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Push the Better Button
04:24
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The voice was out of tune
But now it’s okay
Shooting for the moon
And now it’s so great
I don't care who’s playing first or last
I just like to mix it on my laptop
You can try to autotune a fish
But when you're done with it
You should try this
Push the better button
I cannot wait
I hear the better button calling me
A super-genius in my own mind
I push the better button
It works every time
I don’t know If anyone can hear
I don't care, the party's up in here
Having fun in my imagination
Gettin’ freaky in my audio station
Push the better button
Play that funky bass line
And two electric gee-tars
Twangin’ at the same time
Drinking club soda and lime
Push the better button
So easy to do
No pressure, you better
We depend on you
Hey, is this my good side?
Is this a better light?
Push the better button
And make our dreams come true
Push the better button
Problems fading fast
Now it's gone viral (oh no!)
History’s in the past (fake news!)
(oh really?) Now we put it on blast
It is to laugh
We’re destined for destiny
What can go wrong?
You have to be kidding
Wow, this works on everything!
Push the better button
Now you give it a try
Hmm, let's see now, I would like
A new president, a sweet girlfriend
World peace, and bunny slippers!
Is it too much to ask?
Don’t answer that
Push the better button
Eureka! At last!
Brilliant, remarkable, outstanding, stunning, exemplary, amazing..
I can’t even stand it! It’s too much
Don’t push.. the better button!
We will have to do studies on this matter
There is no greater example of great examples
Maximize it, quantize it
I am the button-presser
Tra-la-la
Live in cyberspace
Teleconferencing with our loved ones and dates
Blah, blah, blah
Yes, we kick it solo
Mix it and we fix it and we do like we know, so
Push the better button
Rockin' til the dawn
Neighbors put a sign that said
Get off my lawn
Whatever, come over, we love you
We want to get to know you
Push the better button
In the dark before the dawn
In the year that we been gone
Push the better button
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2. |
Always For A Moment
03:16
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I stand in awe of she
I like her gravity
She make the rivers flow
And the rain and snow
She make the sun shine
She make the wind blow
She make the sky blue
She make the critters go
She make everything glow
Pretty flowers bloom
Flying through the space
Dancin' with the moon
She's all we ever know'd
She spin around like so
If you're unkind to her
It is to your doom
She's always workin'
Always at play
It's always night
And always day
Don't need to talk
I am made of ears
I know she's everything
I want to hear, now
All I wanna do
Is be around when
She want someone
To hang around when
Always is only for a moment
I won't bring you down
She gave us all her blessings
She gave us life
But if let we her down
We're all going to die, so
I sign all the petitions
I write my politicians
I tell them my positions
Tell them what is so, cos
The evil corporations
Want to destroy the nations
And only we the people can
Stop their evil missions
Let's put our best and brightest
Back at the grown-ups table
Stop the madness, save the world
Yeah, and free the people
All I wanna do
Is be around when
She want someone
To hang around when
Always is only for a moment
I won't bring you down
Always only for a moment
Always only for a moment, yeah
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3. |
Jupiter Girls
03:04
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So fine
Always on my mind
Until five
I do my work online
And then I must get outside
Take the 51 line
Stop in front of the BART stop
With my nickels and dimes
And say
Hello, Jupiter Girls
Hello, Jupiter Girls
Hello, Jupiter Girls
You are my world
Jupiter girls
We all go crazy
I don’t mind
We like to watch you pass by
At the Trumpetvine
Jupiter girls
They got that walk right down
Carryin’ all that precious cargo
And it never falls down, no
Not on the dancing babies
Not on me and my friends
That jazz band keeps on wailing
They take it up a peg
And say
Hello, Jupiter Girls
Hello, Jupiter Girls
Hello, Jupiter Girls
You are my world
We all go crazy
It’s just fine
We like to watch you pass by
At the Trumpetvine
And say
Hello, Jupiter Girls
Hello, Jupiter Girls
Hello, Jupiter Girls
You are my world
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4. |
Laughing Man
03:52
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There’s a pile of tacks where the floor meets the wall
He put them there so my pictures would not fall
The laughing man got a magic 8 ball
The laughing man sees and knows all
He is the laughing man
And he’ll do what he can
To see that we don’t understand
There’s a laughter where my hand pulls at my eye
He put it there so that I wouldn’t cry
And still the laughing children
Out on a summer’s day
Save their pennies and marbles
To hear the laughing man play
He is the laughing man
And he’ll do what he can
To see that we don’t understand
It ain’t a joke but here’s the punch line
He’s laughing at the knot I tied
The laughing man, he can’t decide
The laughing man, he never dies
And still the laughing children
Even as skies turn gray
Travel with minimal cargo
To hear the laughing man play
To hear the laughing man play
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5. |
I Can See It Now
03:46
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Here I am, and there you are
Rollin' up in a pri-tay smart car
Made in the US, made in China
Made from all those pri-tay stars
Got all the hits at our fingertips
We’ve got the whole world at our lips now
Don't need to start, it does it by itself
When the sun breaks through the clouds, and it's on
Yeah yeah, I can see it now
I got a watch that sings the blues
It keeps me runnin', knows my moods
They're sendin' up the algorithms to the sky
I love the future, Kirk and Spock
Are bound to save us and this rock
Go back in time, and ride a dinosaur
Jesus Christ's my favorite Beatle
Yeah yeah, I can see it now
In the beginning, there was light
And in the end, there is light
Stephen Hawking had two months to live
He said bollocks to that
And showed us what time is
Fell in love, had babies
And became a rock star
And it was good
If you call, my bot will answer
And then yours can do the same
They can record the conversation
Obi-Wan says it's OK
Yeah yeah, I can see it now
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This place isn't here anymore
This place isn't here anymore
This place isn't here anymore
The Bank of Nowhere closed all the accounts
All transactions are fraudulent now (all the cards are cancelled now)
Plastic pink flamingos flying south
This place isn't here anymore
This place isn't here anymore
This place isn't here anymore
This place isn't here anymore
Schools are empty, the golf course growing wild
There's no water in the old swimming hole
There's no drinks at the bar where our story's told
This place isn't here anymore
Junior says they don't know what to look for
I used to know just right where we are
Now I've lost my way in a self-driving car
And this place isn't here anymore
It's not here anymore
This place isn't here anymore
It's gone for sure
Oh, this place isn't here anymore
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7. |
Am I Not Alien?
04:12
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A man is an island
Unto a shining black mirage
A man is in silence
As he moves through the garage
Can’t complain, he plays the game
He’s happy to be alive on this fine day
Though he don’t belong here
A castaway cast in some role
He never tried out for
It’s been so long since he’s been whole
Can’t complain, the old refrain
He’s happy to be alive on one more day
I start to wonder
Am I not alien?
When I see another
Am I not alien?
Out on a mission
Ready to conquer planets
A man has gone AWOL
Cos he thought better of it he just met
Another stray, she’d like to stay
They're happy to be alive on this fine day
And still I wonder
Am I not alien?
When I see another
Am I not alien?
A one in a million
It’s only natural to find
Just when you don’t care, and you’re nowhere
Out of the blue someone arrives
To change your mind, and set you right
I’m ready to come alive on one more day
And still I wonder
Am I not alien?
As I cross the border
Am I not alien?
Hmmm
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8. |
Party In The Streets
03:42
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Party in the streets
We party with our mothers
And kids from out of town
Party in the streets
Our sisters and our brothers
We like to boogie down
Party in the streets
It’s not exclusive
All persons may join
Party in the streets
An open invitation
Tell all the girls and boys
We’re all so different
We’re all the same
We all need lovin’ and
We all can feel the pain
We all love music
Of different kinds
I like the one that says
Let’s have a good time, oh yeah
Party in the streets
We party with our fathers
And cats from out of town
Party in the streets
Our sisters and our brothers
That's right we get around
Party in the streets
The lady in the harbor
Lights up the golden door
Party in the streets
When we’re together
Don’t need to worry no more
We all look different
We’re all the same
We all need lovin’ and
We all can feel the pain
We all love music
Of different kinds
I like the one that says
Let’s love and unite
Party in the streets
You can come as you are
Don’t even need to buy a ticket
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9. |
Fear Of Everything
06:06
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Fear of everything
Fear of success
Fear of failure
Fear of the rest
Fear of the government
Fear of not having one
Fear of falling in love
Or being all alone
Fear of complacency
Fear of action
Fear of things we need
And getting at them
Fear of losing it all
In a fit of passion
Fear of wasting away
Or ever-lastin'
Fear of heights
Fear of lows
Fear of fungus
Between my toes
Fear of laws
Fear of claws
You get bit
Need some gauze
Fear of terrible twos
Fear of paying dues
Fear of waking up
And fear of sleeping too
Fear of poverty
Fear of employment
Fear of death and
Fear of enjoyment
Fear of everything
Fear of fear of fear of fear of fear of fear of fear of everything
Everything
Everything, you know
Fear of flying saucers
Cameras everywhere
Fear of lizard men
And Obamacare (whaaat?!)
Fear of your dad and mama
Something's under the bed
Fear of everything
Oh stop the drama
Fear of inertia (apathy, too)
Fear of wingnuts (crackpots)
Fear of elections
And insurrections
They're out to get us
Coming to get us
It's very serious
Oh wake up, sheeple (baa-a-ah!)
Fear of black and white
Red white and turning blue
State of emergency
And fear of plague too
Lock all the doors and windows
Keep well out of sight
Fear of those maniacs
On the left and right
Fear of the rabble
Who psychobabble
Fear of everything,
I do unravel
Fear of viruses
And vaccinations
Fear of everything
Across the nation
Fear of breaking up
A fear of staying put
Fear of sticking your neck out
Fear of smiling
Fear of the other
And the other's mother
Fear of what it means
To be their sisters and brothers
Fear of fear of fear of fear of fear of fear of fear of everything
Everything
Fear of freemasons
And secret spyware
Fear of Illuminati
And fear of bad hair
Fear of heaven
Fear of hell
Fear of witches
Casting spells
Fear of repeating myself
And doing it twice
Fear of pestilence
Fear of clowns
Fear in here
Fear over there
I'm finding fear
In everywhere
Fear of cut and paste
Fear of science
Fear of being in touch
Fear of silence
Fear of priests and lawyers
And halitosis
Fear of all the tickets
And my neurosis
Fear of waiting for the sun to shine
Fear of waiting for the sun to fall down
Fear of everything I ever did and wanted
Fear of this and fear of that and fear the house is haunted
Fear of feeling
Fear of talking
Fear of listening
Fear of trying
Fear of worrying
Worrying about fearing
Fear of every every every little thing, fear
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10. |
People I May Know
03:10
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WTF, OMG, LOL, FOMO
On a perfectly fine midsummer morning
Hiding in the woods as society collapses
Minding my own rot
Looking at the ads
For things I already bought
Oh my
And lions and tigers and bots
And Toto,
I don’t think we’re in America anymore
I would like to be the first to welcome
Our new green gelatinous tentacled overlords
Did I tell you I speak Russian?
Maybe I can help
Hey, I heard the Earth is flat
I changed my name to Chad
Scrutinize and edit all my ALL CAPS raging
Leave me alone, please love me,
Send me kittycats
From FaceVerboten purgatory
My name is mud
Out of sight, out of my mind
Staying focused on the daily gristle
Dream of a luxurious recreational space missile
When I see your face,
grace the feed lot backlit and I am split
WTF OMG LOL
Now that you are one of the people I may know
AMA IDK SMH ILY STFU
Leave me alone, please love me
Send me kittycats from verboten purgatory
My name is mud
Out of sight, out of my mind
I stay focused on the daily gristle
WTF OMG LOL
Now that you are one of
The people I may know
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11. |
Sweet Lacy Anne
03:13
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From back in Kentucky where all that bourbon flows
Found your way out to Cali and made it your own
And I knew not what these eyes were for until they fell upon you
Tomorrow never comes and yesterday is done
Right here in the moment I’m dreamin’ on
There ain’t no words I know to begin to describe you
You’re all the rock and roll to me
All the rock and roll to me
Finest that I ever seen
And you’re all the rock and roll to me
Sweet Lacy Anne
I know you got stuck in a rut but you won't be stuck no more
Cos freedom is calling through that open door
And fun’s comin’ back your way as sure as sun is risin’
And everyone needs a little good love sometimes
You can’t live on promises and waitin’ and cryin’
And you’re beautiful all of the time, I thought I would remind you
Cos you’re all the rock and roll to me
All the rock and roll to me
Shinin’ like the Mississippi
You’re all the rock and roll to me
Shimmer like the evergreens
You’re all the rock and roll to me
Sweet Lacy Anne
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12. |
Dad
02:30
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Well I was born with a restless heart
It was broken when I came out
You were lookin' at some art, ignored me right from the start
Only noticed when I broke anything
I wanted your attention so I started to get mention
from the police blotter and truancy
But there was nothing I can do, people just don't interest you
you're busy and that's the way it'll stay
I started throwing everything away
I don't like to keep things, they just get in the way
I sold everything of value that I had
It's good to know we'll be soon with you, dad
We were always friends much more than fam
Cos you were born with a restless heart
Same as your dad and the one before
All of our forefathers drinkin' up the firewater
Livin' like a blessing and curse
I can't hold money and I sure ain't got no honey
When I do get some it makes it all worse
This self-destructive tendency has surely got the best of me
I think you'd like my friend, she's a nurse
Now I got nothing left to throw away
In this total emptiness I found my liberty
I burned everything that I had wrote to you
Sometimes I miss you oh so bad
We were always friends much more than fam, dad
When we meet up we will have ourselves a time
You always brought the party, knew that fun was not a crime
I'm writing our full name up in the sky
You were never simple, it drove me mad
You're the best friend that I never had, dad
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Come on, won't you dance with me
It's been so heavy and we made it thru some crazy
Gonna have a little caterwaul and party
I like that feeling when they open up the doors
The band is gettin' ready and we step on the floor
I like the way they crash it down on the one together
And when ya raise your arms even better
Come on, won't you dance with me
Promenade
It's been so lonely in this social isolation
Been so crazy what be happenin' in the world
So today I'm pressing record with some friends
On these instruments they made in the before time
Do it once, ain't no lookin' back
Don't fix it, it's broken, we like it like that
Come on, won't you dance with me
It's been so heavy and we're livin' thru some crazy
Gonna have a little caterwaul and party
I like that feeling' when we're bouncing off the floor
The house is getting sweaty and we call out for more
And when the last big chord echoes through the hall
It's thank you for coming, and we love you all
Good night!
Come on, won't you dance with me
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Eric Din Berkeley, California
I'm a guitarist and singer-songwriter with The Uptones. These are my solo recordings, starting from 2015. I started Berkeley Cat Records in 2019. BandCamp is the first place I publish these puppies, before I send them into the streaming wilds. Wait, you ask, Berkeley Cat Records has puppies? Why yes, Matilda. Thanks for popping in, hope you enjoy the tunes! ... more
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