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I Can Take A Hint (2011)

by Andrew Bergey

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Eager To Be Loved 03:20
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EAGER TO BE LOVED (Bergey) Got a call from my metal man Good day to sell your can Got a blip from computer hack Good day to check that jack Got a call from my model Jill Stop me taking this pill Got a note from Congress Man Try attend if you can Overanxious Over anguished Overjoyed And overboard Chorus: They’re . . . Eager to be loved Eager to be loved Eager to be loved Too damn eager to be loved Got a beep from the grocery store Come on in, buy some more Got a fax from neighbor Ron ‘Bout time to mow that lawn Overanxious Over anguished Overjoyed And overboard (Chorus) Knock, knock, knock, someone else at my door Rock, rock, rock, selection number four Swing, swing, swing, my refrigerator door Ring, ring, ring, got goodies from the store Got a call from my metal man Good day to sell your can Got a blip from computer hack Good day to check that jack Overanxious Over anguished Overjoyed And overboard (Chorus) Eager to be loved . . .
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Fellow Countrymen 03:14
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FELLOW COUNTRYMEN (Bergey) I used to love everyone I met And even those I hadn’t yet But now I don’t love my fellow countrymen Gave a hug when a handshake would do Get near me and I give it to you But now I don’t love my fellow countrymen They lost my respect when They said there might be more room for hunger They lost my support when They said mothers could be so much younger I had a secret love affair With everyone who was there But now I don’t love my fellow countrymen On a first name basis with them all Always willing to take their call But now I don’t love my fellow countrymen They lost my friendship when They said it’s a natural rise in temperature They lost my favor when They said there’s a time for a little censure There are things I cannot say There are things I will not do I am not so insurmountable Or at least something you can tunnel through I used to love everyone I met And even those I hadn’t yet But now I don’t love my fellow countrymen
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Rain Drops (Won't Get Treated) 02:39
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RAIN DROPS (WON’T GET TREATED) (Bergey) When the rain drops Kisses the crops Nice on your lawn But when it’s done The topsoil Driveway oil Spills down the grate It just can’t wait To be carried to the stream It catches all it catches steam Travels down some greasy pipe Won’t get treated don’t believe the hype Watch the rain wash All that’s been tossed We fertilize A doggie prize And other junk Unwanted gunk Into the street Where it will meet To be carried to the stream It catches all it catches steam Travels down some greasy pipe Won’t get treated don’t believe the hype You don’t want to play in it Not any day in it Though you may catch a fish Not any one you’d like to kiss To be carried to the stream It catches all it catches steam Travels down some greasy pipe Won’t get treated don’t believe the hype
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Stereo Stereo 03:04
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STEREO, STEREO (Bergey) Eat out my heart on a plate I’ll serve Chip out a notch in a vital nerve Sometimes at night I feel all alone But I get a date with my headphone She’s always there and ready to play Get into any mode that I say Not too fancy, all I can afford I just need her to play my record Chorus: My lover my stereo My brother my stereo My mother my stereo My best friend my stereo Leave me alone, let me be I’m shooting rubber bullets with 10cc Go away, do not linger Gonna get straight up with Badfinger Leave me alone if you please Gonna pull some mussels with Squeeze Go away, can’t you see Growing ten feet tall with XTC Chorus She’s always there and ready to play Get into any mode that I say Not too fancy, all I can afford I just love to punch her fast forward Ruin my day by rejecting me The best I can say is it was free Sometimes at night, alone in my sack Feel in the dark, plug in my jack Chorus
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Sweet Julie Ann 01:50
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SWEET JULIE ANN (Bergey) Sweet Julie Ann She’s like a natural high Look around the room I’m the luckiest guy Sweet Julie Ann Drops me in deepest blue Swim all day long Admire the golden hue Sweet Julie Ann Puts me on another plane Stay inside today Give reason to the rain She wasn’t told or somebody lied I didn’t know or I would’ve tried It’s something I might’ve rectified All I can do now is be by her side Sweet Julie Ann She’s like a holiday She’s got all her Decorations on display Sweet Julie Ann Sends me away from here When it’s cold at night She will always be near She wasn’t told or somebody lied I didn’t know or I would’ve tried It’s something I might’ve rectified All I can do now is be by her side Sweet Julie Ann She’s like a natural high Look around the room I’m the luckiest guy Sweet Julie Ann Drops me in deepest blue Swim all day long Admire the golden hue
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I Can Take A Hint (Now Baby) 03:10
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I CAN TAKE A HINT (NOW BABY) (Bergey) How’d you like that What I said to you Told you that my Love for you is true Now that it’s out What ‘cha gonna do How’d you like that What I said to you If you find a finer lover Knock yourself out Don’t you worry ‘bout me baby I am so out Chorus: I can take a hint now baby I can take a hint I can take a hint now baby I can take a hint You might want to grab me Like in a getaway You might want to show me That there’s a better way Is this a relationship you’d Like to revise Forget that thing you said about Those other guys Chorus How’d you like that What I said to you Told you that my Love for you is true Now that it’s out What ‘cha gonna do How’d you like that What I said to you If you find a finer lover Knock yourself out Don’t you worry ‘bout me baby I will not pout Chorus
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My Baby Plays With Fire 02:14
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MY BABY PLAYS WITH FIRE (Bergey) Chorus: My baby plays with fire Caught her stealing matches My baby plays with fire Stand back as it catches (Repeat) Hope you don’t strike her fancy If you flinch at her flint Standing too close gets mighty chancy Run if you see a glint Wear more than sunglasses If you park near her arc Don’t be like molasses Run if you see a spark Chorus Hope you don’t get a hot foot From the skirts she wears-ah If you reach a boiling point Try some Aloe Vera Chorus
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Just Relax 03:09
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JUST RELAX (Bergey) Don't lose your grip Don't let your life slip by Get used to it Here's something you should try Just relax You'll get it done Don't let no one stop you Go have some fun Here's something you should do Just relax So miss that meeting Mess up that seating Have no good excuse Have nothing to lose Just relax Don't lose your cool Jump into the pool now So use this rule Don't let school get you down Just relax Live like a dream Life can be so mean yes Go eat ice cream Life may seem like a test Just relax So miss that meeting . . .
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Love's In A Cup 03:40
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LOVE’S IN A CUP (Bergey) Love’s in a cup so take a drink It’s not as cold as you might think And every time I taste your lip Girl, you only give me a sip And all those things you’ve never had Can be yours if you give up sad Love’s rising like a frosty mug Come on give this old heart a tug My love doesn’t hurt My love cannot bleed My love is alive My love’s all you need (Repeat) Love’s on a stage so take a look It’s even better than the book And every time you hold my hand Comes with a touch I can’t understand So all those men you let slip through You never think too much of you Love’s crashing with the rising tide Girl you know I am on your side My love doesn’t hurt My love cannot bleed My love is alive My love’s all you need (Repeat) Love’s in a cup so take a drink It’s not as cold as you might think And every time I taste your lip Girl, you only give me a sip And all those things you’ve never had Can be yours if you give up sad Love’s rising like a frosty mug Come on give this old heart a tug My love doesn’t hurt My love cannot bleed My love is alive My love’s all you need (Repeat)
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Bonus Track 03:31
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BONUS TRACK (Bergey) I’m like that Bonus track The one you swear Wasn’t there I’m like that Bonus track The one you say You cannot play Give it all my heart And that special touch I don’t look the part I don’t sound like much I’m like that Bonus track The one you swore Wasn’t there before I’m like that Bonus track The one you say You can’t play Someone must be last I say this my friend There’ll be no skipping To the bitter end I’m like that Bonus track What I’ve learned You’ll return Well, it’s near the end It’s time to reflect Now what will you say Is there some regret

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Welcome to my first album! I Can Take A Hint is a poppy and rocking variety pack that will always remain my favorite album. No disrespect to the many others that will follow but, come on, look at all those guaranteed hits including I Can Take A Hint (Now Baby), Love’s In A Cup, and Eager To Be Loved! Well, maybe only hits to me but I’m proud that after a 20-year break since recording with my former band, Rank Amateurs, I summoned up the courage and confidence to go it alone and play with myself!

All songs written by Andrew Bergey
© 2011 Viable Tangents Music

Produced, Arranged, Mixed and Mastered by Andrew Bergey
All vocals, guitars, keyboards, drum programming & percussion by Andrew Bergey
Except ‘Rain Drops’ Piano/Bass assist from Congolium Farquar

Recorded January 2010-June 2011 - Slide's Studio, Thornton, CO
Cover photo by Marjory Collins, Sept. 1942, Central Park, NY.
Color retouching design layout: Andy

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released July 5, 2011

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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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