So Sad About Us

Would You Buy This Beer?

Don't answer..

Cover Star: E
Headlining Band: STT

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HBCD

Remember.

Yesterday.

The dress and shoes are gone.

I'm not afraid of you.

But you are breaking my heart.

Cover Star: Toad Hall
Headlining Band: From Minneapolis

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Oboe

Cover Star: Natalie
Headlining Band: Gregory and his former band, The Afghan Whigs, B-side. Made popular by Billie Holiday. Originally written by Bill Carey and Carl Fischer in 1941.

Props.

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A Fence, A Two-Way Street and a Song

"You have a heart and I have a key
Lie back and let me unlock you
Those heathens you hang with down by the sea
All they want to do is defrock you
I know a river, where we can dream
It will swell up, burst it's banks,
babe, and rock you
But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals
Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten
But I'm glad you've come around
here with your animals
And your heart that is bruised but unbeaten
And beating like a drum

I will sit like a bird on a fence
Sing you songs with a happy ending
Swoop down and tell you that it don't make sense
To attack the very thing you're defending
Didn't I just buy that dress for you?
That pink paper pinafore that you keep mending
Well, if you're gonna dine with the cannibals
Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten
But I'm glad you've come around
here with your animals
And your heart that is banging and beating
And banging like a gong

I can see that they've hurt you, dear
Here is some moonlight to cloak us
And I will never desert you here
Unpetaled among the crocus
Allow me, my love, to allay your fear
As I swim, in and out of focus
But if you're gonna dine with the cannibals
Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten
But I'm glad you've come around
here with your animals
And your heart that is bruised but bleating
And bleeding like a lamb
Banging like a gong
Beating like a drum"

Cover Star: BC
Headlining Band: Nicholas Edward

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My Favorite Color

Happy Anniversary, NASA.

Yeah, right...

Former SS Officer, Wernher Von Braun, builds the Saturn 5 (after building the V-2 that destroyed London) and during the Soviet inspired "space race," he landed Neil and Buzz on the moon AND they got back to earth safely. In 1969. With "computers."

My 2005 computer just crashed. And I'm only orbiting Brooklyn and just tryin' to fucking type words.

We have a problem with re-entry...

What?
Shut it!

Cover Star: Mr. Braun
Headlining Band: Nova Mob

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I Saw a Certain Light In You

Anders mentions three streets in this song:

Boylan
Flatbush
St. Mary's

I had a friend that lived right off of Boylan Street in Raleigh about a block from The Char-Grill. In fact, you could hear the Char's loudspeaker announcing "Two Char chili cheeseburgers, small fries, Mountain Dew" from his living room. I don't know how Carl slept at night.

I live seven blocks from Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. I crossed it last night twice to take my friend Brian to Geido, the best sushi in NYC (although last night the service and the sushi were a little lacking...)

I was born on St. Mary's Street in Raleigh.

Obviously, Anders has spent time in both places. When you hear lyrics that are so familiar and personal ("How the hell does he know Boylan Street?") it kinda gives you goosebumps.

Plus, Anders is a really nice guy and obviously a great songwriter. Check out his former band, Varnaline...

It also doesn't hurt that my very good friend Greg Elkins plays loud guitar on this one, too...

Cover Star: Wet
Headlining Band: Anders Parker

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