Here, on their groundbreaking 1st artifact, the modern lovers rock with the stripped down essentials of serpentine organ, sparse guitar strumming, and basic drum beats. Straub used in her 2014 best seller, the vacationers. The modern lovers were an american rock band led by jonathan richman in the. Well some people try to pick up girls and get called assholes this never happened to pablo picasso he could walk down your street. While the sound is in debt to the primal threechord pounding of early velvet.
Precise modern lovers order live in berkeley and boston modern lovers 88. The original band existed from 1970 to 1974 but their recordings were not released until 1976 or later. Gonna drive past the stop n shop, with the radio on. Well i dont want just a girl to fool around with well i dont want just a girl to ball alright what i want is a girl that i care about or i. Nothing at all well i dont want some cocaine sniffing triumph in the bar well i dont want a triumph in the car i dont want to make a rich girl crawl. Jonathan richmans wry lyrics propel them into rock history.
She cracked by the modern lovers from their 1976 selftitled album. Six of the original tracks were produced by john cale. But the only album ever released by the modern lovers and its not even really an album, just a collection of 1972 demos released in 1976. Jonathan richman and the modern lovers she cracked lyrics. Oct 15, 2012 she cracked by the modern lovers from their 1976 selftitled album. Jerry harrison joined talking heads as a keyboardistsecond guitarist. The sessions were produced by kim fowley in 1973 and first released in 1981 by fowleys shortlived mohawk records label, a subsidiary of bomp. One set of demos, produced by john cale, were released as the bands first album this one, in 1976. But she does all these things that i cant stand i get jealous if she stays with another man she cracked, im sad, but i wont she cracked, im hurt, youre right well she cracked, i wont she did things that i dont she d self destroy, necessary to self enjoy i self develop, necessary to self help she cracked, im sad, but i wont thats right she cracked, im hurt, youre right well she. Lyrics thanks, wed like to add a little massachusetts cold bitterness to your life, this is our bitter song of the first set, its a song about self discipline too, and were flattered if you dance and werre not insulted and we say, well she cracked, im sad, but i wont, and she cracked, im hurt, youre right. But she does all these things that i cant stand i get jealous if she stays with another man she cracked, im sad, but i wont she cracked, im hurt, youre right well she cracked, i wont she did things that i dont shed self destroy, necessary to self enjoy i self develop, necessary to self help she cracked, im sad, but i wont thats right she cracked, im hurt, youre right well she.
The sound quality may be a bit rough for some tastes but i think the primitive sound only adds to their charm. She cracked slaps at a 70s rock scene fueled by laidback decadence, while girlfrien pleads for intimacy during a trip to the local art museum. The first of these releases came in 1976 when beserkley compiled a posthumous lp from the first two demo sessions produced by cale and mason. Two early members of the modern lovers had success with other new wave music bands. Im in love with the modern world, massachusetts when its late at night, and the neon when its cold outside, i got t. David robinson was the lovers drummer before he joined the cars, jerry harrison was keyboardist before he joined talking. The modern lovers the modern lovers releases discogs.
David robinson was the lovers drummer before he joined the cars, jerry harrison was keyboardist before he joined talking heads, and ex. It was released on beserkley records in 1976, although the original nine tracks had been recorded in 1972 or 1971 in the case of hospital. Well she was sensitive she understood me she understood the european things of 1943 but she does all these things that i cant stand i cant care if she stays with. The modern lovers version lyrics also appears on the modern lovers castle, radio on, roadrunner roadrunner, and home of the hits. The sheer joy on this disc is palpable and pervasive. Oct 21, 2012 video for the song she cracked by the modern lovers jonathan richman, jerry harrison, ernie brooks, and david robinson originally recorded 1972, released on beserkley records 1976. Modern lovers is the story of how people blink and twenty or thirty years have gone by, how people and friendships evolve, how our young selves can feel like alternate reality versions of our current selves, and how people can stay their course for twenty years, look up, and be lost, without knowing who they really are or how they got there. The modern lovers pablo picasso lyrics genius lyrics. I called this number three times already today but i, i got scared, i put it back in place i put my phone back in place i still dont know if i should have called up. Aug 10, 2011 but the only album ever released by the modern lovers and its not even really an album, just a collection of 1972 demos released in 1976, long after the band had broken up rests on the. The modern lovers is the debut studio album by american rock band the modern lovers. She cracked, a song by the modern lovers on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Modern lovers live live at the longbranch and more.
The original modern lovers is an album of songs recorded by american rock band the modern lovers. The modern lovers the modern lovers 1976, vinyl discogs. One of punk rocks foundational documents, the archetype for indie obsession and all but disowned by its author, the modern lovers was an album doomed by its own coolness from day one. Well some people try to pick up girls and get called assholes this never happened to pablo picasso he could walk down your street and girls could not resist his stare and. She cracked, a song by the modern lovers on spotify. She cracked, im sad, but i wont she cracked, im hurt, youre right. The modern lovers, an album by the modern lovers on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. And act like shes great when she makes me feel appalled all i want is a girl that i care about or i want nothing at all. The modern lovers the modern lovers barcode and other identifiers matrix runout side a, etched. Modern lovers, richman, jonathan modern lovers amazon. The modern lovers cd the modern lovers currently unavailable.
The original modern lovers the modern lovers songs. The original band, billed simply as the modern lovers, existed from 197074 but their recordings were not released until 1976 or later. The setup for modern lovers is surprisingly similar to the one ms. When you get out of the hospital let me back into your life i cant stand what you do im in love with your eyes and when you get out of the dating bar ill be here to. One of punk rocks foundational documents, the archetype for indie obsession and all but disowned by its. The modern lovers im straight lyrics genius lyrics. Reed and osterberg themselves were moving on a similar trajectory at about the same time, but if you listen to the likes of she cracked, someone i care about, modern world and i wanna sleep in your arms, the origins of richmans influences are pretty clear at times richmans guitar and vocals, and jerry harrsions keyboards.
In addition to its fun, straightforward guitarandkeyboard songs, such as the antidrug she cracked, the loopy pablo picasso and the rockingsecretary government center, the album is notable for historical reasons. The modern lovers the modern lovers cd amoeba music. From the war on hippies to the great rock n roll swindle, the story of modern lovers is a high octane tale of brutalist architecture, rock n roll ambition and the struggle for identity in a changing world. Roadrunner, roadrunner, going faster miles an hour. And act like she s great when she makes me feel appalled all i want is a girl that i care about or i want nothing at all. There were a few essential bands from this time period the ny dolls, the dictators and the modern lovers.
The artwork says the recordings are from 1971, but they were actually recorded in 1972. It featured richman and bassist ernie brooks with drummer david robinson later of the cars and keyboardist jerry harrison later of talking heads. In 2003, the album was ranked number 381 on rolling stone magazines list of the 500 greatest. The rest of the modern lovers is just as good, if slightly less eternal the same goes for the alternate version included as a bonus track. If i were to walk to the museum of fine arts in boston well, first id go to the room where they keep the cezanne but if i had by my side a girlfriend then i could look. Pablo picasso is the classic sneer, but she cracked and im straight are just as nasty, made all the more edgy by the modern lovers amateurish, minimalist drive. The modern lovers only ever recorded demos and live shows, but the demos were released as albums several years later. Think of jonathan richman being a less monotonal version of lou reed and add a touch of romanticism. The modern lovers music, videos, stats, and photos. Walk up the street critiques a society that widens peoples isolation while continuing to tempt them with an evergrowing array of modern. The modern lovers the modern lovers 2009, vinyl discogs. The modern lovers she cracked lyrics genius lyrics. Mar 02, 2006 an animated film based around the jonathen richman track made by me.
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