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WARNING! Catchy Tunes

by Formerly Un-Named

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1.
Overtime 06:26
Over time the anger subsides and you hang with guys that you'd otherwise despise You avert your eyes and pervert your heart We know that this ends here but where did it all start? You can't feel my rage. I've got to turn the page of this book that I'm caged in. You can't feel my rage. I've got to veer away from the road that betrayed me. Every time I walk that line I feel my mind march off step and then out of time. I can't win this war within without a sin. My wherewithal is wearing thin. You can't feel my rage. I've got to turn the page of this book that I'm caged in. You can't feel my rage. I've got to veer away from the road that betrayed me.
2.
I Am Alright 03:06
I am alright with what you do and dislike Sometimes you are blind and when you're not you lose your mind I am alright with what you don't like I am alright I am alright with what you call life I am alright You're not fine with my kind we make you cringe and whine In time you might find that what I do won't screw with your life I am alright with what you don't like I am alright I am alright with what you call life I am alright You can't see my way I can see your way and you will never see mine. I can't find any time to care at all about your life But if I did I'm sure I'd find that what you do is a waste of my time. I am alright with what you don't like I am alright I am alright with what you call life I am alright
3.
I've been down that road hauling that load. It's not a place that I wanna visit again so I guess I'll just pull over to the side of the road, unhitch the load, turn around, get outta town and never look over my shoulder. I've been on the beaten path and I want to get off Leave this high way in the past and make my stressors lesser. I've been livin' alone, a truck for my home. I think it's time to leave behind the yellow lines and find a new stone to conquer, I might wander or even roam. But when I find that piece of mine I'm never letting go. I've been on the beaten path and I want to get off. Leave this highway in the past and make my stressors lesser. I've been on the beaten path and I want to get off. Leave this highway in the past and make my best much better.
4.
Finger pickin' guitars on the front porch stairs we can do some kissin' if yer daddy ain't there uh huh We'll just tell him we were pickin' Pig pickin', corn pickin', I don't care I don't really care if you pick down there uh huh Yer just pickin' Pumpkin pickin', apple pickin', cherry pickin' too there's so many things I wanna pick for you I just love pickin' All you really need are your fingers and you can be a country singer too. Just as long as yer pickin We're pickin' pickin' pickin' pickin' pickin' pickin' pickin', We're pickin! We're pickin' pickin' pickin' pickin' pickin' pickin' pickin', We're pickin! and as long as I'm pickin'...I'm pickin' you!
5.
She was my moonshine valentine the prettiest girl in town At least on that night she was as I was swillin' that moonshine down. It started off quiet and innocent like as she asked "Can I offer you a pour?" Well I said yes but I learned real fast never accept booze from the girl next door. I could tell right away that this girl was dim with her hair like hay and a toothless grin what got me were her jugs, one with the plug still in, the other half-chugged, I said "Hey give me a swig!" The shimmer of the stars glimmered in her eyes and distracted me from why she should have worn a disguise. She gave my thigh a rub and said "I think I'm in love" I said "Any more hooch? Cause I'm gonna need some." So our story ends. You probably think that it's sad that I got outta dodge and made the mad dash or headed for the hills and ran for my life but you're wrong, I made her my wife. She was my moonshine valentine the prettiest girl in town At least on that night she was as I was swillin' that moonshine down.
6.
Lose that city slickin' zero, get yerself a honky-tonk hero I know there's more than one of us around who will treat you like a lady, always say yes, not no or maybe until yer dead and they put you in the ground Might be me...Might be my son All I know...is it's not the one who's been courtin' you...he ain't supportin' you he calls you his baby but soon he'll be abortin' you Lose that city slickin' zero, get yerself a honky-tonk hero I know there's more than one of us around who will treat you like a lady, always say yes, not no or maybe until yer dead and they put you in the ground I might be wrong...but I think I'm right so test this hunch on your man tonight When you feel his hand...just push it away I'd bet the farm that he'd cause you harm if he don't get a roll in the hay Lose that city slickin' zero, get yerself a honky-tonk hero I know there's more than one of us around who will treat you like a lady, always say yes, not no or maybe until yer dead and they put you in the ground UH HUH come and get it what's your fetish? we can wet it right here we take credit and you won't regret it so come and get it right here
7.
Is that a coon skin cap or a roof of thatch that's perched up atop of your head? You need some help today You lost all your hair and for it you've paid a hefty price but that piece ain't nice you've got a hell toupée that there is a hell toupée you live with this hell... toupée
8.
a little left to the imagination is always nice makes reality a surprise it is amazing what a little piece of cloth can do makes you behave like you have different eyes very similar to a sip or two it makes many things look better than good except in this case it works out well and things look just like they should Mystery woman not a mystery at all the curtain falls and you can see back stage this woman's something not nothing at all it's like getting benefits while earning minimum wage movement so subtle so sensitive to sight manipulating thoughts dance in the light silent verses in a song so uptight tell the story of a woman who's right Mystery woman not a mystery at all the curtain falls and you can see back stage this woman's something not nothing at all it's like getting benefits while earning minimum wage
9.
I May Offend 03:55
I may offend if you pretend to be somebody else if you're lacking some mental health if you tend to be harder to mend things change but in the end I may offend if your mamma is your only friend is she counting every penny you spend? you're gonna live at home until she's dead things change but in the end I may offend When you get to know and love me you won't know whether to hug or shove me down that's just the way I am I don't care if there's a god above me unless he's willing to show me he loves me right now Is that too much to ask? I may offend if you're unwilling to admit you're a mess and walk around like there's an "S" on your chest meanwhile your brain is like a nippleless breast things change but in the end I may offend if you're working for minimum wage no benefits and you're twice my age you have faith so God takes the blame things change but in the end I may offend When you get to know and love me you won't know whether to hug or shove me down that's just the way I am I don't care if there's a god above me unless he's willing to show me he loves me right now Is that too much to ask? I'm not the type of guy that tries to pull off the tough thing and even while high I never went for the love thing...no. Hell no! I ain't looking for someone to hug me I just want someone who ain't gonna bug me right now Is that too much to ask? When you get to know and love me you won't know whether to hug or shove me down that's just the way I am I don't care if there's a god above me unless he's willing to show me he loves me right now That's not too much to ask! Words have definitions but the meanings change all depends on who's listening and if they're deranged if you think this sounds strange and you need it explained that's cause I'm talking about you, now get out of my way!
10.
Drill Hammer yeah! Drill Hammer...no. Drill Hammer yeah! Drill Hammer...no. You're the tool for the job and everybody thinks so. Ya ever need a hammer but you only got a drill it'll work as a hammer but vise versa never will Ya gotta swing it like a hammer and forget that it's a drill if the nail won't drive impose your will it's a Drill Hammer yeah! Drill Hammer...no. Drill Hammer yeah! Drill Hammer...no. You're the tool for the job and everybody thinks so. So many tools operated by fools Don't have what you need? Don't lose your cool. Just grab a drill hammer and use it how you do Just wear safety goggles like they taught you in school. it's a Drill Hammer yeah! Drill Hammer...no. Drill Hammer yeah! Drill Hammer...no. You're the tool for the job and everybody thinks so.
11.
Ya ever had a girl? the kinda girl who rocks your world but ya never seem to find the time to let her know the thoughts inside your head Then you're standing face to face ya figure this must be the place to say I love you but I know I'm gonna leave you for dead yeah Love her and leave her then you love her just to leave her again So comes another day and you feel another way and you want her back into your life and out of your head so you call her on the phone and you say I'm sick of being alone and I love you but I know I'm gonna leave you again. yeah Love her and leave her then you love her just to leave her again I want you back now just go away I ain't never gonna leave you I ain't never gonna leave you oh! double negative means that I'm gonna leave you again Love her and leave her then you love her just to leave her again Love her and you leave her just to love her again then you leave her and you love her just to leave her again then you love her just to leave her then you love her again just to leave her again Yeah! no.
12.
When you're all out of love and you ain't got drugs Just tug the plug yeah give it a tug tug it tug it This ain't a song about pulling your pud and I never said you should pull the plug we interrupt this song for a public service announcement if you think your child is going to kill themselves because a rock-n-roll song told them to... you're dumb
13.
Garage 06:07
There's a man in the garage painting his white car black he's going for a ride and may never come back to the garage where he does things that aren't garage things there's press clippings on the wall and pictures of missing girls on the ceiling He is getting away with it and you don't know There's a man with a garage who keeps it very clean it's full of fertilizer and loaded with gasoline with red wires and blue ones too it goes kaboom He is getting away with it and you don't know There's a girl in the garage kissing the exhaust pipe she's not trying to get high she plans to end her life in the garage she's doing things that aren't garage things She is getting away with it and you don't know yes they are getting away with it and we don't know No matter what they do No matter what you say you cannot take the garage away
14.
You think you're beautiful and so do I but I don't know you So let's just concentrate on what's on the outside that's all I'm going to show you The last thing I want is to be in your life I don't want you to know me I've seen enough where I can make it alright If you're not willing to show me Mystery woman not a mystery at all the curtain falls and you can see backstage this woman's something, not nothing at all It's like getting benefits while earning minimum wage You've revealed so much to me, made my problem arise even with every piece that you've chosen to hide even without you it won't take long I'll just fill in the blanks and make it a song make it up as I go along Mystery woman not a mystery at all the curtain falls and you can see backstage this woman's something, not nothing at all It's like getting benefits while earning minimum wage
15.

about

"WARNING! Catchy Tunes" is a musical journey with very few pit stops. Seamlessly flowing from one mood to the next, twisting genre on its head. This journey follows a man who is fed up with his dead end job and a life that is void of love and acceptance. Until one day when the man decides to walk away from the life he knows in search of a new beginning. A turn down an old country road leads him to his new home where he finds true love with the girl next door. Only to have her stolen away by a local "hero" who warns her about the dangers of city boys. Crushed, disillusioned and losing all of his hair, the man leaves the comfort of the country and moves back to the city that he once left behind. But this time, he's going to live life on his terms. With late nights, alcohol, drugs and women, the man pushes life to the limits. Becoming an unapologetic, obnoxious, womanizing jerk who only cares about himself. Then one night, while the neighbors were asleep, the man quietly disappeared into the shadows. Never to return. Leaving behind an empty and neglected home where only the garage shows any evidence of his existence. A dark, clandestine existence. As we try to piece it all together, we're left with more questions than answers. Where is he? What is he doing? And...what pushed him over the edge? Was it the catchy tunes???

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released November 25, 2011

All songs written, arranged and performed by Formerly Un-Named
All tracks recorded, mixed and produced by Formerly Un-Named at Habooyee & The Captain's Cave
Engineered by Dave & Dave
p & c 2011 F.U. Tunes. All rights reserved.

The following people are Formerly Un-Named:

CRAIG COSTELLO: vocals, synthesizers, trumpet, melodica & percussion

DAVE SPRINGALL: guitar, electric piano, melodica, drums & percussion

DAVE HUYCK: bass & guitar

ERIC FIELD: drums


special guests:

"Just Joe" Altier: vocals on "I Am Alright" and "Love Her and Leave Her"

Robyn Stockdale: vocals on "Minimum Wage Woman"

Mike Walls: saxophone on "Minimum Wage Woman"

Tim Sullivan: co-writer, electric piano & guitar on "Minimum Wage Woman" and Reprise

Nick Casale: CD Artwork

Mary Lafever: Model

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Formerly Un-Named Syracuse, New York

Formerly Un-Named is a constant reinvention of itself. An ongoing evolution. No one song sounds like the next. It's like a jukebox full of songs you've never heard before.

An eclectic mix of classic sounds, soaked in grunge, and wrapped up in a quilt comprised of undergarments that were thrown on stage at a Frank Zappa concert. You'll love it.
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