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Porn Star
04:09
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Well, I wanna be a porn star
Yeah, I'd hook myself up
Get the best bachelor pad southern California's ever seen
Brag about my job to all the famous snobs
Down at the local Burger King
It all started one sunny summer evening
In fact I think it was while eating Mac and Cheese
I thought: "How cool would it be,
to have sex with two or three
women I don't even know?"
And then it dawned upon me
the kind of life I would lead
and right then and there I hit the road
Took my Oldsmobile down the seaside
Right beside all the high-rise
buildings I call home
Laid in a course to Orange County,
made sure I had my Downy,
to keep my clothes clean
Wherever I May Roam
And when I got to LA
I was really blown away
Could this place be my new home?
I must have looked so astray,
and even a little gay,
cause the guys wouldn't leave me alone
That's when I realized I was in the wrong part of town.
Don't go to California
Yeah you're right I'm warning you
Don't go to California, my friend
Yeah you're better off where you are now
Don't go moving far now
You're gonna regret it in the end
Oh yeah, back to being a porn star
well, that never really went far
I just got a job at Burger King
Now I'm cooking up all the french fries
but you know I really don't mind
Cause, I still play my guitar and sing
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The Rebound Song
02:21
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Last night when you asked me whether I wanted to come in or stay in my car, I knew I had to stay in my car, cause if I came in and saw you I'd have to tell you that you looked beautiful, which you did, but because my girlfriend dumped me a week ago, you would have thought that I was beginning to rebound, which I don't want you to do --
cause when I'm done on this dumb rebound, I wanna tell you that you really look beautiful and I want you to believe it, not because it's only been a week, yeah, since I got dumped, not because it's only been a week.
Instead I'm gonna wait it out until I get my head on straight cause I wouldn't want to hurt you or make you think you never meant nothing to me and you don't deserve it, you never ever did anything to me to make me act maliciously or rash you don't deserve that kind of treatment, no one does -- especially not you.
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Look At Yourself
03:56
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I don't want to let you go
I don't want to leave it be
I just wish we had a little more time
So you could hear just what I say
Look At Yourself, you're beautiful
You could be everything to me
If you let me come over, I'll show you I love you
Why can't it be?
It's been a really long time since I've listened to my heart
And done just what I've felt
I don't want to lose you to circumstance
I just want to be with no one but you
Look At Yourself, you're beautiful
You could be everything to me
If you let me come over, I'll show you I love you
Why can't it be?
I need to listen to my heart so I can be with you
Cause I never get feelings quite like this
I remember your eyes, I remember your smile
I remember all of you like it was yesterday
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Britney
03:53
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Well I went to school with a girl named Britney
And I swear it's true -- she used to dig me
And I liked her too, so we would chill
Cause she liked Pavement, and I liked Built to Spill
Ohh Britney! Whatever happened to you, Britney?
You used to go with me to all the shows,
and now you got a boob job, and every body knows
that you'd rather be hanging out with the Backstreet Boys
I guess indie rock wouldn't pay enough
to play guitar and sing -- well, that's way too tough
so you traded in your scratchy vocals
and said goodbye to all the locals
And you have no control over what you do
But all the twelve-year-olds, they flock to you
But you're much too busy sippin' mocha
with Ricky Martin, Livin' la Vida Loca
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5. |
How To Speak
03:40
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Here I am said again
Cause I don't know what to do
Should I write another song about you?
Another day, lost again
Otherwise feeling blue
It's gotta help me see it through
I think of you while I work
And also while I sleep
I think of all the good times we could have
Well it's not paying off
You still think I'm a freak
Well I want you to know what's going on inside my head
I don't know how to speak
When you present yourself in front me
I know you see right through me
I barely remember my name
I got your attention, I guess that's good
But I don't know what to do now
Small talk, I guess that's safe
If talk is cheap, then I'm not rich
I'm only humoring you
Whatever happened to love at first sight?
Here I am said again
Cause I don't know what to do
Should I write another song about you?
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6. |
She Said, He Said
04:57
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She told her mother she was falling in love
She said 'you're not in love, I was in love once'
She told her father that her mother was wrong
Said 'don't disrespect you're mother, I'm in love with her'
But how do you know dad?
It makes me so sad
To think my heart's wrong
When these feelings are so strong
Can you help me now
Figure this one out?
Am I in love? It's all I think about
When I fall asleep, he's all I dream about
When I look in his eyes, it's no surprise I've fallen in love
She told her mother 'I think something is wrong'
She said 'you're not in love, you're just really young.'
She told her father that her love was all but gone
He said 'you will find another and it'll be so strong.'
But how do you know dad?
It makes me so sad
To think my heart's wrong
When these feelings are so strong
Can you help me now
Figure this one out?
I'm not in love, it's all I think about
When you fall asleep, he's all you dream about
When you look in his eyes, it'll no surprise that you've fallen in love
Do you like me? I really need to know, I really need to know
Please mark the box the bottom where I wrote 'yes or no'
You don't have to answer now, I understand if you are shy
I'll have a friend call you up later, and I'll listen on the other line
Think about it if it's no, and you won't have to hear me cry
If it's yes, we can move on with the rest of our lives
It's been an hour since the note, I don't think I have a chance
I often see her a couple times by now, but I haven't seen her yet
Oooh, do you like me?
I really need to know.
When I fall asleep, he's all I dream about
When I look in his eyes, it's no surprise I've fallen in love
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7. |
Ali Toro
02:27
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Oh Ali Toro, why don't you throw your love around
When I'm the only one you ever thought you'd let down
You'll be gone in a month
You know exactly what you got
I'm glad I got to know you
Cause I know Ralph, and you, he's not
Oh Ali Toro
I cannot lie
I don't know what you want
Cause I'm too scared to ask
Cause you might never be mine
Oh Ali Toro,
Besame mucho,
Are they all as lovely as you are down there?
Don't go away,
Although I know that you'll come back
It's a whole summer long,
and I'll probably get off track
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8. |
Stupid
01:38
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Well it's been a long time since we spoke
Or even acknowledged each other's existence
Cause a long time ago, we were really naive
And now we're a little less
I've had a pair of your socks in my sock drawer
For a little more than a year now
How they got there in the first place?
Don't ask me how
Cause we were both a little stupid
We were both a little dumb
Today it's long been over
And now I'm having fun
Yeah I'm gonna burn these socks
And spit on the remains
As an effigy of you
Immature piblic shame
Yeah it's long been over
Yeah this -- this I know
And I'd still be singing you this song
If you were at this show
Look me over
Am I different to you?
I'm the same old guy
That fell out of love with you
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9. |
Anything For You
03:09
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I'd do anything for you, even leave the toilet seat down
Whatever it takes to keep you around
I can't stop thinking of you
You're all I think about and you know I want you
I don't have to if I don't want to
I don't have to if you don't want me to
Anything for you
I don't have to if I don't want to
I don't have to if you don't want me to
Anything for you, even wash your car
It's not that I'm whipped, I just love who you are
Everything about you makes me want you
Everything about you makes me a new man
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10. |
In Your Arms
03:55
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Please just listen to me
I know I stutter when I speak
But I've been practicing for a whole week
I don't know why it happens
It never happens this way
Why'd you stop and say hello to me
You're the kind of girl you only see on TV
But your sweet talk makes you real to me
And there's something about me
Only you can see
And in your arms is where I want to be
I don't know where to go
And I don't know what to do
But I know that I don't lie
Whenever we're together
I haven't felt much better
And I never want to say goodbye
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SiMent Milford, Connecticut
Formidable power-pop band SiMent formed in Milford, CT in 1995 with Dave Novak, Ralph Thompson and Brian McGarry. In 1997,
Jason Weaver completed the lineup.
After a nine-year hiatus, SiMent emerged in 2013 to write a new album as a fundraising effort for Brian McGarry's memorial educational fund. "Names" dropped in early 2014, followed by the 2017 EP "Sonata for Six Hands (Donuts for Dinner)".
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SiMent recommends:
This Is Vitamin Tramp
by Vitamin Tramp
Dave and Ralph's never-ending side-project, Vitamin Tramp. Three full length albums of power/indie/folk-pop that take SiMent's sound and take it sideways and backwards. Hardly ever forward, though.
go to albumIf you like SiMent, you may also like:
Life on the Lawn
by A Country Western
The Philadelphia group sharpen their hooks and internal dyanmics for a fun and non-dorky take on power pop anyone can get behind.
go to album
Back Into The Dream
by Elephant Stone
Montreal psych-pop veterans sound as infectious and hypnotic as ever on their seventh LP, slinging jangly riffs and bright vocal harmonies.
go to album
Drunk Dial #12 - Gentleman Jesse
by Gentleman Jesse
Buoyant one-off release from a long-running Atlanta band who juggle garage rock, folk, and power pop; don't miss the Mark Morrison cover.
go to album
Terrifically ragged rock & roll that recalls solo Paul Westerberg in its big melodic hooks and swaggering guitars.
go to album
The Chicago queer power pop band gets genuine and giddy on their debut album.
go to album
