"It's the cool of the evening, the sun's going down.
I want to hold you in my arms; I want to push you around.
I want to break your bottle and spill out all your charms.
Come on, baby, we'll set off all the burglar alarms."
--Tom Waits

"She throws up, he calms down,
they watch TV.
They live in Disneytown.
She's his Barbie."
--Mono

"I'm searching the city for sci-fi wasabi
The start button has been pushed already
Obi-Wan Kenobi's waiting for me in Union Square
My wheel needs repair; the bike lane's glowing all over the city
My bike specializes in the nitty-gritty
New York City never heard of equality."
--Cibo Matto

"Ad Rock's down with Ione
Listen to the shit because both of them is boney
Got to do it like this like Chachi and Jonie
Because she's the cheese and I'm the macaroni"
--The Beastie Boys

"Unglued, depressed,
a meatloaf in my chest."
--Beck

"Pauline,
more than a memory, girl,
gotta tell you what--
the lamp looked down while the record player twirled
I was sweet and pretty like a Chinese glamor girl."
--Eleni Mandell

"Spoonful of absence made my heart grow fonder
Spoonful of absinthe made my mind a-wander
Spoonful of sugar down at the candy store
I got a string around your sweet-tooth, baby,
and I'm gettin' up to slam the door."
--Freakwater

"So you're a music fan, you know some guys in bands,
and your name is on the list, plus one.
The day I need you to get me in a show
is the day I go and buy a gun."
--The Meat Purveyors

"I had opinions that didn't matter.
I had a brain that felt like pancake batter."
--The White Stripes

"The devil went down
to Newport town,
he brought his red surfboard
to race against the Lord.
It was totally rockin'."
--Mono Puff

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