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The Best of The Powergoats

by The Powergoats

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1.
Brand Spanking Used (New Track) 04:27
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Brand Spankin' Used Feeling great, you're looking better like the old days Couldn't wait to spread out on all your updates Smell right, leather belts and some toothpaste Secrets, three browns and a handshake When your double whiskey's done, start piping away the truth There's doorknob bruises on your backside too You're brand-spankin' used, brand spankin' used Reputation flew, you're brand spankin' used Here comes a freaky bouncy honey They kiss ya, say they want ya 'cause you're funny Later they say they'll scratch you like a bunny Stay sharp, they'll sniff away your money, yeah it's true You're brand-spankin' used, inside it you're still blue You're brand spankin' used, alright! Brand-spankin' used, brand spankin' used Just saying makes it true, you're brand spankin' used Oh, why why why do you let'em get inside? Next time you gotta be wiser... Dust it off then you start again Save a dollar save your face and shame You won't lose if you stay outta the game But keepin' it dry won't keep you sane Vision, clear as Lake Muskoka Swallow, pretty velvet choker Tension, you're grinding down your molars Heart skips, acting so bipolar, but it's true You're brand-spankin' used six feet down in the cue You're brand spankin' used, all right
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Emily Haines On My Car Stereo 04:39
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Emily Haines (On My Car Stereo) If you just had one wish, tell me the truth now Would ya be a little selfish? It's alright, no one's around now If that wish were mine, world peace would have to wait you know After all I'm just a man and you're impossibly beautiful Oh, when I'm driving stikes funny all the while Years of building my backbone blown apart by your smile, but What would you say if I told you when we're alone It feels like Emily Haines on my car stereo? Are we like children after our innocence has died? Are we like lovers with one who's mind is a little more than fried? If you were famous would you remember my face? To me you're already famous so gaze a little while more just in case Oh, when I'm driving it strikes me funny all the while Years of building my backbone blown apart by your smile What would you say if I told you when we're alone It feels like Emily Haines on my car stereo? Guess I never mentioned how you paint pictures in my mind When I clown and tease ya your look of shock gets me perfectly high You won't see it coming but you really won't be surprised One of these times gonna kiss you deeply 'neath a new moon sky, sky, sky Oh, when I'm driving it strikes me funny all the while Years of building a backbone blown apart by your smile, but What would you say if I told you when we're alone It feels like Emily Haines on my car stereo?
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Blow By Blow 04:42
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Blow by Blow I'm gone, leaving without you baby I'm gone, leaving without you baby Remember living off your nectar? Too much pleasure was insane Your honey dripping golden fever The one I never had to chain The sugar party's long been done, neither wanna be last to go We're knee deep in this ash and coal without a thing to show Can't you see I no longer care who says what's black or what's blue? It's twice as bad for me, I'll be damned, had to live it with you I'm gone, leaving without you baby I'm gone, leaving without you baby I'll never win a prize for patience Holding me back brings out my worst You took advantage of my hunger 'Til all that mattered was my thirst I don't wanna waste my time I'm not gonna catch what you throw We're knee deep in this ash and coal without a thing to show Can't you see I no longer care, who says what's weak or what's true Twice as bad for me, I'll be damned, had to live it with you We'll hold our fists together, wring out our blood-stained clothes We'll cash the shiny chips of karma and we'll deal them blow by blow Blow by blow... yeah yeah yeah I'm gone, leaving without you baby I'm gone, leaving without you baby
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Spark It Up 03:43
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Spark It Up Oh, it's been known Sometimes my head don't know where it's goin' 10pm, the sun kicks up the moon And the smell of summer weed rises again I catch your eye and for half an hour I'm the subject of your wine soaked lines to your friends Night moves on, I feel your whipser down my neck I admit my eyes were elsewhere a moment ago You turn it up, I can just let all of this slide Forget how you looked swaying to the show You had to kiss me You found my flashpoint You had to touch me Oh, make we wanna spark it up, spark it up 1am, who invited them? The vibe has changed with strangers out of range They'll flag the heat, cut our gathering short But my drummer rolled that paper with your name Far too soon, you had to disappear It happens in this trade of moonshine ways I hope the sound of that blue steel 44 Didn't scare your friends too bad when you drove away You had to kiss me Found my flashpoint You had to touch me Oh, make we wanna spark it up, spark it up Try it again, try it again You wanna try it again, try it again Try it again, try it again Try it again, try it again Far too soon, you had to disappear It happens in this trade of moonshine ways I hope the sound of that blue steel 44 Didn't scare your friends too bad when you drove away You had to kiss me Found my flashpoint You had to touch me Oh, make we wanna spark it up, spark it up
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Tiger Punch 03:08
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Tiger Punch Little girl chilling in the beams Black and gold wet football dreams, uh-huh Pretty kitty new to the scene Will your little tounge make them clean Shake it all out for the team now baby Sweet long tiger from The Hammer Flare skies till you see Niagra Sweet long tiger from The Hammer Flare skies till you see Niagra They host The Dead at the ballet place A miracle to steal your face, uh-huh Living whiskey with a Steeler chase Never leave another drop to waste Trade a year for a one-night taste now baby Sweet long tiger from The Hammer Flare skies till you see Niagra Sweet long tiger from The Hammer Flare skies till you see Niagra Take a harbour dip for your shot Half the fun is you might be caught You won't feel dirty as you thought now baby Sweet long tiger from The Hammer Flare skies till you see Niagra Sweet long tiger from The Hammer Flare skies till you see Niagra
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Don't Go Falling 04:34
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Don't Go Falling Youth makes you so beautiful and all eyes see the same Also limits what a soul brings to any game Cotton pressing on your body like that sparks a dusty smile Your whiskey throated laughter lingers on Don't go falling I'm not your calling, no Fade me to black Sweet tears you're crying, giving me your heart for which I didn't ask Don't go falling I'm not your calling, no Fade me to black Fade me to black I'm not surprised you've tracked me down, you kids today are sharp With wit and wordplay, not so much I guess there's another dying art I could tell you what you wanna hear and sweep you off your feet Or let another younger man learn his lesson Don't go falling I'm not your calling, no Fade me to black Sweet tears you're crying, giving me your heart for which I didn't ask Don't go falling I'm not your calling, no Fade me to black Fade me to black Don't go falling I'm not your calling, no Fade me to black Sweet tears you're crying, giving me your heart for which I didn't ask Don't go falling I'm not your calling, no Fade me to black Fade me to black
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I'm Running 04:41
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Happytown 04:15
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Happy Town Taking steps when the dust lifts up Not many cars on the way In the distance I hear the spring run From a once-forgotten bay The yellow sun nearly sets down on the pine coats Of the rolling shields of land With a backpack on my shoulder Trudging down the stones and sand I was once so free and happy And I could love to pass the time No one else could reach us We were living our own lives When you are young you just don't see it coming No matter what they tell you Pin every sunset you see to the walls of your mind Being who we always were The hours were merely whiles Tripping down to Happy Town And Trading different smiles Stopping once to twist a little cigarette Waiting for someone else to cry I might think a while and wonder How much longer before I die I was once so free and happy And I could love to pass the time No one else could reach us We were living our own lives When you are young you uust don't see it coming No matter what they tell you Pin every sunset you see to the walls of your mind
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All These Valentines 05:15
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All These Valentines Well the lights outside are like beacons While the live music cuts through the heat My buddy and me split a pitcher At the place down the street He tells me 'bout his lady troubles As we order 'nother shot or two "You've got a big heart, but I can tell she didn't give hers to you" And I think of how far that I've come Since I chose to live my life as one For this to change I'd have to meet some goddess Straight from the sun I'm gonna throw out all of these Valentines Make some tracks out the door Tell you get your broke-ass downtown 'Cause I know you're bored, I know the score I don't care if I see no one pretty Besides I didn't make up my bed Well I'm not gonna share it tonight I think instead, I wanna be with my friends Well the jokes I tell him cheer his face up 'Cause I'm the funniest guy that he knows Except when I go heckle at him When I show up at his shows And we play the same local bar scene And I've got his back in between I never have question that he does the same thing for me And I think of how far that I've come Since I chose to live life as one And my friends still send my heart Straight to the sun I'm gonna throw out all of these Valentines Make some tracks out the door Tell you get your broke-ass downtown 'Cause I know you're bored, I know the score I don't care if I see no one pretty Besides I didn't make up my bed Well I'm not gonna share it tonight I think instead, I wanna be with my friends There are nights that don't come so easy Even August can feel cold No one's nerves are made of steel Not every brick road is gold Then she comes to me in my dreams Though I don't know her name or her face And I say I'd love to meet you But this isn't quite the time or the place It's not a race Okay, maybe just a taste... I'm gonna throw out all of these Valentines Make some tracks out the door Tell you get your broke-ass downtown 'Cause I know you're bored, I know the score I don't care if I see no one pretty Besides I didn't make up my bed Well I'm not gonna share it tonight I think instead, I wanna be with my friends
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Up the Bay (New Track) 03:56
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Up the Bay Hey Mom how's it going? Didn't know I'd see you here Still I, I'm not surprised your spirit would be here at Lake Canoe Please don't talk this up shouting 'mother child reunion' It's hard enough for me to hold back the tears as I'm looking right through you See I'm all grown up now learning how to live here on the outside But I don't wanna be smarter if it means I've got to play it light Your look of admiration as I stumble used to be a sour one So time has made a charmer from a fool, so I guess it's all right You know I must admit that this scene has cracked my island Something new to chase best-forgotten blues away Before I pollute my eyes with those old highway signs again We'll sail a while just a few tacks up the bay You know my heart's been trashed before, but I think this one's a keeper She's nothing like that one who stole your son all those years ago Twenty-five years sitting on my tongue are the words "I'm sorry" You left the world so soon, but stupid me, how was I to know? You know I must admit how this time has cracked my island Something new to chase best-forgotten blues away Before I pollute my eyes with those old highway signs again We'll sail a while just a few tacks up the bay, yeah We'll sail a while just a few tacks up the bay We'll sail a while just a few tacks up the bay We'll sail a while just a few tacks up the bay We'll sail a while just a few tacks up the bay We'll sail a while We'll sail a while

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releases May 11, 2024

All lyrics by Jamie Douglas.
All tracks produced by Andrew Burns & Jamie Douglas except Side A tracks 2 & 3 produced by Jason Jaknunas, David Hart, and Jamie Douglas.
All tracks mastered/remastered for vinyl by Philip Shaw Bova at Bova Sound.
Artwork by Marc Audet.
This compilation ©2024 The Powergoats.
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The Powergoats are an Ottawa rock outfit delivering a strong range of musical dynamics and live shows entertaining thousands of people in Ontario and Quebec since they emerged on the scene in 2009. Led by singer-songwriter Jamie Douglas, the sounds of this sizable band have been described as "retro rock pre-soaked in blues, with a hint of folk". ... more

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