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The Sweet and The Brutal

by Brendan Boogie & The Best Intentions

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[intro] (free) 00:29
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Baby Makes My World Go Round 04:21
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She’s a chemical combustible She’s an alloy indestructible She was forged from science fiction A supernatural contradiction It doesn’t make a lick of sense to me Defying all the laws of gravity Defy the laws of gravity Defy the laws of gravity Baby makes my world go round, go round Baby makes my world go round She’s a theoretical construct Improper fraction of dumb luck She’s such a force of nature Outside the nomenclature She doesn’t make a lick of sense to me Defying all the laws of gravity Defy the laws of gravity Defy the laws of gravity Defy the laws of gravity Baby makes my world go round, go round Baby makes my world go round Baby makes my world go round, go round Baby makes my world go round The latest discovery Designed intelligently Put on this planet for me, just for me, just for me My resistance is futile Life is the sweet and the brutal She doesn’t make a lick of sense to me Defying all the laws of gravity Defy the laws of gravity Defy the laws of gravity Defy the laws of gravity Baby makes my world go round, go round Baby makes my world go round Baby makes my world go round, go round Baby makes my world go round Baby makes my world go round, go round Baby makes my world go round Baby makes my world go round, go round Baby makes my world go round
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I Remember Teenage Girls 02:57
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I remember teenage girls used to love my best friend Phil Tenth grade with a high top fade, got it made with a look to kill Doing flips in the pool Summer nights were never so cool One more week until school I remember teenage girls I remember teenage girls I remember teenage girls I remember teenage girls used to publicize love notes First kiss, my worthiness, with the floor open for votes Gina says I’m okay Laurie thinks of the worst thing to say Kelly’s running away I remember teenage girls I remember teenage girls I remember teenage girls Do you like me baby Just check yes, no, maybe Do you like me baby Just check yes, no, maybe I remember teenage girls like an echo in my ear Long gone with a pull so strong like it happened just last year Memories are so small Breaking hearts doing nothing at all Cruising by at the mall I remember teenage girls I remember teenage girls I remember teenage girls
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February 05:08
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Every verse is a curse Every line a question why Every night an old familiar love song turns on me Sunday night was all right Monday morning without warning Melodies whistling in my head have all gone dead I'll sing seven sad songs February's too long To stay drowning in this thing I'll sing seven sad songs February's too long To remember everything Linens wet, out of breath Any moment feels like death Answer my phone call and say anything, anything at all I'll sing seven sad songs February's too long To stay drowning in this thing I'll sing seven sad songs February's too long February It's been so long Almost seven days now I was so wrong To make those reservations Now you're so gone Without an explanation Or a valentine from a better time I'll sing seven sad songs February's too long To stay drowning in this thing I'll sing seven sad songs February's too long To remember everything I'll sing seven sad songs February's too long To stay drowning in this thing I'll sing seven sad songs February's too long, February
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The High Sign 05:40
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I’m pretty sure I love you No let me take it back Sudden declarations Unprovoked attacks I’m trying to read the signals I’m trying to break the code Avoiding the disasters Buried in the road I’m out of irony I’m out of poetry Want you to say to me Our love will always be But I’ll wait, wait, wait for the, wait for the Wait, wait, wait for the high sign, high sign I’m pretty sure you love me But words are hard to hear Drowning in the mortar fire Ringing in my ears I’m out of irony I’m out of poetry Want you to say to me Our love will always be But I’ll wait, wait, wait for the, wait for the Wait, wait, wait for the high sign, high sign SOS, dot and dash Without you I’m sinking fast Don’t think I am gonna, I am gonna last Just pretend that you love me Just a nod and a wink Just make believe a lifeline When I’m starting to sink I’m out of irony I’m out of poetry Want you to say to me Our love will always be But I’ll wait, wait, wait for the, wait for the Wait, wait, wait for the high sign, high sign
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Best Little Mess 03:10
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I gave up on love when I gave up on you Can’t take you out to brunch when you’re asleep til two Black mascara smudged from crying Pink paint cracking on the wall I know that you’re really trying That’s the hardest thing of all You’re the best little mess, best little mess, best little mess You’re the best little mess, best little mess, best little mess We could live on love for another month or two Friday morning call in sick Never mind the rent is due You know that I’m really sorry Didn’t mean to quit on you You’re the best little mess, best little mess, best little mess You’re the best little mess, best little mess, best little mess You’re the best little mess, best little mess, best little mess I am tired of paying tabs on unconsumed supplies Seven phone calls just to say goodbye Weekends in domestic hold up Adolescent masquerade I guess this means I am a grownup Never thought it’d end this way You’re the best little mess, best little mess, best little mess You’re the best little mess, best little mess, best little mess
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These Things Happen 02:53
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I fell in love with a girl that wasn’t you I fell in love with a girl that wasn’t you It was just the two of us It was nothing serious Another harmless summer fling We were just having fun You thought I was the one There you go complicating things I fell in love with a girl that wasn’t you I fell in love with a girl that wasn’t you These things happen What can I do? These things happen I’m sorry it happened to you When I met somebody else Had to put you on the shelf Even though I felt a little bad There was nothing wrong with you I had a taste for something new Guess we were just a passing fad I fell in love with a girl that wasn’t you I fell in love with a girl that wasn’t you These things happen What can I do? These things happen I’m sorry it happened to you I’m the bad guy, I’m the jerk Could have stayed and made it work But she’s so new And she’s not you No she’s not you These things happen What can I do? These things happen I’m sorry it happened to you I’m sorry it happened to you I’m sorry it happened to you
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Confidential 03:51
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Love your brother but you hate your mother It’s confidential Have a lover but you want another It’s confidential Want to hold you make it all all right That’s transferential It’s confidential Got a case in the county courthouse It’s circumstantial Got a habit got a hold of you It’s quite substantial We know something you don’t know That’s your potential It’s monumental We will not restrain We will not restrain Though we know you are in pain We will not restrain Sometimes you’re hard to follow You get so tangential Sometimes you’re filled with sorrow You check our credentials Though you know we don’t know the answers You’re deferential It drives us mental We will not restrain We will not restrain Though we know you are in pain We will not restrain We won’t say we understand We will never hold your hand Even though we can Even though we can We will not restrain We will not restrain We will not restrain We will not restrain Though we know you are in pain We will not restrain We will not restrain
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I Still Love The Girl 03:47
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We broke up again last night I still love the girl I still love the girl Maybe this time we’ll get it right I still love the girl I still love the girl One more gin and ginger ale before I catch my flight I still love the girl I still love the girl Skiddish nights and stupid fights I still love the girl I still love the girl Disconnect by candlelight I still love the girl I still love the girl Pretty sure she said “I love you” just to be polite I still love the girl I still love the girl Overheated in the Callahan Murdered goldfish twitching in her hand Just another victim of the perfect fantasy man But I still love the girl I still love the girl Cancelled tickets, broken plans Still avoiding holding hands Spinning head and empty bed is more than I can stand I still love the girl I still love the girl I still love the girl I still love the girl I still love the girl I still love the girl I still love the girl
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Falling Apart 03:33
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Got an eye full of glass and a mouth full of metal Got a head full of ache and divorce on the kettle Just yesterday I was chock full of vigor Work double shifts for the ring on your finger Can’t you see I’m falling apart Can’t you see I’m falling apart There’s no doubt I can’t go like I used to Throw me out like an old crumpled tissue Can’t you see I’m falling apart Can’t you see I’m falling apart Can’t you see I’m falling apart I used to have such potential Now I’m inconsequential Watch me fall apart Watch me fall Stop your talking and pass me the bottle You best get to walking because I’m last year’s model Can’t you see I’m falling apart Can’t you see I’m falling apart Can’t you see I’m falling apart Can’t you see I’m falling apart
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Just To Trick You 02:17
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How long must I wait for you to come to your senses? Through your psychic overcoat and imaginary fences How can love be obvious to one of us, not two? So I'll write another love song just to trick you Remember all the jubilation when the phone was ringing Finally a happy ending right at the beginning All those late night promises we never made were true So I'll write another love song just to trick you I'll fool you into falling for me I'll use my ruse with skullduggery Manipulate your sensitive mind These are desperate times I will make you mine Ethical considerations don't enter the picture Since you left me suddenly, your heart's become a fixture Rest assured with every breath I'll do what I must do So I'll write another love song just to trick you How can love be obvious to me and not to you? So I'll write another love song just to trick you
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[outro] (free) 00:22
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Brendan Boogie (former member of Boston rock heroes Scamper) presents his sophomore studio album, this time ably backed by his band The Best Intentions. Following up 2008's outstanding Disposable Pop EP, The Sweet & The Brutal delivers not only Boogie's signature high-energy hook-heavy power pop, but also at times a more mournful, bittersweet tone. Influenced by genres ranging from indie to alt.country to classic rock, Boogie's latest effort puts melody and song craft ahead of genre restrictions. With The Sweet & The Brutal, Brendan Boogie asserts his place as one of Boston's finest pop songwriters.

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released December 11, 2009

All songs written and produced by Brendan Boogie
except "[Intro]" and "[Outro]" written by Jason Dunn

Recorded, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Jason Dunn at Mad Science Studios, Allston MA

www.myspace.com/madsciencestudios

Brendan Boogie - vocals, bass, guitar & percussion
Justin Tibbetts - drums
Tim Delaney - guitar, vocals & banjo
KenDo - vocals
Jason Dunn - keyboards, guitar, ukelele, percussion & vocals
Beth Holub - viola on "February"
Will Dailey - vocals on "February"

Will Dailey appears courtesy of CBS Records

Album design by Nicole Anguish at Daykamp Creative
www.daykamp.com

Photographs by Johnny Anguish
Model: Tracy Drane

All music copyright 2009 Brendan Boogie
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ASCAP Scottish Agreed Publishing

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Brendan Boogie Boston, Massachusetts

Brendan Boogie is a Boston-based rock and roller. Over several years and multiple albums, Brendan has crossed genres and asserted himself as one of New England's best working songwriters. With his latest venture (The Broken Gates), Boogie redefines himself again. ... more

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