Taken For A Ride E.P.
by Emperor Penguin
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Chesterfield, Nottingham, Waterloo Bridge
Bedsitland, tin of spam, tiny shared fridge
Monday’s fraught, bus is caught, job interview
Counter girl, Soho whirl, everything new
Peckham grey, this Wednesday, she broke a heel
Shining knight helped her up, free Wimpy meal
Feels herself falling for most of his charms
Where is the harm...
In Tuesday’s world, her heart’s a glass that shatters
So easily, it hardly even matters, why should it?
But this Friday night, her troubles,
like the twisted spire of her hometown
Seem to disappear like bubbles in her glass of Babycham
Hello there Saturday, shine down on me
Underground, overground, Wimbledon tea
Said he’d call 5pm, Sunday’s a must
Sunday’s a bust...
In Tuesday’s world, true love feels so like cashmere
Unlike the Thames, who asks her why she came here, how dare she
Presume that she is Hampstead Heath material,
she’s more like Stockwell
And Monday’s here like a bailiff at the door
Mon-day, Her-day, Wednesday, Thursday
Fri-day, Saturday, Sunday’s turned to dust.
Then Tuesday morning she opened her eyes
when the shy colleague she’d not recognised
Handed her a Fanta at the office party and smiled
She is beguiled
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Tuesday’s a girl, whose world now spins more gently
Go Tuesday girl, the tube is now a Bentley, don’t make me
Come over and kiss your cheek, you used to seem so meek
Now that the rain has cleared and your luck has turned
Say goodbye to all of the tears you’ve burned
And let London show you all you have learned...
You’re a skyline, in your own world, rise up to it
Tuesday fly...
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Taken for a ride,
there’s a shiny Maserati parked outside
And if you know your place, there’s a smile like Liberace on his face
All the virtues that await
Will turn to dust when it's too late
Old before your crime, he wants it on the carpet every time
And if you disagree, tomorrow’s girl is hanging from the tree
You told yourself that you’d be strong
You didn't have to wait for long
And the man at the wheel
Lets the car window down
You can see the cigar
And the face on the clown
Taken for a ride, there’s a shiny Maserati parked outside
And if you know your place, there’s a smile like Liberace on his face
You told yourself that you’d be strong
You didn't hold that thought for long
Never in my name.
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Belgravia Affair
03:15
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Maybe now you can all stop saying I’m paranoid
Maybe now you can call me the rational one
I ran to raise the alarm
I fell into the Plumber’s Arms
Is there anyone here who can keep me safe from harm?
Oooh – oooh don’t call the neighbours
Have you seen the Earl of Eaton Square?
Ooh – ooh don’t tell the papers
It’s strictly a Belgravia affair
Was he playing with the liars at the late night poker game?
Did they feed him to the tigers in a private zoo?
There’s a lead pipe on the floor
And there’s blood by the open door
He cut out for the coast at the wheel of a borrowed Ford
Oooh – don’t tell the children
A grisly scene at their pied a terre
Ooh – ooh, well thanks a million
It’s strictly a Belgravia affair
I could do better than a losing hand
A wedge of tenners in a rubber band
They call me lucky, but I lost a grand
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Hangar 9
05:53
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They blacked out the power all across the grid,
searched high and low for the big eyed kid
In an unexpected twist of fate, they turned up more than an hour late
They didn’t have a lot of what you’d recognise,
just a deadpan look in their deadpan eyes
Did he get enough time to make a call, did he get enough time at all?
Ooooh Oooooooh in Hangar 9
Feet to the fire with the glowing embers,
giving him a lesson that he still remembers
Did you make amends for what you said,
before the offer turned his head?
Hold him down with a canvas strap, keep him in line with a baseball bat
With a fingertip you link his brain, you can free him from his pain
The chance to exercise restraint, raise the scalpel as he faints
Lost the instinct to be kind, what is it you hope to find?
They blacked out the power all across the grid, searched high and low for the big eyed kid
In an unexpected twist of fate, they turned up more than an hour late
J.T. phone home
You're not alone
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about
‘Psych-Pop powerhouses Emperor Penguin are back and better than ever with their latest EP ‘Taken For a Ride’, featuring heavy guitars and lyrics depicting alien abduction and soft drinks in London’s swinging scene.’ Help Yourself Music
‘A timeless mix of rock ‘n’ roll and swirling sounds that remind you of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club.’ Indie Crush
‘Unique dream-pop sound… Emperor Penguin are back and better than ever. Emperor Penguin have proved themselves as one to watch in 2020, continuing to develop their sound by being unafraid to explore new avenues, giving in to psych pop/rock and never failing to deliver addictive earworms.’ New Music Platform
'Taken for a Ride offers a bit of Revolver flavour on “Maserati” and “Hangar 9” or Rubber Soul on “Belgravia Affair,” while the duet with Lisa Mychols is a pych pop delight, a real should-be hit single.' PopRockRecord.com
‘A timeless mix of rock ‘n’ roll and swirling sounds that remind you of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club.’ Indie Crush
‘Unique dream-pop sound… Emperor Penguin are back and better than ever. Emperor Penguin have proved themselves as one to watch in 2020, continuing to develop their sound by being unafraid to explore new avenues, giving in to psych pop/rock and never failing to deliver addictive earworms.’ New Music Platform
'Taken for a Ride offers a bit of Revolver flavour on “Maserati” and “Hangar 9” or Rubber Soul on “Belgravia Affair,” while the duet with Lisa Mychols is a pych pop delight, a real should-be hit single.' PopRockRecord.com
credits
released June 14, 2020
Recorded at home and at Highbury Fields Forever during the great lockdown of 2020.
Nigel - guitar and vocals
JT - bass, guitar and vocals
Rich - drums and piano
Neil - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Mixed by Cameron Lister.
Recorded at home and at Highbury Fields Forever during the great lockdown of 2020.
Nigel - guitar and vocals
JT - bass, guitar and vocals
Rich - drums and piano
Neil - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Mixed by Cameron Lister.
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Nigel: guitar,
bass, vocals
JT: guitar, bass, vocals, harmonica, ebow
Rich: drums
Neil: guitar, vocals, keyboards, computer stuff
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