Street Party (Album)

by Eric Din

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Berkeley Cat Records is proud to announce the first solo album by Eric Din. Available on CD and Interwebs.

An actual CD? Why yes, Petunia. In a pretty jewel box, with a beautiful package design and booklet (what, a booklet? Yes, a booklet!) by Peter Montgomery with artwork by Shannon Wheeler, presenting the lyrics in the manner of a classic picture-book.

Street Party is 13 original songs from the journal of Eric Din, many of which were previewed on this very Bandcamp. No critters were harmed in the creation of these works, though some were cuddled and given fishy-treats. Detailed credits in the CD booklet, and in the individual song pages linked below.

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1.	Push the Better Button 04:24	lyrics	buy track
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
2.	Always For A Moment 03:16	lyrics	buy track
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
3.	Jupiter Girls 03:04	lyrics	buy track
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
4.	Laughing Man 03:52	lyrics	buy track
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
5.	I Can See It Now 03:46	lyrics	buy track
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
6.	This Place Isn't Here Anymore 02:50	lyrics	buy track
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
7.	Am I Not Alien? 04:12	lyrics	buy track
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
8.	Party In The Streets 03:42	lyrics	buy track
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
9.	Fear Of Everything 06:06	lyrics	buy track
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
10.	People I May Know 03:10	lyrics	buy track
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
11.	Sweet Lacy Anne 03:13	lyrics	buy track
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
12.	Dad 02:30	lyrics	buy track
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
13.	Come On, Won't You Dance With Me 04:08	lyrics	buy track
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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released April 9, 2022

Produced by Eric Din for Berkeley Cat Records
Drawings by Shannon Wheeler with colors by Peter Montgomery
Art direction and package design by Peter Montgomery

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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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