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1. |
Swimming In Blue Streets
02:56
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SWIMMING IN BLUE STREETS
(Andrew Bergey)
When the sun ain't shining
And the rain is pouring down
If you want to find me
Well, you know where I'll be found
When the clouds are hanging
And the rain is pouring down
And come Sunday morning
Well, you know where I'll be found
Chorus:
Swimming in blue streets
Keeping a line on the day
Swimming in blue streets
The night will wash me away
Drop the beat of the day
Once the rain's rhythm is found
The leaves in the gutter
Well, they are now in my sound
When the weather's hanging
Can't seem to make up its mind
It's all right to follow
Don't attempt to throw a line (Chorus)
When the leaves are falling
From the weight of the rain
Although I do get sleepy
I'm not about to complain
When the sun ain't shining
And the rain is pouring down
If you want to find me
Well, you know where I'll be found (Chorus)
© 1993 Viable Tangents Music
Produced by Andy & Hal Fitzgerald
Andy/Hal Fitzgerald: Drum/Bass Programming
Andy: Keyboards Hal: Computer
Recorded 1993 Jam Lab
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2. |
Not Lovers Yet
04:45
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NOT LOVERS YET
(Andrew Bergey)
Well, yes I know what the play said
That they were joined when they were dead
But it didn't say about afterlife
If they became man and wife
Shakespeare would have had another hit
If he had answered this in a play
Chorus:
Well, you can bet a little bet
That Romeo and Juliet are not lovers yet
Well, yes I know what the play means
When it is time to end the scenes
I absorb it all -- I sit on my coat
But I miss the happy note
Shakespeare would have had another hit
If he had added this in a play (Chorus)
Well, yes I know that life's not fair
Lovers get lost and no one cares
But this here play before my eyes
Says that in love, love never tries
Shakespeare would have had another hit
If he had addressed this in a play (Chorus)
Are not lovers yet . . .
© 1993 Viable Tangents Music
Produced by Andy & Hal Fitzgerald
Andy/Hal Fitzgerald: Drum/Bass Programming
Andy: Keyboards
Hal: Computer
Recorded 1993 Jam Lab (Norman, OK)
Additional keyboards recorded 2018
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3. |
Cartoon Rap
03:14
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CARTOON RAP
(Andrew Bergey)
You'll walk SNOOPY, I'll walk DROOPY
Who'll walk LOOPY DE LOOP?
News from BLUTO said that PLUTO
Was CLARK KENT'S first big scoop
It seems WINSOR McCAY started it all
Drew GERTIE and had a ball
Then WALTER DISNEY came along
Made cartoons that had a song
OSWALD, MICKEY, DONALD, and PINOC
Would always provide a joke
Now when BETTY BOOP got her kicks
POPEYE and OLIVE OIL didn't always mix
I had a hero in MIGHTY MOUSE
HECKLE & JECKLE messed up my house
ELMER FUDD would always take his aim
At a rabbit -- old what's his name
WOODY WOODPECKER was crazy for sure
And DAFFY DUCK never found a cure
SYLVESTER and TWEETY were the most
CASPER was the friendliest ghost
GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE was a swinger
The HONEY-MOUSERS were dead ringers
FOGHORN LEGHORN was a pure joy
Boy, I say boy, I do mean boy
Watching LEPEW, MISTER MAGOO
It makes me think of you
See BUGS BUNNY, TOM AND JERRY
Don't look like they used to
TASMANIAN DEVIL was a twister
SPEEDY GONZALES he liked your sister
JOHNNY QUEST was always in trouble
WILE E. COYOTE -- he saw double
TOM OF T.H.U.M.B.
Was a detective so tiny
The JETSONS are now the rage
And the FLINTSTONES from the Stone Age
But TEX AVERY is my choice
With MEL BLANC as the voice
But I can't leave out DEPUTY DAWG
YOGI and BO-BO on a log
PINK PANTHER and PORKY PIG
ROCKY and BULLWINKLE I really dig
MILTON THE MONSTER was a fright
UNDERDOG had all the might
YOSEMITE SAM was my man
HANNA-BARBERA did the best they can
TOM TERRIFIC and the ROAD RUNNER
Life never got too much funner
© 1993 Viable Tangents Music
Produced by Andy & Hal Fitzgerald
Andy/Hal Fitzgerald: Drum/Bass Programming
Andy: Keyboards
Hal: Computer
Recorded 1993 Jam Lab
Additional keyboards recorded 2018
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BELLY UP BABY
(Andrew Bergey)
Belly up baby this way
And be a chicken O.K.
Hiding your head in the grass
And waiting for me to pass
I don't mind
If you don't mind
Let's not mind
Together mind
You don't love
The way I love
So let's love
Together love
A yellow streak down your back
And braveness is what you lack
Belly up baby this way
'Cause love won't scare you today
I don't mind . . .
Belly up baby this way
Belly up baby this way
Belly up baby this way
Belly up baby this way
I don't mind . . .
© 1987 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 1987 Andy’s Room (Norman, OK) and 1992 Kevin's Room
(Denver, CO)
Produced by Andy & Kevin
Andy: Vocals. RIGHT SIDE: Percussion, Keyboards, Intro Organ
Kevin Dennis: LEFT SIDE: Keyboards, Drum Programming
Mixed and mastered 2017 Slide’s Studio
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5. |
Plastic Woman
04:24
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PLASTIC WOMAN
(Andrew Bergey)
Rot gut breath
Blood-shot eyes
And those new
Plastic dyes
On you
Chorus:
Plastic woman
Synthetic lady
Nylon girl
Well she's my baby
Oh, yeh
Painted brows
Sparklin' nose
And a bust
That just grows
On you
War paint face
Candied lips
And my those
Padded hips
On you (Chorus)
Sweet arm pits
Shaved legs too
Fake dimples
You got two
On you
Heeled shoes
Low cut dress
You sure have
A true mess
On you
Rot gut breath
Blood-shot eyes
And those new
Plastic dyes
On you (Chorus)
Spoken:
It takes you two hours to get ready to do anything. I don't know why
you bother. You don't look any better and I've already gone. I know
everyone can't be born beautiful, so what's wrong with blending in
with the crowd. There's a lot to be said for the natural look. I hear
it's coming back. Maybe you can be a trendsetter. Put down that
drink, wash your face, I'll be waiting in the car.
© 1987 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 1987 Andy’s Room
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6. |
The Nearly Quiet Orb
04:27
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THE NEARLY QUIET ORB
(Andrew Bergey)
Walking along
The beach line
The tar
The undertow
Do not go
Too far
Me and my dog
Came upon
This Orb
Looking for life
It had ground
Ashore
It was quiet
We could tell
From here
It made a sound
When we got
Too near
I have no doubt
In my mind
That we
Stumbled upon
A visit
At sea
Will they meet me
Will they meet
My dog
We can sit down
And talk by
The log
Start a fire
If it don’t
Scare them
If they should leave
Hope they come
Again
© 2001 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 2001 Slide's Studio
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7. |
Staff Member
04:43
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STAFF MEMBER
(Andrew Bergey)
There’s a girl I remember
Coulda been September
It was a summer camp and she was a staff member
There’s a place I do recall
Musta been the late fall
She was the summer camp leader, she had protocol
Chorus:
It was there where we fell in love by the creek
From there we held hands for the rest of the week
Nobody saw us at the top of the peak
And the time we had wasn’t too bad
But too bad we had to sneak
There are the times I think about
When the both of us went out
We were so in love and there was never any doubt
Late at night when the camp shut down
By the creek we’d be found
But we never got caught ‘cause we didn’t make a sound (Chorus)
I said let’s get out of here
I was forewarned by a tear
She said I could go but she has to stay for a year
It was then that I remember
Had to be September
It was a summer camp now I was a staff member (Chorus)
There’s a girl I remember
Coulda been September
It was a summer camp and she was a staff member
There’s a place I do recall
Musta been the late fall
She was the summer camp leader -- she had protocol (Chorus)
© 2001 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 2001 Slide's Studio
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8. |
Bandits On The Run
02:36
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BANDITS ON THE RUN
(Andrew Bergey)
Chorus:
Bandits on the run
Bandits on the run
Don't know what they're doing
Don't know what they've done
Bandits on the run
Bandits on the run
But they're still . . .
Bandits on the run
Bandits on the run
Down from Guadeloupe way
Been robbing people all day
Stopping in Columbia
Now they're singing la la la
Heading down towards Ecuador
Looking for oh so much more
Meet some girls in Peru
Know exactly what to do (Chorus)
Bolivia's the next stop
Decide on a train they'll hop
Now they stop in Paraguay
But you know they will not stay
They're in Argentina now
But they don't remember how
Climb the mountains in Chile
Say the least it's quite hilly (Chorus)
They are always on the go
Fiesting with the Gauchos
Stay awhile in this place
They decide to slow the pace
Now they've got some time to rest
So they can be at their best
They are always having fun
'Cause they're Bandits on the run (Chorus)
© 1990 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 1990 Andy’s Room
Additional keyboards 1992 MMCV Studio (Norman, OK)
More keyboards added 2018.
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9. |
Wise Acre
03:16
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WISE ACRE
(Instrumental)
(Andrew Bergey)
© 1987 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 1987 Andy’s Room
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10. |
Mr. Luck
01:20
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MR. LUCK
(Andrew Bergey)
© 1987 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 1987 Andy's Room
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11. |
Never Become A Hero
02:19
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NEVER BECOME A HERO
(Andrew Bergey)
© 1987 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 1987 Andy's Room
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12. |
Red Shoe Lounge
01:37
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RED SHOE LOUNGE
(Andrew Bergey)
Welcome to the Red Shoe Lounge
A place like this word gets around
Out of the way
And erudite
There’s no telling
Who’ll be playing tonight
Welcome to the Red Shoe Lounge
Plenty of luck to go around
Hideout from
Egregious crime
Only thing served
Red martini’s sublime
Welcome to the seductive life
Hang up the husband ditch the wife
Talk is strange
Discombobulate
Pretty Miss Velvet
Ain’t got time to wait
© 2002 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 2002 Slide's Studio
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WELCOME TO NEWAY (SEQUENCE 1, 2, 3)
(Instrumental)
(Andrew Bergey)
© 2018 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 2018 Slide’s Studio
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14. |
Ugly Little Babies
04:02
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UGLY LITTLE BABIES
(Andrew Bergey)
Chorus:
Just because they're
Ugly little babies
Doesn't mean they're born with rabies
And that they'll serve you up with gravy
Like a book and its cover
You can't tell who'll kill another no
We are all born with the same sweet disposition
Some babies change in time
Because of a lack of nutrition
Or they follow the lead of the strongest in the household
It could be dear daddy whose got a chokehold
On dear sweet mother
Or a cigarette burn on fragile brother (Chorus)
We are all given the same opportunities
Some babies change in time
Because of a lack of amenities
And they crawl from the confusion clinging to a skirt hem
Supported by a society that condemns
The poor mass of souls
Lost on a spinning earth that lurches and destroys goals (Chorus)
When gnawing on your neighbor
Has somehow lost its flavor
Think back to when you were a kid
The grownups calling you grotesque
And the kids gave it no rest
No wonder you did what you did (Chorus)
© 2001 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 2001 Slide's Studio
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15. |
Hanging Howard
02:03
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HANGIN’ HOWARD
(Andrew Bergey)
You’re hanging out on the corner
Won’t make that call but you want her
They call you Hangin’ Howard
But I call you a coward
You’re hanging out by the market
Every night I see you park it
I wish I had a dollar
Each time you said you’d call her
Chorus:
Keep hangin’ Howard she’ll be mine
Keep hangin’ Howard she’ll be mine
You’re hanging onto a tall boy
In a sip you’ll make that call boy
Now is the time for action
You’re caught again relaxin’ (Chorus)
© 2001 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 2001 Slide's Studio
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THE NEARLY QUIET ORB (Playout version)
(Andrew Bergey)
© 1991 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 1991 MMCV Studio
Todd Van Bebber: Keyboard
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17. |
Artisandwich (Theme)
01:49
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ARTISANDWICH (THEME)
(Andrew Bergey)
© 1990 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded at MMCV Studio 1992 and CATV Studio 1996 (Boulder, CO).
Sample from “My Hands” used by permission of Andrew Bergey.
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18. |
The Brain
04:46
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THE BRAIN
(Andrew Bergey)
He was majoring in math
Was the smartest of us all
When he was hitting the books
Man we was having a ball
Taking all of the courses
Like fish history advanced
We were watching him working
Watching him while we danced
Got a head on them shoulders
Knows where he's going to
Someone stole his notes one day
He really did not know who
Was so mad you could see it
He let it go to his head
He soon found out who did it
And he shot the student dead
So they took the brain away
To live at the funny farm
It's strange we never did think
He'd ever do any harm
So they took the brain away
To live at the funny farm
It's strange we never did think
He'd ever do any harm
© 1987 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 1987 Andy’s Room
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19. |
Mr. Tongue
01:49
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MR. TONGUE
(Andrew Bergey)
Mr. Tongue has never sung
You know he never may
Mr. Tongue has never sung
But he tried it one day
He stumbled on the first note
He tripped over the last
But it won't bother him
For it's all in the past
Mr. Tongue has never sung
You know he never may
Mr. Tongue has never sung
But he tried it one day
Didn't read the lyrics
He didn't understand
He's gonna have trouble
He's one that never can
Mr. Tongue!
© 1987 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 1987 Andy’s Room
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THE HANDLE SLIPPED TOO FAR
(Andrew Bergey)
© 1987 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 1987 Andy's Room
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21. |
Walking Down The Street
01:43
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WALKING DOWN THE STREET
(Andrew Bergey)
© 1990 Viable Tangents Music
Recorded 1990 Andy’s Room
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Andrew Bergey Denver, Colorado
After fronting the Oklahoma alt-rockers Rank Amateurs, Andrew Bergey moved to Colorado and started releasing solo albums in 2011. His clever, quirky, and surreal songs have forged “standard” rock albums, a bubblegum album, a children’s album, a premature anthology, and a cover album of his own songs! Why not? Andrew’s albums are always unexpected, experimental, and ear-wormingly entertaining! ... more
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