The new release from NYC indiepunk band, The Happy Problem. Born from the fighting energy of punk and a love of tuneful pop, NYC's The Happy Problem are described by Time Out NY as "...a happy-go-lucky Hole." With influence from Duran Duran to Gogol Bordello, their first full length release, "Head Case," features 11 melodic punk tunes, garnering airplay from KROQ in Los Angeles to DarkCompass.com in the UK and song placements on ABC, CW & more. Video for the latest single and more at www.youtube.com/thehappyproblem.
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from the new album "Head Case" by The Happy Problem.
lyrics
Put your panties on, she's already gone
Save the spectacle, you'll need it in the pre-dawn
Everything to prove, give the diva room
Know she show us how she walk-a with a boom-boom
Don't betray the fool, it's the golden rule
Try escaping but you crash into the cool-cool
Nothing worth a try, she's a shut us out blind
Don't crack, stay back
Stop the old attack
Stay loose, no truce
No use
Cold fish, no kiss
All we were dismissed
Walk by, stay dry
Keep the greeting low, she don't wanna know
Personality not welcome in the big show
Keep the smile cold, never break the mold
Warm and open is a catastrophic no-no
Keep your panties on, just until she's gone
Save yourself from being just another fawn fawn
Ego on parade, make the memory fade
Don't crack, stay back
Stop the old attack
Stay loose, no truce
No use
Cold fish, no kiss
All we were dismissed
Walk by, stay dry
You're a cold fish, is that what you live for
Just a cold fish, slap
Cold fish, no kiss, no use, dismissed
Cold fish, no kiss, no use dismissed
(Walk on by, not worth the try)
(Walk on by, not worth the try)
credits
from Head Case,
released November 1, 2011
Written by Sam Shaber and Tony Cortes, vocals and guitars: Sam Shaber, drums: Tony Cortes, bass: Sean Gibson, additional guitar: Stan Blackett
Described by Time Out NY as “a happy go lucky Hole,” The Happy Problem's exuberantly angsty frontwoman Samantha Shaber sings
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