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Take Your Time 03:51
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TAKE YOUR TIME Take your time tonight We haven't got somewhere to be Break the rules tonight We haven't got people to see Take your time tonight Oh, slow down, We move too fast And our life is thundering past Moves so unrelentingly Nothing's gonna stop it Stem the tide, put aside, All distractions Keep a steady gaze on me And let me tell you why In the blink of an eye Life will be over This will be over so... Hold me close tonight We don't need no space in between See how our love fits us so tight! Hum, slow down We move too fast And our life is thundering past Feels really out of control Nothing's gonna stop it We both know, When we go There will be no end of Time for doing other things And let me tell you why In the blink of an eye This will be over This will be over And let me tell you why In the blink of an eye This will be all we had for good For bad Oh, slow down We move too fast And our life is thundering past So... Take your time tonight We haven't got somewhere to be Break the rules tonight We haven't got people to see Take your time (ad lib)
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Freddy McQuinn & The Humans From Earth - The Cold Is You 03:44
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THE COLD IS YOU Should have known When i heard you on the phone That you intended to foreclose Makes me ill Opening another bill Why did you sent it? Don't bother me, Insolvency Is what i need now Oh set me free, A little bankruptcy Is What i need now Back on the road the city is mine No one asks for a dime The nights are cold Days can be too And I know , the cold is you But I'm living on sunshine It's time for giving up On borrowed treasures Back on the road the kingdom is mine No one asks for a dime The nights are cold Days can be too And I know, the cold is you Should have known That you would recall the loan And you would make it hard to pay Furthermore, That you'd come knocking on my door I can't escape it Don't bother me, Insolvency Is what i need now Oh set me free..somebody, A little bankruptcy Is What i need now So I'll go.... Back on the road the city is mine No one asks for a dime The nights are cold Days can be too But I can't avoid the fact, the cold is you And I'm living on sunshine It's time for giving up On borrowed treasures I will take measures To seek new pleasures … out
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Freddy McQuinn & The Humans From Earth - Trail of Destruction 03:42
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TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION No I don't mind If you ask me why Pull up a chair I will tell no lie There is only one reason in this glorious season Why a man of such standing would cry When the trail of destruction leads by simple induction To a megaton bomb from the sky Woman has been around here Now I don't even know where here was Only one explanation why so many libation Are required at this time of the day When the trail of destruction leads by simple induction To a major dooms kind of a day Woman has been around here Now I don't even know where here was Boy, be aware Take my advice If you see pretty girl Then don't look twice Woman has been around here Now I don't even know where here was Woman has been around here Now I don't even know where here was She come visit a dozen plague on me Follows up with a little land war She come drink all the sea from my shore And leave me wondering what all the sand is for
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Don't Need a Rainbow 03:46
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DON'T NEED A RAINBOW Trouble come, nothing like no lemondrop Trouble come, like fire Just one way, it was ever gonna stop Heavy rain was required My days look at my town The blaze has razed it to the ground Don't need a rainbow Keep your bluebirds, flying for nobody Just need a feeling to get me through the red night Then she came and the heavens opened up (And) when she rains oh lord; she pours Her rain put out the fire, now I know It's her that I desire Don't need a rainbow Keep your bluebirds, flying for nobody I got me a feeling, to carry me through the night Who needs a rainbow? Keep your birds, I found me somebody who Painted my ceiling the colour of a blue sky If you wish upon a star You won't get very far Here's my own lullaby Make your own piece of sky...sky... (You) don't need a rainbow Leave those bluebirds, flying for nobody Just need a feeling, to carry you through the night Who needs a rainbow? Heed my words: go find a somebody to Paint your own ceiling The colour of the bluest sky The colour of the bluest sky
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Freddy McQuinn & The Humans From Earth - Lone Star 04:38
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LONE STAR Jonny Rhythm is the man, with the smile Glitter balls and funny glasses, what a style Known by everyone, boy Night has one new star Do you fancy a little food, Let's go back to mine Listen to some music, Over a glass of wine We're gonna have a good time Jonny will make our down time Want to hold you, Should have told you, Hear this song - Lone Star shine so bright now Hope you are alright now King of hearts, Party monster, That's who you are Sneak a peek into my dreams, Now your a star Known by everyone, boy Night has one new light At my place was the last time, I saw you face Bonne nuit, that's what you said But then you had to race Always against the time Reaching for the black gold of the sun Silver surf on constellation There you are... - Lone Star shine so bright now Hope you are alright now We'll meet again, So until then Lay down, disappear…Peek-a-boo - Lone Star shine so bright now (Jonny sneak a peek into my dreams) Hope you are alright (Jonny won't you tell me what it means, I need to know) - Lone Star shine so bright now We know you are alright now - Lone Star shine so bright now Know we are alright
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Freddy McQuinn & The Humans From Earth - Computer Crush 03:40
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COMPUTER CRUSH Hey you, would you like to be my friend? Look here, have got plenty money to spend You drive me crazy, when you act the way you do I'll pull the pin, if you let me explode with you In the mountains with your flowery dress A lady soldier in the officers mess, I confess I always liked a damsel in distress So I download, yes I download Computer, computer crush Computer, computer crush I see you, on the other side of the screen I want to, climb inside this dirty machine And if you leave me, you will hear my circuit break Oh let me sin, am a sinner for heaven's sake In the bedroom, with a friend to stay On the back seat of a chevrolet, I must say I like a lady who can lead the way So I download, yes I download Computer, computer crush Computer, computer crush You are my cybernetic queen, I own you I own your world Your kingdom is so obscene, am gonna Dethrone you girl Computer, computer crush Computer, computer crush Computer, computer crush
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Freddy McQuinn & The Humans From Earth - Vote For Me 03:36
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VOTE FOR ME Had enough of their lies It should come as no surprise I'm here to save the day Had your fill of these crooks And the way they cook the books I'm here to save the day There is a better way I could set the world on fire (Do) you want to know, what is in my manifesto? I'm willing to bet you haven't read it, once again... You gotta bend your knees and say a little prayer We all got a heavy cross to bear Everybody, I can set you free If you vote for me What's in my policies I will kiss your babies I'm here to save the day From the north to the deep south Got a coat-hanger in my big mouth I'm here to save the day There is a better way I could set the world on fire Don't you take me for a liar Cuz you ought to know what is in my manifesto You gonna wish that you had read it, in the end... So just get on your knees and say a little prayer We all got a heavy cross to bear Everybody, I can set you free If you vote for me (x3) Ballot, ballot (x3)
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Freddy McQuinn & The Humans From Earth - Shylock Eyes 04:36
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SHYLOCK EYES If you made the seedling and tree Why so quick to break them? Go easy on this scene Pulling wings off flies is cowardly If you made the mountain and the sea Why does your hand shake them? Go easy on this land All this anger we don't understand This is our home and where we will stay Where we go wrong, we'll fix it our way In your own home, is this how you play? You should play nicer When the evidence is so clear How can we not know it? Go easy on my kind We did nothing wrong but use our mind Oh I don't have a prayer, that I can beg you from Cos I know you don't care, but I'll say That we will forgive all your trespasses Though you won't forgive all of ours When our hearts are full of savagery How can we not show it? Go easy, if you dare Nobody could say this fight is fair This is our home and where we will stay Where we go wrong, we'll fix it our way In your home, is this how you play? You should play nicer Oh I don't have a prayer, that I can beg you from Cuz I know you're not there, but I'll say That we will forgive all your trespasses Though you won't forgive all of ours Shylock eyes (x3) Shine Shylock eyes (x3) Shine Shylock eyes (x3) Shine
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Freddy McQuinn & The Humans From Earth - Superhero 04:03
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SUPERHERO I want to see what it's like in your head Your scenery must be nicer instead If you're not scared of the dark, let me say I'll be your knight, sure as the night follows the day Oh, your eyes see a mighty superhero They do not see, they do not see How unwise for fantasy to tantalise us now So I say Don't be fooled again When you hear that old refrain Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Come for a ride where the sun doesn't shine Where I reside, earthly pleasures are all mine I must confess, I am less than I seem This cape and song only belong inside a dream Oh, your eyes see a mighty superhero They do not see, they do not see How unwise for fantasy to tantalise us now So I say Don't be fooled again When you hear that old refrain, I say! Don't be fooled again When you hear that old refrain Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Won't you leave me, won't you stay? Who am I gonna be today? Won't you leave me, won't you stay? Come on, come on, come on again Won't you leave me, won't you stay? Who am I gonna be today? Who, who, who am I gonna be today? My, my, my ... My oh my (x3)
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Freddy McQuinn & The Humans From Earth - This Is Progress 03:24
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THIS IS PROGRESS All these people getting in my way Gonna be a bit late today Missed the train again; what am i gonna say? Need to find myself a new way Got to become meaner some day Move up and be keener some day Grass is always greener on the other side This is progress Expect no less Until you die Call this progress This is no less Than one big lie All this papers arriving everyday Pilling so high in my in-tray And I can't see, what the system offers me Need to find a new way Got to be a player some day Move up one more layer some day Concrete's always greyer on the other side This is progress Expect no less Until you die Call this progress This is no less Than one big lie... I've had my share of playing fair There may be no tomorrow These buzzing flies Getting in my eyes The time has come To swat some bvz: I'll go out buy a piece We all need a release I'll inflict heavy loss Then we'll see who is boss
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Freddy McQuinn & The Humans From Earth - Bow Down 05:07
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BOW DOWN See how they stop and stare Blissfully unaware We're here to take control... Look at your planet now This we cannot allow We're here to take control of you There's nothing that you can do Bow Down Let the spectacle before you, take it's hold on you Bow Down You are free to do whatever, we may ask of you Bow Down Little people, had your fun now There is nowhere, left to run now It's a revolution We do not come in peace Beg us for your release Nothing is what it seems No one will hear your screams Resistance is futile.....(x4) We're here to take control of you There's nothing that you can do Bow Down Let the spectacle before you, take it's hold on you Bow Down You are free to do whatever, we may ask of you Bow Down Little people, this is mine now You are running, out of time now It's a revolution We do not come in peace Beg us for your release Nothing is what it seems No one will hear your screams
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Freddy McQuinn & The Humans From Earth - The Where & The When 03:58
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THE WHERE & THE WHEN

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This album, recorded with loving care and manic attention, reflects the eclectic musical style of Freddy McQuinn. Raspy blues, gritty pop, old-school ballads, and funky grooves elegantly combine to create a unique atmosphere. Grounded in a raging anti-conformism, the lyrics of McQuinn & The Humans From Earth - often ambiguous - are a real treat. Bittersweet in its cynical assessment of the state of our planet and our world, Positive Spin is a raised fist and a rallying cry to the indignation of our time. 
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released July 14, 2011

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Freddy McQuinn Rome, Italy

Freddy McQuinn is a singer, songwriter, musician, producer and DJ from Paris, who lived and created music in London for more than fifteen years.

With DJ Simbad they recorded under the names; 'Twitch', Heal, Les Barons and Marathon Men Freddy released two solo albums in 2009 and 2011.Now based in Rome and after a long hiatus, Freddy is back with his new EP 'Here Right Now'.
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