Violent Femmes - Viva Wisconsin

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Album Review

Release date: 22 July 2008

Violent Femmes - Viva Wisconsin

Viva Wisconsin

The road has been a long one for Milwaukee's [a]Violent Femmes[/a]...

The road has been a long one for Milwaukee's Violent Femmes . Eighteen years is a lot of gigs and a lot of motel rooms. Always very much a cultish live band - and one who can play their instruments properly - it was inevitable that sooner or later a live album would appear. And an acoustic one at that. But even without the assistance of electricity, these punk-folk shitkickers...

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Violent Femmes - Viva Wisconsin Lyrics

Violent Femmes - Ugly Lyrics

Crossed the path then I followed your face
It was hard to believe it was hard to trace
I saw you today seems like I see you everyday
But there's something I figured out 'bout you

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Violent Femmes - Country Death Song Lyrics

I had me a wife, I had me some daughters
I tried so hard, I never knew still waters
Nothing to eat and nothing to drink
Nothing for a man to do but sit around and think

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Violent Femmes - Black Girls Lyrics

I dig the black girls
Oh so much more than the white girls
I was so pleased to learn they were faster
C'est, c'est, c'est vous I'm after

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Violent Femmes - Special Lyrics

You smile because you know
You smile because you know
You smile I told you so
C'mon gimme a smile---I'm gonna let you know

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Violent Femmes - Old Mother Reagan Lyrics

Old Mother Reagan
And her crew
Took away
From me and you

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Violent Femmes - I'm Nothing Lyrics

I am N O T H I N, I am N O T H I N
I'm nothing, nothing
I am N O T H I N, I am N O T H I N
I'm nothing, nothing

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Violent Femmes - Life Is An Adventure Lyrics

Life is an adventure,
made for an adventurer.
Made just for the boy who can,
grow up strong and become a man.

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Violent Femmes - Dahmer Is Dead Lyrics

Dahmer is Dead
Dahmer is Dead.
A broomstick bashed him upside his head.
Upside the head, upside the head.

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Violent Femmes - Gimme The Car Lyrics

Come on dad gimme the car tonight
Come on dad gimme the car tonight
I got this girl I wanna
Come on dad gimme the car

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Violent Femmes - Good Feeling Lyrics

Good feeling
Won't you stay with me just a little longer
It always seems like your leaving
When I need you here just a little longer

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Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone Lyrics

Beautiful girl, lovely dress
High school smiles, oh yes
Beautiful girl, lovely dress
Where she is now, I can only guess

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Violent Femmes - Confessions Lyrics

People worry
What are they worrin about today
Seems like there's a good reason
To worry worry worry

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Violent Femmes - Add It Up Lyrics

Day after day
I will walk, and I will play
But the day, after today
I will stop, and I will start

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Violent Femmes - Kiss Off Lyrics

I need someone, a person to talk to
Someone who'd care to love
Could it be you, could it be you
Situation gets rough then I start to panic

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Violent Femmes - Prove My Love Lyrics

Just last night I was reminded of just how bad
It had gotten and just how sick I had become
But it could change with this relationship
De-de range we've all been through some shit

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Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun Lyrics

When I'm out walkin' I strut my stuff, man, I'm so strung out
I'm high as a kite, I just might stop to check you out
Let me go on like I blister in the sun
Let me go on, big hands, I know you're the one

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Violent Femmes - Hallowed Ground Lyrics

The profit is a fool, the spiritual man is mad
For the multitude of thine inequity and the great hatred
(Hosea 9:7)

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