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Nobodies - Cup of Tea

by The Nobodies

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1.
Pastiche 02:20
Pastiche my muse is an infrequent visitor my muse is a stern inquisitor last time I saw her I was pissed now I’m off her christmas card list oh my aphrodisiac I call her but she never gets back my muse makes fleeting appearances through radio interferences she gives you anything she can like a cigarette to a drowning man she says “are you feeling lucky punk?” last time I saw her she was drunk
2.
Art 01:22
Art at the avant-garde review I was on, watched by you with your cynical witticism and post-modern criticism yes they loved me, but that was then now I know they were dirty old men
3.
Canteen Culture what is it that you're doing up there in your room do you find me too much to bear? I went to find myself but I wasn't there you know it's a democracy, you can vote for me is that what you're afraid to do? you have a choice, but I don't hear your voice, no no you have to choose or you will lose I read your canteen culture like the tea-leaves in a cup a few well-aimed glances and I do the washing up you put the blame on me but still you stake your claim on me you dress up in clichés and expect me to believe in the battle for meaning there is nothing to retrieve I have no voice in this world of choice a beta male - designed to fail a size fourteen - average mean this can't be all there is, a life with your nemesis
4.
Crisis, What Crisis? fuck the government that’s not what you said that is what you did now my state is out of control a three-day week and a love on the dole wildcat strikes and rampant inflation yes there’s a power cut at the heart of my nation you made me learn, learn not to care now I know what it is that you meant this is the winter this is the winter of discontent
5.
La Défense 01:50
La Défense in court, I deny everything, I never did it well, I did it sometimes but I'd been bought you ought to understand my dismay, I never hid it you say 'don't worry it might never happen' but it does every day here's one that you can't refute if you really want to prosecute then there's going to be some costs we have to pay don't read everything you believe about me you'll see, I can stand up to you on my own two knees
6.
Days of Lead 03:57
Days of Lead what does a girl have to do to get a drink round here? what does a girl have to do? 'lighten up' she said but these are the days of lead you've got to think outside your head you've got to think outside the box these are the days of pox these are the days do you know who you are? as you wait in the bar why do we feel it's all right like this? why does he feel he has to take the piss? these are the days of bliss these are the days the audience knows what's coming next they all got sent a text he wanted to know what's in my head I tried to speak and he mocked what I said these are the days of lead these are the days that's what a girl has to do to get a drink round here that's what a girl has to do
7.
Moos 01:47
Moos I’ve seen grown men weep and cry out, “we’re all sheep!” but that’s just tittle-tattle we’re all cattle a herd of independent minds electric prods on our behinds listen to my prattle we are cattle I’m in love with a jersey cow but she never seems to call me now we met one day at the slurry pit she said she'd had enough of my bullshit you say this song makes no sense but take a look at the electric fence from silicone valley to seattle we are cattle it’s a losing battle, we’re all cattle we are cattle
8.
Decca Hopefuls it was all in black and white until nineteen sixty-six then we found a fountain of wisdom and we drank and we drank ourselves to death
9.
Kremlinologist every day, and every hour I observe the shifts of power I'm a kremlinologist when it comes to you is there no end to this cold war? I still remember how it was before my cause was yours, your dream was mine now you've changed the party line I'm a kremlinologist when it comes to you there always has to be a twist when it comes to you photographs on the podium your politburo overcoat and hat you had to overthrow the tsar for me my lumpenproletariat you've changed, perhaps you'll change again oh my comrade, I wonder when I decode the signals that you give this is how I choose to live I'm a kremlinologist when it comes to you there always has to be a twist when it comes to you
10.
Man Who Died Laughing you think it's a joke but I damn nearly choked I'm the man who died laughing at himself I was flat broke laugh? I croaked I'm the man who died laughing at himself man dies laughing at himself and when the laughter dies I realise I existed but only in your eyes and my ridiculous demise is no surprise I hardly spoke just went up in smoke I'm the man who died laughing at himself the sound of your heart is like music to my ears
11.
Miserychords 02:34
Miserychords I wake up in the night and I remember that I’ve lost you oh that game of poker I wanted to see you you should have known that it would cost you because you’re not funny anymore at times I think you are a jinx to me I used to laugh and now I curse how could I explain? and when I ask you are a sphinx to me and you’ll never confess you feel more sinned against than sinning you take the house I’ll take the car now the joke has gone too far and still you stand there grinning how I want this winter over and to think I wished for snow it chills me to the bone that you don’t phone
12.
Power 01:15
Power when fetishism triumphed and the foot-binders came to power we joined the sensible shoe brigade I sympathised with their outlook we tore up the rule-book though now I will concede that some mistakes were made and now you’re on my lino and now you're on my linoleum and now you're on my flooring with your stiletto heels
13.
Bower 03:20
Bower I spied my loved one in a bower it sounds unlikely but is true we sat and talked for half an hour we walked the garden through the dew the inconvenience of love how it always makes you blue how we have to rise above and how we almost never do her cheek was cold when I kissed it they say that love is a disease it takes hold while you resist it it's indifferent to your pleas the animality of love at your peril you deny you couldn't make it up why ever would you try I called my loved one from a shower implausible as it might appear and I informed her of her power my flattery it was sincere the enormity of this meant I had been in a daze and something is amiss since she held me in her gaze
14.
Quand Tu Liras Cette Lettre I got in touch with my feminine side I wrote her a letter, she replied I guess I always kind of knew the worst case scenario was true what am I? what am I to do? what am I to you? I thought I'd seen it all before but now I'm standing here looking at your door I'm learning to live in outer space but there's no home like your place what am I? what am I to do? what am I to you?
15.
Going Down Gracefully I fell in with his grace he borrowed almost everything I lent I couldn't, couldn't read his face and yet nonetheless was drawn on by his scent he showed me his bag but he kept the cat in milord spoke but only in latin love is our secret and then slowly to my surprise what began in my mind worked its way down below watered by the tears emanating from his eyes this insubstantial thing began to grow gently holding I discovered what he meant mystery unfolding vertiginous descent love is our secret weapon take my money, spend it wisely I know you can deal with crises

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'Nobodies - Cup of Tea' has been now recognised as one of the 21st Century's most poetically consistent albums, and it should come as no surprise that during the recording process the K 505 Wordatron was used throughout. In principle a Doggerel Limiter combined with an Orphean Sensitivity Amplifier, Wordatron became the standard studio lyrical enhancer during the nineties and the K 505 is its latest manifestation. Engineer Bob Drake operates it set between 4.9 and 5.7, believing that with these parameters the unit will add a nuance to a lyric rather than a vulgar or conspicuous makeover. Drake has been quoted as saying, "People always ask, "What happens if you turn it up to ten?" But to my knowledge that's never been tried, and we can only speculate as to the result."
The Wordatron (originally called the de Kuyper Nematic Locution Remodelling Unit, it renamed itself in 1999), has been the cause of one legendary sacking when an engineering assistant on Oasis' 'Don't Look Back in Anger' was fired for accidentally leaving it set at -15 for the entire recording session. The mistake wasn't noticed until the record had been pressed and distributed and the calamitous result can still be heard today!

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released October 12, 2009

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Matt Armstrong - bass
Phil Bartai - strings
Rachel Gardner - voice, keyboards
Howard Jacobs - drums
Simon King - guitar
Robert Storey - voice, guitar

Songs composed by Storey/Gardner

Arranged by The Nobodies

Recorded at La Borde Basse
by Bob Drake

Produced by Bob Drake
and His Grace the Earl of Killorglin

comments, queries and complaints should be addressed to:
earlofkillorglin@gmail.com

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