Che Guevara T-shirt
from Me for a day by Mermaid Guitar
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This one started life, thematically at least, at band practice. During a jam I started some lyrics inspired by our guitarist's Che T-shirt. The music during that jam bears no resemblance to how this tune turned out, but the idea of wearing something and having no idea what it really means came from that day.
lyrics
_Lyrics_
Got my favourite T-shirt
Better check if it's smelly
Pose for the mirror - very Fonzarelli
Slap on some manly scent, slick back the hair some more
Stride down the hallway and open the door
Stand tall, stick out the jaw, suck the stomach in
I look like George Clooney, but less handsome with a weaker chin
I step out of the house
In my Che Guevara T-shirt
I step down the street
With that sense of street cred radiating from it
My neighbour is out mowing his lawn
Just because it's Saturday morning
He nods hello, carries on with the lawn as I walk past
But I just wait for his surprised downward glance
And the smile breaks on his face, he sees my polyester jewel
And he nods and smiles and I know he's thinking, 'Dude, you're cool'
Me and Che
We've got it made
When I meet you later today
At the Esplanade Cafe
I might not know my history
Che's politics are a mystery to me
But this shirt has a history of it's own
Good things seem to happen when I have it on
Got my first A
My best ever lay
I bought these shoes
And the first time I met you
Got my favourite T-shirt
Better check if it's smelly
Pose for the mirror - very Fonzarelli
Slap on some manly scent, slick back the hair some more
Stride down the hallway and open the door
Stand tall, stick out the jaw, suck the stomach in
I look like George Clooney, but less handsome with a weaker chin
I step out of the house
In my Che Guevara T-shirt
I step down the street
With that sense of street cred radiating from it
My neighbour is out mowing his lawn
Just because it's Saturday morning
He nods hello, carries on with the lawn as I walk past
But I just wait for his surprised downward glance
And the smile breaks on his face, he sees my polyester jewel
And he nods and smiles and I know he's thinking, 'Dude, you're cool'
Me and Che
We've got it made
When I meet you later today
At the Esplanade Cafe
I might not know my history
Che's politics are a mystery to me
But this shirt has a history of it's own
Good things seem to happen when I have it on
Got my first A
My best ever lay
I bought these shoes
And the first time I met you
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from Me for a day,
released January 7, 2011
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Mermaid Guitar New Zealand
If you like it: enjoy it. If you really like it: pay what you feel. Each album has bonus material for download.
Mermaid Guitar music is not earnest navel-gazing. It's indie rock with humour and hidden depths.
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