go In all of its splendor I am heading from home Phoenix, the firebird, Returned to ashes. Buried in sand, and Smoldering. I feel your fire From home This city means Nothing to me And if it did, Do you think that I would just turn Around and come Back home Even If I did, could I come back home From Home Into a world unknown Behind is familiar So long Into the darkness I go In all of its splendor From Home Into a world unknown Behind is familiar So long Into the darkness I go
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The castle stands proud and high Clouds are gracing a bright blue sky Angels sing and children dance I open my eyes and cast a glance outside The streets are clean, the houses shine Out of my window, the town looks divine The fields are green and the livestock fat There's not a thing that I wouldn't smile at Oh what a joy it is, living in the countryside Bachte-Maria-Leerne is a great place, alright We're all straight here, there's not a gay in sight Just avoid the drunks, they are looking to fight To fight To fight To fight The butcher's meat comes from bred child Everyone thinks human flesh tastes wild At the local brothel, the girls are tight Orgies go on all day and all night The town’s population has a fatal flaw I fear I have to fix it with a chain saw All of a sudden everything is clear I really need to get the hell out of here Oh what a joy it is, living in the countryside Bachte-Maria-Leerne is a great fucking place, alright We're all Catholic here, there's not a Jew in sight Just ignore the priest, he's abusing a child Oh what a joy it is, living in the countryside Bachte-Maria-Leerne is a great fucking place, alright We're all Belgian here, there’s not a brain in sight Just bulldoze this place, it's nothing more than a blight Than a blight Than a blight Than a blight

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There's No Place Like Home - Write a song about YOUR hometown. (2 minute minimum) (They had 11 days)

You should use the name of the town in the song at some point. The town you pick can be your place of birth, where you grew up, or where you're living now; but it has to be someplace you have actually lived at some point in your life. If you once took a 2 week vacation to Florida...that does not count. We mean someplace you have roots of some sort.

One famous example would be "I Left My Heart In San Francisco".

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released October 10, 2010

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I used to run a songwriting contest called SpinTunes. Most of the material hosted on this account is a result of that contest. The rest is mostly Minecraft related songs.

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