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Happy Madness

by Frenchy and the Punk

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1.
Make Out 03:26
A B C do you want me I think that you are S E X Y If you think that I am 2 3 4 5 can't wait to be with you... W I T H you, with you Meet me in the parking lot we'll hide behind that old red truck and... Make Out D E F G that was F U N O P Q R you thinking the same thing I am let's do that again and again Let's do it again and again Meet me in the parking lot we'll hide behind that old red truck and... Make Out H L S T oh what have you done to Doe Ray Me Fa So much you are so much fun You are good for me for me, for me! So good for me! Rencontre moi dans le parking on se cachera tu sais derriere la bagnole rouge Meet me in the parking lot, we'll hide behind that old red truck and... Meet me in the parking lot, we'll hide behind that old red truck and... And you know what we'll do we'll... Make Out Make Out Make Out!
2.
Eight o'clock, on the dot
 The guests arrive right on time
 Champignons and Pinot Noir 
It's a soiree at the House of Cards.
 Sideways glance hushed romance
 Secret signs pinched behinds
 Rendez-vous entre nous
 There's intrigue at the House of Cards 

But beware, beware 
to whom you dare
 entrust your secrets
 keep the cat in the bag... at the House of Cards 

Cheeky conversations 
Lengthy explanations
 Innuendos abound 
 at dinner in the House of Cards
 Jalousies run rampant 
Sarcasm flows like wine
 Tongues more slippery than satin 
It's dessert at the House of Cards

 Beware, beware 
to whom you dare
 entrust your secrets
 keep the cat in the bag... in the House of Cards 

Poison in the Cabernet
 A woman's life fallen prey 
Poirot could surely help reveal
 the villain in the House of Cards

 It's a classic whodunnit
 a case for Scotland Yard
 Edward Gorey would have drawn it
 that dastardly villain in the House of Cards 

Everybody's pointing fingers 
The butler's at large
 Clouseau can't find his notebook 
and Sherlock Holmes, well... he's just high!

 Beware, beware
 to whom you declare
 your confidentialities don't reveal your hand 

Take care, take care 
Lest you fare as an
unsuspecting casualty in the games they play 
lest you fall prey 
in the House of Cards
3.
It's OK 04:13
Walking down Main St it's a ghost town stores closed down for sale signs it's a real, a real sign of the times I'll tell ya it blows it blows my mind Running down Wall Street stock market in distress greed and corruption whoa what a mess I can't understand how it got this bad where is Robin Hood we need him now Chorus: It's alright It's Ok it doesn't matter anyway It's alright It's Ok you can't tell me any other way It's alright It's Ok `cause I'm feelin' good today It's alright It's OK Strolling down the Champs Elysees The Arc of Triumph gracing my way I can't take the Metro the workers are on strike they're flexing, they're flexing their Union might Lost in Trafalga Square the spirits of history looming there My childhood years they've long gone by ' but that's alright `cause I got this song in my mind Chorus Walking down the Bowery things just don't look the same to me no CB's, Johnny, Joey or Dee Dee but somehow I hear them whispering to me.. . Chorus Dancing in my room in the nude I got nothing, nothing, nothing to lose I got years behind me hopefully more ahead I wanna do something good before I'm dead Chorus
4.
Red velvet hat she sneaks out the door umbrella in hand Pinofore the streets are wet the sky dark she slips her hands into her gloves her carriage rides on cobble stone echoing through the streets of London She sheilds her face and closes her coat and steps out of her horse drawn coach Chorus: And just like Alice she ventures alone her world of color Kailidescope she takes to the stage she reigns them in and the crowd cries out again again again Bespecked face bowler hat shirt and tails a dapper man An illusionist his slight of hand he charms he deceives he confounds And just like Alice he ventures alone his world of color Kaleidoscope he takes to the stage he reigns them in and the crowd cries out again again She sits backstage waiting her turn watching the magician who is this man her heart beats faster he catches her eye and in an instance their worlds collide Oh oh oh... And now they no longer venture alone their world of color Kaleidoscope they take to the stage they reign them in and the crowd cries out again again again The lights go dim the curtain is drawn the crowd goes home they're in love
5.
Extra Extra 04:17
Gather round I'll tell you why you should always look up at the sky the shooting star that you might miss could be your only hope your only wish Extra! Extra! read all about it you know you wanna you can't live without it they'll seduce you with larger than life lies they'll catch your dollar and then they'll make you blind Extra! Extra! read all about it they've got your remedy you know you want it your life can't be good can't be good without it so step right up and they'll dispense it to you... Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah... Did you hear about the girl who sang the blues and asked if there was happy news I don't know if it's really true should I care how about you... How about you, how about you... Gather round I'll tell you why you should always look up at the sky The shooting star that you might miss could be your only chance at eternal bliss What about the guy who crossed the line whose drums beats to a different time I don't know if it's really true should I care how about you.. How about you, How about you, how about you... Extra! Extra! read all about it they've got your ticket they know you want it they'll promise you all that you desire they'll take your money and then they'll steal your mind... they'll steal your mind they'll rob you blind they'll steal your mind they'll rob you blind
6.
Vitame Vas 03:22
Vitame Vas, Vitame Vas... Hanzel and Gretyl went for a walk deep into the woods leaving bread crumbs behind them to find there way home Vitame Vas, Vitame Vas... Goldielocks she went for a walk right into those woods she found a cabin s ome soup some beds and some bears Vitame Vas, Vitame Vas... Ahh ahh... Little Red Riding Hood she went for a walk with a basket of goods looking for grandma she didn't find her instead she found a wolf Vitame Vas, Vitame Vas...
7.
When I came to America what a land to behold all was so different so big and so bold I was merely a young girl just ten years old with a very strong accent and a rather large nose Chorus: Yes! I'm French, but don't hold it against me Si vous parlez Français, won't you come my way Yes! I'm French, but don't hold it against me… I was teased at school and dressed kind of strange by the time I was in college I was slightly deranged cultural confusion just got worse with time with age I say to hell with it and I drink lots of wine! Chorus I'm also half British confusing but true imagine the inner turmoil I went through when those jokers served up freedom fries I saw lady liberty rolling her eyes Chorus Now for a living I sing and I dance I travel the country and soon back to France for my accent is gone so sad it makes me but the worst of it is I lost it in New Jersey! Chorus
8.
He loves her, he loves her not... All day long she's got that song in her mind Voodoo tricks and candle sticks occupy her time And she knows that secret code as she sticks and pricks that little doll for all those people that hurt her so All day long she sits alone biding her time Until she can free herself from those demons in her mind She won't tell that oh so special spell as she sticks and pricks that little doll for all those people that hurt so... you know Chorus: Pins and Needles and Voodoo dolls Pins and Needles and Sticks and Stones Pins and Needles and Platicine See them squirm Hear them Scream She'll go that extra mile with her oh so sweet smile as she she sticks and pricks that little doll for all those people that hurt her so All day long she sits at home biting her tongue Until she can stand her ground and speak her mind She won't tell that oh so special spell as she sticks and pricks that little doll for all those people that hurt her so... you know Chorus She loves him, she loves him not...
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10.
Marionette 03:29
My makers so proud Creation for the world big brown eyes eye lashes to the sky gentle and kind forgiving sanguine and wise... I'm a marionette for you dress me up put on make up too parade me around for your friends to see pull my strings just don't let me be... don't let me go Hand to hand I've traveled the world home to home they claim me as their own But now times are changing the moon receding deserts abound where waters once were found... I'm a marionette for you dress me up, put on make up too parade me around for your friends to see pull my strings just don't let me be... don't let me go In a trash heap for no one to see lonely as can be what's to become of me my strings they're all broken clothes tattered and torn my varnish is sullen my hair has fallen I'm unglued... I'm a marionette for you dress me up put on make up too parade me around for your friends to see pull my strings just do so... gently
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12.
We run we run into the woods we run we run with cloven hoofs we run until we finally leave We run we run into the woods we run we run with wings and hoods we run until we no longer see Pleasantville, Pleasantville, Pleasantville is it so pleasant Pleasantville, Pleasantville, Pleasentville it's not so pleasant Colors swirl in spiral skies the trees stare back with willful eyes the night doesn''t frighten me cast a stone cast an eye water mirrors never lie the earth is firm beneath your feet So dance with me, dance with me, dance with me we'll dance together dance with me, dance be free, dance with me, we'll dance forever Spin your fire! Welcome to the land of green where Ogre's dance and pixies dream and everyday is halloween where spells are cast in circles strong and children sing children songs and that's somewhere we'll never leave we'll never leave Dark Carnivale Dance with me, Carnivale Dance with me, Carnivale Carnivale, Carnivale, Carnivale, Carnivale!

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Happy Madness is Frenchy and the Punks' most sonically adventurous album to date. Where other releases prided themselves with a sparse yet intense vibe - with At the Carnival Eclectique, in particular, providing a hypnotizing tribal calm - Madness pumps up the volume until the guitars and vocals over-modulate to perfection. It's evident from the opening bars of "Make Out" that duo has a new fire in their belly. Their European cabaret has the extra burr of steampunk riding in their riffs. "Magician and the Dancer" marches to victory. "Extra Extra" play out like a Brecht-Weill drinking song. "Yes I'm French!" is a personal sea chantey from singer Samantha Stephenson. "Vaudeville Voodoo"s tough ramp-up makes for a grand celebration. The percussion has extra punch and Scott Helland's guitarwork mirrors his punk roots (he was a member of the legendary '80s punk group Deep Wound with Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis and Lou Barlow). Helland turns dark and psychedelic for "Happy Madness" while the duo find true gentleness with Marionette." A career highpoint.

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released July 5, 2010

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In Zen Ghost, FnP conjure their own genre-bending blend of gothic pop, post-punk & alternative cabaret. French-born vocalist Samantha Stephenson sings with a gothy heft and authority while former punk rock bassist turned guitarist, live looping master Scott Helland weaves his spidery electro/acoustic guitar melodies and cheeky garage noir riffage to perfectly complement Stephenson’s vocals. ... more

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