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I stole lines from the mighty Arthur Lee and the less mighty Liz Phair — for different reasons — and I hope they don't mind. There are seven acoustic guitars in the middle section — all recorded at the same time. Pointless, but great fun. Reado excelled himself by tracking five different harmony vocals in some parts. It's dedicated to Domique Comont who
looked after us - especially Ed and Craig - on a bad night in France and who played us Tom Wats and Arthur Lee songs on his piano.

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MOONTOWN
(Wenn/Ruscoe)

I'm gonna get me a bottle of wine from Moontown
And just throw tonight away.
It doesn't taste too good, but who's bothered?
I won't remember anyway.
"I wanna fuck you till your dick turns blue."
Yeah, I can say that stuff too.
I'm sick of being told what's in fashion these days.
I'm not trying to get laid.

Everybody's got to live, everybody's gonna die.
I know all of that.
It just sounds different coming from you
And there's nothing we can do.
Swear blind it won't happen to you,
But if it does then swearing's no use.
I'm so sorry - what are you gonna do?
I'm so sorry for you.

You're talking so fast you lost me,
Is this where I come in?
I'm not usually this quiet you see,
Won't you run t by me again?
And did you really say what I thought you did?
My whole world just stood still.
But I accepted it so easily —
You're fucking with my free will.

This didn't have to happen.
I didn't have to know.
You didn't have to tell me.
You knew l had to go.

credits

from You Get What You Deserve, released January 9, 1999
ED - Lead vocals and the usual guitar stuff.
JOHN - Backing vocal, lead guitars, bass guitar solo (2nd half).
PAUL - Bass, bass solo (1st half), ping-pong ball and acoustic guitar.
READO - Drums, backing vocal and acoustic guitar.
RANDY - Scrapy fish-thing and acoustic guitar.
PABLO TABASCO - Congas and cabasa.
STEVE COX - Electric piano in a porno style.
PAUL & READO - 5 Tone Twirl Egg.
CLIVE WATLING, JAMES ALLEN, RUPERT COULSON & PAT GRUEBER - Additional acoustic guitar.

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Big Ray has been around in various incarnations since 1991 lurching from 'full time band' to 'state of mind' & all flavours in-between. The personnel shifts & expands, but centres around Ed Wenn & 2 or 3 close friends. The musical starting point has remained constant; a mix of The Who, The Kinks, Big Star, CSNY & Steve Earle layered over a punk rock sensibility & attitude. ... more

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