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And It's Goodbye From Him

by Duncan Reid and the Big Heads

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1.
Lost Again 03:10
All my life I’ve wondered why the world’s so mad All my life I’ve asked if it must be People acting strange in ways I don’t understand But now I know it’s me So Here I go Through life’s mystery Here I go Lost again here I go It’s my life history Here I go Lost again A clear conscience only means a faulty memory My recall’s clear as it could be I’m just trying to keep things on a steady even keel But now I know it’s me
2.
I looked out at the night of the living stoned Bodies strewn all over as they moaned and groaned Lucifer was partying and tomorrow had been postponed Passed her on the stairs she wore a black lace coat Perfume so strong it grabbed me by the throat They say she isn’t sexy but she gave me pause for thought It was Funageddon Time To not join in would be a crime Funageddon Time All the way Yeah eh Funageddon Time Sie rocken in den Altersheims/I’ll take mine with a slice of lime Funageddon Time Every day She lead me by the hand, poured us both a shot It hit me in the head my body running hot A sugar rush all over to the land that time forgot We danced into eternity by way of doomsday The carnage all around us moved out of our way A Foxtrot at a tea dance in the Waldorf it was not The last thing I remember was Stumbling dazed and lost The band rocked out a jungle beat The room pulsated with applause The very end of me because I woke up naked in the street
3.
Standing here at Summers End It’s been a dream, but all good things end As I drive home to November I won’t forget what I can’t remember But hey, for now I’ll try to be kind The year’s a blur, all our lives on hold So took the car, and we just drove Headed south for some sun and freedom A little hope and a lot less boredom So hey, for now I’ll just try to be kind I guess people will keep believing All the nonsense they keep receiving I’ll just let it go and do my best I’ll just try to be kind as I pass all the fearful people Who keep their distance but try to be cheerful Well hey, for now I’ll try to be kind
4.
Dreaming of a day when, socialising’s back in oh oh oh A day when we’re out playing, instead of isolating yeah Watching as the grass grows, planting new potatoes oh oh oh I’d rather watch the football or be out on a pub crawl yeah oh oh can I go out now please Oh oh you know I’d be good Oh oh can I go out now please Oh oh If only I could Getting bored with Netflix, eating food with chopsticks oh oh oh makes things last much longer, as my thoughts start to wander yeah Longing for those faces, in noisy, crowded places oh oh oh Makes the heart grow fonder, for the Wild Blue Yonder yeah Every day’s just the same. Every day my mind strays Maybe Marseille or Bombay But I’ll be far away, oh so far away
5.
I got fired today, The boss said I’m lazy But he’s a little bit crazy, And what’s he know anyway He caught me having fun, In the storeroom with Daisy It’s all a bit hazy, On account of the rum But it’s all going well, All going oh so well Going so well, Today Yes it’s all going well, Never better can’t you tell? Going so well, Every day Yes it’s all going well, All going oh so well I had a bet on the horses, Which all ran like tortoises But it’s all going so well all going well, All going oh so well The boss says he’ll reinstate me And I’m marrying Daisy So it’s all going very well.
6.
Oh My My 03:37
Well well a positive sign, There it is 2 red lines Oh my my she’s going to have a baby She’s waited oh so long, Always asking, is something wrong Oh my my the thing says it ain’t maybe Oh how she’s yearned for this day, Oh just how hard did she pray Yes Well oh my my, Life works out by and by However how hard you try, It finds its own way From here, She can put it all behind Now her dream’s come true She has something to say, Quite a bombshell coming his way Oh my my she’s going to have a baby He looks stunned what can he say? What a shock what a day Oh my my she’s says it ain’t maybe Thinks well I’d better grow up, Gone are those nights in the pub Oh well oh my my, Maybe it’ll be alright Maybe he’ll cope just fine, And they’ll be ok It’s high time, To put it all behind Now her dream’s come true life moves on in unexpected ways, Whatever you plan Ever on into its winding maze Well oh my my, Yes it’ll be alright He’ll cope just fine, And they’ll be ok it’s time, To put it all behind Now her dream’s come true
7.
All aboard for the best of times Raise your glasses as the guitars chime The band are ready and the crowd are truly primed Off we go with a brand new song We couldn’t, play before for oh so long Now we’re, truly back to make you sing along You can’t have it all Where would you put it, your cupboards would be full But you can have a real good time if you want to You can say cheers to you hope your fine You can care less about all those knuckleheads in this world You can smile and sing your heart out on cloud nine Here we go like a jet in flight We’re, Showing off with all our might And we’re, really here to celebrate tonight And here we go, hope it never ends Can we, carry on well it all depends But, in the meantime we’re here to make amends you can’t have it all You’d fall all over it, block up your hall You can’t have it all Your doors would bang into it, your house is too small
8.
There’s nothing you can tell a fool That’ll make him change his point of view Everybody knows it but no one knows what they can do So reading all the words a fool Thinking all the world needs their point of view A mans gotta do what every mans gotta do Oh oh oh Everybody knows it’s true Oh oh oh a happy song will see you through But oh some days You're singing the same words they do But to a different tune So turning up on the wrong day the fool gets both barrels in the fray A verbal guided missile blast to make him go away But all it does is make the fool Carry on as if he all he says is true Not a jot has changed The fool still has his point of view. Well Oh, everybody knows, it’s true Everybody knows The fools can’t help themselves Along with everyone else Their minds made up There’s nothing you can say that helps
9.
Watch out, that man is all about If you see Bill Gates you’d better watch out He’s gonna chip you, follow you He’s put it in the vaccine of that there’s no doubt And keep them peeled in Memphis, cos Elvis is alive The Graceland lawn’s immaculate He’s mowing it so he can hide So oh oh think it over Oh oh can’t you see Oh oh hallelujah Hallelujah you should believe Wise up, look it all up Only Donald Trump is the man to face up To Hillary’s paedos, tying us up He’s gonna take them out, he’s gonna round them up And Don't try to fly to Helsinki Cos Finland is a myth The Japs and Russians invented it Just so they can steal our fish
10.
It’s already too late to regret a mistake once you’ve made it You’ve already made it, now So best to move on So if you’re the cleaner who cleans up the mess in the Wuhan bat market Just sweep on as you whistle this song Oh what’s the point in regretting today Deeds you’re best off forgetting for ever Never regret, it won’t pay why be the one who is wasting away With the cares of the world on your shoulders Be pretty and witty and gay Would I lie to you The more I know men well the more I like dogs Is my modus operandi Well, It works for me They’ll keep a secret, and never repeat it And who needs people, squawking and scribbling When writing is not the right thing Some say better the devil you know I say better when the devil knows your Name and you’re chums with him too Anyway, when I’m dead they’ll say I was the best They’ll say he was a rogue but we liked him He got things done he passed the test
11.
I’ll sell you anything I want you to buy I’ll tell you anything I like Ignore what others say and look into my eyes I am the greatest man alive Never admit that anything went wrong It’s all a triumph can’t you see It rains on the good, like the wicked Not that it should, it’s not cricket But oh oh will I be good, or wicked What do you think?, admit it Oh oh oh You don’t know I am the smartest man the world has ever seen My brain’s so big you won’t believe don’t need an expert telling me what it all means Don’t need those liars on TV I won the election, they stole it from me don’t need to prove it, just believe Oh let me simplify it all A short sharp slogan’s all you need We’ll be peachy here inside our wall Joining in on my Twitter feed
12.
The tv screen unfurls, there’s Michael Palin Travelling the world, jovial and smiling Small boats on the sea Seems so wild and free from another age Cairo to Nepal, crowded railway stations Slow boat to Bengal, drinking with Croatians Tea beneath a tree Seems so wild and free from my gilded cage But, everybody knows, things’ll get better Nothing stays the same, there’s always better weather Shining down on me, that’s where I will be in another age So hey, hey, hey, let’s get away, not today But we’ll take off And Hey, hey hey, there’ll be a day, come what may When we’ll take off Photo on my wall, somewhere in a summer Friends and alcohol, over there’s a drummer Playing up a storm Seems so bright and warm in another age Another in my hall, Back in Argentina Tango dancers sprawl, prima ballerinas Nothing like today Seems so far away in my gilded cage But everybody knows, escape is round the corner The cavalry’s arrived, tearing down the borders Hope is what we have Leading by the hand to another age So hey hey hey, we’re gonna get away, it’s what I say Yeah we’ll take off
13.
He wakes up early just before the dawn, another day in town, he’ll be working But it’s this weekend he gets to see his boy, he’ll meet him at his mother’s, keep him for the weekend They’ll take his soft top mustang head down to the coast Ready for whatever comes, get away Roof down, sunshine smiling on them both Ready for some summer sun, every day They’ll have the CD player on, and turned up loud singing with the Beach Boys Good vibrations, excitations now Singing with the Beach Boys thinks God only knows how much he means to me Life is never easy, not always what it could be And wouldn’t it be nice to be with him far more Be there every morning, be there in the evening right now, he’ll live life, take all that he can Enjoy it when it comes along. Live the day crank those tunes out shout for Barbara Ann Surf imaginary Waves all the way They’ll put the CD player on cranked up real loud Singing with the Beach Boys Good vibrations, excitations now Singing with the Beach Boys There’ll be fun fun fun all weekend long, and how Singing with the Beach Boys They can hear the music play, they’ll get around Singing with the Beach Boys we’ll be bombing round the B roads off the beaten track sing along with songs that take us way, way back, again Singing with the Beach Boys and when the sun begins to set, we start to head on back Time is just so precious it falls through the cracks, except when We’re singing with the Beach Boys

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The Final Album from the best Power Pop Punk band in History

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released September 12, 2023

All songs written by Duncan Reid except "Everybody Knows It's True: Reid/Ragany, "Singing With the Beach Boys" Hughes/Reid, "Would I Lie to You": Reid/Musatov
Duncan Reid and the Big Heads are:
Duncan Reid: Lead Vocals, BVs, bass, guitar, keyboard.
Sophie Powers: Guitar, Keyboard, BVs
Nick Hughes: Guitar, BVs
Karen Jones: Drums, BVs

A huge amount of additional guitars were played by Dave Draper and Heidi Cotton who also sang BVs on "Singing with the Beach Boys"
Violins: Alex Musatov
Cello: Mauro Turone
Bandoneon: Manuel Barrios
Pedal Steel Guitar: Maurice Hipkiss
Produced and Mastered by Dave Draper
Sleeve Design by

All Songs Published by Maori Music
© Duncan Murray Reid

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The UK's best looking and most superb proponents of heavy melody power pop punk. Based around former member of Joey Ramone's favourite UK, band The Boys, Duncan Reid and the Big Heads have been ripping it up on all corners of the globe except most of them. Catch them if you can! ... more

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