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Whirligig!

by The Cherry Bluestorms

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DC Cardwell Whirligig is wonderful... and it has a song about Roy Wood. Roy Wood! And that song has a lovely orchestral coda that Roy would be proud of. And there are so many other melodic and rockin' highlights throughout the album - just like the olden days!
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1.
Written by Lennon & McCartney.
2.
Roy Wood 04:16
They hear his footsteps in the hall But can't see anything at all Out in the garden you can hear his singing plain And some have seen him growing flowers in the rain But Roy Wood wouldn't mind He keeps a portrait of the Queen He keeps it where it can't be seen He has a beard of stars and his head is all at sea He turns it upside down to rest it on his knee But Roy Wood wouldn't mind He's on his own He plays the saxophone He puts away his clarinet And plays the slide trombone He's on his own He knows your minds are blown He likes to turn his Dansette up And play The Rolling Stones
3.
Heel To Toe 04:03
You're readymade for the chemical arcade You'll get it yet You're so afraid that your future's a parade of your regret Oh! You bow so low You'll reap what you sow So watch how you go, how you go Heel to toe So steady on, we'll be glad when you are gone and far away "Already gone", is all we really want to hear you say Oh! You bow so low You'll reap what you sow So watch how you go, how you go Heel to toe
4.
Sleep 04:23
I watch your hands moving on the pillowcase They make a picture there that you can then erase And I feel you slipping into sleep Away from me to Heaven's gate, so many promises to keep And I'll try to help you count the sheet I see your hair falling gently on your eyes A magic curtain behind which dreams materialize And I hear your breath as you submerge Diving down below the surface, breaking on the verge And I'll try to feel the water surge Now, sleep... I touch your skin and you barely even stir Your eyes are twitching and your speech is getting slurred But you seem to see me from in there Riding 'cross a starry sky on your very own night mare But I'd lie beside you anywhere Your legs are spread on a bed of eiderdown And on your sleepy head you wear your soverign crown But I feel like Midas in reverse Roll the film back to the place before things get any worse And I'll try to break the curse Now, sleep...
5.
Tell everyone to follow the sun You'll find me where water meets sky Out on the deep where the stars go to sleep And horizon's a trick of the eye Rays of the sun blaze in wonderful golden haze Chasing the one who turns all our nights to days There you'll find me 'cause there I will be 'til oceans stop hosting the tides I'll never give up, though I'll never reach up To touch the place where she hides Rays of the sun blaze in wonderful golden haze Chasing the one who turns all our nights to days
6.
In the green of space and the blue of time I climbed the highest mountain and I claimed the peak as mine No sooner had I flown my colors there I heard my name called from below And found myself ensnared, ensnared So put on your boots and get you to my side Don't let your heart fail in low or high tide Come save or forsake me, you'll have to decide Seven league boots won't hide Too far to go, too dear to fly You haven't got the time to ask the who, what, when, or why You're needed now like you were never needed then So put 'em on, come 'cross the pond And let me live again, again So put on your boots and get you to my side Don't let your heart fail in low or high tide Come save or forsake me, you'll have to decide Seven league boots won't hide
7.
I could last forever 'cause forever's no time at all I could wait by the gate for a dancehall date Or I could scale your garden wall It doesn't matter if it's now or later 'Cause I'm hardly in my prime When the time is right we'll be tripping the light A fantastic pantomime 'Cause I've got a pocket full of purple heart magic Ain't it tragic? There's nowhere left to go and They're closing all the discos down We could go together 'Cause together we could do it all We could ride around town 'til the sun goes down Or we could dance until we fall 'Cause I've got a pocket full of purple heart magic Ain't it tragic? There's nowhere left to go and They're closing all the discos down
8.
Gonna think about tomorrow And forget about today Gonna leave behind my sorrow Brighter days ahead they say Never thought I would go hungry Never knew I'd be so cold Better let it be what must be Better days ahead I'm told I'm mad about the lovers 'Cause they feel no pain as they hold onto each other I'm mad about the moon and the stars And the sun shining brighter days Gonna look into the future and forget about the past 'Cause we may not live forever But we sure can get there fast Gonna raise a glass to Ezra 'cause we all made our mistakes But he paid the price and then some And it makes my poor heart ache I'm mad about the lovers 'Cause they feel no pain as they hold on to each other I'm mad about the moon and the stars And the sun shining brighter days
9.
Out 04:08
First you look outside for cover Then you huddle down Make your break before you're discovered In sunny spotlight town Unforgiven you're screwdriven Into the hole you found It's all inside but here you hide Like a fugitive underground Your captivity makes you want to shout But you'd rather be inside than be out Now you look in feigned surprise And you feel your conscience chafe You've become all you despise But at least your secret's safe Letters true and deeply felt Are written every day But paper ears just fuel your fears 'Cause they might give you away Your captivity makes you want to shout But you'd rather be inside than be out
10.
Caroline 03:04
You can wear those flowers in your hair I can't wait to see you standing there But if you knew what love could do You'd let your love light shine And I could tell the whole world that you're mine You can hide yourself away from me I can bide my time 'til you agree But if you knew what love could do You'd let your love light shine And I could tell the whole world that you're mine Caroline
11.
We are safe and we are warm But we still can't escape the storm within or without Walls have ears and might have eyes But we came here with the perfect disguise within and without Days roll by and with them the things we dearly prize One more dies each mortal day Faith deceives and hope destroys But I don't believe in those charity boys within or without You were told the truth's a lie So you believe what you deny within and without Days roll by and with them the things we dearly prize One more dies each mortal day Meanwhile I notice the world has passed us by And we'll cry each mortal day I followed him up to bed I should have left instead We were deadlocked He was cocked and loaded
12.
Be Here Now 05:42
Lie down and close your eyes Awaken to the dream Where things in sight may not be quite as they seem Arriving there just in time A revolution in the dark Where sirens wail and cruisers sail down the boulevard The world is changing Not for the better The past remembers when the future sent a letter And all the promises that we were meant to keep Were left to rot, dreams half-forgot While we emerged from sleep Lie down and close your eyes We'll dream beneath the stars And listen to the music of the guitars The world is changing Not for the better The past remembers when the future sent a letter And all those promises were shots across the bow You would have been there then if only you knew how So be here now

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The definitive musical statement from LA's premiere psych-mod pop group.

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released August 19, 2018

Produced & Engineered by Glen Laughlin at Roundhouse Recording
Additional Engineering on “Roy Wood” coda by Gary Denton at Stagg St. Studios
Mastered by Michael Woodrum at Sound Moves
Production Assistant: Casey “Partytime” Pennuto
Personal Assistant: Courtney Meloche
Cover photograph: Annalie Rosenkrantz
Art Direction & Graphics: Glen Laughlin & Cesar Cuevas
Booklet Photographs: Courtney Meloche (1), Michael Kurtz (3, 7, 11)

The Cherry Bluestorms:
Deborah Gee: Vocals, Percussion
Glen Laughlin: Guitars, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Orchestral Arrangements
Mark Francis White: Drums

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The Cherry Bluestorms Los Angeles, California

After discovering their mutual love for ‘60’s rock, ex-Dickies guitarist Glen Laughlin and Deborah Gee formed The Cherry Bluestorms. Their debut, "Transit of Venus" came in 2007, followed by the concept album "Bad Penny Opera" in 2013, and their 7" vinyl single, "See No Evil" in 2016. ... more

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