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Union General

by Union General

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1.
Intro 01:49
2.
8 Track 03:23
8 Track in my Granny’s car Don’t want to leave the back seat now Led Zep and CCR Holly’s ghost must not be far You’re driving ‘cause I’m on my way We’re gonna crash the liquor store Granny not aware her car’s missing She don’t care what we’re listening Don’t care if we’ll ever come back No no no Cassette tape in daddy’s car Every speakers for itself There’s a long road, plenty of gas Beer in the trunck we’ll never come back Pixies and Joy division Twist and shout yeah yeah yeah We’re already a long way from home We got no plans to wake up tomorrow Daddy’s not aware his car’s missing He don’t care what we’re listening Don’t care if we’ll ever come back No no no Solo Daddy’s not aware his car’s missing He don’t care what we’re listening Don’t care if we’ll ever come back No no no
3.
Hi there! Looking for me? I’m sure that she smells great And tastes like chicken In my head I’m the only one to make her laugh And if she’s sad I know what to do Nowhere to find her Seem to know her And even if I do I’m too tired to run And lie to myself Why are you scared of me? I tried to catch your name Don’t know the name of your favourite band You’re nowhere to be seen Nowhere to find her I’m following her Trying to find out who she is I’ve seen her once or twice I’m sure that she’s my best friend She’s playing with clouds And trying to look cool Seem to know her But I’m sure she’s nice
4.
Too bad that you can’t make it So little time to do it all I understand your reasons Hope that your plans are going well I know that you’re a grown man You’re strong to do it by yourself Growing up our own way Growing up our own way Sometime I miss you dear friend But I’m not sure that you’re the same We can still drink a few beers I’ll know that you’re not mad at me Know that if we’re away You’ll always be there in my head Growing up our own way Growing up our own way Solo Growing up our own way Growing up our own way
5.
Walking alone on a crowded street Knowing that I’m wrong Nobody knows what I’ve done for sure Peoples smiling at me I’m the one who breaks your heart Vague memories coming back today Feeling nothing at all Is she the one to call Miss Right? Caring and cooking for me? I’m the one who breaks your heart Solo There was a time when I cared for her She threw it all away I want to talk I want news from her But I don’t care if I don’t
6.
Dead to me 02:22
People told me that you should be dead I still can’t believe that you’re still alive After all this time I can understand what you’re doing Do you have to make it that hard? Give yourself a break Stop screaming at me Stop screaming at me Wake up! I’m here for you Stop screaming at me Stop screaming at me I don’t know what to do I can’t help, and you know it Do you have to take that road again? Do you have to be totally wrong? I have to count your age in cat years It’s sad to see you go like this Sure that you want to go? Stop screaming at me Stop screaming at me Wake up! I’m here for you Stop screaming at me Stop screaming at me I don’t know what to do
7.
Dear Abigail 02:40
She’s sitting there waiting For someone or something to happen Making plans about anything Smiling at people that she meets Dear Abigail What happened to you? Voices around, are pressuring you Dear Abigail She’s sitting there waiting Holds her breath forever She’s a quiet girl Not unlike me and you Dear Abigail Tell me what happened to you? Voices around, are pressuring you Dear Abigail She’s making odd faces by herself Giving strange looks to strangers And if the time is right She will throw apples at you Dear Abigail What happened to you? Voices around, are pressuring you Dear Abigail
8.
Make me understand who the fake you really is. I don’t have time for a real life I don’t care about what you’re thinking of me It’s the decline of civilities When I’m in my car I feel like screaming You’re one step ahead of me It’s the place that I’m suppose to be I don’t have time for a real life I don’t care about what you’re thinking of me It’s the decline of civilities solo It’s the decline of civilities Not taking time to say what the problem really is I don’t have time to take care of it now I’ll take care to explode in due time I don’t have time for a real life I don’t care about what you’re thinking of me It’s the decline of civilities
9.
Go ahead Jump and shout Nothing you can do, to make me change my mind Be my guest Run and hide Nothing will fix the mess you made Go ahead Jump and shout Nothing you can do, to make me change my mind Yeah, I’m talking about you Find somebody to be with you Be a burden to someone else Find somebody to be with you Be my guest Scream and shout Nothing you can do, to make me change my mind Bear in mind That you’re the one That has to stand you every day of the year Go ahead Jump and shout Nothing will fix the mess you made Yeah, I’m talking about you Find somebody to be with you Be a burden to someone else Find somebody to be with you -Solo-
10.
If 01:51
Even if she’s the most beautiful girl Even if she seems not uptight I’d rather be with you I’d rather be with you Even if I don’t rule the world If you let me stay in your heart If you don’t turn you back and leave I wanna be with you I wanna be with you Even if I don’t rule the world Even if we could go back in time Even if we can patch things up I wanna be with you I wanna be with you Even if I don’t rule the world Stupid things are said In the moment If we give ourselves a chance Maybe we can give it another try So if you lay down your arms and hug me Bring back the trust that we lost We will be together We will be together Even if I don’t deserve you
11.
Little girl I never dream about you Little girl I never dream about you Don’t you know baby don’t you know that I’m not in love with you I’ve tried to run away from you I’m running fast but you’re already there Hide away Hide away It’s seems that you don’t understand The meaning of Leave me alone! Right away Right away No means no that’s all I have to say All I know is that you really can’t stay When you’ll be far from here? Little girl I never dream about you Little girl I never dream about you Don’t you know baby don’t you know that I’m not in love with you Little girl, little girl, little girl I don’t wanna hold you Little girl, little girl, little girl I don’t wanna be near you
12.
I just wake up in the afternoon There’s no rush to get dress Nothing’s gonna ruin my lazy day Coffee is warm and my head is light It’s Sunday Whoo who who! It’s Sunday Whoo who who! Watching the neighbours outside There’s nothing good on TV Today is a sunny day Let’s get out and play It’s Sunday Whoo who who! It’s Sunday Whoo who who! It’s a great day to read under a tree Looking at people passing by Naming them and playing games The birds are signing our song It’s Sunday Whoo who who! It’s Sunday Whoo who who!
13.
Let me sleep 03:55
I should go to sleep Don’t want to Too much to think about Too much action in my head Living against time Everybody let me sleep I should go to sleep Don’t want to Got to keep morning far Away from me Always pushing time Away from my reality Living against time Everybody let me sleep (Let me sleep) Up and down keeping me from my bed (Let me sleep) Up and down keeping me from my head (Let me sleep) I need something strong Let me out of my head Let me out of my head solo I should go to sleep Don’t want to Life’s being easy on me No complaint here Money problems is The least of my concerns now Living against time Everybody let me sleep
14.
Granny takes a trip But not for long She baked with love Loosing, a piece of her Granny takes a trip She’s packed her bags She’s going far She knows that you love her When she’s alone Her heart is beating fast She has that something That keeps her going strong Too bad that she’ll gone too long Granny takes a trip Her lover’s gone She takes her time To find her peace of mind Granny takes a trip To a younger time When she was in love When she was, full of life Dear granny my love Forget those apple pies The time is right To do something hip You can let go and take your trip

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“...we can’t seem to take it off repeat here at The iM – you’ll understand why after just one listen. » David Marskell –The Indie Machine

« Pourtant, Union General évite le piège de la bête copie ou du pastiche-vintage trop facile. » Éric Samson – BangBangBlog

« Un disque faisant foi de l’affection de Messier pour une pop classique pétrie de mélodies infectieuses (Find Somebody (to Be with You)), qu’enluminent d’ambitieuses harmonies vocales et des claviers dignes des Animals. » Dominic Tardif - Voir Estrie

« The quartet deliver an all engaging sound, which for some unknown reason makes me feel like a real ‘grown-up’ listening to it. That isn’t to say it is a lugubrious reflective, as the music has a listenable quality, whilst simultaneously there is a sophistication to the compositions. Perhaps it is that Union General has taken the naivety of 60′s pop and added a topping of Crème fraîche, akin to a Vodka Jelly, essentially a children’s party food, but with the kick that makes it all so much better. » Tim Whale - The indie bands blog

credits

released February 29, 2012

All songs by Stephane Messier except :
“Dear Abigail” : Messier – Massicotte
“Let me sleep” : Bouchard – Messier – Schmitz
© 2012 Stephane Messier ( SOCAN)

Recorded at LeBeauProductions, Upstairz studio, Stephane’s home, Felix’s home March-September 2011

Recording Engineer : Vincent Lebeau, Alain Robitaille
and Stephane Messier

Mixed by Etienne Chan Kane JETHEME
Montreal QC August – November 2011

Photos and logo by Kareen Damien
Art direction : Kareen Damien

Produced by Union General

Mastered by Larry O’Malley AUDIOBEC
uniongeneral@hotmail.ca

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