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Andythology (2018)

by Andrew Bergey

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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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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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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 (Remix 2017) 03:54
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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) 05:19
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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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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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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) 01:41
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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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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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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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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 02:49
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THE HANDLE SLIPPED TOO FAR (Andrew Bergey) © 1987 Viable Tangents Music Recorded 1987 Andy's Room
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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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Anthologies are supposed to be released after an artist’s recording career is well over but here at Viable Tangents Music we feel that Andrew Bergey deserves a collection of rarities sooner than later because, to be honest, we don’t know when his recording career will end although we’ve asked him many times.
We’ve unearthed (hence the cover) a collection of Rank Amateur demos, half-chewed bubblegum ditties, soundtracks to forgotten TV shows, a quick three-song dip in a real recording studio and other songs we can’t explain spanning 1987-2017. Andy says some of his favorite songs are on this album. We don’t recall which songs, but he did promise to never rap again.

All songs written by Andrew Bergey
This compilation © 2018 Viable Tangents Music

Produced, Arranged, Mixed and Mastered by Andrew Bergey except as noted
All vocals, guitars, keyboards, drum programming & percussion by Andrew Bergey

Recorded (1987-2017) except as noted.
Cover: ‘The Earth’ by Andrew Bergey. Design layout: Andy.

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released August 18, 2018

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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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