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Rose and Chubby

by Rose and Chubby

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1.
Big Beard and the Crystal Light 02:42
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Big Beard and the Crystal Light And the ancient plates of green and white I love my eland with the concentrated urine The arthropod was big and loud On the night you plugged it in Big Beard and the Crystal Light And the borrowed swipes when funds were tight Trading my whole world for some time with the Cocoa Crispies girl The walk and run was super fun To stop and then to begin We still have to go to Acapulco We still need the notes from Wilcox For if not for his fearless courage The Phoxinus Phoxinus would be lost Big Beard and the Crystal Light And the Womyn taking back the night Not students nor teachers could tame the wild pizzas The Uled was big and bad, on the night they came on in
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Have You Failed? 04:00
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Have you failed? To file your tax return To signal your left turn To make the cake not burn Have you failed? To locate your lost glove To find your own true love Your peace with God above Have you failed to sleep at night Have you see the light Have you failed to raise the funds for bail Have you failed? To keep your laces tied? To open wide? To not fall off the ride? To clear the bar? To become a mega star? To park the car? Have you failed your big exam? Have you failed old Uncle Sam? Have you failed to catch your great white whale? Have you failed? To win the race? Or to save your pretty face? to crack the case? To end the war? To achieve the perfect score? To lock the door? Have you failed to sleep at night Have you see the light Have you failed to raise the funds for bail Have you failed your big exam? Have you failed old Uncle Sam? Have you failed to catch your great white whale? Have you failed?
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Plastic in the Window 03:42
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There's a trash train in the valley Winding' past the Blawenburg Band Somewhere Adam sells a sandwich To cicadas in the sand There's a Stally and a Wally And the bikes that we don't ride There's a Daisy and a Piper And our feline friends outside Put the plastic in the window And the Snapple on the john There's a marble brown invasion And the jerks are on the lawn There's a blind man at the diner And a peasant at the grill Oh they never fixed the gutters Reckon that they never will Don't you dare rent Chicken Little It's the worst of all time But on the day you pass your swim test You can have a twist of lime Put the plastic in the window And the Snapple on the john There's a marble brown invasion And the jerks are on the lawn Gonna take a train to Boston Gonna take one to New York Gonna fly down to New Orleans Find a way to make it work Got a grumpy monkey coffee Got a cracker on the jack Gonna move my stuff to Union And I'll never take it back Put the plastic in the window And the Snapple on the john There's a marble brown invasion And the jerks are on the lawn Put the plastic in the window And the Snapple on the john There's a marble brown invasion And the jerks are on the lawn
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Goin' Next Door to Kathy's 04:14
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Goin' next door to Kathy's, going next door to Lou's Kathy's got the wacky tobaccy And Lou's got the booze Kathy said to Nancy, "Will you cut the cake?" Nancy said to Kathy, "The cake will be cut when it's baked." When the cake was finished They left it in the rain Kathy doesn't eat cake anyway 'cuz she abstains Goin' next door to Kathy's, going next door to Lou's Kathy's got the wacky tobaccy And Lou's got the booze Lou pays dues a plenty. Lou pays all his dues And he spends his pennies on his extra fancy shoes. Old Lou likes a party; Lou likes a parade But if it gets too hot out he'll just watch it from the shade Goin' next door to Kathy's, going next door to Lou's Kathy's got the wacky tobaccy And Lou's got the booze Eugene said to No Chin, "Hey is this thing on" No Chin said to Eugene "Keep that thing on all night long" Laura was a smoker, and Marti loved her dog But Mormon girls will hand you pamphlets on your morning jog Goin' next door to Kathy's, going next door to Lou's Kathy's got the wacky tobaccy And Lou's got the booze Goin' next door to Kathy's, going next door to Lou's Kathy's got the wacky tobaccy And Lou's got the booze
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Paulie Walks Alone 03:25
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Paulie walks alone through the streets of the town Shufflin' his feet and he keeps his head down Most folks avoid him when he comes around Paulie walks alone through the streets of the town Paulie's got a face that is melting off his head Gonna lose that face long before he's dead Gonna have just a skull with two eyeballs instead Paulie's got a face that is melting off his head Paulie takes the bus to the stores and to the mall Keeps a wad of cash but don't buy nothing at all Always has a cell phone but never takes no calls Paulie takes the bus to the stores and to the mall Paulie sleeps alone in his underground lair He's got a nuclear arsenal down there He's up to no good and the world had best beware Paulie sleeps alone in his underground lair Paulie walks alone through the streets of the town Shufflin' his feet and he keeps his head down Most folks avoid him when he comes around Paulie walks alone through the streets of the town
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Violent Elbows 03:25
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She stalks through the wasteland with a pip boy and a gun Dealin' pain and death to everyone Stealin' eggs from death claws and cookin' up the cram And chasing raiders out of Megaton But sometimes things get heated when the ammo gets depleted There's just so many ways to kill a man She don't have to worry, cuz she ain't in no hurry She just takes her foes out with her hands Cuz she's got violent elbows, when she gets in a spot And everyone who crosses her gets got She's got violent elbows and deadly knees She's gonna take a big piece out of me She came out of the vault on a cold and rainy day Never knowing who or where to turn to Slavers with chains for to carry you away And mutants who just lay in wait to burn you But late at night in secret, she's working on her moves Leveling up her skills for the melee Parrying above, and lunging down below Gonna cut my own head off some day Cuz she's got violent elbows, when she gets in a spot And everyone who crosses her gets got She's got violent elbows and deadly knees She's gonna take a big piece out of me They say she keeps a kill list close to her heart Of everyone who's wronged her in the past There's some she'll want to turture and finish off real slow And some she'll want to finish off real fast But I know the clock is running to my own time a coming When I'll be put back in my proper place She'll settle all her scores but she's gonna have one more And we'll be reunited face to face Cuz she's got violent elbows, when she gets in a spot And everyone who crosses her gets got She's got violent elbows and deadly knees She's gonna take a big piece out of me Cuz she's got violent elbows, when she gets in a spot And everyone who crosses her gets got She's got violent elbows and deadly knees She's gonna take a big piece out of me
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Paisley 04:38
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Chase the ball, and come when you're called Salivate at the bell Have a nice face. Get shot into space Chase the stranger by his smell Paisley don't jump, keep your feet on the ground Please be still and settle down Paisley don't beg. Don't chew my leg Don't pull the lead or jump around Beat the maze. Find bombs where they lay Dig up all the severed heads Lead the pack, and run round the track Go to heaven when you're dead Paisley don't jump, keep your feet on the ground Please be still and settle down Paisley don't beg. Don't chew my leg Don't pull the lead or jump around Fetch the duck, and ride in the truck Leave your footprints in the cave Jump from piers. Rescue skiers Make a drink when they get saved Paisley don't jump, keep your feet on the ground Please be still and settle down Paisley don't beg. Don't chew my leg Don't pull the lead or jump around Paisley don't jump, keep your feet on the ground Please be still and settle down Paisley don't beg. Don't chew my leg Don't pull the lead or jump around
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Holiday In The Town 03:44
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I might grow up to make cold fusion Fall in love and get divorced One thing I know that's for certain Ain't nothing happening with this horse I wanna sit my ass in traffic Don't wanna go to no country store You think it's quaint and amusing But I just think that it's a bore Don't want to answer any questions Don't want to ride this truck around Don't want to feed any chickens Just want a holiday in the town Let higher learning save my bacon So I might not end up alone Drinking runoff in the Shetlands With a woodshed for my home They say it's nasty and it's crowded But I just can't wait to go Pick up integrated circuits Lose my shovel and my hoe Don't want to answer any questions Don't want to ride this truck around Don't want to feed any chickens Just want a holiday in the town I wanna read the Observer And the Financial Times England's cold and it's raining And I was made for sunnier climes So now I'm teaching in Wisconsin With a second home in Spain I'll pay for it with my winnings When I serve prawns for the main Don't want to answer any questions Don't want to ride this truck around Don't want to feed any chickens Just want a holiday in the town Don't want to answer any questions Don't want to ride this truck around Don't want to feed any chickens Just want a holiday in the town
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Smirky Girl 04:33
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Did she just have a croissant and coffee? Was she out all night on jaegertee? Did she go to Bern on the SBB When she finished Sons of Anarchy? Hey there Smirky Girl. Leaving strangers in a whirl. Everybody turns their heads to stare Hey there Smirky Girl. What do you keep from the world Is there anything you care to share? Did she buy Kirsch and Apenzeller Put them in her toschen at the Coop Did she yodel on the funicular Or go around the Rotsee in a loop? Hey there Smirky Girl. Leaving strangers in a whirl. Everybody turns their heads to stare Hey there Smirky Girl. What do you keep from the world Is there anything you care to share? Is she tying her shoes on the Kriens Weg? Did she let her hund off of der line? Or eat an unrefrigerated red egg And wash it down with Eichoff from her stein? Hey there Smirky Girl. Leaving strangers in a whirl. Everybody turns their heads to stare Hey there Smirky Girl. What do you keep from the world Is there anything you care to share? Hey there Smirky Girl. Leaving strangers in a whirl. Everybody turns their heads to stare Hey there Smirky Girl. What do you keep from the world Is there anything you care to share?
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Gold Star Day 03:25
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Gold Star Day, Gold Star Day Gold Star Day, Gold Star Day We took a train to the city And we never got delayed Our ride was smooth and on time and we jumped into the fray Filler her up with NY Diesel And we said hello to Jay We climbed aboard Smokey Bear and we rode him to a K Gold Star Day, Gold Star Day Gold Star Day, Gold Star Day We saw Irene at the station We saw Jah at the arcade We crossed the bridge and the sun shined down upon us both ways We saw two hundred thousand women Half of them were on our train They were all going to a march and that was okay Gold Star Day, Gold Star Day Gold Star Day, Gold Star Day We took a train to Coney Island We saw artstars and mermaids We talked about cotton candy and we drank some lemonade We watched a kid jump in the ocean And we saw him swim away We drank Coronas and we watched them catch whitefish from the bay Gold Star Day, Gold Star Day Gold Star Day, Gold Star Day Gold Star Day, Gold Star Day Gold Star Day, Gold Star Day

about

Rose and Chubby is a songwriting collaboration between Brer Brian and beloved wife Tiff Kline which draws from years of shared experience, inside references, vague recollections, personal stories, and puns. Our name comes from two old ladies who ran a luncheonette in our former adopted hometown of Hopewell, NJ.

Our songs draw heavily from real life, but also from movies, TV shows, and games. We would thus like to thank the creators of Fallout, Game of Thrones, the Up series (UK), Notes on a Scandal, Come Dine With Me, our friends and neighbors, and their pets, for making this album possible.

"Brer has blended his love of old-time guitar-picking and mountain harmonies with his usual humor and wit in lyrics that are the best I’ve heard, and maybe because he is inspired and aided in this endeavor by the love of his life Tiff Kline.

And what range. “Have You Failed” is a classic Anti-folk song that would fit nicely on any Sidewalk Café setlist, “Goin Next Door To Kathy’s” could be lifted off of a Grateful Dead live album, complete with Grisman-esque mandolin, and “Paulie Walks Alone” is a haunting timeless bluegrass number about a modern outcast. After the finger-pickin’ groove and clever lyrics of “Violent Elbows,” along comes “Smirky Girl,” with a jazzy Samba beat and horn section, all played by Brer and Ms. Kline.

I have followed Brer Brian for almost 20 years now (full disclosure: we collaborated on the Grindhouse Musical “Stupefied” at Surf Reality in 2001). I am delighted to report that Mr. Brian and his wife have created a work of beauty in “Rose and Chubby,” one that shows a sophistication that comes from working your craft for decades." -David Jenness

"Rose and Chubby, the self-titled new album by Tiff Kline and spouse 'Brer' Brian Homa, is a bundle of joy for listeners, a high-tech creation made to sound, to my ear, as if surreptitious recordings of the greatest little folk-rock-touring-protest-trad band you ever heard live but whose LPs you can never find in stores. Brer Brian has for decades earned his trickster sobriquet as a NYC area performer who dazzles with endlessly inventive melodies as unique as they are familiar while upending expectations with each chord change and lyrical verse. In this marital band the music, lyrics, and vocals soar to new heights. These tunes will sound as great 40-50 years from now as they do now--because they're better than most of the classics of that era that inspired them. The harmonies alone seduce like a summer romance. This is music that just might make you happy."—Vid Hardt

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released October 26, 2018

Brer Brian: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Banjo, Mandolin, Trumpet, Vocals

Tiff Kline: Artistic Direction, Song Ideas, Concepts, Flute

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