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Smellicopter

by Scott Brookman

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I’m givin’ my two weeks notice to summer Any time or place is better than here And you know it’s gettin’ colder in here When you come home late and celebrate your own thing. I’m givin’ my two weeks notice to summer Geuss I better start to pack for the coast That’s the place where people love me the most And there’s no hang-ups and anything could happen. Chorus: How could anything happen in the summertime? (alternate line: Why do we think that summertime’s so great?—don’t get it) I’m givin’ my two weeks notice to summer Mercy killing of this weekend is fine And the killin’ joke you know it was mine And there’s no laughs left and I could use a new one. Chorus: How could anything happen in the summertime? (alternate line: Why do we think that summertime’s so great?—don’t get it)
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Newfound freedom is it making you crazy? Now that she’s gone are just getting lazy? Can you do a single thing alone? Have you had to come down off your throne Just for a while? Can we see an inkling of your smile Or will you have to go the extra mile? To Find Your Happiness To Bring Your Happiness Back Just bring it on back…..oh, if you can Now your weekends are so empty and lonely All you do is sit and wonder if only You could chance upon her on her own And you could say the words to bring her home Just for tonight But then again it could lead to a fight All kerosene and cartoon dynamite To Find Your Happiness To Bring Your Happiness Back Just bring it on back…..oh, if you can Instrumental passage of a most diverting nature with trumpet and classical guitars No one answers all your pitiful phone calls Now you’re shut off brick by brick behind stone walls And some say you’re better off this way And some have the sense to never say What’s on their minds That you should leave and never call again This longing for her must come to an end To Find Your Happiness Just Bring Your Happiness Back Just bring it on back…..oh, if you can Fabulous ending what will the muted trumpet and all.
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Very Anne 03:14
Very Anne why don’t you come inside Fredo’s here to come along for the ride The least you could do is to admit you’re wrong The least you could do is to admit you’re wrong Very Anne it’s true that you’re no saint Fredo’s pulse it seems to grow more faint Very Anne your work will not be shown Fredo’s world will never be your own The least you could do is to admit you’re wrong The least you could do is to admit you’re wrong Very Anne waits for the right shade of blue Fredo wants to help but what can he do?
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Inspected by Curly Inspected by Curly He works on the line, he’s fillin’ in time Inspected by Curly Inspected by Curly He works all day long, he’s singin’ this song And he’s the best you’ll see Approvin’ the objects by man and machine Keepin’ his standards high Rejectin’ defectives, he’s my kinda guy Inspected by Curly Inspected by Curly He packs it with pride, his labor’s inside Snappin’ elastic bands It can be fun, but sometimes it’s a drag Testin’ the tension out, believin’, not leavin’ It’s his kinda bag Chorus 2x: Inspected by Curly ba, ba, ba, ba Inspected by Curly ba, ba, ba, ba
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Iceberglar 04:35
A creepy kind of widow’s peak offsets her precious stones A moment’s work and now he can say they’re his very own But he won’t stop taking things away from you The major feels the slightest touch and then it just slips his mind Later in his bedroom watch and diamonds he tries to find But he won’t stop taking things away from you He won’t stop taking things away from you He won’t stop taking things away from you oooo, ah, ah, ah, ah. Uncle’s Red Ambassador keeps him anesthetized Permanently out of it the theft comes as no surprise But he won’t stop taking things away from you The hostess feels embarrassed for her guests now she feels the pain A million bucks in jewelry, a life’s work goes down the drain But he won’t stop taking things away from you He won’t stop taking things away from you He won’t stop taking things away from you oooo, ah, ah, ah, ah. Don’t know how he works himself into so many lives Don’t know home fools them all telling so many lies But he won’t stop taking things away from you He won’t stop taking things away from you He won’t stop taking things away from you oooo, ah, ah, ah, ah.
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Delmarva Way 04:30
The top’s down I can see, and your hair’s flowin’ free (Where you goin’ this weekend? Where you goin’ this weekend?) And I know right away, that you’re goin’ for quite a stay (Where you goin’ this weekend? Where you going to stay-ay-ay?) Comin’ Delmarva Way Maps are good if you’re lost, no one seems to mind the cost (Where you goin’ this weekend? Where you goin’ this weekend?) Check the air, oil and gas, try not to drive so fast (Where you goin this weekend? Where you goin to stay-ay-ay?) Comin’ Delmarva Way Don’t you know I remember, the two of us were there (here?) on another day. Suitcase sits by your side, anticipates the ride (Where you goin’ this weekend? Where you goin’ this weekend?) Staying here, there’s no way, someone knows you’re on your way (Where you goin’ this weekend? Where you goin’ to stay-ay-ay?) Comin’ Delmarva Way….
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Maybe Then 03:48
Someday you will understand him Maybe then you’ll have something then Maybe then you’ll have something new Maybe then you’ll have something new to say While there’s a chance to get it back Maybe then you’ll have something then You thought you knew him so well (what do you know?) You thought you knew him so well (which way did he go?) You thought you knew him so well, oh well You thought you knew him so well (poor judge I guess) You thought you knew him so well (stuck in his mess) You thought you knew him oh well, oh well. Da, da, di, di, di, etc You thought you knew him so well (whose fault it is?) You thought you knew him so well (got to be his) You thought you new him so well, oh well You thought you knew him so well (it don’t take no skill) You thought you knew him so well (the impulse to kill) You thought you knew him so well, oh well Long pointless middle rescued by Yani! Someday you will understand him Maybe then you’ll find something out Maybe then you’ll know something more Maybe then you’ll know what to watch While there’s a chance to get it back (buuurrrpppp!) Maybe then you’ll find something out You thought you knew him so well (just live and to learn) You thought you knew him so well (hard to discern) You thought you knew him so well, oh well You thought you knew him so well (forgive and forget) You thought you knew him so well (don’t make your bet) You thought you knew him so well, oh well. Di, di, do, do dah. Oooh. Etc..
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Weirdos 03:17
Hey, phone booth man How’d you get those home, all alone Are you made of steel, what’s the deal With your big shiny head? Hey, peace sign man I see your leather grin, lookin’ in A side view glance is the main chance To get a look at you Chorus: These are weirdos I have known Do you have some of your own? 2X (with complete prog second time) Brick project man You’re a sight to see, one, two, three Are you pants-confused, I’m amused At how you waste your time Unbalanced Man On your shaky drive, are you alive? You lean to port, are you the sort To cross the yellow line?

about

72 years in the making, this pre-legendary pop music classic is finally released at the crest of summer. Recorded by an international cadre of excellent players, singers and arrangers, Brookman's latest is the best yet.



Scott Brookman
July 29, 2013 in Power Pop Review
by Aaron Kupferberg

"Brookman has expanded his sound from the charming debut and funded his efforts with Kickstarter. A more sophisticated arranger and songwriter emerges, as we start with “Tim E. Redmond” with equal doses of Brian Wilson and Paul Simon influencing the structure.

Fans of the bedroom DIY pop symphonies will appreciate “Summer’s Two Weeks Notice” with its layered Beach Boys harmonies, and then “To Find Your Happiness” has a healthy dose of Burt Bacharach worship. Some of these tunes are very lite sketches, like “Inspected by Curly,” but others cross into greatness like “Iceberglar” and the McCartneyesque “I Could Use Some New Friends.” Brookman’s production has also improved, so even a fun character study “Weirdos” makes for enjoyable summer listening. Highly Recommended." ---AK High Recommended Score: 8


"Je voue une réelle admiration pour Scott Brookman que je connais depuis des années et dont je peux dire que l’artiste constant et émouvant dans ses productions, l’est aussi sur le plan humain. Adepte de la pop sixties, surement un des ambassadeurs les plus actifs de la sunshine pop, professionnel et passionné il compose tel un prodige et écrit, arrange avec du style. Les Beach Boys et Burt Bacharach coulent dans ses veines et leur aura resplendit au bout ses doigts. Il nous comble depuis des années avec son inspiration. Généreux et curieux, il fleurit ses compositions de nombreuses collaborations avec d’autres artistes et explore, invente, en variant les instrumentations. La pop de Scott est joyeuse, chaleureuse et élégante à l’image de son auteur.

Lycéen dans les années 80, Scott gagne une expérience scènique avec son premier groupe Poisonous Sewer Fish qui joue essentiellement des reprises et se distingue très vite en écrivant et composant des mélopées dans une veine mélodique hautement pop sixties chez lui, en Virginie. De manière artisanale, dans sa salle de bain ou son garage, sur un quatre piste, avec un kit de batterie, le multi-instrumentiste expérimente les sons de sa guitare acoustique, de sa fender, de son clavier yamaha sur différents micros et en sort une série de cassettes magistrale : Bonaparte, Hot Enough to Fry Your Dog's Brain, frozenrawheadless, In My Own Backyard, Tool for the Man, It's More Than a Hobby et A National Treasure. Dans les années 90, Scott Brookman signe un premier Ep vinyle, The Busy World of Scott Brookman, sur le label Twee Kitten Records qui précède The Man From Operations, quatre titres extraordinaires, sorti en 1998, puis le 13 titres de 1999, For Those Who Like POP.et dix ans plus tard, l’album sophomore A Song for Me, A Song for You.

En 2009, Scott évoquait déjà son interet pour le cyclisme dans le titre A sinister Cyclist et réitère sur son dernier album sorti en juin 2013 avec la première plage de Smellicopter qui rend hommage à Tim E. Redmond, un type qui volait des vélos dans le voisinage quand Scott était enfant. Le superbe album que nous propose Scott Brookman contient son humour dans les textes et toujours cette dextérité pour arranger ses chansons de manière alternative, lumineuse et intelligente. Pour couronner le tout, il s’entoure d’excellence avec la présence du multi-instrumentiste Roland Wolff de Riviera, du français Mathieu Bournazel de Purple Submarine Orchestra qui taquine la basse avec brio, chante et arrange Very Anne, du guitariste Jack Shannon, ses amies Yani qui chante sur Weirdos et Violetta, qui signent le titre Delmarva Way, Nathan Goodwyn et Anthony Allen qui jouent du cor, Jimmy Ghaphery du saxophone sur I Could Use Some New Friends. L’ensemble des titres montrent le talent infini de Scott Brookman.

Après le succulent opening Tim E. Redmond et les claviers, le sonnette de vélo et bruit de roue libre, piano et basse admirables, glockenspiel, ses choeurs lumineux, on retrouve la voix pop, délicate et eurythmique qui ensoleille Summer's Two Weeks Notice, beachboysienne et diablement allègre. Dans une fine logique sonore suit To Find Your Happiness, qui swingue, où le banjo fait danser les cordes du piano, de la guitare, de la basse dans un accord parfait. Puis la touche frenchy sur Very Anne grâce au savoir faire du maestro Mathieu Bournazel à la basse et au chant embrase le tempo, en enchainant sur cette irrépressible envie de danser avec Inspected by Curly et sa guitare electro-acoustique espiègle. Puis la balade Iceberglar apporte de la douceur, des notes suaves en milieu d’écoute pour laisser place au galopant et psychédélique Delmarva Way. L’album jusqu’ici reussi et fort abouti continue avec des titres incroyablement bons, I Could Use Some New Friends avec ses cuivres rutilants, Maybe Then et la voix de Scott savoureuse dans la veine de Scott Walker voltige légère et harmonieuse, voix qui nous cueille sans résistance sur Daisy Von Zeppelin où la basse, le piano, banjo et claviers sont euphoriques. Enfin, Weirdos boucle l’écoute toute en émotion, prestance et subtilité, ce qui définit et représente bien l’artiste. Evidemment Piggledy Pop conseille le sublime Smellicopter à déguster et le génie de Scott Brookman à découvrir ." ---Marie-Agnes Halle Piggledy Pop blog 27 July 2013

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released June 19, 2013

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