Life In The Modern World Skyhooks

> Where the sky meets the earth, that's the skyline Where the hair meets the head that's the hairline Where the needle meets the skin that's the mainline And where today meets tomorrow that's the deadline

Straight In A Gay Gay World Skyhooks

> I'm just a straight in a gay, gay, gay world I'm carryin' the banner tryin' to keep the flag unfurled Well I'm just a straight in a gay, gay, gay place I might look a little odd but I'm part of the

Point In The Distance Skyhooks

> For some of us this life is too short When years must be lived in minutes And we dream of a second chance To love beyond our limits So if we don't make it this time around Here's what you should do

Tall Timber Skyhooks

> They built this house from tall timber Cut it down in the mountain air Building dreams in the city Kept on going till the hills were bare Came along with their axes Brought their trucks and chainsaws

Meglomania Skyhooks

> There's a little bit of Adolf in everyone And the hand that holds the whip Sometimes has all the fun There's a hidden desire That wants to rock the earth And beat up old Idi Amin For what it's worth

The Girl Says She's Bored Skyhooks

the places we go Like drive-in movies and rock'n'roll shows She wants to go out all of the time Sometimes when I'm kissin' her it's like committin' a crime The girl says she's bored With drivin' in a seventy-eight

Why Don't You All Get Skyhooks

> I used to know this kid in sixth grade The teachers called him dumb He'd try real hard did his homework everyday But still they'd whip him on the arse One day he went to the playground With a spraycan

Crazy Heart Skyhooks

> Sue works in a bank on the other side of town And I don't have much money there So I shouldn't hang around I ask the odd question and I cash the odd cheque And I got no right to be jealous 'Bout the

Mercedes Ladies Skyhooks

> Well you look so cute in your Levis suit Struttin' down Collins Street With your Pucci shoes and your faded blues Honey you look so neat You dress so well no one could tell You spend Thursdays with

Jukebox In Siberia Skyhooks

> Way up on the Arctic coast There's a club that's just the most It's the place where the Russians go When the party lines on hold The best nightclub in the USSR Music vodka caviar It's the cossacks

Somewhere In Sydney Skyhooks

> Somewhere in Sydney there's a lady so pretty When she crosses the harbour she's the queen of the city Somewhere in Sydney there's a lady so sweet She hides her tattoo when she's out on the street

Women In Uniform Skyhooks

> Hello there sailor Hi there Lili Marlene Good morning school girls Welcome to the team Beehive hairdo forty-five on the hip Patrolwoman Saunders don't you give her no lip Took me to the station for

Let It Rock Skyhooks

> In the heat of the day down in Mobil Alabama I was working on the railroad with a steel drivin' hammer Trying to get some money buy a pair of new shoes trying to get a woman chase away my blues Hot

This Is My City Skyhooks

> This is my city This is your city This is our city now Well I'm back in the land of second chances And rock'n'roll shows where nobody dances Back in the land of chicken and chips Mars bars and roadside

Forging Ahead Skyhooks

> I got no gun in my pocket Just got my suitcase in my hand I walk right up to the window I got my speeches all planned 'Cos every boy must make his fortune Get in you car and cruise Every stop light's

Love's Not Good Enough Skyhooks

> I'd like to be in love but love's not good enough Good enough a reason to be in love these days There's too much goin' on, there's too much that's goin' wrong Goin' wrong to be in love these days

Party To End All Parties Skyhooks

Now Jody likes to party And I knew she wouldn't say no Well we got the right street But we got the wrong number Then like a shot in the dark We heard that thunder Of the party to end all parties Wildest

All My Friends Are Getting Married Skyhooks

> Well all my friends are getting married Yes they're all growin' old They're staying home on weekends They're all doin' what they're told But I'm caught up in this magic I'm all caught up in the fun

Is This America Skyhooks

> Breaker, Breaker, have a good day today And a better day tomorrow Well keep your shiny side up and your dirty side down Get the pedal to the metal gonna leave this town The black girls are fighting

Blue Jeans Skyhooks

Everybody's wearin' blue jeans Everybody's got their own scenes Everybody's lost in daydreams But everybody's wearin' blue jeans Everybody's wearin' blue jeans Everybody's got their own schemes Everybody

Twisted Innocence Skyhooks

> Ken and Julie are hitching to the coast They don't know it but they're luckier than most Only need to worry about having fun And where the surf's running in the morning sun Oh to have that twisted

Whatever Happened To The Revolution Skyhooks

it drifted away Whatever happened to the revolution I think it died just yesterday I think it died just yesterday Well I remember back in Nineteen Seventy The army wanted you and the army wanted me There

You Just Like Me Cos Im Good In Bed Skyhooks

Macainsh You just like me 'cos I'm good in bed (X 4) You just like me 'cos I'm good in bed Yeah that's what your girlfriend said You just like me 'cos I give you some head You just like me 'cos I'm good

You Just Like Me Cos I'm Good In Bed Skyhooks

Macainsh You just like me 'cos I'm good in bed (X 4) You just like me 'cos I'm good in bed Yeah that's what your girlfriend said You just like me 'cos I give you some head You just like me 'cos I'm good

Trouble With The Computer Skyhooks

> Went down to the bank to make a deposit yesterday The system just went haywire began to overpay Ten too many zeros on my sixty dollars cash There I was like Howard Hughes a tycoon in a flash Trouble

Smut Skyhooks

If your mother knew what you were doing She'd probably hang her head and cry And if she thought that you were whipping the dripping She'd give you a belt, extract all the teeth of your fly Munchy Munchy

Bondage On The Boulevard Skyhooks

> She picked me up for her bodyguard While I was tying up business on the boulevarde Yeah yeah she must be the one Handcuffed to the bed and screamin' for fun Ooh ooh she can't move My wild Santa Monica

Every Chase A Steeple Skyhooks

> Go to school act the fool Learn to get up early Take a seat be discrete Don't you touch the girly 9 to 5 stay alive Fill your head with fiction At the school lose the rules Bound to cause some friction

Million Dollar Riff Skyhooks

a thousand bands And a thousand agents with their ears to the ground - Gimmee Gimmee They're all lookin' for the riff with the million dollar sound Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Million dollar

B B B Boogie Skyhooks

Strauks Sometimes I get the feeling Everybody's putting me down I'm in the need of some rockin' and a reelin' And I don't wanna mess around I need boogie I need boogie Bbbbbbbbbbbbboogie Some people

Hotel Hell Skyhooks

smelt a rat The band playing in the corner may be Clapton, Beck or Jimi No one seemed to care much someone said it sounded tinny Well so much for the good time then the rat began to smell I knew I'd hit

Horror Movie Skyhooks

Watched a horror movie, right there on my TV Horror movie, right there on my TV Horror movie, right there on my TV Shockin' me right out of my brain Shockin' me right out of my brain It's bound to get you in

Modern World Wolf Parade

I'm not in love with the modern world I'm not in love with the modern world I was a torch driving the savages back to the trees Modern world has more ways And I don't mention it since it's changed While

Saturday Night Skyhooks

Saturday night and everybody's out boozin' I get in my car and I go out cruisin' Lookin' for a party, a chick or some dope If it gets after midnight I don't give up hope And if by chance I fail to connect

Mumbo Jumbo Skyhooks

Think I'll do myself a favour Let my thoughts dribble down my chin Mumbo Jumbo got to be the flavour Know that your ears will let it in Dada you demon I got no room for reason now Beat my brains but I

Ego Is Not A Dirty Word Skyhooks

"If I did not have an ego I would not be here tonight If I did not have an ego I might not think that I was right If you did not have an ego you might not care the way you dressed If you did not have an

Motorcycle Bitch Skyhooks

rich and she's awful mean Five forward gears and she's water-cooled She sure looks crazy but she sure ain't fooled She rides a bike like she rides a man Just hold on tight and don't give a damn Slip the

Toorak Cowboy Skyhooks

> He gets his hair cut at Marini's And he drives a Lamborghini The finest thing that ever walked this earth His flat is just divine He buys yoghurt and buys wine A million dollars is what he's worth

Modern World Various Artists

will fit girls There's only one thing they can't fix No I won't let u be mislead And that's the hole in your head Can't do nothing about that Hell hell modern world Hell hell to all u boys and girls Hell

Modern World Anouk

fit girls There's only one thing they can't fix No I won't let you be mislead And that's the hole in your head Can't do nothing about that Hail, hail modern world Hail to all you boys and girls Hail,

Do The Hook Skyhooks

> There's a new dance that's going around It's easy to do just hang around Do the Hook Do the Hook It's something special quite profound We ripped it off from the underground Do the Hook Do the Hook

I'm Normal Skyhooks

I'm throwing out my rubber sheets and kinky knee high boots Going back to holding hands That's where I got my roots Throwin' out my dildos and porno magazines Goin' back to wholesome sex just like it's in

The Other Side Skyhooks

> The kids on the street are lookin' at me They wanna cut me down They don't like my energy They don't want me around They think I've gone, over to the other side They think I've cut my hair and swallowed

Love On The Radio Skyhooks

> They talk about love on the radio They say that you should buy it They talk about love on the radio Say that you should try it They talk about love on the radio Sure try to hard to tell it They talk

Balwyn Calling Skyhooks

and her jeans were tight You didn't think she'd go that far She mighta looked like a princess But why'd you have to give her your address Cos you ain't safe when you get home She's gonna call you on the

Modern World Jonathan Richman

So share the modern world with me 'Cause I'm in love with the U.S.A. now I'm in love with the modern world now Put down your cigarette And drop out of B.U.

Modern Girl Sleater-Kinney

My baby loves me, I'm so happy Happy makes me a modern girl Took my money and bought a TV TV brings me closer to the world My whole life Was like a picture of a sunny day My whole life Was like a picture

Smartarse Songwriters Skyhooks

rock'n'roll melody Gimme some of that rock'n'roll beat Gimme some of that rock'n'roll ecstasy Knock me right off my feet Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah There's a lotta smartarse songwriters Who think they've got the

Modern Marvel Mos Def

Full, the beautiful, the stars, the distance, the close, the stars The heavens, this life The floor, this life, this life The high, this life The beneath, this life, this life All, all, everywhere, everywhere

MODERN WORLD Neil Young

MODERN WORLD First performance at The Catalyst Club, May 1997.