Monday, December 8, 2008

Song Share: As Tall As Cliffs

By J.C. Glass

Richard Edwards formed the band named Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s in 2004. He named the band after Gwyneth Paltrow’s character Margot Tenenbaum from Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums. After recording 25 songs for their second albam with Epic Records in October 2007, the band disagreed with Epic over which songs to include on the album. Consequently, two versions of the album were released: “Animal”only on vinyl, the band's preferred version, and “Not Animal”, a traditional CD release chosen by the label. This song appears on both versions. I hope you enjoy it!

As Tall As Cliffs by Margot and the Nuclear So and So's

Lyrics:
I tell tales tall as cliffs
You've got a lisp
Kid, those things are hard to miss
When you're drunk you just make love, honey please
Like you've got somewhere to be

But I can't bear to hear the things about last year
I've been up all night, up all night
And I can't bear to hear the things about last year
I've been up all night, up all night

You came well-equipped
With a gun on your hip
And some poison on your lips
But when we wake up in our makeup
We'll be clean 'cause we ain't got nowhere to be

And I can't talk to you the way I wanted to
I've been telling lies, but I'll tell you the truth
And I can't talk to you the way I wanted to
I've been telling lies, but I'll tell you the truth

Darling, I'm tired
I should be leaving, leaving
You know I'm tired
I should be leaving, leaving tonight

Darling, I'm tired
I should be leaving, leaving
You know I'm tired
I should be leaving

Baby I'm tired
I should be leaving, leaving
You know I'm tired
I should be leaving, leaving alright
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7 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 8, 2008 at 3:24 PM

    Are the lyrics complete? I heard something at the end there about takin to the streets?

    or was that the drugs again? do I need to lay off the drugs? sorry. unless it's not, then hah take that anti-drug man!

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  2. J.C.December 8, 2008 at 6:21 PM

    Here are the complete lyrics. Sorry

    i tell tales tall as cliffs.
    you've got a lisp.
    'k, these things are hard to miss.

    and when you're drunk
    you just make love,
    honey, please,
    like you've got somewhere to be.

    but i can't bear to hear
    the things about last year.
    i've been up all night,
    up all night.

    and i can't bear to hear
    the things about last year.

    you came well equipped
    with a gun on your hip
    and some poison on your lips.
    and when we wake up
    in our makeup
    we'll be clean,
    'cause we ain't got nowhere to be.

    and i can't talk to you
    the way i've wanted to,
    i've been telling lies,
    but i'll tell you the truth.

    and i can't talk to you
    the way i've wanted to,
    i've been telling lies,
    but i'll tell you the truth.

    darling, i'm tired,
    and i should be leaving,
    leaving.

    you know i'm tired,
    and i should be leaving,
    leaving tonight.

    darling, i'm tired,
    and i should be leaving,
    leaving.

    you know i'm tired,
    and i should be leaving.

    baby i'm tired,
    and i should be leaving,
    leaving.

    you know i'm tired,
    and i should be leaving,
    leaving, alright

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  3. toddDecember 10, 2008 at 10:37 AM

    JC- Have you listened to the rest of the Epic version of the CD? Is it worth picking up?

    Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Kohl GlassDecember 10, 2008 at 11:36 PM

    1. The name of the band is awesome, and by that I mean the origin of the band's name is awesome. I'm a Wes Anderson junkie, FYI. Who can blame me?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px19OewnsP8

    2. I love when the human voice is used as an instrument like yodeling, or whistling, or what they do in the latter part of this song.

    3. I liked when the song changes tempo between "darling, i'm tired, and i should be leaving, leaving." and "you know i'm tired,
    and i should be leaving." I find that I love when songs shift up or down from the tempo they established with the rest of the song. Am I saying that right? I use up all my English!

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  5. angusDecember 11, 2008 at 6:16 AM

    Gotta admire such an eclectic instrumentation mix. They definitely didn't hold back in that department.

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  6. J.C.December 11, 2008 at 11:29 AM

    todd
    to be honest, some of the songs are ok on the Epic album, but none are at the same level as this song. I have been trying to get a copy of the album the band chose, but have not found it yet.

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  7. alex soto madrigalDecember 11, 2008 at 10:06 PM

    besides being a good song, i've been on kinda this new/odd/odd-use-of instruments trip; and i have to say that i love the way that the electric steal guitar is being used. Even though they don't do much with it, the way that it's presented in the song seems very unique. I was following along in the lyrics when i just heard this sound that really popped out at me. I dig it.

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