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Covers

by Alexei Shishkin

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1.
Yeah you say it's a waste Oh not to learn from mistakes Yeah it's really a shame Oh and the scars that you show Yeah might as well be for show Oh it means nothing to me And I really don't know 'Cause I don't wanna know Yeah tell me when it's over Tell me when it's over Oh let me know when it's done Oh hey that's some kind of answer Yeah but no question was posed Ah you got a real imagination, man And I really don't know 'Cause I don't wanna know Yeah tell me when it's over Tell me when it's over Oh let me know when it's done And I don't wanna know And I don't wanna know And I don't wanna know And I don't wanna know
2.
Watching as the train arrives I can't just sit as days go by and think of you without me Ring me up when you are down I'll do the same when I'm in town I'll be with you, surround me It's happening again I can be so selfish Cause you're the only one I can be myself with
3.
Heaven is a truck It got stuck On the breeze Asked the driver nicely, I need a lift. I need release. The sand in the boats, On the rose-covered floats She is the queen of a canceled Pasadena/California thrills I know arks can't fly I know the sharks, they don't have wings But lady you need some cold advice About a few things Loosen my dress Tie me up just like all the rest She is the queen of a canceled (passive?) Pasadena/California thrills
4.
Sunny Yesterday my life was filled with rain Sunny You smiled at me and really eased the pain Now the dark days are gone, and the bright days are here My sunny one shines so sincere Sunny one so true, I love you Sunny Thank you for the sunshine bouquet Sunny Thank you for the love you brought my way You gave to me your all and all And now I feel ten feet tall Sunny one so true, I love you
5.
Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water And I think of all the things, what you're doing and in my head I make a picture 'Cos since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress Won't you come on over, stop making a fool of me Won't you come on over, Valerie? Did you have to go to jail, put your house on up for sale, did you get a good lawyer? I hope you didn't catch a tan, I hope you find the right man who'll fix it for you Are you shopping anywhere, changed the colour of your hair, are you busy? And did you have to pay the fine you were dodging all the time are you still dizzy? Since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress Won't you come on over, stop making a fool of me Won't you come on over, Valerie? Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water And I think of all the things that you do, and in my head I make a picture.
6.
(These are mostly a guess) I don't mind your touch, I don't mind at all That's just something that happens, it's nobody's fault Cause people lose interest in each other and I can't even see why they bother You can keep your interest somewhere where it'll stay You can keep your interest locked away in the bank Why choose friendship when you can choose a career? It's a great way to measure yourself from year to year. Cause people lose interest in each other and I can't ever see why they bother You can keep your interest somewhere where it'll stay You can keep your interest locked away in the bank
7.
I went for you in military times and, then, I waited well into the 2300s. I made my way through the Union Street design kids. They were alright. They were on fire. They harbored an elementary desire to do good works. I bought 'em all, I bought 'em all! I made donations to The Plague, and The Fall and The Old Grey Mare in her stall! Endangered Ape, a couple years in Solitary never really hurt anyone. Distinguished colleagues, dead music-writers' brides - I apologize. They were alright. They were on fire. They harbored an elementary desire to do good works. I bought 'em all, I bought 'em all! I made donations to The Plague, and The Fall and The Old Grey Mare in her stall. I don't know, I guess I'm doing alright. Tabitha takes another stab at becoming light. She never wants to go. Always want to stay. Ride towards the dawn, Quicksilver on the side of nothing. Never had a chance. Never had to choose Your Blood versus Your Blues.

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A collection of seven covers of songs I dig.

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released June 8, 2016

Album art by Luis Domingo: www.instagram.com/loopy.doop/

Songs originally by:
Destroyer - www.mergerecords.com/destroyer
The Dream Syndicate - www.stevewynn.net/band_dream_syndicate.php
Bobby Hebb - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Hebb
Little Star - little-star.bandcamp.com
Los Angeles Police Department - losangelespolicedepartment.bandcamp.com
Pavement - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavement_%28band%29
The Zutons - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zutons

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