Literal Live Lounge

by The Tandem

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1.
MADMAN'S SANITY Listen here to the words that I sing As they roll off my tongue You have to be mad man to escape the fear That they pump out daily If sanity is bombing people and thinking its fine I think I'd rather be mad Am I the crazy one for thinking that is wrong? Am I backstage at their show? Look there goes the madman with his crazy point of view Look there goes the madman be careful or he may love you Look there goes the madman because he’s different to you Look there goes a truly insane man Education to me is like saying here’s the world on a plate And then kicking me in the balls It's not geared for me because I think and I am free Forcing knowledge through exams It's not good for you it doesn’t help your point of view Seems fairly obvious to me You come out the other side completely fucking petrified Pound signs for eyes lacking empathy Look there goes a madman with his crazy point of view Look there goes a madman watch out he may show emotion Look there goes a madman doesn’t dig the status quo Look there goes a truly insane man You may try to make him frown, you may try to bring him down You may pull his hair tell him that he's workshy and crazy But in the end.... He's free! ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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Steamshow 03:30
STEAMSHOW We're the new captains of industry Rising from the steam With a world no more than half of it Made up like a laser beam One more one more One more yeah It's never enough Hate your nearest brother Hate whatever you can see Hate the fact you might be anyone else but me One more one more One more yeah It's never enough Denounce a storyteller Rip off a gentle tune Tell jokes that people only laugh at in their living room One more one more One more yeah Its never enough We're the new captains of industry Rising from the steam With a world no more than half of it Made up like a laser beam. One more one more One more yeah It's never enough ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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Soulcycle 04:20
SOULCYCLE A face in the crowd so familiar, your own reflection but you've never met Yet to uncover the deeper connection that sets you apart from the rest Just a cog in a bigger machine, a single drop in the ocean of sin Constantly searching for a way to break free from the cycle we find ourselves in Finding your way back home, was never as easy as now But your ignorance keeps you in play, inside this material game Two lovers embrace in the street, without a care for the world's prying eyes A privacy lost as society will inevitably fill in the blanks with lies Always wanting what we cant obtain, fearing we'll be left behind Nothing we can hold in our hands will come with us, At the end of the line 'Cos we are just children, lost in a sea of hypocrisy we embrace Finding your way back home, was never as easy as now But your ignorance keeps you in play, inside this material game A love that's based purely on lust, broken hearts litter the road we walk down Confusing the senses breaking down our defences But what goes around comes around 'Cos we are just children, lost in a sea of hypocrisy we embrace ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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Interlewd 1 00:11
ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
5.
SILVERY MANES Let's run away somewhere together where the rain wont sting our eyes Where faces are carved with smiling and there aren't any sad goodbyes Let's go somewhere noisily quiet where the stars shoot by one by one Across the wide oceanic sky as we bask in infinite fun Let's escape to a beautiful planet, Where the mountains unfold into plains Where people have nothing to hide from, Where we ride on silvery manes I see this place that surrounds us: its vagueness, its passion, its hell I never thought that it could desert me but as with all life you never can tell Take my hand through the darkness as we burst into treacherous light I'll lead you out to life's conquests and madly and bravely we'll fight Let's escape to a beautiful planet, Where the mountains unfold into plains Where people have nothing to hide from, Where we ride on silvery manes Let's run away somewhere together where the rain wont sting our eyes Where faces are carved with smiling and there aren't any sad goodbyes Let's go somewhere noisily quiet where the stars shoot by one by one Across a wide oceanic sky as we bask in infinite fun Let's escape to a beautiful planet, Where the mountains unfold into plains Where people have nothing to hide from, Where we ride on silvery manes ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
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Half Light 04:26
HALF LIGHT Well it's one thing crashing in against the other Making the edge of my mouth turn up like it does And it's good that you never reminded me of another Then I'd have to have loved them all like one of us Don't make me laugh well it wouldn't feel right Don't make me laugh leave me in the half light the half light yeah Well I don't miss the times that you cried without telling your story Or the times that you said I was stuck in my DIY hell And I don't miss the times where my words were received so poorly Or the times that I thought you were happy and I just couldn't tell Don't make me laugh well it wouldn't feel right Don't make me laugh leave me in the half light the half light yeah Good luck with the next one I hope that he's all that you need And he lets you continue to burn like a beautiful fire Well he's witty and charming with words so disarming I concede But I don't really think that he'll get under the wire Don't make me laugh well it wouldn't feel right Don't make me laugh leave me in the half light the half light yeah ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
7.
NEVER TOO YOUNG Every child is born to live Every child is born to give Something of beauty to shape this world A life of simple decisions A love with no conditions And we all feel young inside I see a wealth of creation I see a new generation When I look into your eyes So don't let anybody bring you down Keep your feet firm on the ground Just be who you want to be 'Cos you're never to young to ask what's going on When you're young you're not aware What goes on when you're not there Your tiny world it seems so vast Wondering why the sky is blue Such a mystery to you Making shapes as the clouds roll past Rose tinted glasses fast removed They say you'll be a grown man soon And you gotta be ready to face the world So don't let anybody bring you down Keep you're feet firm on the ground Just be who you want to be 'Cos you're never to young to ask 'what's going on?' 'What's going on?', 'What's going on?' You gotta be the best, you wanna be a success Stronger, smarter, faster, better looking than the rest Gotta work the nine to five, have two kids and a wife Gotta work the overtime to keep two cars on the drive A figure in society, forget your creativity A drooling wreck is what you'll be Now cant you see it's all a lie? And as you grow you realise There's a bigger world outside Where things are not quite as they seem I life of tough decisions I love based on conditions Your tiny world feels like a dream But you are the new generation, a hope to a nation So stand up and make a change So don't let anybody bring you down Don't let anyone push you round Let's hear your voice you gotta make a sound And ask out loud 'Whats going on?' (x3)
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Interlewd 2 00:36
ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
9.
Cloud Rat 04:01
CLOUD RAT Cloud rat wears a crown when he's King of the sky Any night I'm around And he don't make a sound Eyes of moon only Say he don't need any Oh but the things that he wants me to do Mean nothing to dream lovers Still still with the skies as a wall I think I might just understand Cloud rat thinks we're all funny If not deranged and he might like the clowns When he don't have to pay Rolls across the night Much amused Oh but the things that he wants me to do Mean nothing to dream lovers Still still with the sky as a wall I think I made him out of sand Cloud rat won't be back any time very soon will he Didn't rule the sky for me didn't answer why Didn't answer why he just caught my eye Oh but the things that he wants me to do Mean nothing to dream lovers Still still with the sky as a wall I think I might just understand ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
10.
FIRST FINE DAY IN MARCH As I was walking along the heath A fair maid I did spy She sang a tune so merrily, a twinkle in her eye And her youthfulness it did enthral and trounce me to a halt And I never will forget the way She love me without fault Hair of brown and eyes the same, the like I’ve seldom seen And a frock of silken scarlet cascading from her shoulder down to her knee At first she walked by me And I felt my heart begin to bleed Then a voice behind me. 'come here' it hailed unto me I made a full about and tried to speak but the words would not come She said “be silent, fair gentleman, no words to be uttered here” And I took her into my arms Our embrace was warm and strong And we fell in love on the highway It was the first fine day in march Solo I made a full about and tried to speak but the words would not come She said “be silent, fair gentleman, no words to be uttered here” And I took her into my arms Our embrace was warm and strong And we fell in love on the highway It was the first fine day in march ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
11.
Good For You 04:15
GOOD FOR YOU We regret to inform you the trees are illegal Unless you've permission from neighbourhood watch The air that your breathings not free nowadays So we'll ask you politely to stop Who said you could walk on the pavement Who said you could look at the clouds You made an exception without in inspection Who said that your dreams were allowed For your own sake There'll be no more laughing unauthorised clapping Or smiling without making sure That relevant documents naming the occupants Are clearly displayed at the door Yes it seems rather unfriendly No we can't change it for you So gather your things and leave quietly There's just nothing else you can do Return when the all clear is sounded And numbers are rounded to the nearest dot We'll all be much happier rid of the mafia Draining what you haven't got Trust us to make up your mind Trust us to make this all good Do as we say this will all go away And we'll all live like everyone should This is good for you Its for your own sake There'll be no more laughing unauthorised clapping Or smiling without making sure The relevant documents naming the occupants Are clearly displayed at the door Yes it seems rather unfriendly No we can't change it for you So gather your things and leave quietly There's just nothing else you can do This is good for you Its for your own sake ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
12.
Seventeen 04:07
SEVENTEEN Young girl, young girl in your long white dress pretty as a picture though I must confess I think you look a little sad, now tell me why She said: "Johnnys gone hence, stood me up at the isle So I wanna sit alone and cry for a while" Young girl life's too short for crying So don't waste your life waiting for the dream, you're too young to cry So step outside in the rain Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain, in the rain Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain Young man, young man I think you don't understand, He discovered last night something we hadn't planned He said he ain't ready to be no father Girl I don't want to pry but from the daze in your eye And the tobacco on your breath I'd hope you told him a lie 'Cos I don't wanna believe your with child So don't waste your time trying to explain, There's more than meets the eye So step outside in the rain Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain, in the rain Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain, in the rain Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain Hey young girl, I know your game but I'm not one to play So be free young girl, life's to short and your only seventeen And if you ask me that's to young to be wed You gotta have a little fun, better make up your bed 'Cos that's where you've got to lie So don't waste your life waiting for the dream you're too young to cry Don't waste your youth trying to settle down you're too young So step outside in the rain Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain, in the rain Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain, in the rain Take of your shoes and dance with me in the rain... ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
13.
BREAKING TO WIN Take a reading write it down maybe put it in a folder I know your bleeding wrap it up keep it warm as you get older No offence to you girl but I don't give a damn what you do now I put a kiss on you curl so I can't really hear When you bite and you scratch and you howl Combination you can find it at the bottom of a suitcase Now you're pacing up and down that corridor at your place And I just heard the sound of confessors and blessers down under the ground Breaking you taking you holding you shaking you pushing you pulling you down It's just a process like picking out the frame for a picture Making progress we can change it if we want to for the seashore With so many ways on we have nothing to fear from the heat of the sun Unless we are planning to dive straight on in We'll go blind as we find that we're losing our skin Breaking to win ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003
14.
Why We Fight 04:38
WHY DO WE FIGHT Well, people tend to think peace But the US think-tanks Well, they tend to think tanks So they can get us into debt with the big banks For big thanks Because those old-boys they keep ranks And "to be frank", join the army they say You can travel to new places, fire guns and learn a trade Well to be frank, I'd rather fire off some vocals, Visit all those places without blowing up the locals It's loco No, I'm not gonna stay in bed like John and Yoko Hippy kids tucked up protesting with a cup of cocoa Fuck that man, I'm taking to the streets Shouting out my question to a beat Why do we fight? Is it to protect the morality Of a nation based on criminality? Is it for the global peace? Are we the police of the global streets? Is it for the lives of the little children? And if it is, tell me why do we kill them? I'll tell you why we fight We fight for power, material gain, and that's not right Consider Iraq for a second And the fact that the Weapons we attacked for Were never even there But do we even care Or are we so distracted By the fact that Britney Spears has got no hair That we’re happy to look wherever the media instructs us Sucks us in with sex and systematically corrupts us Until we're so full of fear it erupts as a Xenophobic mistrust of people we deduct as being Muslim by ethnicity Guilty by complicity Listen to me this is the media publicity Like electricity it charges the commotion Until it's like an ocean of negative emotion, but I'm drowning in the sea Of fear and suspicion Illegal rendition And people conditioned to blindly believe But don't be so naïve You wanna see the light You've got to ask the right questions like Why do we fight? Is it to protect the morality Of a nation based on criminality? Is it for the good of mankind? Popping off the rockets while their pockets get lined? Is it for the lives of the little children? And if it is, tell me why do we kill them? I'll tell you why we fight We fight for power, imperial gain, and that's not right Consider the lives that we're living And the lies that we're given from on high By these driven politicians With their military missions Their twisted visions and illegal prisons I don't listen to their lies no more Always trying to justify the price of war But what's that if your not even alive no more No collateral damage in a private war, but I'm drowning in the sea Of fear and suspicion Illegal rendition And people conditioned to blindly believe But don't be so naïve You wanna see the light You've got to ask the right questions like Why do we fight? Is it to protect the morality Of a nation based on criminality? Is it for the global peace? Are we the police of the global streets? Is it for the lives of the little children? And if it is, tell me why do we kill them? I'll tell you why we fight We fight for power, imperial gain, and that's why we fight It isn't to protect no morality We're a nation based on criminality It isn't for the global peace They're popping off the rockets while their pockets get lined It isn't for the lives of the little children If it is, tell me why do we kill them? I'll tell you why we fight We fight for power, imperial gain, and that's not right. That's not right. ISRC: GB-8ZZ-11-00003

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Literally live. Literally in a lounge.
No frills. No trills. Just thrills & skills.
(And some spills...)

Recorded live in Stan's lounge 22/10/2011

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released November 4, 2011

The Tandem:

Matt 'The Hat' Ellis - guitar/vocals
Rich Mason - guitar/vocals
Jamie 'Stan' Stanley - guitar/bass/vocals
Laura Tupker - vocals

Featuring Antoine Architeuthis - bouzouki/bass/mandolin/vocals

Tracks 1 & 10 written by Matt 'The Hat' Ellis
Tracks 2, 6, 9, 11 & 13 written by Rich Mason
Tracks 3, 7 & 12 written by Antoine Architeuthis
Track 4 written by Laura Tupker & Rich Mason
Track 14 written by Billy Salisbury (The Undercover Hippy)
www.undercoverhippy.com

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The Tandem Sussex, Wisconsin

The one time collaboration between singer-songwriters Rich Mason, Laura Tupker, Matt 'The Hat' Ellis and Jamie 'Stan' Stanley. Along the way, also featuring James Abbott (bongos), Antoine Architeuthis (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, bass), Paul 'Vlad' Sharman (congas, percussion) and Terry 'Taz' Wright (cajon, percussion). ... more

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