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The Squirrel Song
02:45
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Flying down the Autobahn somewhere in Germany
We stopped in to a roadhouse cause the band all had to pee
And there I spied a picture of a squirrel in 3D
Its cuteness somehow called to me from the revolving rack
And 7 Euros wasn't a great deal to set me back
But that's when Rob the tour manager began to crack
It's not coming in the van with me was his callous rebuke
It goes in with the luggage: Sam's cello and Shirley's uke
Because the very sight of it just makes me want to puke
One person's masterpiece can cause another hypertension
But I can't believe one squirrel could cause this much contention
It's just a harmless woodland creature in the third dimension
So I stare into it's beady little eyes
And gently rock the card from side to side
What kind of sorcery is this at play?
Back in the van the band all try and sleep and dream beside me
So now this song has topped the charts it's so hard to avoid
And Rob the tour manager is constantly annoyed
He's had to eat a big bowlful of my Schadenfreude
But American's don't get it, it's the way my accent curls
For example Stephin Merritt would pronounce it 'squirls'
As evidenced when he sings I hate California Girls
So I'll burn my rhyming dictionary and somehow try to bear it
I wish now that my picture was a racoon or a ferret
Then I might get the chance to harmonise with Stephen Merritt
I'll return to Australia with my controversial yield
My hologramic little squirrel I will proudly wield
A trophy from my tenure supporting the Magnetic Fields
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2. |
I Wish I Had Pictures
03:07
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Darren Hanlon Gympie, Australia
When asked to describe an intimate Darren Hanlon live show he'd just seen in a Chateau loft, this 7 yr old French kid, who didn't understand any of the lyrics, suggested it should be called "camping music."
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