Ring them bells
Covering a Dylan classic from his Oh Mercy album.
The Metonyms
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“Girl”
Beatles song covered by The Metonyms
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Episode 52: Featuring The Turtles, Depeche Mode, Donovan, Hendrix, The Marvelettes and more….
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Cover of Billy Joel’s “Vienna”
Slow down you crazy child
You’re so ambitious for a juvenile
But then if you’re so smart tell me why
Are you still so afraid?
Where’s the fire, what’s the hurry about?
You better cool it off before you burn it out
You got so much to do and only
So many hours in a day
But you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want
Or you can just get old
You’re gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
When will you realize…Vienna waits for you
Slow down you’re doing fine
You can’t be everything you want to be
Before your time
Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight (tonight)
Too bad but it’s the life you lead
You’re so ahead of yourself
That you forgot what you need
Though you can see when you’re wrong
You know you can’t always see when you’re right(you’re right)
You got your passion you got your pride
But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied?
Dream on but don’t imagine they’ll all come true
When will you realize
Vienna waits for you
Slow down you crazy child
Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while
It’s alright you can afford to lose a day or two
When will you realize…
Vienna waits for you.
And you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want
Or you can just get old
You’re gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
Why don’t you realize…Vienna waits for you
When will you realize…Vienna waits for you
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Jolly Coppers on Parade (cover of Randy Newman song)
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“Flying”, acoustic demo, recorded to minidisc around the time of Breakthrough Shine
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California Dreaming covered by The Metonyms
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Wichita Lineman, new cover of a Jimmy Webb classic!
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Imagine by John Lennon, covered by The Metonyms
(rest in peace, John)
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The Golden Age
cover of Beck by The Metonyms
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Hard Times
We’re looking at hard times
You’ve got to step in line
Toe the line
Ride the wave with a ship of fools
They break every rule
They’re damn fools
Watch ‘em take a waterfall
And damn it all
Damn it all
They can take the air you breathe
They take everything you need
Take your house and the car you drive
Take you too if you’re still alive
Stay alive
There’s no easy ride
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Moving Song
things they never work out
the way we plan
the body is unwilling
the heart makes its stand
don’t know where I’m going
or where you’ll be
we have to go our separate ways
and that don’t make me happy
my family had to move away
couldn’t pay the bills
I had to move ahead
out to the hills
you could not stand it
had to leave that phony place
I’ll never say I blamed you
for needin’ your own space
I hoped if you didn’t follow me
I’d follow you
but situations turned on us
there was nothing I could do
this country’s just too big for us
we may never meet again
you tell me that you’ll learn to write
I’ll have to learn to miss a friend
things they never work out
the way you plan
you get a taste of something nice
and it’s gone again
life can be so beautiful
then it turns on you so cruel
guess I’ll have to toughen up
but you know I’ll always miss you
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Beijing
It’s a party for the king, Beijing
Hide your face and sing, Beijing
It’s a party for the king, Beijing
Where’s your coat of arms, Beijing?
They tore your coat of arms, Beijing.
Where’s your coat of arms, Beijing?
The lady came from France, Beijing
She doesn’t have a dime, Beijing
Build her with a lance
Maybe she’ll have a chance
The lady came from France, Beijing
Where’s your crown of thorns, Beijing?
They took your crown of thorns, Beijing.
Where’s your crown of thorns, Beijing?
Lay your money down, Beijing
News will get around, Beijing
News will get around, Beijing
It’s a party for the king in Beijing
Hide your face and sing, Beijing
A party for the king
He’s dancing in the wings
It’s a party for the king, Beijing
Beijing…
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Please Don’t Cry
Please don’t cry
It breaks my heart to say goodbye
But we both know this life’s a lie
So please don’t cry
You were born to be free
I never meant to come between
You and your destiny
You were born to be free
Changes come
Changes come
Changing everyone
Tell me, am I wrong
For not holding on
To something so long gone
But remember
That love is tender
A warm caress in the chill of September
Love is tender
Tell me, am I wrong
For not holding on
To something so long gone
Please don’t cry…
About The Metonyms
20+ years recording in basements & spare rooms. Here is what we found.
