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It's A Blowout! (fdm113)

by Chris Anderson

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Literal Shit 00:06
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LITERAL SHIT literal shit well it's a blow out! -1/4/19
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The Julies 02:12
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THE JULIES don't waste a moment in the sun don't waste a moment in the sun keep soaking all those rays of life and make your peace with everyone when the julies come to town they all agree that the julies have a hand on you and me we all agree don't waste a moment in the sun don't waste a moment in the sun i hear the rains are drawing near to wash away our fear and fun yeah, the julies came to town but now they're gone yeah man, the julies have moved on they had their fun and now they're gone julie number one and julie number two i hear good things about what the julies did to hyou julie number three and julie number four they're sleeping on the floor they'll never sleep, no more don't waste a moment in the sun don't waste a moment in the sun now the julies have left town with everyone -8/13/04
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Two Fences 03:16
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TWO FENCES jimmy's on a cracked line he can't see why his mama always told him to be just like me two fences hold me in the southern belle is crawling on my skin we're having such a good time jimmy's on a bridge-burning barnyard stalk gonna raze the walls and silence all the useless talk two fences hold me in the southern belle is crawling on my skin we're having such a good time -summer 1999
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If I Told You I Loved You 02:47
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IF I TOLD YOU I LOVED YOU if i told you i loved you i'd be direct and true but that just ain't me babe and you know it too it ain't vague, it ain't oblique it ain't shrouded, inarticulate goo so i won't tell you i love you even though i really do if i told you i loved you it would never be a lie and yeah, it is something that i never could deny but it's too predictable and too cliche to fly so i won't tell you i love you though you can see it in my eyes if i told you i loved you would you take it to your heart? would you tell me the same? or would you just depart? would you build, with me, mountains? or would you blow them all apart? hmmmm....yeah i won't tell you i love you but this is a start... -3/30/05
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Geddy Lee 02:25
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GEDDY LEE I had a dream the other day I was playing in a town so far away In from of twenty thousand strong Who knew the words to every single song And, to my left, who do I see? In the shadows, rocking out, it’s Geddy Lee He’s playing circles all around me On bass and backup vocals, Geddy Lee Wish I could be playing in a band with Geddy Lee Oh, woe is me, to be playing in a band with Geddy Lee And as the set continued on He played the lines I wrote for all my songs He took a solo on “Kitestrings” On “Zero Jane”, he sang all the words I sing And all the lights shone down on me We improvised the encore, wild and free For a moment, I could see Myself playing in a band with Geddy Lee Wish I could be playing in a band with Geddy Lee Oh, woe is me, to be playing in a band with Geddy Lee -2002
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Go, Gunther, Go 02:12
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GO, GUNTHER, GO go, gunther, go this is not the time go, gunther, go don't read between the lines go, gunther, go go, gunther go! go, gunther, go i can't remember my name go, gunther, go this sort of thing happens every day go, gunther, go go, gunther go! go, gunther, go i hit my limit long ago go, gunther, go you always take things a little too slow go, gunther, go go, gunther go! -August 1994
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Kickball 02:29
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KICKBALL i remember danny & tina and kickball in the park i remember errick & nick and hiding in the dark i remember andrew & bryan and the noise that we made and i remember tony staring from his window shade i remember terri & april and polo in the pool i remember heather & kathy how they made me such a fool i remember alex & art and our rockout masquerade and i remember tony staring from his window shade i remember teddy when i learned to ride a bike i remember everybody we pretended not to like i remember jumping ramps and skating in the rink and i remember being home alone and learning how to drink i remember tommy & burt and wrasslin' in the yard i remember josh & mike and marching in the guard i remember everything, yeah nothing seems to fade and i remember tony staring from his window shade while we were playing kickball in the park -4/10/05
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Lyric Groove 04:41
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LYRIC GROOVE the youth of anatomy is new to me the wings on the left hand mother in heat ten dogs in a playpen one by one get burned by the right hand wedding in tongue tied baby in black on a winning streak she stops or passes by once or twice a week with nothing new to say but i'm on my way to here, thus far and i'll go down here and out stop for questions you don't see it anyway here and out wait for answers see that surface doesn't end here and out bargain fool, you never pay here and out bargain groove soul anyway neon angel kissing on a one-way groove three times, pass her by and she's not in the mood caught hell down in rockville with a dime and a gun and a note from my mama reading "y'all have fun" just for kicks, i stole her wallet and i charged a good time left her number in the station at half past nine she said the snakes in the alleyway can stir a great fuss and she ran outside the door without thanking us here and out simple questions turn to all-out masquerade here and out phony answers leave a tarot-tongued tirade here and out bargain seller can't be bought here and out bargain groove don't ever stop bitter poor american without any shoes tears falling from his eyes screaming, "what's the use" freaks at the door, the hall, on my lawn crack a crooked grin, a sign, and a yawn cindy showed me demons and a pack of four square alley freak, alley cat, receive or beware freaky ali, funky sally jane i pulled out the props and i told them once again that i can never stop party rules mean brass on ragtop chevrolet here and out the dali lama sits on a marbelized bidet here and out bargain fool seeks bad advice here and out bargain groove, you move so nice -February 1995
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Elevator 03:13
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ELEVATOR c'mon and take the elevator yeah yeah yeah goin' up, goin' down to the top, to the ground c'mon and take the elevator yeah yeah yeah -4/21/05
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Another Dumb Pop Song 03:12
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ANOTHER DUMB POP SONG I opened up my ears to hear A different sound between these waves And every song I found just sounds the same From verse to bridge to scene to scene Their picture's in a magazine These corporations wave their ball and chain You got anger packaged in a box It lacks emotion but it rocks Their setlist never changes day by day And every time the trendy train gets off The last stop bursts in flames And every lamb is lost, without a way Who wrote the new pop culture book? I swear to god, I've seen that look In every decade leading up to me I've seen every single alt-rock cook Mix cliched lines and stolen hooks What happened to the "M" in MTV? Every minute, next big thing It happens every day Cast another stone to see New flavors you can find today Tomorrow who will be on top? Tomorrow I may be on top The next day, I'll be gone forevermore So I'm leaving now, I'm leaving now Don't try to wonder where I'll go I'm another dumb pop song On the radio And I'm leaving now. -Fall 1998
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Doctor Who 04:11
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DOCTOR WHO gettin' high and watching doctor who it's the only thing i really wanna do if you know me then you now that to be true so let's get high and watch some doctor who like the one when that hospital it blasted off and landed on the moon and the doctor saw sweet donna and they reconnected 'cross an empty room with doors or the one when the doctor met the doctor and the doctor and they saved their planet, Gallifrey, from war or the one when amy pond got locked behind the aging door...oh hell gettin' high and watching doctor who it's the only thing i really wanna do if you know me then you now that to be true so let's get high and watch some doctor who like the one when the doctor met the lady in the fire but the TARDIS never got him back on time or the one when we said goodbye to rose between the parallel lines...oh my gettin' high and watching doctor who it's the only thing i really wanna do if you know me then you now that to be true so let's get high and watch some doctor who like the ones when the daleks trick the doctor into saving them again you'd think he'd see them closing in or the ones where river song's his ride-along or when it's all just cybermen or the ones where the doctor questions everything he's ever said or done or the ones when he changes form regenerates, and leaves us all numb....ugh gettin' high and watching doctor who it's the only thing i really wanna do if you know me then you now that to be true so let's get high and watch some doctor who -11/12/15
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Cross Cut Saw 02:55
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CROSS CUT SAW i got a cross cut saw with a rusty blade i'll saw in half all the clowns today bring in a picture of a mother and a child we're burning down the temples now we're burning down the temples now keep him locked up, don't let him run away i got a cross cut saw with a rusty blade i'm gonna cut down the forest today and burn down the hall where the thieves and the lizards play i got a cross cut saw with a rusty blade i'm gonna cut down your highness today i hope you don't mind but you're just getting in the way i got a cross cut saw with a rusty blade i'm gonna cut down your highness today -10/30/07
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One For The Vault 03:22
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ONE FOR THE VAULT i sat down to write a song i guess it was to be a quick one coz it just wasn't all that long sometimes that makes for a treasure soemtimes that makes for a hit sometimes they're kinda clever then again, sometimes they're shit i sat down to write another song threw down some great lines and then it all went wrong the verses were cliche the chorus just stunk and the bridge, a bouquet of toilets and skunks i got up to give up and then it just hit a brilliant idea, so i ran with it the sequence was strong and the lyrics weren't trite but i shitcanned the song just out of spite coz it's one for the dumpster one for the bin one for the box set not all of them win a place on the album or at least in the set it's one for the vault and that's the best it'll get -2/12/07
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The Stranded Runner 03:15
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THE STRANDED RUNNER this is the ballad of the stranded runner he's all alone on base this is the ballad of the stranded runner can't you see the hope and the sadness in his face? the stranded runner, whoa-oh this is the ballad of the stranded runner someone else's failure left him there this is the ballad of the stranded runner yeah, he ain't goin' anywhere the stranded runner, whoa-oh this is the ballad of the stranded runner the inning held him back this is the ballad of the stranded runner the order never cut him any slack the stranded runner, whoa-oh this is the ballad of the stranded runner he'll never make it home this is the ballad of the stranded runner he knows what it's like to be all alone the stranded runner, whoa-oh -8/15/17
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Purple Fuck 01:36
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PURPLE FUCK lazy days sweaty nights carouselling harbor lights lunatics and lemonade liars on parade vaudeville shoes and delta blues sticky green and kerosene purple fuck! purple fuck! purple fuck! broadway lights castaway motor pool on display starched socks royal crown salty dogs and wedding gowns in the thick and feeling mean in greenish stick and kerosene purple fuck! purple fuck! purple fuck! wooden flutes swagger sticks hiding out with nervous ticks tongues alive arms entwine seconds pass across the line holding court forbidden scene contact green and kerosene purple fuck! purple fuck! purple fuck! -2/24/06

about

In 2017, in conjunction with my "anniversary" series of album releases, I teamed up with my old pal Rust Rudolph, and his Flyingdeer Records label, and began releasing a series of singles. One track from each album was selected, with cover art that aesthetically fit with its parent album and tons of exclusive b-side tracks, and released worldwide on pretty much every platform imaginable. To date, 25 singles have been released, each one featuring anywhere from 1-8 additional tracks.

The fun thing about b-sides is that all the rules go out the window. You can really put anything on the back of a single and it is acceptable. The only rule I followed here is that the b-side songs had to have been written at the same time as the songs on its corresponding album. Sometimes the songs I chose were ones that didn't come to mind when I was recording the album. Sometimes they were ones that just didn't fit the sequence of the album. Sometimes they were ones that I felt were too good to get buried on an album when they could get a wider release on a single.

And sometimes they were just too fucking stupid. This set collects those songs, the goofy songs, the quirky songs, the songs that I wrote just to make myself laugh. Eleven of these songs were issued as b-sides to various singles, while four of them are being shared here for the very first time. As I once sang, "my songs are my children", and I absolutely love these songs to no end. But still, this album is not for the unfamiliar or casual listener. These are songs that might clear a room full of strangers and friends alike. But, fuck it, there's nothing wrong with getting stupid sometimes.

-CA, 9/19/19

credits

released September 19, 2019

"produced" by Chris Anderson
Recorded and mixed in The Room, 2015-2018
except track 5 - recorded in The Sidebar, 2013

CA: acoustic and electric guitars, bass, acoustic and electric mandolin, banjo, drum programming, percussion, vocals, other shit.

All songs written by Chris Anderson
(c) CA / Flying Dachshund Music (BMI)


"Geddy Lee" contains a nine-note quote from "Limelight" by Rush, at the beginning. This was done for emphasis, and totally without permission.



"Literal Shit" - outtake from Chasing Twilight

"The Julies" - b-side to "Fade Into Blue"

"Two Fences" - b-side to "House On Beacon Hill"

"If I Told You I Loved You" - b-side to "Evil Jane"

"Geddy Lee" - outtake from Reinvent The Lie

"Go, Gunther, Go" - b-side to "Hypnotica"

"Kickball" - b-side to "Evil Jane"

"Lyric Groove" - b-side to "Hypnotica"

"Elevator" - b-side to "Evil Jane"

"Another Dumb Pop Song" - b-side to "House On Beacon Hill"

"Doctor Who" - b-side to "Supertwist"

"Cross Cut Saw" - b-side to "Sally Go Bye"

"One For The Vault" - b-side to "Ripsy's Gift"

"The Stranded Runner" - outtake from Paper Ball

"Purple Fuck" - outtake from Static Grey


Special thanks to Rust, who is probably the only person in the world who will listen to this. Fly, deer, fly.




(p)(c) 2019 Chris Anderson / Flying Dachshund Music. All rights reserved. Don't steal my shit lest ye get blown the fuck up.

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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia

Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.

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