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Chant Darling

by Lawrence Arabia

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    After 12 1/2 years of vinyl-less desert, secure yourself a copy of the first ever pressing (limited to 500) of the Lawrence Arabia classic "Chant Darling" at a special lower-than-retail price.

    Remastered for vinyl by Angus McNaughton at Auralux Mastering in Ōtepoti/Dunedin, pressed by Holiday Records, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland.

    In New Zealand record stores now.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Chant Darling via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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      $40 NZD or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

      $12 NZD

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Good old fashioned jewel case compact disc album version of Chant Darling, Honorary Bedouin pressing from New Zealand 2009.

    If you want to get it outside of New Zealand, you may have faster and cheaper results via Mistletone in Australia and Bella Union everywhere else. Or at your local record store.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Chant Darling via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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      $20 NZD

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 7 Lawrence Arabia releases available on Bandcamp and save 15%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Developed World, Lawrence Arabia's Singles Club, Absolute Truth, The Sparrow, Lick Your Wounds (Single), Chant Darling, and Lawrence Arabia. , and , .

      $57.80 NZD or more (15% OFF)

     

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Can't deny I'm gonna try to see her tonight Even though I am gonna look like a fool Because I'm gonna drink till the reasons it seems like a bad idea All crawl off and they disappear into a cave where all my bad ideas lie low. I'll wear a tie to formalise what I'm gonna do I'll put it on the line cos one day dreams will come true But even I'm old enough to know that this won't happen this time or next These are the wonders of the opposite sex cos they perplex and that's the reason why I can't stay home I'll wake up with egg on my face For you, I'll undergo a personal disgrace For you, cos I want you, I'll sleep by the fountain covered in my sick I'm on the ground girl, I'm thrashing round it's easy to see what this display is for: to show what you mean to me And now they're dragging me away And putting me in an unlicensed minicab And they're calling my best friend's dad but that's not bad Cos one day you'll remember me.
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I'll let you go out You can look after yourself Just leave the undesirables alone.
3.
Since you met me you've been trying to pull me out of this apple pie bed You've been pulling, you've been winching, you've been hoisting But my legs are made of lead. And all I could hear from the very start was the frequency of your beating heart I was consumed by greed You were like weed in a time of need Lord, I got down on my knees and believed! Apple pie, where my body's made of lead (oh oh) Apple pie bed, apple pie, where my body's made of lead (oh oh) Apple pie bed, apple pie, where my body's made of lead (oh oh) Apple pie bed, apple pie, where my body's made of lead Since you met me you've been trying to pull me out of this cold, defiant soup You've been pushing, you've been pinching, you've been prodding, But my mind was in a loop. And all I could hear from the dawn of man was the ocean in a cola can, I was consumed by you, I was like beer in a glass to you, Girl, I don't know what I'd do without you. Apple pie, where my body's made of lead (oh oh) Apple pie bed, apple pie, where my body's made of lead (oh oh) Apple pie bed, apple pie, where my body's made of lead (oh oh) Apple pie bed, apple pie, where my body's made of lead etc. etc...
4.
I dreamt of a woman come to me, She was my first infidelity She was so demanding I knew it would be good So I touched most of her body because I knew I could, I knew I could I knew I could touch the girl in my dream. (Touch the girl in my dream) We reached downtown Auckland, lower CBD, We kissed under the white lights of the port authority You came in and lay with me, there was nobody else but me, Just sexy you and sexed up me in sweet nocturnal harmony You're the girl in my dream, you're the girl in my dream.
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Mmm, they're drifting round the streets With nothing else to do: the beautiful young crew They're talking to themselves about the songs they love, The songs they're dancing to, the beautiful young crew. And they love each other but they hate each other They're afraid of each other because they want to screw each other And they love each other but they hate each other They're afraid of each other because they want to screw each other
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Eye A 02:40
Have you heard of a girl called Samantha? No you haven't cos she didn't love me. But after you would have heard of a girl called Margaret Because she cared for me. But know I'm dead, she's a white princess Abiding in her garden. Oooo, this is what she'd sing. Who would I want aye eh aye eh Who would I want aye eh Margaret's still in the cemetery She's looking after my grave. Better write to your local member Get out your best pen and stationery And tell him or her about the deeds of Margaret She deserves an OBE In the misty grey, whether night or day She'd be in her garden. Oooo, this is what she'd sing. Who would I want aye eh aye eh Who would I want aye eh Margaret's still in the cemetery She's looking after my grave.
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Hot sun scalds the mind Nuclear craft leaves the earth behind And all you can do at the top of the tower Is comb your hair And as we're leaving this planet, I long to see you again. Perspex is my skin As the Commodore sails the solar winds And all the men on the radio are playing contract bridge On our disappearing planet we made our final wish. We... The Crew Of The Commodore
8.
Don't have conversations, They're just like two rutting stags with their anecdotes as antlers going crash crash crash. They're paranoid and jealous Can't look each other in the eye They're nervous and suspicious But they try try try To get along Cos they're good friends They get along Cos they're fine old friends They're locked in mortal battle For the supremacy of their art They're equally pathetic, they're equally as smart They go on like two generals – two titans in the field But they're just two skinny tourists pretending to be real. And they get along Cos they're good friends They get along Cos they're fine old friends
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One to free your thighs miss, one two three Two to be inside while you're teaching me And when I sing and my voice keeps breaking I want to hold you when I'm bad Cos you're my dream teacher And I'm number one in your class Teacher, you're so damn lucky to have a student like me Cos I need you and I feed you your necessary apple a day (doctor away) I can't help it that I want you so bad I can't stand up at the end of the class I can't hide it from you but I'll show you it in private in detention today (end of the day) Cos you're my dream teacher And I'm number one in your class Cos you're my dream teacher And I'm number one in your class

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released January 5, 2010

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