30-Minute Music Hour

It's the 30 Minute Music Hour. I'm Andy Moore. That's Awesome Car Funmaker!

Song

: "Break out the Cake" BREAK OUT THE CAKE IT'S EVERYBODY'S BIRTHDAY IT'S EVERYBODY'S BIRTHDAY BREAK OUT THE CAKE EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME ON EVERYBODY'S BIRTHDAY EVERYBODY WANTS SOME ON EVERYBODY'S BIRTHDAY YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT AND YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT AND YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT AND YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE CHASE THEY NEVER BUST THESE PARTIES BREAK OUT THE SHAKES AND BAKE AND STRAWS AND CAKES -- FLAKES, YEA ON EVERYBODY'S BIRTHDAY EVERYBODY WANTS SOME ON EVERYBODY'S BIRTHDAY YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT AND YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT AND YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT AND YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT YOU SEE IT, YOU WANT IT YOU SEE IT, YOU WANT IT YOU SEE IT, YOU WANT IT YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT, YEA WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS BLOWING OUT CANDLES CAN YOU STILL SAY THAT YOU FEEL SPECIAL, BABY? EVERYBODY'S BLOWING HUFFING PUFFING -- EVERYBODY'S HUFFING PUFFING -- EVERYBODY'S HUFFING PUFFING -- EVERYBODY'S BLOWING EVERYBODY IT'S EVERYBODY'S BIRTHDAY DON'T YOU FEEL SPECIAL IT'S EVERYBODY'S BIRTHDAY YOU SEE IT YOU WANT IT YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT AND YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT YOU SEE IT AND YOU WANT IT SEE IT WANT IT SEE IT, WANT IT SEE IT, YOU WANT IT Doing good over there? All right hang on a second. I think I bumped a D-String. I did not quite make the handstand that time, man. All right, start "Sloppy." We're good. SHE'S SLOPPY SHE'S SLOPPY SHE AIN'T NO COPY AND SHE'S GOT ME CUZ SHE'S SLOPPY AND SHE LIKES TO P-P-P-P-P-POP ME SLOPPY WITH THE SLOPPY GIRL SLOPPY WITH THE SLOPPY GIRL SMOOTH AS A TILT-O-WHIRL WHISKEY HURL WITH THE SLOP IN THE SLOP UP IN THE SLOP, YEA SLOP IN THE SLOP UP IN THE SLOP, YEA MIGHTY WHITEY TIGHTY ALL UP IN HER NIGHTY MAKEUP IN HER MOUTH MAKING ME PRETTY IN THE SOUTH SLOPPY WITH THE SLOPPY GIRL SLOPPY WITH THE SLOPPY GIRL SMOOTH AS THE TILT-O-WHIRL WHISKEY HURL SLOP IN THE SLOP UP IN THE SLOP, YEA SLOP IN THE SLOP UP IN THE SLOP, YEA SLOP IN THE SLOP UP IN THE SLOP YEA SLOP IN THE SLOP WITH THE SLOP IN THE SLOP AND SHE LIKES TO P-P-P-P-P P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P P-P-P-P-POP ME SLOPPY GIRL OH, OH, OH, OH WITH THE SLOP IN A SLOP UP IN THE SLOP, YEA SLOP IN A SLOP UP IN THE SLOP, YEA SLOP IN A SLOP UP IN THE SLOP, YEA SLOP IN THE SLOP WITH THE SLOP IN THE SLOP AND SHE LIKES TO P-P-P-P-P P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P P-P-P-P-POP ME SHE LIKES TO POP ME YEAH OH, OH, OH SLOP IN THE SLOP UP IN THE SLOPPY SLOP IN THE SLOP UP IN THE SLOPPY SLOP IN THE SLOP IN THE SLOPPY SLOP IN THE SLOP WITH THE SLOP IN THE SLOP SHE LIKES TO P-P-P-P-P P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P-P P-P-P-P-POP ME

Song

: "Ant County Fair" IT WAS LOVELY TO MEET YOU BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT PAST THIS BREAK IT WAS LOVELY TO TOUCH YOU BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WHAT WE HAVE IS STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THESE MISTAKES IT'S EASY AS HPV (vocalizing) SOMERSAULT AND SPIN IN CIRCLES UNTIL WE ARE DIZZY SETTING AND FORGETTING AND HUMMING ENDLESSLY OR MUST WE MUD WRESTLE TO DEATH WITH PRECEDENTS THAT HAVE FAKE STEROIDS ON THEIR BREATH IT'S EASY AS HPV IT'S EASY (vocalizing) WE RODE THE ROLLERCOASTER AND ENDED UP AT THE SAME GATE THAT WE TOOK BEFORE WE COULD KNOW THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS NOW WE KNOW WE ARE LOOKING BACK AT OURSELVES THINKING TRYING TO DECIDE BEFORE THE NEXT RIDE WE RIDE THE FERRIS WHEEL AND LOOK DOWN ON THE SAME LINE WE WERE STANDING IN AND WAITING IN AND I SEE OURSELVES GAZING UP AT US I REMEMBER WHAT WE SAW SEEMED TO SOAR UP ABOVE THE CLOUDS BUT NOW I SEE THE CROWDS THEY LOOK LIKE ANTS AND WHEN WE'RE LET DOWN WE ARE ANTS IN ANT TOWN IT'S EASY AS HPV IT'S EASY IT'S EASY IT'S EASY Awesome Car Funmaker. - Hey. Awesome Car Funmaker on the 30 Minute Music Hour. I was really hoping that maybe you guys would bring some energy, though. Sorry, we left it. - Oh my God! That was fantastic! And the headstand? Well, I didn't quite plan that one. I think it was the lights were throwing me off. Yeah, yeah. Great stuff. Thanks for coming on. Now, you guys have been together how long? Oh, geeze, 2003? - Five years. And several hundred shows? - Yeah, a couple hundred shows. Well, I heard it was more than that. A thousand, maybe? - We don't really keep track. We don't have a Rolodex of shows that we kind of cross off. Were you a singer before you were a guitar player? I don't really call what I do singing. Any classical training or anything, because that falsetto is-- No actually, I spent a summer where I had no furniture. I had no clothes. I had nothing. I just sublet an apartment in Madison. And I just made that noise for about three months. (Andy laughing) No neighbors. - Well, I had some neighbors. I ended up getting kicked out of that house, but that's a different story. The whole falsetto thing is just something-- Just sitting in a room and kind of going... ( high pitched note ) Tell us who is with you. This is Justin Taylor, straight from Roscoe, Illinois. This is Adam Manos, from Milwaukee. All right, Milwaukee. Brendan McCarty, where do you want to be from? We'll say Kenosha. - Kenosha, all right. And Ryan. - Yep, Ryan. I grew up in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. So, a Wisconsin Band. - Yeah, we're all from Wisconsin. Did anyone ever call it, there's some Philly Soul in it. Well anyway, very modern. A mod sound. Tell us about the next song, and then keep it up. The next song is called "Divided States of the Absurd." It's about my dad. All right. BORN ON A FARM AND RAISED ON RADIO YO, APPLE PIE AND ICE CREAM FANTASIES DREAMS OF A JOB IN A CITY SO HE WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY BUT AT 23 HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY I ASKED HIM WHY HE DIDN'T GO TO CANADA HE SAID HE COULDN'T DO THAT TO THE FAMILY I TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD HE SAID AT THE TIME THE WAR DIDN'T SEEM SO HOPELESS AND HE COULD MAKE IT WORK IN HIS PLANS AND HE THOUGHT THE GOVERNMENT WAS GOOD AND THEN HE SAID I JUST COULDN'T JUST GO TO CANADA I WAS TOLD A MYTH THAT THE STREETS WERE PAVED WITH GOLD IN AMERICA A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ONE NATION UNDER GOD IS IT HYSTERIA ABSURD HYSTERIA IS IT HYSTERIA OH DIVIDED STATES OF THE ABSURD HYSTERIA OH DIVIDED STATES OF THE ABSURD YOUNG CHILDREN THROWING GRENADES IN A FIREFIGHT AND A SURFER SCALPING A FALLEN ENEMY FACE DOWN WOMEN IN RICE PADDIES AND NAPALM MIDDLE AGE NIGHTMARES HE WOULD WALK IN HIS SLEEP TRYING TO PUT OUT THE BURNING WHILE MUMBLING THERE ARE TANKS BOMBS, GUNS, PLANES, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, DESTROYERS, SUBMARINES, CRUISE MISSILES, HUMVEES, UAVS F15s, F16s, F17s, F18s, F19s, F20s F-YOUs AND F-MEs IS IT HYSTERIA OH DIVIDED STATES OF THE ABSURD HYSTERIA OH DIVIDED STATES OF THE ABSURD ( vocalizing )

Song

: An Ode to Escape or Explode" LET'S ESCAPE DOWN THE NINETY FROM THE NINE TO FIVE AT NINETY FIVE REMIND OUR BODIES AT THE EDGE OF DEATH WE ARE CERTAINLY ALIVE SINGING CARPE DIEM CARPE DIEM YOU CAN KNOW OUR VELOCITY BUT OUR LOCATION'S UNCERTAIN ESCAPE ESCAPE ESCAPE OR EXPLODE OH-OH, OH-OH-OH, OH LET'S BUILD A SPACESHIP THAT CAN FLY AWESOME CARS TO MARS THEN WHEN THE SUN GOES SUPERNOVA WE WILL BE ON MARS PLAYING MARS' BARS SINGING CARPE DIEM CARPE DIEM YOU CAN KNOW OUR VELOCITY BUT OUR LOCATION'S UNCERTAIN ESCAPE ESCAPE ESCAPE OR EXPLODE OH-OH, OH-OH-OH, OH ( vocalizing ) I THINK I'LL JUST SIT BY A TREE AND STARE UP AT THE SKY AND FALL IN LOVE WITH MY OWN INSIGNIFICANCE IN WHAT I THINK IS THE BEAUTY OF THE UNIVERSE'S EYE SINGING CARPE DIEM CARPE DIEM OH IT'S ALL UNCERTAIN ESCAPE ESCAPE ESCAPE OR EXPLODE OH-OH, OH-OH-OH, OH ( vocalizing ) Yay! Yay, for us! All right. Next song's "Zombie!" Zombie, zombie, zombie. YEAR OLD TREES STICKING OUT OF BLACKTOP PERFECT LAWNS ARE ALL THE LIFE LEFT IN THIS SUBURB WALK INTO AN RV-FILLED WAL-MART PARKING LOT WHERE THE UNDEAD GATHER FOR SLAUGHTER SHOULD OF I COULD OF I HAD TAKEN ANOTHER WAY HOME SHOULD OF I COULD OF I HAD GONE HOME WITH THE ZOMBIE ALONE ATTACKED BY A ZOMBIE BIT BY A ZOMBIE NOW I'M A ZOMBIE A BRAND-NEW ZOMBIE ( screams ) A BRAND-NEW ZOMBIE DEAR ELISE MY LONG TIME LOVER I HAVE CHANGED AND I'M SORRY (screams) SHOULD OF I COULD OF I HAD JUST LET YOU BE ALONE SHOULD OF I COULD OF I HAD GONE HOME WITH THE ZOMBIE ALONE NOW YOU'RE A ZOMBIE A BRAND-NEW ZOMBIE A BABY ZOMBIE ( screams ) A BRAND-NEW ZOMBIE MARIACHIS, NINJAS, COWBOYS AND SAMURAIS DESCEND FROM THE SKY IN PARACHUTES TO SAVE MY DEAR ELISE WELL, I MAY BE A ZOMBIE I MAY BE UNDEAD BUT I WILL FIGHT FOR MY LIFE I MAY BE A ZOMBIE I MAY BE UNDEAD BUT ELISE WILL BE MY ZOMBIE WIFE MARIACHIS, NINJAS, ZOMBIES, COWBOYS AND SAMURAIS DECIDE NOT TO FIGHT NOT TO FIGHT WE GET ALONG WE GET ALONG WE GET ALONG WE GET ALONG WE GET ALONG WE GET ALONG ( screams ) Scream like a zombie, that was scary at the end. We're going to schedule this for Halloween. Sweet, sweet. - The zombie song. All right man. You bring the coffee, you bring the coffee. All right. I don't think it's on here though. No, that's off our last. Okay, but there's that one, "E is for Everyone." Where did that name come from? It came through a Google search. We were looking for a name. And it's a play on the video gaming system. There you go, yes, video games. Video games and movies, right? Or just? Can you tell we do interviews all the time? Yes, I can. I'm trying to run after you. It's like I'm behind in a cross-country race. That's okay. I'll catch you, eventually. How about you tell me where you made this CD. Okay, we recorded at Hall of Justice Studios in Portland, Oregon. We recorded out there for a week last summer. And we ended up finishing the record and the rest of the tracks at Smart Studios in Madison. And that's where we did the mixing. With our good friend, Beau Sorenson, producer at Smart. Yes, Beau Sorenson produced this. Beau Sorenson produced this record. In case you're out there Beau, I just wanted to let you know, and everybody else know, that you produced this record. Thank you, Beau. - Thank you, Beau! So CD Baby. Yeah, CD Baby, just Google our name, you can find it. All right, two more songs please. Two more songs from Awesome Car Funmaker. All right. I WANT YOUR JUICE FRESHLY SQUEEZED POURED FROM ICE PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE THANK YOU JUICE SWEET AS GARLIC FROM CONCENTRATE LET ME SHOW YOU THE TRICK PUT YOUR LIPS TO BRIM GIRL AND HAVE A DRINK ON ME JUICE PARTY THE CANNON'S THIRST EVERYBODY GETS A TASTE JUICE 'TIL YOU BURST AH, JUICE IS SWEET JUICE IS TART JUICE MY FEET JUICE MY HEART PUT YOUR LIPS TO BRIM GIRL AND HAVE A DRINK ON ME PUT YOUR LIPS TO BRIM GIRL AND HAVE A DRINK ON ME PUT YOUR LIPS TO BRIM GIRL DRINK 'TIL YOU'RE THIRSTY JUICE ON ME JUICE ON ME JUICE ON ME JUICE ON WHO DID I TELL YOU TO DRINK ON DRINK IT DOWN NOW Thank you, Wisconsin Public TV! Thank you, Wisconsin Public Television! It's wonderful to be here tonight. We are going to do a dance for you <<

We woke up at 6

00am this morning to write this dance. Now for those of you who can't see us, I want you to pretend in your mind that we are shaking our arms back and forth like we are a bunch of Karate dancers. It goes like this. SUGAR DO, DO, DO, DO DO-DO-DO, DO, DO-DO-DO DO, DO, DO, DO DO-DO-DO, DO, DO-DO-DO ( vocalizing ) DO, DO, DO, DO DO-DO-DO, DO DO-DO-DO DO, DO, DO, DO DO-DO-DO, DO DO-DO-DO ( vocalizing ) WHOA! JUICE ON ME JUICE ON ME JUICE ON ME PUT YOUR LIPS TO THIS RIM, GIRL HAVE A DRINK ON ME PUT YOUR LIPS TO THIS RIM, GIRL HAVE A DRINK ON ME PUT YOUR LIPS TO THIS RIM, GIRL HAVE A DRINK ON ME PUT YOUR LIPS TO THIS RIM, GIRL DRINK 'TIL YOU'RE THIRSTY One more song, then we're going to eat cheese for the rest of the day! YOU ARE ONLY MADE OF SOIL WRAPPED AROUND IN ALUMINUM FOIL YOU BIT THE HOT DOG OF HOPPING WITH THAT MUSTARD OF FEAR YOU'RE CHOKING WHEN YOU'RE WASTING AND WASTING WHEN THE WORMS SUCK OUT YOUR EYES WHEN YOUR KILLINGS ARE MAKING A KILLING YOU'RE SOIL HOPE IS THE ROPE THE DOPE IS DONE AN AWESOME NEW CAR SPORTY AND FUN YOUR SHIRT SAYS NO FEAR OF ESCAPING AS THE BODIES PILE WHO'S TAPING NOW YOU'RE WASTING AND WASTING NOW THE WORMS SUCK OUT YOUR EYES NOW YOUR KILLINGS ARE MAKING A KILLING BUT YOU'RE SOIL YOU ARE ONLY MADE OF SOIL WRAPPED IN THE BLOOD AND THE PISS AND THE OIL NOW YOU'RE WASTING AND WASTING NOW THE WORMS SUCK OUT YOUR EYES NOW YOUR KILLINGS ARE MAKING A KILLING BUT YOU'RE SOIL AWESOME CAR FUNMAKER WE'RE SOIL WE'RE SOIL AWESOME CAR FUNMAKER WE'RE SOIL Thanks, everybody! Take that! (screams)

Song

We woke up at 6

: "Dirty" Let me be, Let me be Dirty as I want to be Let me see, let me see You get dirty over me Get dirty over me Get dirty over me Get dirty over me Get dirty over me Me me me me me, wow We'll be rolling in the grass With my hands upon your sh With a little bit of luck Mees and yous a gonna ck (silence) Get dirty over me Get dirty over me Get dirty over me Get dirty over me Me me me me me, wow Let me be Dirty Let me see (vocalizing in falsetto) You get dirty over me (silence) Get dirty over me (screaming) (vocalizing) Fire (vocalizing) Throw another log into the fire, the fire Throw another log into the fire, the fire Roar, dinosaurs roar, roar, roar Roar Dinosaurs roar Roar! (screaming and vocalizing) Roar Dinosaurs go roar Pterodactyls go, "Kah-Kahhhh!"