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Damn Right
02:24
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Those damn liberal singers
With their stupid protest songs
How dare they stand on stages
Telling me I'm wrong?
What gives them the right
To sing and lecture me?
What do they know, alright?
I want celebrities
That say what I want them to say
If they say anything at all
Like that hockey star
Oh, how he could play
I like guys on the ball
Who can give it to me straight
About what I know is right
That kind of guy is great
A leader who will fight
For the values I believe in
We can't lose, we only win
When the mighty vice of leadership
Exerts its iron grip
Don't need those lefty celebrities
Always looking down on me
They're for looking down on
When their lifestyle slides beyond
The pale, on drugs or in jail
In some ways they succeed
They're winners, how they win
Before gluttony and other sins set in
And set them up to fail
And after those disastrous choices
They dare to raise their voices
Telling me what to choose
Oh how those losers lose
My admiration
And when they attempt
To influence the nation
They're only worthy of contempt
Don't need those lefty celebrities
Always looking down on me
Damn right!
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Get to the Hook
04:14
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Man, it's hard to pay attention
Too many distractions I could mention
Leaving me in a state of tension
And I keep getting detention
But I felt the moment of ignition
All it really took to finally get me to listen
Was to get to the hook
CHORUS: The hook, the hook's got me, won't let go
By hook, by crook, you've got me now, I know
You know, these days I'm left to ponder
Why my baby's attention wanders
When I try to get close to her
So things can be as they were
Then I felt the moment of ignition
All it really took
To finally get her to listen
Was to get to the hook
CHORUS
Attention spans these days are shot
What were you saying? I forgot
Or I wasn't listening
The distractions every moment brings
Leave my concentration wrecked
On the rocks of modern tech
SPOKEN: I guess it's always been this way
That the flavour of the day
Becomes the latest threat
An innovation to regret
While greying folks say, "In my day
Things were better", well, okay
But don't take folks to task
For things for which they never asked
Here I am, sitting on my ass
Trying to focus in a boring class
I know the weaknesses that I must surpass
So just maybe I can pass
Longing for the moment of ignition
That will finally get me to listen
It's about time for the hook
CHORUS
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Shooting Stars
04:04
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I hear it's an electric juggernaut
To sharpen up your pop chops
Catchy phrases derived from books
Fuzzy synths and sucker punch hooks
Coated with 1980s sheen
Videos with eye-catching scenes
And there you hopefully are
Poised to go so very far
CHORUS: Shooting stars are on the rise
The usual story, no surprise
You can see them flying high
As other stars fall from the sky
It took a while to hone their technique
Now unbridled sounds are tweaked
Streamlined to pop perfection
In every savoury confection
Hear them play and sing
Another addictive offering
Going by the prevailing winds
To break out of the margins
CHORUS
So they managed to escape
Into the broader cultural landscape
A land of hope and glory
Or a place where perceptions are blurry
Here's hoping this well never end
Present another sonic blend
Get it out to the wider masses
Before this opportunity passes
CHORUS
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That's What You Say
05:02
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Happy Song
02:00
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Mental Dissonance
04:44
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Man of Mystery
04:26
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Here We Go Again
01:46
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I Believe in You
01:50
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Go to Hell
03:49
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Nothing at All
05:36
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Resurrection Gardens
02:30
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Undercover Cop
02:50
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Just Got Busted Blues
03:27
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Illuminati
02:22
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We Like Bananas
04:10
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A Montreal Paul Burlington, Vermont
A Montreal Paul writes songs that skirt the borderline between dreamy art and harsh reality. Although the first couple of albums are more on psychedelic side of alternative rock, more recent albums tend to be more on the acoustic side, although there has been some experimentation with dance beats. ... more
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