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Hollywood World

by Neil Chapman

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Cowboy Hat 03:35
COWBOY HAT Well my car just died and my girl she's a brat my bank account's thin and my debts are fat I lost my job I hit my boss my neighbours cats just killed my dog Well east is east and west is west right is right and left is left just when I think my life's goin' to crap Damn I look good in a cowboy hat! Well the doctor says I gotta stop havin' fun I'm so flat broke I gotta pawn my guns I wake up in the night in a cold cold sweat my roof is a leakin and my bed's all wet 'Cause day is day and night is night Some wear it low and some wear it high Just when I think my life's goin' to crap Damn I look good in a cowboy hat! Have me a shower a shot and a shave all dressed up and I'm ready to rave I scream into the mirror "I'm gonna rock tonight!" but I got to put my hat on to make me feel right... to make me feel right Love can be friendly love can be cruel Love can make an old man act like a fool Love can make everybody lonely at night but there's just one thing that's got me goin' right Like city is city and town is town Some wear it up and some where it down Just when I think my life's going to crap Damn I look good in a cowboy hat! Because east is east and west is west Bad is bad and best is best Just when I think my life's goin' to crap Damn I look good in a cowboy hat! Damn I look good in a cowboy hat! Damn I look good in this cowboy! Cowboy hat tonight Come on girl let's go out dancin'
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Cool Corner 03:10
COOL CORNER Cool corner, corner of love fun is her game she's sent from heaven above Now if she likes what she sees she just might catch your eye pull your heart strings tighter make you glad you're alive Cool corner Cool corner, corner of love Cool corner life is a ball kick it down the street and watch those little boys fall She says what she means there ain't no room for no doubt if she likes you you're in and if she don't you're out Cool corner Cool corner, corner of love Cool corner, cool corner Cool corner She lives in a cool corner river run to the sea where everything is magic such a cool place to be The sky the moon her first day in June she sees a little bit more than most people do Cool corner Cool corner, corner of love Cool corner, cool corner Cool corner In her cool cool corner life's moving fast don't worry 'bout the future ain't got time for the past Ain't got time for the past Cool corner Cool corner, corner of love Cool corner, cool corner Cool corner
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MIGHT AS WELL BE ON MARS Sunday morning with the New York Times sun is shining in my penthouse suite My valet's laying out some lines they reach from Copa Beach to Easystreet Before the mirror you apply your cream cosmetic secret of eternal youth Is something the matter no it's just a bad dream I know you'd leave me if you knew the truth I might as well be on Mars I might as well be on Mars Only the stars mean anything to you Monday night another day goes by your voice is telling me that life is sweet You watch your star flash into the sky and fall to earth again on Easystreet I might as well be on Mars I might as well be on Mars Only the stars mean anything to you I might as well be on Mars I might as well be on Mars I'm already that far away from you We lead such a sweet existence and I'm reaching out to you in vain Your disappearing in the distance of this alien terrain Sunday morning with the New York Times sun is shining in my penthouse suite My valet's laying out some lines Miami Beach to Easystreet I might as well be on Mars I might as well be on Mars Only the stars mean anything to you I might as well be on Mars I might as well be on Mars I'm already that far away from you I'm already that far away from you I'm already that far away from you
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PEOPLE ON THE BEACH Oh the madman who writes the code in the sand is becoming a permanent fixture Seagulls fly, land in the sand their footprints read like Scripture They say something, something's not quite right What's wrong with this picture? Oh and the clown he gestures to the waves as they dance upon the shore Smokestacks tower like temples above as the waves begin to roar They say something, something's not quite right What's wrong with this picture? Yeah they say something something's not quite right What's wrong with this picture? Ah the wind sounds like a warning of war in some forgotten speech Spoken by that madman to the people on the beach People on the beach say there's no one in the sky yet each wave seems to reach for those that pass it by Fish come swimming in upside down their bellies read like scripture They say something something's not quite right What's wrong with this picture? It's hot outside, nobody goes in the water What's wrong with this picture? People on the beach no one in the water
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Cats 04:19
CATS Cheaper than a television, quieter than a radio All day all night vision, they can see you wherever you go Cats are smart they don't take no jive Cats are lucky they got nine lives Cats are down in history Cats are a mystery to me.......Cats Surrounded with superstition, secrets we want to know Pleasure in life their mission, just like some people I know Cats are in my garbage can On their feet they always land You can't tell 'em what to do They don't need me and they don't need you......Cats Where do they come from? Where do they go? Where do they come from? Who do they know? Cheaper than a television quieter than a radio Pleasure in life their mission, just like some people I know....Cats Cats are in my comic strip, cat commercials make me sick, you can't tell 'em what to do, they don't need me and they don't need you Just like some people I know Cats are smart they don’t take no jive, cats are lucky they've got nine lives, cats are in my comic strip, cat commercials make me sick! Cats are in my garbage can, on their feet they always land, you can't tell 'em what to do, they don't need me and they don't need you Just like some people I know Big old hairballs on my couch….Cats
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HOLLYWOOD WORLD A little bit fat A little bit old A little bit bald don't fit the mould You've got a hope in hell of of making it A hope in hell of making it A hope in hell in this Hollywood World today A little bit shy A little bit loud A little too short don't like the crowd You've got a hope in hell of of making it A hope in hell of making it A hope in hell in this Hollywood World today It ain’t how you sound it's how you look well you can’t judge a play or movie by the book I don’t give a damn about the way I look in your head A little bit loose A little bit tight A little bit funky well that's all right You've got a hope in hell of of making it A hope in hell of making it A hope in hell in this Hollywood World today It ain’t what you gave it's what you took well you can’t judge a play or movie by the book I don’t give a damn about the way I look in your head A little bit loose A little bit tight A little bit funky well that's all right You've got a hope in hell of of making it A hope in hell of making it A hope in hell in this Hollywood World today Well It ain’t how you sound it’s how you look and you can’t judge a play or movie by the book I don’t give a damn about the way I look in your head In this Hollywood World today…. It’s not easy being in this Hollywood world. A little out of the mould, a little shy of the mould. Maybe I’m just overpowering the mould a little bit. I’ll just try to skinny up, that’s right Skinny up, I’m almost in, I think I’m in..…..
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Slow Song 04:24
SLOW SONG Well I came to this dance with just one thing in mind hoping in my heart I could catch your eye Rehearsing in my head what I'm going to do walk across the floor and up to you and ask if you’ll have this dance with me tonight That's why I'm gonna wait till the band plays the slow song The kinda song that lets me get up close to you Hold your hand, feel your hair on my face Close my eyes this is the only place I want to be here dancing slow with you Well let the others have the fast songs I don’t care about that Jumpin' up-and-down like an acrobat I want to hold you close, try not to step on your toes whisper in your ear how great you look in those clothes I’m gonna hold out till it all comes down to two... just me and you That's why I'm gonna wait till the band plays the slow song The kinda song that lets me get up close to you Hold your hand, feel your hair on my face Close my eyes this is the only place I want to be here dancing slow with you Well I came to this dance with just one thing in mind I know it’s gonna come, the last song of the night Well my knees are shakin' and my hands are wet I'm gonna ask you to dance and I'll pray you say yes The magic of the slow song gonna help me win your heart tonight That's why I'm gonna wait till the band plays the slow song The kinda song that lets me get up close to you Hold your hand, feel your hair on my face Close my eyes this is the only place I want to be here dancing slow with you Well my daddy told me that’s how he won my mom dancing to the slow song at the senior prom and I’m hoping that this slow song's gonna do the same to you yes I'm hoping that this slow song's gonna do the same to you
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CONGRATULATIONS I offer my congratulations I'm amazed you did a thing like that! A lot of people gonna like it You deserve a tip of the hat They're gonna to come in from everywhere They're gonna welcome you into the pack Just watch out out they don't knock your head off when they're Pattin' you on the back! Pattin' you on the back! Well me I still got the fingerprints as evidence on my skin People don't know how to treat you they don't know where to begin One minute you get the position the next minute you get the sack Just watch out out they don't knock your head off babe when they're Pattin' you on the back! Pattin' you on the back! Congratulations Congratulations All the muscleman eagerly await you their great big hands on their hips Songs of your brilliant achievements rose all day long from their lips Today you're getting a whitewash but one day they'll paint you black Just watch out out they don't knock your head off when they're Pattin' you on the back! Pattin' you on the back! Watch out they don't knock your head off Watch out.... when they're pattin' you on the back Ow! What's that on my back? Feels like fingerprints
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TILL I LOST YOU In the morning when I wake up At night when I go to bed I can see your face, I hear your voice oh so clearly in my head Well I heard them on the radio, I saw them on the news But I never knew the blues till I lost you I can feel you in my heart Your perfume is in the air Your breath is all around me On my on my face I feel your hair Well I heard them on the radio, I saw them on the news But I never knew the blues till I lost you Well I can feel your gentle touch Your laughter fills the room In the morning when I wake up At night time when I go to bed I can see your face, I hear your voice oh so clearly in my head Well I heard them on the radio, I saw them on the news But I never knew the blues till I lost you You know that I heard them on the radio, I saw them on the news But I never, no I never knew the blues till I lost you
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GOOD BOYS GO INSANE When I was just a little boy I was taught to do what I should Obey your parents don’t be bad, behave yiourself for good Well I tried I tried I did my best as they beat my body and brain but deep inside I knew the truth that... Good boys go Good boys go Good boys go insane For years I wore the hairy suit, I bowed I bowed and I bowed Yes sir no sir three bags full, the feelings drove me wild Well the good boys keep their hair slicked down but it affects their brains Sometimes they talk and you can hear when they laugh that… Good boys go Good boys go Good boys go insane And there ain't no cure because it eight recognized These people are lunatics You can see it in their eyes Now you see that lovely couple they're, the ones with the baby and herb They have both behaved themselves, now they got this house in the burbs And the boy does what they want him to do or they smack his ass with a cane They spark up a scud and they turn on the tube and Good boys go Good boys go Good boys go insane And there ain't no cure because it eight recognized These people are lunatics You can see it in their eyes Good boys go Good boys go Good boys go insane Good boys go Good boys go Good boys go insane
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Hope In Hell 04:14

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A bunch of songs I've loved or written over the years. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did making them...... Thanks..... Neil

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released August 15, 2017

LEAD VOCALS - Neil (Brilliantfish on Hope In Hell)
GITARS - Neil (David Wilcox - Breakfast At The Circus)
BASS - Neil (The Fogman on Till I Lost You)
DRUMS - Gary Craig, Jorn Andersen, Terry Martell
MISSISSIPPI SAXOPHONE - Smilin' Bob Adams
KEYS - Bruce Fowler, Denis Keldie, Carl Petzelt
HOLLYWOOD WORLD SINGERS - Buffy Sainte-Marie, Kathryn Rose, Emily Claire Barlow, Rique Franks, Robin Banks, Sue Chapman
HOLLYWOOD WORLD HORNS - Johnny Johnson, Steve McDade, Terry Promaine, Ron Allen
VIOLIN - Hugh Marsh
HARP on Cats - Stephen Morisson

You Can't Do That, Cowboy Hat, Might As Be On Mars, People On The Beach, Cats, Hollywood World, Breakfast At The Circus and Congratulations PRODUCED BY - Bruce Fowler and Neil Chapman
Cool Corner and Good Boys Go Insane PRODUCED BY - Carl Petzelt and Neil Chapman
Till I Lost You PRODUCED BY ZedHead
Slow Song and Hope In Hell PRODUCED BY Neil Chapman

Engineered by Mike Duncan, Carl Petzelt, Paul Lachapelle and Neil Chapman
Recorded at Modular Music, Kitchen Sync, Quest Studios and Neils Place
Mastered by Wreckhouse Mastering
Album Design - Brilliant Fish
Neil Chapman photo - Anna Encheva

All songs written by Neil Chapman except...
You Can't Do That - Lennon, McCartney
Breakfast At The Circus - David Wilcox/Sadia
Congratulations, People On The Beach, Good Boys Go Insane - Robert Priest/Chapman
Might As Well Be On Mars - Graeme Williamson/Chapman
Hope In Hell - Brilliantfish/Chapman

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