New Routine |
[Apr. 5th, 2007|08:39 pm]
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I got the new Fountains of Wayne CD "Traffic and Weather" yesterday. And...wow.
Wow.
I already have a favourite song - not just on this CD but of all time: New Routine.
New Routine
Two men sit in the corner of a diner Both of them look quite a bit like Carl Reiner One of them is smoking even though the sign says not to The waitress says to stop, he says sorry but I've got to They tell each other jokes that they both know that they both know They talk about real estate, prostates, Costco And when they finish up they leave a twenty on the table The waitress picks it up with their half-eaten bagels And when her shift is over she goes back to Mineola Sits on the couch, opens up a diet cola and says
I'm so, I'm so sick of this place I'm so ready for a change of pace I'm just looking for a new routine So she spins her globe and the next thing you know She's living in Liechtenstein
She doesn't speak German, only high school Spanish But within a few weeks she discovers she can manage But there's not much going on except for banking and skiing So she breaks up with the man that she just started seeing He drops her at the airport in a diesel Mercedes Thinks to himself I'm so feeble with the ladies and I
I'm so, I'm so sick of this place I'm so ready for a change of pace I'm just looking for a new routine So he grabs his cap Throws a dart at a map And now he's living in Bowling Green
He talks his way into A job at La Quinta Falls for the manager Who's moving back to Canada She's tried Roanoke, Reykjavik, Rome Says you're really sweet but I just want to go home
Two men sit in the corner of a diner One of them says I might take a trip to China It's one of those things we should do before we're too old Thanks but no thanks, bring me back an egg roll Bring it back
Um...yeah. I've actually done this. More than once.
Someone To Love
Seth Shapiro got his law degree He moved to Brooklyn from Schenectady, '93 Got some clients in the food industry He says it's not the money, it's the recipes
He calls his mom, says he's doing fine She's got somebody on the other line Puts Coldplay on, pours a glass of wine Curls up with a book about organized crime
When it's late, and it's hot And a date with the Late Show's all that you've got Don't give out, don't give up One of these nights you might find someone to love
Beth McKenzie got the job of her dreams Retouching photos for a magazine aimed at teens It's Thursday night she should be out on the scene But she's sitting at home watching "The King of Queens"
There's something wrong that she can't describe She takes the contacts out of her eyes Sets the alarm for 6:45 So she can get a little exercise
When it's late, and it's hot And an hour in the shower is the best that you've got Don't give out, don't give up One of these nights you might find someone to love
And you're not the only one who's lonely
Seth Shapiro is trying in vain To hail a taxi in the morning in the pouring rain Beth McKenzie sees one just up ahead She cuts in front of him and leaves him for dead
Awesome. And not just because of that shower line (been there, done that) but because who writes a song with "Schenectady," "King of Queens" and taking out your contacts? That right there is just...awe inspiring.
And it's inspired me to revisit my soundtrack which I made almost four years ago (if you can believe that...shocked the hell out of me when I realised it). "New Routine" is definitely going to have a prominent spot on the new, four-years-later soundtrack. |
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