Bad and Rare

Taken from "Suitcase 1" 2003


"Bad and rare
Done your own hair
All that lovely money
Makes me want to stare
??? and doctor
Very good talker
Excellence makes you bad and rare
That's not fair
More than a monkey
Or an average bear
All that lovely money
Makes us bad and rare
We like that..."

This song reminds me of The Rolling Stones "Paint It Black" with that mystical eastern guitar sound. Feels like a jam over the repetitive riff. Interesting.

Good Luck Sailor

Taken from "Not In My Airforce" 1996


"I can't even save you
I can't even let you know
And no one can reach you

And now no great philosophy prevails
May the cold wind always ripple in your sails

Good luck sailor
Good luck sailor
Good luck sailor"

A very suitcase sounding track with an interesting melody and ends with multi-layered Bob vocals. Short, sweet and to the point.

The Original Heart

Taken from "Robert Pollard Is Off To Business" 2008

"The years have gone by
Without you
Without me

The years have gone by
Without you
Without me

My generation is losing it bad
All of the good things that we used to have
All out of patience - don’t know where to start
Got to get back the original heart

The years have gone by
Without you
Without me

The years have gone by
Without you
Without me

More information is making me dead
Nailpoints of contact to drive through my head
Building me up as I'm falling apart
Got to get back the original heart

All my friends are working hard
Trying to establish themselves
In the heart
To the heart

They don't listen so loud
                   Listen so loud
                   Listen so loud
                   Listen so loud
                   Listen so loud
                   Listen so loud
                   Listen so loud
                   Listen so loud"

An upbeat and choppy sounding pop gem from "Robert Pollard Is Off To Business". The sound is very stuttering but this is still a great song.