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Binky the Doormat (R​.​E​.​M​.​)

from Unbroken by Kyle Richards & the TM Collective

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Published September 22, 2016
Theme: BANDS & BRANDS

Here’s a song from R.E.M’s 1996, New Adventures in Hi-Fi, their follow up to Monster, and it was mostly comprised of unused live\soundcheck versions of Monster outtakes. Based on a character from the movie “Shakes the Clown”, and also a personal favorite from that album. Gives me a good chance to really try to sound like Stipe on the lead and Mills on the backing vocals. Weirdly difficult when you’re not doing anything different to the tracks other than trying to sing differently. I’ve done a ton of R.E.M. songs, but this might be the closest I’ve come to downright mimicry. I should also point out that unless you’re a huge R.E.M. nerd, you will not be familiar with the song. It’s about as deep a cut as it gets.

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This is horror movie stuff
The muffin is peach, you're "makin" love'
You mean this opera involves handcuffs?
I lay defeated
Yeah, sour milk mouth, horseradish sweet
She's a girl and she's loving me
But distance is my tendency
I am defeated

Have you lost your place? (go away, go away)
I wore my doormat face (go away, go away, go away, go, go, go)
I hung my this or that (go away, go away, go away, go away)
I laid my welcome mat (go away, go away)

If I'm your oyster, where's the war?
You leave me gasping, tattered and torn
I know you can't find a fork
I am just a little acorn
Well, acorns grow to mighty trees
You've got sauce, but you don't have knees
Now look who's asking pretty please
I lay defeated

Have you lost your place? (go away, go away)
I wore my doormat face (go away, go away, go away, go, go, go)
I hung my this or that (go away, go away, go away, go away)
I laid my welcome mat (go away, go away)

Call your bathroom friends around
I will fake a little frown
I will be your little clown,
Easily defeated
Yeah, shut the door and open wide
Seconal and astroglide
Fuck with me and traumatize
Don't you see I love your hide?
All the beauty that's trapped inside
Can't you see I love your hide?
Can't you see I love your hide?
Can't you see it?

Have you lost your place? (go away, go away)
I wore my doormat face (go away, go away, go away, go, go, go)
I hung my this or that (go away, go away, go away, go away)
I laid my welcome mat (go away, go away, go away, go, go, go)
I hung my this or that (go away, go away, go away, go away)
I laid my welcome mat (go away, go away, go away, go, go, go)
Go away, go away, go away
Go away, go away, go away

credits

from Unbroken, released January 25, 2017
Kyle Richards - Vocals, Bass
Chris Henderson - Guitars, Keys
Dave Thake - Drums

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