1. |
Talking to Bonnie
04:24
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2. |
So Long to the Man
03:01
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WELCOME TO AN EVENING IN THE LIFE THAT I’VE LIVED
HELLO TO THE SHOWER I TOOK
GOOD JOB TO THE GOOD IDEAS I AGREED WITH
WELL DONE TO THE COLLARDS I COOKED
THANK YOU TO THE CAT AND DOG VIDEOS
THANK YOU TO THE E-MAIL FROM THE NYPL
FAREWELL TO THE SWEET WORDS THAT I JUST DIDN’T LET MYSELF SAY
SO LONG TO THE MAN I DIDN’T BECOME TODAY
HOWDY TO THE SUBWAY I RODE INTO TOWN
WHAT’S UP WITH THE PRICK IN THE NEWS
SOLID WAS THE EFFORT MADE TO WALK AROUND
PERFECT WAS ME TYING MY SHOES
THANK YOU TO THE CAT AND DOG VIDEOS
THANK YOU TO THE E-MAIL FROM BAM
GOODBYE TO THE MOUNTAIN THAT I ONLY CLIMBED UP PART WAY
SO LONG TO THE MAN I DIDN’T BECOME TODAY
THANK YOU TO THE CAT AND DOG VIDEOS
THANK YOU TO THE E-MAIL FROM THE NYPL
FAREWELL TO THE SWEET WORDS THAT I JUST DIDN’T LET MYSELF SAY
SO LONG TO THE MAN I DIDN’T BECOME—
SO LONG TO THE MAN I DIDN’T BECOME TODAY
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3. |
Mondrian
03:10
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Well, I went to see the Calder but I had to steal the Mondrian
Yes, I went to see the Calder but I had to steal the Mondrian
I had to get it for my baby so I put it right under my arm
I said, my baby, she’d go crazy if I brought her home a Mondrian
I said my baby’d be so happy if I brought her home a Mondrian
I asked the docent for directions and I dosey-doed past the alarm
Broadway Boogie Woogie, I got to set you free
Broadway Boogie Woogie, you’re coming home with me
Oh sure I giggled at the Calder but I had to steal the Mondrian
Yes, I was tickled by the Calder but I had to steal the Mondrian
I had to get it for my baby so i took it on the subway home
Broadway Boogie Woogie, I got to set you free
Broadway Boogie Woogie, you’re coming home with me
And now my baby when she wakes up she’s delighted by a mondrian
every morning when she wakes up she’s ignited by a mondrian
now i’m checking out a rothko, it is going to weigh a lot though
it’ll keep my baby nice and warm
you got to keep your baby nice and warm
you got to keep your happy and warm
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4. |
Lotusland Lover
03:26
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One of these days I knew i’d find you
over the mountain or across the sea
Out past the pasture, just under cover
my Lotusland lover was waiting for me
I heard you calling from down in the Valley
and so i went searching all over the world place
And I got distracted and I grew downhearted
But I knew I’d find you one of these days
One of these days I knew I’d find you
Or so I kept wishing upon every star
Then one of these days I looked beside me
There you were smoking In my backyard
One of these days I knew I’d find you
Deep in the desert or up in a tree
Out past the pasture, just under cover
my Lotusland lover sas waiting for me
my Lotusland lover was waiting for me
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5. |
Mess That Summer
02:57
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I was a mess that summer and that fall
I was a mess that summer and that fall
I still have my tricky these days, you know, life and all
but it’s nothing like that summer,
I was a mess that summer
and that fall
And I've had a heavy winter, I really hit the wall
but it couldn’t touch that summer,
I was a mess that summer
and that fall
And i can get wound so tightly, I’m like a super-ball
but i made it through that summer,
I was a mess that summer
and that fall
And i’d like to share paella with Raphael Nadal
I’d tell him about that summer — dude —
i was a mess that summer
and that fall
i sure miss my mother’s voice, wish i could give her a call
she was a gem that summer, i was a mess that summer
and that fall
before you walk to better times i guess you gotta crawl
i got on my knees that summer, was a mess that summer
and that fall
how to assess that summer
i wasn’t my best that summer
all of the stress that summer
it was a real bummer
yeah, i was a mess that summer
and that fall
i really fell apart in fall
I was a mess that summer
and that fall
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6. |
To Have Done It
02:57
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I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DONE IT
I’D LOVE TO HAVE DONE IT
AND DONE IT WITH HEART
YEAH, I WANT TO HAVE DONE IT
AND BE THE ONE WHO
DID IT FROM THE START
AND I KNOW IF I TRIED IT
I’D PROBABLY LIKE IT
I’M SURE THAT I WOULD
THAT’S WHY I DECIDED
I WAS GONNA DO IT
AS SOON AS I COULD
AND I DID PLAN TO DO IT
I LOOKED INTO IT
BUT SOMETHING CAME UP
I THINK I GOT DIZZY
OR MAYBE JUST BUSY
WITH I DON’T KNOW WHAT
YEAH, I WANT TO HAVE DONE IT
I’D LOVE TO HAVE DONE IT
MAN, THAT’S THE TRUTH
I DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
IT JUST NEVER TURNED IN
TO SOMETHING I DO
I CAN’T TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED
IT JUST NEVER TURNED IN
TO SOMETHING I DO
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7. |
Crazy for New York
04:18
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IT IS MY MOTHER’S FAULT I MOVED TO NEW YORK
SHE TOOK TOO LONG TO FEED ME
I WAS WAITING FOR A MILLION YEARS
STUCK IN MY CRIB WITH THE SALTIEST TEARS
I SAID, WELL, DAMN IT, I’LL JUST MOVE TO NEW YORK
SHE CLEARLY DOESN’T NEED ME
IF LIFE IS GOING TO BE THIS HARD ANYWAY
I SEE NO REASON WHY I SHOULD STAY
AND IN MY MIND I PACKED MY BAGS FOR NEW YORK
AND I LAID LOW, IF YOU READ ME
BUT I KNEW ONE DAY I WOULD GET THERE FOR SURE
CUZ THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I COULDN’T ENDURE
AND I WENT CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY
FOR NEW YORK
YEAH I WENT CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY
FOR NEW YORK
AND NOW, LATE AT NIGHT WHILE WAITING ON A TRAIN
I FEEL THE MOST DELIGHTFUL & WARM-HEARTED KINDA PAIN
CON ME, PAWN ME
SCREW THE PERMIT, JUST BUILD RIGHT ON ME
I’M STILL CRAZY BOUT NEW YORK
ROPE ME, DOPE ME
WORK ME OVER AND MISANTHROPE ME
I’M STILL CRAZY BOUT NEW YORK
TEASE ME, FREEZE ME
ARROZ CON POLLO IN CANTONESE ME
I’M STILL CRAZY BOUT NEW YORK
FLOOR ME, SCORE ME
SEE ME COMING ON A BIKE AND DOOR ME
I’M STILL CRAZY BOUT NEW YORK
STRESS ME, PRESS ME
SUCK ME DRY AND REPOSSES ME
I’M STILL CRAZY BOUT NEW YORK
AND I GO CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY
FOR NEW YORK
YEAH I GO CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY
FOR NEW YORK
YEAH I GO CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY
FOR NEW YORK
AND I GO CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY
FOR NEW YORK
AND NOW, LATE AT NIGHT WHILE WALKING IN THE RAIN
I FEEL THE MOST DELIGHTFUL & WARM-HEARTED KINDA PAIN
IT IS MY MOTHER’S FAULT I MOVED TO NEW YORK
SHE NEVER GAVE ME LOUD NEIGHBORS
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8. |
Yoga Not Yoga
04:51
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Working on a ship, that’s yoga
Going on a trip, that’s yoga
Loosening your grip, that’s yoga
Dipping your chip, that’s yoga
Patching up the walls, that's yoga
Painting all the halls, that’s yoga
Have yourself a ball, that’s yoga
Reading Roald Dahl, that’s yoga
Calling up your folks, that’s yoga
Sitting with the oaks, that’s yoga
Getting good sleep, that’s yoga
Breathing in deep, that’s yoga
Opening the door, that’s yoga
Sweeping up the floor, that’s yoga
Getting to the core, that’s yoga
Heading to the store, that’s yoga
Keeping track of score, not yoga
Always wanting more, not yoga
But singing a song, that’s yoga
Stuffing a kong, that’s yoga
Saying that you’re wrong, that’s yoga
Dinging your dong, that’s yoga
Wearing a sarong, that’s yoga
Getting along, that’s yoga
talking to your honey, that’s yoga
talking ‘bout money, not yoga
Egg whites runny, not yoga
Side-up sunny is yoga
hanging with your friends, that’s yoga
plotting your revenge, not yoga
Zooming in your lens, that’s yoga
following the trends, not yoga
getting to the end of the book and saying what you know, no yo,
going for a jog, that’s yoga
going with your dog, that’s yoga
Reach a compromise, that’s yoga
Learn to improvise, that’s yoga
Giving alibis, not yoga
But giving a surprise is yoga
Oversimplifies, not yoga
Quick to criticize, not yoga
laugh when someone cries, not yoga
steal a buddy’s fries, not yoga
actually that is yoga
if your buddy has a good sense of humor and isn’t super hungry…
Emptying your mind: yoga!
changing your design: yoga!
stacking all the wood: yoga!
thinking that you should: not yoga!
Clinging to control: not yoga!
sucking out a soul: not yoga!
Slurping from a bowl: yoga!
Driving to the hole, yoga!
Sharing heartfelt sentiments: yoga!
Positive developments:
Hell yeah, it's yoga!
Spreading your panic, not yoga
wine too tanic, not yoga
eating organic, sure, yoga
loving your mechanic, that’s yoga
stick it to the man and that’s yoga
Saving jackie chan, that's yoga
washing out the pan and that’s yoga
saying i can, that’s yoga
brushing your teeth IS yoga
getting underneath IS yoga
going to the dentist, not yoga
going to the dentist just sucks
yoga’s usually yoga
yoga isn’t always yoga
sometimes yoga is faux-ga
faux-ga yoga is boga
But moving like this is yoga
And also this is yoga
Like skiing with the swiss Is yoga
Or taking a piss is yoga
wearing groovy pants is yoga
long romance: yoga!
finding your bliss is kinda bullshit
finding your bliss is kinda bullshit
finding your bliss is kinda bullshit
finding your bliss is kinda bullshit
Working on a ship, that’s yoga
Going on a trip, that’s yoga
Loosening your grip, that’s yoga
Dipping your chip, that’s yoga
Patching up the walls, that's yoga
Painting all the halls, that’s yoga
Have yourself a ball, that’s yoga
Reading Roald Dahl, that’s yoga
Calling up your folks, that’s yoga
Sitting with the oaks, that’s yoga
Getting good sleep, that’s yoga
Breathing in deep
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9. |
Brownies
00:42
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I WAS BORN TO BE A PLEASER
SO I SHARE THIS FREE OF COST
KEEP SOME BROWNIES IN THE FREEZER
THEY DON’T TAKE LONG TO DEFROST
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10. |
Justice for the Dead
03:00
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RUB YOUR TUMMY, PAT YOUR HEAD
THERE CAN BE NO JUSTICE FOR THE DEAD
IT’S A SHADY LITTLE SECRET BUT IT MUST BE SAID
THERE CAN BE NO JUSTICE FOR THE DEAD
TOUCH YOUR FINGERS TO YOUR TOES
HOW DO WE KEEP ON GOING? HEAVEN KNOWS
THERE’S NO HIDING FROM THE FEELING WHEN THE COLD WIND BLOWS
AND THERE CAN BE NO JUSTICE FOR THE DEAD
THERE ARE LONG AND RESTLESS NIGHTS
WHEN WE’RE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER FIGHT
AND WE’RE FISHING FOR A REASON
TO BELIEVE IT’S ALL BEEN WORTH IT INSTEAD
BUT HERE’S A CRAZY ALLEGATION, CUZ IT MUST BE SAID
THERE CAN BE NO JUSTICE FOR THE DEAD
CLOSE YOUR EYES NOW, TAKE MY HAND
EVEN KNUCKLEHEADS LIKE US CAN UNDERSTAND
IT’S A WICKED SUPPOSITION FOR A HEARTSICK LAND
THERE CAN BE NO JUSTICE FOR THE DEAD
IT MAY HANG US UP AND BUST US
NO ONE’LL EVER TRUST US
THERE CAN BE NO JUSTICE FOR THE DEAD
THERE CAN BE NO JUSTICE FOR THE DEAD
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11. |
Birdsong
02:58
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My baby bird, I know you know,
you should not eat a piccolo.
So do not eat a piccolo,
if you can help it
And baby bird, I’m sure you’ve seen
that alligators can be mean.
So do not tickle certain alligators,
if you can help it
But otherwise, my baby bird,
the world is meant for you.
So touch the sky
and do all the things you want to do
Now baby bird, if you desire
to stick your beak into the fire,
it’s going to hurt a bit—i’d reconsider it,
if you can help it
And baby bird, if you find love,
then take it, ‘specially from a dove.
But not a fascist dove, my baby bird,
if you can help it
And beyond that, my baby bird,
don’t even have a care.
Follow your heart,
and you can fly most anywhere
And baby bird, if it grows dark
just listen for the meadowlark,
and wait til morning comes, my baby bird,
if you can help it
And above all, my baby bird,
be nice to centipedes
They’ll make you laugh
when you wind up in the weeds
And baby bird, if it grows dark
just listen for the meadowlark,
and wait til morning comes, my baby bird
for soon the morning comes, my baby bird
just wait til morning comes, my baby bird
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Ethan Lipton & his Orchestra New York, New York
EL&hO has been a band since 2005 and features Eben Levy (guitar), Ian Riggs (bass), Vito Dieterle (sax), and Ethan on vox.
Ethan writes the songs and the quartet arranges them via telepathy and Doritos.
The band has released 5 LPs and played SF Jazz, Lincoln Center, Joe's Pub, Celebrate Brooklyn, MASS MoCA, the Gate in London, The Troubadour, Theatre de la Ville, Pitchfork Paris and ATP.
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