...And So It Goes, by the Big Friendly Corporation

...And So It Goes

by the Big Friendly Corporation

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1.	Worth the Waste 04:18	lyrics	buy track
If you're lonely we Could be lonely together Lately I've been lonely, too And if you're feeling sad Let's both be sad together Lately I've been feeling blue And if you want to die Then let's both die together I'd go anywhere with you And if you miss someone I know just what that's like I've been missing someone, too And if you change your mind There's no need to defend A bad decision made in haste If you're just wasting time Then waste some time with me And I promise I'll be worth the waste If you want to be alone Let's be alone together Persistance makes me crazy, too And if you're feeling bored Let's both be bored together I just hope I'm not boring you And if you change your mind There's no need to defend A bad decision made in haste If you're just wasting time Then waste some time with me And I promise I'll be worth the waste
2.	Backyard Glory 02:21	lyrics	buy track
Remember when we used to play By the stadium Remember when we used to say I hope it never ends I go out every Friday night And I'd try to pimp some beer Everyone was feeling tight You know they never had no fear It was Backyard glory You never know just what the story is Backyard glory Too bad we'll never be kids again Remember when we used to roll Up to Hollywood Remember when we duck and strolled Don't want to let it end I'd go out every Saturday And I'd never be alone Bad guys new me and they left me alone You know I never had to know It was Backyard glory You never know just what the story is Backyard glory Too bad we'll never be kids again
3.	Days Like These 04:11	lyrics	buy track
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la di da ah ah Skipping to the old malt shop together hand in hand Later there's a sock hop and they've got a rockin' band Hey pal could you give me two straws in that chocolate coke? We could do the jitterbug or sit and share a joke Were there ever really days like these? Records still sound better than CD's And we sing Sha la la la la la la la la la la la di da Sha la la la la la la la la la la la di da ah ah I will pin my best gal at the dance on Friday night We could do the twist, the mashed potato, out of sight! And you sure look great in that poodle skirt, I think you're swell I like you, you do the swim and hand jive really well Black and white was better on TV I once loved a girl, she once loved me And we sing Sha la la la la la la la la la la la di da Sha la la la la la la la la la la la di da ah ah Things were so much better long ago We were not alive then, we should know And we sing Sha la la la la la la la la la la la di da Sha la la la la la la la la la la la di da Sha la la la la la la la la la la la di da Sha la la la la la la la la la la la di da ah ah
4.	Back in the Asylum (Thinking of You) 02:11	lyrics	buy track
I don’t know anything anymore I don’t care. Life is such a bore I don’t have answers for anyone I don’t care. I just feel ignored Well I never got a moment’s rest until I lost my mind But one good thing is at least I’ve got a little bit of time Wishing I was just outside your window howling at the moon To wait and think and dream of you I should be out of here, anywhere I don’t care. I should be with you I’m getting out of here anyways I don’t care. I’ll be with you soon Well they locked me up inside this cage but you are still my light What I miss the most is watching you across the street at night I still can’t believe they locked me up for how much I love you It seems too crazy to be true Well I never got a moment’s rest until I lost my mind But one good thing is at least I’ve got a little bit of time Wishing I was just outside your window howling at the moon To wait and think and dream of you
5.	Heaven's on your Side 03:32	lyrics	buy track
You got your shit straight Don't want to make me wait I'm gonna get down Down to the ground Westside was my pride Eastside's where I hide Pick sides. End times And still you realize the world is down on you Heaven's on your side now Makes no sense anyway Season's ever changing And how long till the golden dawn I wanna get back Just like a heart attack I'm gonna let you know Don't want to let it go Westside was my pride Eastside was where I'd hide Pick sides. end times And still you realize the world is down on you Heaven's on your side now Makes no sense anyway Season's ever changing And how long till the golden dawn
6.	Everybody Was Invited to the Party (But Me) 03:10	lyrics	buy track
Give Christine my Gucci handbag She was always a good friend Give April my Tiffany necklace Cuz' I loved her 'till the end Give Justine my Jimmy Choo heels We wear exactly the same size Give Maureen nothing and tell her I know all about her lies Everybody was invited to the party but me Everybody was invited to the party but me Everybody was invited to the party but me I thought about Daddy's car But I don't want it to overheat I thought about booze and pills But I'm not one to over-eat I thought about razors I don't think I'd have the stomach for that So before I go, could someone tell me, Does this noose make me look fat? Everybody was invited to the party but me Everybody was invited to the party but me Everybody was invited to the party Everybody was invited to the party but me Everybody was invited to the party but me Everybody was invited to the party but me So tell Daddy not to worry about that Benz for my birthday Tell Brent I know about him and Moo-rine, I think they're gay!
7.	I Don't Want to be Rich 04:29	lyrics	buy track
Your factories had a tendency To kill everyone working inside You would settle out of court inexpensively Long after everyone died You built an empire on greed and malice Corruption and murderous lies Now your next of kin count up your estate Feigning care as they say their goodbyes But so I don’t seem insensitive or malicious I want you to know I’ve always thought it a crying shame You can’t take it with you when you go Well, I’ve always thought wealth appropriate payment for lessons you refuse to learn And I can’t see why any saint should mind if you’re still filthy rich when you burn I think it funny for all your money You can’t lengthen one of your days The most expensive machines and medicines Only leave you in a haze But so I don’t seem insensitive or malicious I want you to know I’ve always thought it a crying shame You can’t take it with you when you go Well, I’ve always thought wealth appropriate payment for lessons you refuse to learn And I can’t see why any saint should mind if you’re still filthy rich when you burn I don’t want to be rich The damned will all be able to see that you were once a person of worth And they’ll recognize you as one of the bastards who caused most of their pain on Earth I don’t want to be rich
8.	Everyday I Wander 03:49	lyrics	buy track
Everyday that I wander Who is love breaks my all And you know I still love you Who is love break my heart Everyday Did you say what's the weather Who is love make me cry And you know in the hard love Where's the waiter make me wise Everyday Someday soon I know when you will not walk away Until then you will see your love is not for me Everyday Do you know how I feel dear? Who is love or my fear Did you say I don't have to What's the weight of? Now you're strong Everyday Someday soon I know when you will not walk away Until then you will see your love is not for me
9.	Aim for the Head 03:44	lyrics	buy track
Babies drown In buckets of water every day Toys with tiny plastic parts Aren’t safe for little children’s play Plastic bags are gonna choke All your household pets And a robbery Is what every unlocked door and window gets Did you see the news last night? I’m telling you I’ve no idea what this world is coming to They told the story of a very sick and twisted man He raped an old lady and dumped her body in a garbage can So get a gun ‘cause everyone is coming for you Learn to shoot straight and aim for their heads Dead men don’t sue We’ve driven too far Now I don’t know where we are I’m scared that big man in the bowtie Is going to jack our car Beware of your computer And all your Facebook friends All those hot chicks you’ve been chatting up Are really older men There’s melamine in everything China makes today And foreign toys will put your children All in comas anyway Did you see the news last night? I’m telling you I’ve no idea what our country is going to do Terrorists are everywhere with bombs inside your shoes Knives made out of nail files and IEDs in their shampoos So get a gun ‘cause everyone is coming for you Learn to shoot straight and aim for their heads Dead men don’t sue Wherever you are Danger’s never too far I’m scared there’s a razor blade In my fun size SNICKERS® Bar Get a gun ‘cause everyone is coming for you Learn to shoot straight and aim for their heads Dead men don’t sue
10.	Who turned the light on? 05:57	lyrics	buy track
This town was a busy place With more jobs than office space And right off of Fourth and Main A nationwide finance chain The logo still gleams so bright The jobless see it at night There's 36 empty floors And padlocks and chains on the doors A small-minded greedy man With small-minded greedy plans gave everyone there the sack Don't bother coming back Computers do all you do Much longer and faster, too It's kept dark and colder than People could ever stand Who turned the light on? Was it someone we had wronged? Who turned the light on? Was it someone dead and gone? People once worked in here But not since the fiscal year The boss was a business shark The building is always dark Computers work night and day They're all work and never play But still sometimes late at night There will be a flicker of light Who turned the light on? Was it someone we had wronged? Who turned the light on? Was it someone dead and gone? A skeleton crew works there To keep things in good repair With skeleton keys for doors On all the abandoned floors But something is haunting us Condemning and taunting us We keep all the lights off We keep all the lights off Who turned the light on? Was it someone we had wronged? Who turned the light on? Was it someone dead and gone?
11.	Out of Touch 03:53	lyrics	buy track
There's a man who died at his desk one day And everyone thought he was tired Four days later he still hadn't moved He'd worked hard when he was first hired How did no one know? Poor old so and so We're so out of touch Out of touch We don't pay attention to the people around us What the hell is humanity? We only know people by their profiles online We live in pseudo-reality What's an interface? Such a great disgrace We're so out of touch Out of touch Technology should make life more manageable Intended to bring us together The more I conform I feel so estranged More alienated than ever I could be that man Out alone again And so out of touch Out of touch Inter-office e-mails from the brick right next to you Bringing work out to the bar, I do it too No one has the time to say, "How do you do?" I'd rather bbm my friends a big "F U" What's an interface? Such a great disgrace We're so out of touch Out of touch
12.	Wisdom of an Age 03:15	lyrics	buy track
The world grows warmer but each December I feel no warmth from the sunlight I feel so old but I still remember A time I felt young and bright They rolled around and they spoke in tongues The Holy Spirit put fire in their souls Just minutes after the dirty looks I got ‘Cause my clothes were all full of holes That’s just the way it goes, I guess Sometimes that’s the way it goes I guess My heart grows colder and each December I feel no warmth from the love of my life I now believe that her love’s last ember Burned out before she was even my wife That’s just the way it goes, I guess Sometimes that’s the way it goes I guess Sometimes
13.	An Uncomfortable Silence 05:23	lyrics	buy track
You said, “I know I can do so much better than this. I’m leaving now. Goodbye. Give me one last kiss. And don’t take it too hard for too long.” I sometimes think I see your face on TV But it’s always someone more beautiful that I see Don’t take it too hard for too long. I haven’t heard a word since you went away And that was seven years ago this next Saturday But I won’t take it too hard for too long I hope you’re doing well wherever you are I’m sorry that you’ll never be a star Don’t take it too hard for too long I know you thought that out West everything would be good But when you’re turning tricks for crack in North Hollywood Don’t take it too hard for too long Don’t take it too hard for too long

about

After a couple of years of playing shows and writing new material, the Big Friendly Corporation ran into a little snag: the departure of bass player Rick Miller.

Enter longtime friend of the band and Skorchamenza guitarist/lead singer Timothy Styles. Styles was the manager of the BFC during the recording of their first album, "Building Better Machines To Replace Us All," and when asked to fill in as bass player permanently, he gladly accepted.

Now, with Styles in place, the BFC had five singer/song-writer/multi-instrumentalists and began immediately on what would become the BFC's second album. At the request of Styles, the band hired Black Camaro's Brian Garth to produce and the recording took place at the legendary 910 Studio.

The resulting effort was "...And So It Goes," a lush melodic album with thirteen new songs that showcase the Big Friendly Corporation's amazing vocal harmonies, original instrument arrangements, and lyrical satire like no other. Where-as the first album was an indie rock romp through the seedy divebars of Sin City, the new album is a sophisticated show of musical evolution that is more universal than centralized. The instruments are played better. The songs are sang clearer. The production level is radio-ready. The maturity level shows. The Big Friendly Corporation have recorded a great album. Hopefully, the next one is just as good...

credits

released January 8, 2010

The Big Friendly Corporation are:
Jeff Ford-guitar, twelve-string, lap steel, acoustic, bass, and vocals
Mike McDonald-drums, percussion, Farfisa, and vocals
Melissa Marth-Fender Rhodes, Prodigy, Opus, Farfisa, Omnichord, and vocals
Ryan Marth-guitar, acoustic, glockenspiel, and vocals
Timothy Styles-bass, baritone guitar, theremin, and vocals

Guest performances by:
Tommy Marth-baritone and tenor saxophone
James Montalbano-cello
Maryam Haddad-violin
Brian Garth-handclaps and vocals
Andrew Karasa-handclaps and vocals

Music and lyrics by:
#2, 5, and 8 by Jeff Ford
#11 by Melissa Marth
#1, 4, 7, 12, and 13 by Ryan Marth
#3, 6, 9, and 10 by Melissa & Ryan Marth

Orchestration by Ryan Marth
Produced by the BFC and Brian Garth
Mixed by Brian Garth
Mastered by Michael Lavin
Recorded at the Nine Ten Studio-Las Vegas, NV
Mastered at Gung-Ho-Eugene, OR
Album art and layout by Brian Henry
Photography by Danny Mollohan

The BFC wish to thank:
The Pinball Hall of Fame, Jobin, the church of Poseidontology, Tony Clifton, Bob, all the ladies in the world, baby Jesus, Mr. Pink, Heineken, Groucho Marx, fun size Snickers bars, Khalil Gibran, beef jerky, Gena B Fogarty, Pendleton Woolen Mills, Emo, unicorns, all of our friends and family, and YOU!!!

All songs copyright 2010 The Big Friendly Corporation
To contact the BFC, email: thebigfriendlycorporation@hotmail.com

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