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The Banjo Song

By Mark Kozelek (2018)

On album Mark Kozelek (2018)

Mark Kozelek

…was walking down Canal Street minding my own When a derelict kid walked by me and said, "You should try smiling more" The town

…was so ghost town-y and hardly anybody was out I went to Mother's, there was no line Because New Year's was over and the tourists had…

…left town And I stopped by Starbucks and asked a girl in front of me ordering a latte "Why do you think it's so quiet out?" She…

Greatest Love Story

By LANCO (2018)

On album Hallelujah Nights (2018)

Hallelujah Nights

…be the greatest love story this town had ever seen So you went off to college and I got a job I was working that 9 to 5 Dreaming of

…the days when you were in my arms I've never felt so alive I spent my days working, spent my nights drinking, howling…

were what I needed And we could meet in between We were gonna be the greatest love story this town had ever seen So you came back…

Lil' Gay Waiter

By Bruce McCulloch (2002)

On album Drunk Baby Project (2002)

Drunk Baby Project

…and this about a hero who works in one of them. Little gay waiter Working in a restaurant You want to help me But what is it you want? You

out at the dance when you danced alone You didn't care, you were out of this one-high-school town Toronto bus and you were bound…

Working in a restaurant You want to help me But what is it you want? You came out of the closet But no one was there for you No one was there for you

Virgin Mary (Joseph Was A Lousy Fuck)

By Doug Anthony Allstars (1994)

On album DAAS Bootleg - Live in Edinburgh (1994)

Doug Anthony Allstars

…this woman to say sure 'I've only got thirty seconds which is longer than its gonna take to do both of you'. I hate the police in this town. Spare…

…and went and got a free personality from the church of scientology, get what you pay for obviously.' 'There's Joseph right working away…

…with the fucking plane, just working away, suddenly one day out of the blue there's this knock on the door, knock knock…

Once a Loser Always a Loser

By Happy (2018)

On album HappyHappy (2018)

HappyHappy

Always the black sheep Never the favorite I bet you know what I mean Grew up in a small town You were always…

…'Cause I know you well enough to know that you deserve the best I hope you make it out of this town and back to Texas Breathe…

…look up to me Even when I'm up so high on that stage 'Cause I know well enough to know that you deserve the best I hope you make it out of this town

Deserve It

By Qur'an (2018)

On album Prima della Rinascita (2018)

Prima della Rinascita

That's what you fail to realize That's what you fail to realize Yeah I knew I was lit Back when me and X Were still working

Coming with bullshit to say to me now I see the game it got vacancy now Word around town, I'm the talk of the town Starting…

…to run my town, hey Yeah Reps up 516 nigga what's good Yeah [Verse 2] We the ones You little nigga you can keep the crumbs I hold…

Get Like Me

By YOUNG KID (2021)

On album Get Like Me (2021), YKMG4Ever!

Get Like Me

out my way Go out of state Why are following me You ain't gonna get like me little girl Maybe you in a lala world…

Robitussin Or were you on Hennessy, as a kid, dont be bad to your peers I not care less knock em out with a pear They call me X I…

…should be in the album got enough songs (coming out in 2018) It dont matter the cover Cause some girls were made of

Ripples in the Mesh

By The Constructus Corporation (2002)

On album The Ziggurat (2006)

The Ziggurat

…! ARGH Oh jeez, you scared the bejesus out of me. Don't do that. So, where you going ha 'Tronic? Nowhere. [gasp] Yes you

…in the woods again, yeah, I'm warning you The people of Long Street lived very simple lives They had Wonderful natures, they were never…

…is going to happen at the Long Street carnival Wh-what you talkin' about? The next day the Ju-ju man went walking through town unaware of

Quiet Little Town

By Zachariah & the Lobos Riders (2005)

On album Dead And Breakfast Soundtrack (2005)

Dead And Breakfast Soundtrack

…on their way to a friend's wedding They had no idea what they were getting into When through town

…the night Well, I sent 'em up the road to the B&B It's the only place in town, you see But they were greeted warmly by death, horror…

were checkin' out my sound Well this one guy by the name of Johnny Sort of a leader for us zombies Said that we should go hunt the rest of

Open Up

By King Karlemagne (2017)

On album Foreign Exchanged 2 (The Voyage to Freedom) (2017)

Foreign Exchanged 2 (The Voyage to Freedom)

…to hit the blunt at Dustin's house man we were close High school passed and I was ghost, you died of an overdose Remember me being in China you messaged…

…me to say hi Instagramed pics in Dubai and you said that shit was too fly We spoke of linking up the next time that I'd be in town

Next time I'd be in town, it turns out you'd be in ground And I swear it hurt my soul, when I found out you were gone I know how…

Eyesore

By Stray Bullets (2004)

On album ...The Slings And Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune... (2004)

...The Slings And Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune...

…the carrot, promising us the gold, but in a trickle down economy all we get is a lump of coal. And you know the cost of

…living will keep rising while the chance of finding work is going down. Dark clouds now block what once were clear horizons and it's my broken hands…

…that built this filthy town. I saw the sign of the times on a freight elevator door. Contractors…

Antenna

By ZZ Top (1994)

On album Antenna (1994)

Antenna

…remember She won't let me breakaway She won't let me breakaway I said break away, yeah, ah yeah We were working it though, baby we…

…it amazing? checking outta where we were It's so unpredictable, at the end of my rope Gotta skate the ledge outta…

…feel cherry red Whip out a bottle of your favorite rave I think you better tend to your cherry grave Ain't nothing stupid what…

Lazy Jane

By Belle & Sebastian (2008)

On album Push Barman To Open Old Wounds (2005), The BBC Sessions (2008)

Push Barman To Open Old Wounds

…the way to being brutal You will have a boy tonight You will have a boy tonight On the first bus out of town On the first bus out of town

…giving You will have a boy tonight You will have a boy tonight On the first bus out of town On the first bus out of town

And what you're going to do about it You will have a boy tonight You will have a boy tonight On the last bus out of town On the last bus…

Lazy Line Painter Jane

By Belle & Sebastian (2004)

On album Push Barman To Open Old Wounds (2005), Fans Only (2004)

Push Barman To Open Old Wounds

…the way to being brutal You will have a boy tonight You will have a boy tonight On the first bus out of town On the first bus out of town

…giving You will have a boy tonight You will have a boy tonight On the last bus out of town On the last bus out of town

And what you're going to do about it You will have a boy tonight You will have a boy tonight On the last bus out of town On the last bus…

What If Punk Never Happened

By The King Blues (2008)

On album Save The World, Get The Girl (2008)

Save The World, Get The Girl

…for there is no community left in this town, There's no-one around to fight Margaret Thatcher, The power of the flower just couldn't match her…

…to build more land, That got knocked down again for a couple more grand, With no punk the protests were full of throwbacks calling…

…looking for, Lies right here in front of us, just outside this door, And it's up to you to go out

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