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Intro
01:18
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Fast forward to the year 2050,
Dan sends a message to Member Jerry:
"Remember back when,
When we rocked the pandemic?
We should get the band back together again."
Started just for fun in 2020
But we had a hit and we made some money.
We tried so hard to repeat our successes,
But the songs became unoriginal messes.
“It's 2050 fans miss Members Mostly!”
So let's go on tour.
"It's 2050 we miss Members Mostly!"
So download Ableton 60.
“It's 2050 fans miss Members Mostly!”
Grab some space mics.
“It's 2050 fans miss Members Mostly!”
So hop on our jet bikes.
Then we had a gig with some bad pyrotechnics
Nobody died, but somebody sued us.
In '32 the last record flopped
Didn't even chart, we decided to stop.
“It's 2050 fans miss Members Mostly!”
So let's go on tour.
"It's 2050 we miss Members Mostly!"
So download Ableton 60.
“It's 2050 fans miss Members Mostly!”
Grab some space mics.
“It's 2050 fans miss Members Mostly!”
So hop on our jet bikes.
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2. |
Members 2050: World Tour
03:08
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Fast forward to the year 2050,
Dan sends a message to Member Jerry:
"Remember back when,
When we rocked the pandemic?
We should get the band back together again."
Started just for fun in 2020
But we had a hit and we made some money.
We tried so hard to repeat our successes,
But the songs became unoriginal messes.
“It's 2050 fans miss Members Mostly!”
So let's go on tour.
"It's 2050 we miss Members Mostly!"
So download Ableton 60.
“It's 2050 fans miss Members Mostly!”
Grab some space mics.
“It's 2050 fans miss Members Mostly!”
So hop on our jet bikes.
Then we had a gig with some bad pyrotechnics
Nobody died, but somebody sued us.
In '32 the last record flopped
Didn't even chart, we decided to stop.
“It's 2050 fans miss Members Mostly!”
So let's go on tour.
"It's 2050 we miss Members Mostly!"
So download Ableton 60.
“It's 2050 fans miss Members Mostly!”
Grab some space mics.
“It's 2050 fans miss Members Mostly!”
So hop on our jet bikes.
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3. |
91
02:28
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My friends and I,
Yeah, we're starting a band
Planned it out in the back of my mom's van
Listening to SubPop in '91
We're not like you, the stuff you like is dumb.
When we're in a band
All our jokes will land,
We'll have girlfriends and
Everything will be okay.
Back home
Mom's working late again.
Called up Dan
And talked about our mixtape.
120 Minutes on the TV,
We'll turn our amps up
And the songs will come to you and me.
When we're in a band
All our worries end,
We'll be happy and
Everything will be okay.
After school
We'll eat a frozen pizza,
Smoke banana peels
And listen to Dead Milkmen
Backstage in the green room at the Metro
Yeah, we'll play Budokan soon enough.
When we're in a band
All our jokes will land,
We'll have girlfriends and
Everything will be okay.
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4. |
Molting
00:41
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5. |
Teen Creeps
02:02
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Teen creeps creepin’,
Creepin’ around
Creepin’ around my neighborhood again!
I’m not afraid,
Afraid to go out,
I’m afraid to go out, I’m afraid to go out!
Teen creeps!
4’-11” and 110 lbs,
Slicked back hair,
And a dirty mouth!
Teen creeps!
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6. |
Wolf Talk
02:03
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Dad I gotta know what's goin' on -
Waking up hungry in the middle of the night, uh-oh!
Stuff is going down and it's weirding me out
The other kids at school wanna make me howl.
Kid, I know this might be hard to grasp
But now we live in town
And you're growing up oh so fast.
Your mum's a wolf mum,
And you're gonna get older,
We gotta face facts:
You're gonna be a teenage wolf.
Feeling kind of funny and it's making me crazy
I dunno what to do and it makes me wanna scream and shout.
Got hair growing out of some weird places,
Gotta sleep it off, don't wanna be a teenage wolf.
Saw you sneaking out through the bedroom window,
It's a quarter past late and you feel a little more than strange
But it's gonna be all right,
No, you don't have to worry -
You're gonna rip it up:
You're gonna be a teenage wolf.
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7. |
The Crystal Cup
03:18
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56 cities in 46 days,
Dreams are coming true
And we’re even getting paid.
Making new friends
But we're always parting ways
Future's so bright that we've gotta wear shades.
We met John Peel in 2003
Doing a live set on the BBC,
Opened up for Mogwai on the tour overseas
And talked to Thurston Moore at the after party.
4AD is calling - let’s quit our day jobs
We crossed the finish line running different directions.
I've got big plans, baby
We've got a hit in Japan
We’re climbing up the charts just as fast as we can!
All I ever wanted was to be someone
All I ever wanted was to live forever
Another sold out show
We’re never getting old
Pass the crystal cup
I'll never give it up!
Boys, we're gonna rock forever.
Woke up on a sofa somewhere in Auckland
I swear you said we were playing in Scotland?
23 hours till our next show
Is this the top of the mountaintop,
Peak or plateau?
Big time's calling, we quit our day jobs
A little premature, but our fans still love us
We're a big deal, baby, we're charting in Berlin!
But we're running out of luck,
Should we maybe reign it in?
All I ever wanted was to be someone
All I ever wanted was to live forever
Another sold out show
We’re never getting old
Pass the crystal cup
I'll never give it up
Because we're gonna live forever!
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Boys: We had a good run.
We played London, Tokyo,
Columbus, and Oakland.
But now it's time to move on,
It’s time for the good life.
And now, now that I'm free,
To be with my baby,
I miss everything.
Always thought I would be happy -
But the grass is green
All of the time on the other side.
So long, so long, so long -
Gave up half of my dreams
So I can be happy.
So, this is the end,
This is our final show.
We're putting on the smiles
Until the curtain call.
But before I say goodbye,
You'll find a way to get me down.
And before I'm even gone,
I know that you are moving on.
Always thought I would be happy
But the grass is green
All of the time on the other side.
So long, so long, so long -
Gave up half of my dreams
So I can be happy.
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9. |
Alien Siblings
02:47
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‘60’s psych crooner stuck in the ‘80s
Distant relations, weird times again these days
All we ever wanted was to the befriend the ladies.
You could be so close,
But still miss the premise.
Twice a week I practice
When you finish your classes.
His band had bridges and fences
Obscured all the lyrics,
Was the battlement defenseless?
But we had bridges and fences.
Fuzzed out vocals,
Guitar in weird tunings
We understood each other like alien siblings.
Can’t share our feelings, or talk to each other.
What happened to us?
I lack understanding.
The weight of the world of the world
Is all so demanding.
The weight of the world of the world -
It’s all so demanding.
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Hey Ben, did you get my text?
I haven't heard back from you yet.
It's been a long time since we rocked in the band,
And I'm wondering where you've been at?
One more thing if you get this text:
(I haven't heard back from you yet!)
I’ve got a favor to ask about the rights to our song:
The lawyers want to get your consent.
Hey! I think I was ghosted
By a former bandmate?
Hey Ians, I don't care what the lawyers want me to do.
It's been a really long time since all of us talked,
And I just want to hear from you.
One more thing if you get this text:
(I haven't heard back from you yet!)
I've got a question to ask about your new address
And I hope that our friendship will last.
Hey! I think I was ghosted
By a former bandmate?
Hey Will, I know I knew
Alana before I knew you.
We worked together at
Chambers and Chambers
When I asked her what drummers she knew.
Numbers change, I hope you got my text -
I want to see your kids and Curtis.
I'm not making excuses,
But I moved to the Midwest
And I hope that our friendship will last.
Hey! I think I was ghosted
By a former bandmate?
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I've got a message from the label
For Jerry and Dan:
"You've got a number one hit,
And you'd better not quit!"
Now these record execs
Are breathing down our necks
And while the kids are gettin’ down,
We're working on our sound.
Got to write an other riff, track another lick
Mix another mix for this Members Mostly hit.
Mic another kick, fix another clip
Keep the bass poppin'
For this Members Mostly hit.
Back in '23 we were living the dream
‘Till these A&R reps started crashing our scene.
Fifty-somethings trying to seem cool to teens
Wearing skinny jeans,
Hoping that it’s still a thing.
Got to write an other riff, track another lick
Mix another mix for this Members Mostly hit.
Mic another kick, fix another clip
Keep the bass poppin'
For this Members Mostly hit.
We got a new producer,
We don’t know who he is
But he’s autotuned my voice,
Said he doesn’t have a choice.
It was 2027 when we caught our third wind -
When Fantano panned our album,
We should have known it was the end.
But we’ll write an other riff, track another lick
Mix another mix for this Members Mostly hit.
Mic another kick, fix another clip
Keep the bass poppin'
For this Members Mostly hit.
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12. |
Plastic Scrayzee
02:19
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Oh, we gotta dance dance
Like Plastic Scrayzee!
I think I am maybe just a little bit...
Back, back, back in the 90's
I thought we had everything, baby.
Woke up a little bit hazy
45 years and I'm saying:
Oh, we gotta dance dance
Like Plastic Scrayzee!
I think I am maybe just a little bit...
Oh, I wanna dance dance -
Yeah we gotta dance dance.
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13. |
Members 2020: Didn't Die
02:00
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Lyrics Video:
https://youtu.be/1zPhqQ9XAgE
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14. |
Outro
00:50
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Members Mostly
- Member Dan
- Member Jerry
- Space Mics
- Jet Bikes
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