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The Kevins - Strange Animals - The Kevins Violate the Songs of Andrew Bergey (2014)

by Andrew Bergey

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Strange Animals 04:20
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STRANGE ANIMALS (Bergey – Dennis) (The KEVINS – Wrecked – 2004) Teacher and pet That's what you get Strange animal Worker and boss This is the cost Strange animal Lawyer and clerk Might never work Strange animal Doctor and nurse That is the curse Strange animal Strange animals Go figure Strange animals Teacher and pet That's what you get Strange animals Strange animals Go figure Husband and wife Together for life Strange animal Police and crook Both have the same look Strange animal Strange animals Go figure Strange animals How strange can we be? We can’t control chemistry How strange can we be? Diving off bridges because of chemistry Strange animals Go figure . . .
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Western Regional Sales Manager 03:45
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WESTERN REGIONAL SALES MANAGER (Bergey – Dennis) (The KEVINS – Change The Game – 2013) Got a new car Got a big loan A digital camera Some sort of phone Got a Rolex And a high speed A tablet thing That I don’t need Got a mud room A panic room Now I got more room Than I’ll ever need Got a tack room And two pool rooms Now I need more room Must have got that promotion To Western Regional Sales Manager Must have got that promotion Like in that dream I had at the Ramada Cigarette I can show you the cure I want to be how you want me to be Even if you’re not sure Must have got that promotion To Western Regional Sales Manager Must have got that promotion Like in that dream I had at the Ramada I want to buy a pickup truck So I can drive my crap around I want to buy a pickup truck So I can drive my crap around I want to buy a pickup coil I want to buy a pickup coil Got a mud room A panic room Now I got more room Than I’ll ever need Got a tack room And two pool rooms Now I need more room Collect my collections Must have got that promotion To Western Regional Sales Manager Must have got that promotion Like in that dream I had at the Ramada Must have got that promotion To Western Regional Sales Manager Must have got that promotion Like in that dream I had Boise, Idaho
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Swimming In Blue Streets 03:11
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SWIMMING IN BLUE STREETS (Bergey) (The KEVINS – Looking For An Answer – 1998) 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 alright to follow Don't attempt to throw a line 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
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Today I'm Buying 02:04
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TODAY I’M BUYING (Bergey – Dennis) (The KEVINS – Change The Game – 2013) Lie to me - don't tell me the truth Lie to me - don't make me deduce Tell me you were kidnapped, taken down By the CIA gone underground Lie to me - can't stand what's in store Lie to me - can't take anymore Tell me you were washed away To a desert island far away Lie to me - shield me from hurt Don't want to feel lower than dirt Tell me you were held against your will Down in a dungeon, stuck at a luncheon Lie to me - get it off your chest Start your story I'll fill in the rest Tell me you were washed away To a desert island far away You can sell me anything Because today I'm buying
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Shades 03:28
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SHADES (Bergey) (The KEVINS – Wrecked – 2004) You can't hide I won't abide I am in a dream Find me here No need to fear I'm not what I seem Chorus: Sleep by day And dream by night Please do close the shades Shades . . . Stay in bed And clear my head The nighttime is mine Stay in sheets The day completes I don't know the time Live in bed And die in bed Please do close the shades Shades . . . Can't complain About the rain It blots out the rays On my pane It keeps me sane For all of my days Chorus
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Green Day 03:21
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GREEN DAY (Bergey – Dennis) (The KEVINS – Tilt-A-World – 2006) My heart’s a-flutter on a green day I find the captain on the prowl It is my duty to detain him By any means the law allows My head’s swimming on a blue day I find some gristle on the plow I can’t imagine how it happened But the barn animals know how It’s my crime Not on time Mystery molded It’s my fate To be late History folded Sergeant gives me weekend duty Stuck somewhere down by the canals I find the captain all disheveled Telling me I’m your pal My heart’s a-flutter on a green day I find the courage sinking low It is my duty to report him Please let the records show It’s my crime Not on time Mystery molded It’s my fate To be late History folded My heart’s a-flutter on a green day I find the captain on the prowl It is my duty to detain him By any means the law allows
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The Former 02:41
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THE FORMER (Bergey – Dennis) (The KEVINS – Wrecked – 2004) I’m the former lover of that lady in the paper Don’t look to me to try something heroic to save her If you think she’s crazy now you should have seen her then Even if they had a program they wouldn’t let her in I’m the former father of that girl knocking at your door She disowned me the day I couldn’t get up off the floor Now she’s asking for donations that will help out the poor She’s making this a better place that’s what Daddy’s are for You can ask me now You can ask me later You can ask the salesman You can ask the waiter You can ask for money You can ask for free If I was the former And if I’ll always be I’m the former founder of the foundation you have heard Where they set up clinics and keep track of people they’ve cured The demographics and diversity have been defined The funding and the leaders with concern have been aligned You can ask me now You can ask me later You can ask the salesman You can ask the waiter You can ask for handouts You can ask me how If I was the former Why am I nothing now?
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The Nearly Quiet Orb 03:46
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THE NEARLY QUIET ORB (Bergey) (The KEVINS – Change The Game – 2013) 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
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Just Relax 03:04
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JUST RELAX (Bergey) (The KEVINS – UNRELEASED SO FAR – 2013 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
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Sad, Sure 03:45
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SAD, SURE (Bergey - Dennis) (The KEVINS – Looking For An Answer – 1998) Out of the blue I heard that Peggy Sue Had blown out her brains in a drainage ditch She took her dad's gun and erased the sun Just turned twenty-one but couldn't take anymore Chorus: She was sad, sure - - but that's no reason to die She was sad, sure - - but that still don't answer why Paid her dues going to nursing school Peggy always wanted to help folks out But she was on her own - - couldn't phone home 'Cause her Mom was dead and Dad didn't like her much I remember the night she drove into a parked car Looking for my house with a carload of girls Two years of lust then we drifted apart Hadn’t heard from her in months when I got the call (Chorus) Distress signals she sent friends couldn't comprehend The vultures cleaned out Peggy's house the day she died She took her Dad's gun and chased her demons down Did she catch up with them? I guess we'll never know
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Goodnight David, Goodnight Chet 02:42
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GOODNIGHT DAVID, GOODNIGHT CHET (Bergey – Dennis) (The KEVINS – UNRELEASED SO FAR – 2013) I remember watching Vietnam On my black & white TV set Now I don’t dream in color Goodnight David Goodnight Chet Well I was nixed by Nixon And kissed by Kissinger Got my daily body count Don’t kill the messenger I remember watching George McGovern My dreams turned to monochrome Goodnight David Goodnight Chet Heard a man on the TV say Our culture’s sinking low In a deep, dark valley Blame it on 6-Pack Joe I started counting my beers Missed the Miller Lite report Stopped staying up for Cheers Got my gut to a resort Now I’m watching Fox and the Daily Show On an HDTV set Lose my balance on the stairs Goodnight David Goodnight Chet
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Movin' East 03:05
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MOVIN’ EAST (Bergey – Dennis) (The KEVINS – UNRELEASED SO FAR – 2013) 60,000 cars see this sign everyday A cross big enough to scare Jesus away Nothing but trucks in the used car lot Another reminder of what I ain’t got Changed the letters on my truck to DORF Seasonal ducks dressed up on the porch Don’t buy your gas on a Tuesday morning Or run your band saw when I am snoring Chorus: I’m movin’ east One county to the right I’ll do the once over Skip out in the middle of the night I’m movin’ east One county to the right Bought a house and never Bothered to see it in the daylight Got my garage sale list, two rolls of quarters Move dirt today got my marching orders Take the kids to the smaller of two malls Can’t see a thing for these retaining walls
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Make Her Movie 03:20
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MAKE HER MOVIE (Bergey – Dennis) (The KEVINS – Wrecked – 2004) Now that she is gone Movies are all wrong Now that she’s away I don’t look forward to the day Chorus: They make her movie They make it funny They make it groovy To make them money They’ll make it up They’ll make it sell They’ll make it up So you can’t tell Now that she is gone Movies are too long Now that she’s away I don’t look forward to the day (Chorus) I thought Nastassja would be the next I loved her in Polanski’s ‘Tess’ But any thoughts of her taking your place Were vanquished by her follow-up disgrace
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Leaving Nothing But Sorrow 03:37
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LEAVING NOTHING BUT SORROW (Bergey – Dennis – Aldridge) (The KEVINS – Music River Dream – 2012) The movers are coming tomorrow Taking the furniture away Leaving nothing but sorrow With palms up and ready for pay And I don't have the money Guess I'll be in more debt They won't think it’s funny They've seen nothing yet Nothing I can call my own No place I can call my home No one I can call my own No place I can call my home Down home A worker flips the switch tomorrow Disconnects the phone Leaving nothing but sorrow Their pay will be more to owe And I don't have the money Guess I'll be in more debt Ma Bell won't think it funny Well, she ain't seen nothing yet The lawyer is coming tomorrow My wife wants everything I own Leaving nothing but sorrow Of a love that that started so bold And I don't have the money I guess I'll be in more debt The judge won't think it's funny But they're asking more than they can get
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Where Should I Fall? 05:39
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WHERE SHOULD I FALL? (Bergey) (The KEVINS – Wrecked – 2004) The undisputed truth Came tumbling down Caught on stone cold lies Buried me in the ground Unmitigated love I testified A panel of fears Sat before me and lied Find me standing on the edge With a double-sided ledge On one side lies the truth On the other is my youth Keep me looking straight ahead Don’t think where my life has led You can tell me don’t look down I will when you’re not around Where should I fall? If I should fall at all A decision to make For decisions sake Where should I fall? If you were my Daddy You’d hold me down If you were my momma You’d talk me down Where should I fall?

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STRANGE ANIMALS
THE KEVINS VIOLATE
THE SONGS OF
ANDREW BERGEY

Although Kevin Dennis & Andrew Bergey ceased recording as a duo in 1989, they have continued to write songs together regardless of the prospect of a Rank Amateurs reunion or not. Over the next quarter-of-a-century, Kevin recorded over a dozen CDs (as The Kevins) featuring no less than 25 songs written by or with Andrew. Mixing Rank Amateurs re-dos, covers from Andrew’s own solo ventures, or songs pitched to any number of accommodating Kevins, STRANGE ANIMALS captures the best 15 examples of this, hopefully, never ending collaboration.

As the Rank Amateurs always suggested: PLAY IT LOUDER THAN THAT!!!!

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released June 1, 2013

All songs © 1985-2013 Viable Tangents Music
Produced & Played by Kevin Dennis &
The Kevins

Recorded in various locations in Colorado between hikes in The Rockies

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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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