this is thao nguyen (as in thao and the get down stay down).
this song is called "beat (health, life, and fire)." (venue at rasputin's records in berkeley.)
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thao is a clever lyricist. this is the first half of the song:
beat my brow
beat my chest
beat the ones who love me the best
oh how could they be liars
they assured me health, life and fire
oh no!
how can you stand it
when i run, when i run like a bandit
i wear him like a habit
in the lining of my jacket
and oh my gunpowder
is an emergency
i must battle without her
she is surely killing me
ok. the song is incredibly catchy, and so is the rhyming. don't know if that counts as clever, but i like some good rhyming.
if that's not clever enough, i guess octopi are more interesting.
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ps.
i think thao kind of sounds similar to lissy trullie and the fibs:
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maybe it's their voices, but i like them both. whee !!