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Earth To Doris - Was Not Was

"She kissed me like she was hungry...so we got a room.
In the morning she looked like a horse...smoking these little cigars...
She makes champagne out of seven up and cheap wine...a chemist"

I've always had a soft place in my heart for short stories set to squeaky tracks, but the brothers Was bring their considerable production and presentation skills to the party.

"Something's burning somewhere" I said "Yeah, it's US" she says...

I usually get sucked in by the imagery in the lyric, and this one's just perfect.

"Earth to Doris, Earth to Doris, come in Doris..."

The rest of the album swings from more bizarre pieces like "Dad I'm in Jail" and "11 Miles An Hour" to sweet saccharin like the songs I don't even want to look up their names they're so over the top. Strange and somehow reassuring I guess...

May 7, 2007 11:55 PM