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SIDE ONE

1            Hi-Ho Silver Lining
2            I Saw Her Again Last Night
3            It's A Parking Lot Most Saturdays
4            Red Robin
5            Turn Down Day

SIDE TWO

1            Rainy Day Sun
2            Silence Is Golden
3            Happy Together
4            Children Of The Sun
5            Lady Madonna
 

• A bootleg album released in the Philippines. The packaging was typical Sixties/Seventies bootleg fare, with the broken English title stamped on the front of an all-white cover, and a photocopied song sheet (with grainy black-and-white photo of 1967 Tap) on the back. (Of course, "Rainy Day Sun" and "Lady Madonna", both commercial releases, are the only tracks in fairly decent quality.)
• In a situation mirroring what would become of Nigel's "Calm Caravan" years later, the title of "Red Robin" (which appears here in an earlier form than on SPINAL TAP SINGS...) as given on the label is the incorrect "Red Robert".
• "Children Of The Sun" is performed as an acoustic demo by David, and was later given away to Folktown Records artists the Folksmen.
• "It's A Parking Lot Most Saturdays" is an early prototype version of "Our Hideaway."
• Many tracks are covers of recent hits, recorded as jams during the SPINAL TAP SINGS sessions. The original artists are as follows: "Hi-Ho Silver Lining", Jeff Beck; "I Saw Her Again Last Night", the Mamas and the Papas; "Turn-Down Day", the Cyrkle; "Silence Is Golden", the Tremeloes; and "Happy Together", the Turtles. The odd one out is "Lady Madonna", which ended up on the flipside of one of the singles culled from WE ARE ALL FLOWER PEOPLE.

HI-HO SILVER LINING
(English / Weiss)

You're everywhere and nowhere, baby,
that's where you're at
Going down the bumpy hillside in your hippie hat
Flying across the country and getting fat
Saying everything is groovy
when your tires are flat

And it's hi-ho silver lining
anywhere you go now, baby
I see your sun is shining but I will make a fuss
Though it's obvious

Flies are in your pea soup, baby
they're waving at me
Anything you want is yours now,
only nothing's for free
Life's a-gonna get you someday,
just wait and see
So put up your beach umbrella
while you're watching TV

And it's hi-ho silver lining
anywhere you go, well, baby
I see your sun is shining but I will make a fuss
Though it's obvious
 
 

I SAW HER AGAIN LAST NIGHT
(Phillips / Doherty)

I saw her again last night
And you know that I shouldn't
To string her along is just not right
If I couldn't I wouldn't

But what can I do, I'm lonely too
And it makes me feel so good to know
You'll never leave me

I'm in way over my head
Now she thinks that I love her
Because that's what I said
Though I never think of her
But what can I do, I'm lonely too
And it makes me feel so good to know
You'll never leave me

Every time I see that girl
You know I want to lay down and die
But I really need that girl
Don't know why I'm living a lie
It makes me want to cry

I saw her again last night
And you know that I shouldn't
To string her along is just not right
If I couldn't I wouldn't

But what can I do, I'm lonely too
And it makes me feel so good to know
You'll never leave me

But what can I do, I'm lonely too
And it makes me feel so good to know
You'll never leave me

Every time I see that girl
You know I want to lay down and die
But I really need that girl
Don't know why I'm living a lie
It makes me want to cry

I saw her again last night
And you know that I shouldn't
To string her along is just not right
If I couldn't I wouldn't
I'm in way over my head
Now she thinks that I love her
Because that's what I said
Though I never think of her
 
 

TURN-DOWN DAY

It's much too groovy a summer's day
To waste runnin' round in the city
But here on the sand I can dream away
Or look at the girls if they're pretty

It's a turn-down day
Nothin' on my mind
It's a turn-down day
And I dig it

There's nothing easier I can do
Than lyin' around doing nothing

It's a turn-down day
Nothin' on my mind
It's a turn-down day
And I dig it

Soft summer breeze and the surf rolls in
To laughter of small children playin'
Someone's radio has the news tuned in
But nobody cares what he's sayin'

Don't you know
It's a turn-down day
Nothin' on my mind
It's a turn-down day
And I dig it
Things that are waiting to mess my mind
Will just have to wait 'til tomorrow

It's a turn-down day
Nothin' on my mind
It's a turn-down day
And I dig it

It's a turn-down day
Nothin' on my mind
It's a turn-down day
Just a turn-'round day
It's a turn-down day
 
 

RAINY DAY SUN
(Tufnel / St. Hubbins)

Here she comes, that Rainy Day Sun
Peeking in and out the falling raindrops
Smiling down on everyone

In her golden, gossamer gown
And a necklace of the finest rainbows
Drying out this rainy day town

Good-bye, cloudy skies!
Here she comes! Here she comes to
Cut them down to size
And dry the tears in my eyes

Here she comes that Rainy Day Sun
Like a moppet at a birthday party
Rainy day's not spoiling her fun

Open up the top of your mind
Catch the water in your magic paint-box
Oh, the many colors you find

Good-bye, cloudy skies
Here she comes! Here she comes to
Cut them down to size
And dry the tears in my eyes

We love you rainy day sun...
 
 

SILENCE IS GOLDEN

Oh, don't it hurt deep inside
To see someone do something to her
Oh, don't it pain to see someone cry
Oh, especially when someone is her

Silence is golden, but my eyes still see
Silence is golden, golden
But my eyes still see

Talking is cheap, people follow like sheep
Even though there is nowhere to go
How could she tell, he deceived her so well
Pity, she'll be the last one to know

Silence is golden, but my eyes still see
Silence is golden, golden
But my eyes still see

How many times will she fall for his line
Should I tell her or should I keep cool?
And if I tried, I know she'd say I lied
Mind your business, don't hurt her, you fool

Silence is golden, but my eyes still see
Silence is golden, golden
But my eyes still see
 
 

HAPPY TOGETHER
(Bonner / Gordon)

Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night, it's only right
To think about the girl you love and hold her tight
So happy together

If I should call you up, invest a dime
And you say you belong to me and ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be, so very fine
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

So happy together
How is the weather
So happy together
We're happy together
So happy together
Happy together
So happy together
So happy together (ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba)
 
 

CHILDREN OF THE SUN
(St. Hubbins)
 
 

LADY MADONNA
(Lennon / McCartney)

Lady Madonna, children at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet
Who finds the money? When you pay the rent
Did you think that money was heaven sent?

Friday night arrives without a suitcase
Sunday morning creep in like a nun
Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace
See how they run

Lady Madonna, baby at your breast
Wonder how you manage to feed the rest

See how they run
Lady Madonna, lying on the bed
Listen to the music playing in your head

Tuesday afternoon is never ending
Wednesday morning papers didn't come
Thursday night you stockings needed mending
See how they run

Lady Madonna, children at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet