Includes bonus tracks not available on BandCamp! Wow! 18 Tracks total. Googolplexia himself hand-wrapped each of these in the artwork, and hand-numbered each (CDs AND artwork) with a magic marker. And by "magic marker," I do mean a marker with actual MAGIC within, not just a felt-tip permanent marker or anything. So basically, you're buying MAGIC. How many items of BandCamp merchandise can truthfully claim the same?
Includes unlimited streaming of "O" Before "L," And Only One "E"
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Originally there was a (LONG pre-BandCamp) digital release called "Live In The Studio" that featured these seven tracks, recorded with the full band, all playin' together at the time of recording. They are presented here as BONUS tracks for this digital release of "O" BEFORE "L," AND ONLY ONE "E."
lyrics
Well, ya know I get from place to place with that car in my garage
It ain't no fifty-seven Chevy or brand-new shiny red super-stock Dodge
No four-oh-nine, no little deuce coupe, no T-Bird, no Mitsubishi Mirage
Well I drive an automatic and some people say that makes me lame
But with her sunroof, extra big trunk and cassette player I love 'er the same
As any bonehead muscle car driver who calls his car by a woman's name
Well, it's a
CHORUS:
Ninety-one blue-green Volvo 240
It's a ninety-one blue-green Volvo 240
It's a ninety-one blue-green Volvo 240
Gets me where I drive...
Oh I just love her power locks although the passenger side one doesn't work
And her antenna only goes down to half-mast, but that's another small quirk
That car is thirteen years old, it never shakes or jolts or rumbles or jerks
And I'm not worried about crashin' cuz I know that car, it's built like a tank
Yes, for the craftsmanship thereof, I guess I have the Swedish people to thank
Yeah when those car reports come out each year the Swedes are always top of the rank
'Cuz it's a
(CHORUS)
(SOLO)
In fact Volvo is not a Swedish word at all, in latin it means "I Roll"
'Cuz really, what word would work better for a car that always reaches its goal?
And if I didn't know better, I would say that car and I share a soul
She may not be the most aerodynamic thing, but I don't care about that
'Cuz all those souped-up shiny hot rods always get their windows smashed with a bat
And if ya call me a square, I'll say "Hey, look over there!"
You'll see the car where I sat, it's kinda--shaped like a hat
And maybe then you'll realize that I drive the only car of my dreams
Yeah it's a
(CHORUS)
(CHORUS)
...it's a Volvo thing, you wouldn't understand.
credits
from "O" Before "L," And Only One "E",
released July 14, 2011
Googoltone 9000, Vocals: Googolplexia
Guitar, Backing Vocal: Bill Michalski
Bass Guitar: Justin DiCenzo
Drums: Keith Hueffmeier
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