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Something For Everyone

by July Fourth Toilet

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1.
Nightlight 02:55
Congratulations on your country Getting the freedom it deserves You've all fought so hard You've earned it I live in a cottage With a shortwave radio It's my key to the outside world I would contact you But I have no phone I chop wood from nearby trees With my trusty axe For my fireplace which keeps me warm And old newspapers I brought with me Are used for kindling to keep me warm Sleep well tonight sleep well tonight I'll be your nightlight so sleep well tonight
2.
It's coming it's coming it's coming it's coming it's coming....it's here! Whoo hoo! It's the land of fruit so many flavours to see! In the land of fruit it's all plucked from the tree! So much variety, apples, pears, and raspberries Blueberries, oranges, plums, and peaches, too I just don't know what I'm going to do In the land of fruit it's truly a wondrous place In the land of fruit the juice runs down your face Get with it! Ah ha ah ha ah ha ha ha (Louder!) Ah ha ah ha ah ha ha ha Ah ha ah ha ah ha ha ha Ah ha ah ha ah ha ha ha Buh budda buh Buh budda buh Not to mention bananas, lemons, kiwis, and limes Where do I start? I've got lots of time Watermelons, mangos, papyas, and prunes Coconut, grapefruit, tomato counts, too In the land of fruit we've all got sticky hands In the land of fruit Bootsauce is the house band In the land of fruit so much flavour to eat In the land of fruit it's better than the land of meat Oh yes!
3.
Four Eyes 04:22
Let's draw open the blinds Let in the sunshine To catch on the dust It's all we have left after all this time I've tried on these shades left behind today But they're the wrong tint They just show hints of what we had We tried to make a go of it Now it's time we let go of it We tried to make a go of it Now it's time we let go of it But I can't seem to let go of it Stay close from me Four eyes Our pride's turned to shame Ashes are a result of the flame Something lingers though And I think you know it's just memories We tried to make a go of it Now it's time we let go of it We tried to make a go of it Now it's time we let go of it But I can't seem to let go of it Stay close from me Four eyes
4.
Bill on his own, Bill on his own, Bill on his own You're never alone when Bill's on his own, Bill on his own Making a cup of coffee can be a simple thing, a basic thing, an easy thing But for Bill it's more important than you or me, world history, the survival of humanity cuz... Bill's on his own, Bill on his own, Bill on his own You're never alone when Bill's on his own, Bill on his own Bill on his own, all alone Bill on his own, all alone Bill on his own, all alone Yeahhhhh I'm digging you Bill! Bill on his own, Bill on his own, Bill on his own You're never alone when Bill's on his own, Bill on his own Bill on his own
5.
Lady Bug 03:16
I wish I had a lady bug to call my very own But it always flies away to a place called home Home home home home Home home home home Wish I had a lady bird to call my very own But it always flies away to a place called home Home home home home Home home home home Wish I had a lady to call my very own She doesn't fly but she goes up to a place called home Home home home home Home home home home
6.
War Song 01:56
I fought the war and where were you? I fought the war what did you do? You gave no blood, you gave no blood I fought the war, what did you do? You ran scared I was left there alone And I was killed I fought the war and where were you? I fought the war what did you do? And now I'm back Oh yes, I'm back Now I'm back to fire upon you Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Find the safe place inside of yourself Find the safe place inside of yourself Find the safe place inside of yourself Find the safe place inside of yourself
7.
The leaves earned their wings And turned to golden brown The wind gives them a push For their destination ground The trees have nudity with such unabashity This is the less talked about stage of renewity Doo doo doo dooo doo.... You can use this time to make arts and crafts By yourself or with friends, try it, it's gas Get a potato, cut it in half, cut a design in it, you have made a stamp Doo doo doo dooo doo.... Get something to dip it in, like paint or ink Make sure it's colourful and please do not drink Stamp it on letters, either near or faraway Send it to friends or acquaintances Or those who've ran astray Doo doo doo dooo doo.... Strays do like those things as a purely safe mark of place What better imprint to leave your trace? Sleeping through the paltry, trifles, and lean Waking only for the beauty of the obscene Doo doo doo dooo doo.... Doo doo doo dooo doo....
8.
Sweet Gnome 03:03
Joo joo na na na joo joo Na na na joo joo Na na na joo joo Na na na jooooo! Sitting sipping mushroom tea Sweet gnome sweet gnome' He stands there just above my knee Sweet gnome, sweet gnome Oh sweet gnome, what are you doing here If I rub my eyes will you disappear? Whittling with wood here is sweet gnome sweet gnome In my bushy neighbourhood, sweet gnome sweet gnome Oh sweet gnome, what are you doing here If I rub my eyes will you disappear? He is over a thousand years old, sweet gnome sweet gnome He can cure the common cold, sweet gnome sweet gnome Oh sweet gnome, what are you doing here If I rub my eyes will you disappear? Toxes missus blases deesun, sweet gnome sweet gnome Felgus froogen rossem reesum, sweet gnome sweet gnome Oh sweet gnome I hope you don't for I'd like to hear your tales of talking trees and flying faeries and wizardry All here not in other lands, tell me how the world began Oh sweet gnome, what are you doing here If I rub my eyes will you disappear? He just did! Gone gone gnome Gone gone gnome Gone gone gnome Gone gone gnome
9.
Ahhhh ahhh ahhh ahhh.... Ahhh ahhh? Ahhh. Ahhh ahh? Ahh. Ahh ahh? Ahh ahh? Hoo ha! Hoo ha! Deep sea diver, the arriver Venture forth , oh tender one Water lilies floating softly Resting toply on the water Beads and droplets showing colours when reflected in the sun Deep sea diver, the arriver Venture forth , oh tender one Tongues a moving, flowers blooming Thrusts of pleasure, gentle tremor Deep sea diver, the arriver Venture forth , oh tender one Deep sea diver, the arriver Venture forth , oh tender one
10.
We're walking on eggshells together round each other Walking on eggshells together round each other Could we have had children that we would rock to sleep? Will you say hi to me when I pass by on the street? We're walking on eggshells together round each other Walking on eggshells together round each other I thought I'd die being with out you but I pulled through We are very different, compromise has fallen short We're walking on eggshells together round each other Walking on eggshells together round each other Mmmm hmmmm mmmm mmmmm....
11.
I felt the sleep right near your eye I brushed it away It crumbled gently I heard you mumble Heard you sigh That was your mood and it went quickly My what a lovely Saturday We sure know how to spend it It's not a matter of money We'll reach for the sky and then we'll pull on it Ahhhhhhh ahhhhh ahhhh ahhhhh ah Ahhhhhhh ahhhhh ahhhh ahhhhh ah Ahhhhhhh ahhhhh ahhhh ahhhhh ah Ahhhhhhh ahhhhh ahhhh ahhhhh ah One day is representative of our time together..... One day is representative of our time together..... One day is representative of our time together..... One day is representative of our time together..... One day is representative of our time together..... Gimme one day gimmee one day..... One day is representative of our time together.....

about

It was our intent to create a warm pop album to make you feel loved.

"It's time for that record, you know the one that comes around every not-so-often to defy description. Don't be scared off by the vast Toilet spectrum, from old-world folk ditty, to amped-up helium romp through mythical lands of never-was, to the tenderest of ballads. It's an astonishing arsenal of pop hooks and poetic aplomb, weaving through eleven testimonials to the joy of song, where Laughter and Sadness and Whimsy commingle. Witness 'One Day Is Representative of Our Time Together,' perhaps the pinnacle of all shambling folk-pop sing-alongs, where the band picks itself up from the initial mournful dirge and rises phoenix-like from its own sad ash, building, voice by voice, horn by synth-horn, into a jubilee of wailing falsettos, chants and fanfare. Follow those voices and find the thing you've been waiting for."
- Dan Bejar of Destroyer and the New Pornographers on our album Something For Everyone

"July Fourth Toilet is… sort of a modern day Zappa and the Mothers or Bonzo Dog Band… A wild ride through happy pop, Waits-ish weirdness, demented '60s era folk-rock and points in between."
– The Province

"A fresh dose of weird art-rock that is eclectic and undeniably catchy. Sounds like a comedy album camouflaged behind the sounds of an elementary school band tuning up to play some T-Rex. Pure musical schizophrenia!"
- The West Ender

"Something tells me that maybe something is going to happen with the kind of giant musical ensembles that were responsible for Hair. You've got the Polyphonic Spree, the Arcade Fire, and the Hidden Cameras. They all have this big-ensemble feel. The leader of this multimembered, costumed concept movement will be Vancouver's July 4th Toilet."
- the infamous Nardwuar the Human Serviette

"Something for Everyone is... pretty fun, especially if your idea of fun is the kind of soundtrack you might hear if you fell asleep watching The 5000 Fingers of Dr T and then had a nightmare about The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine. And, speaking of The Beatles, it’s hard not to sing along with the final track, the six minute anthem, 'One Day Is Representative of Our Time Together.'"
- Discorder
"Novelty rock to the max. Their live shows often fall into the legendary category."
– Chartattack

"July Fourth Toilet did an eastern mystical-snake preacherish Krishnabilly set... (They) are hillbillies. Their music is challengingly communal (though each member seems deeply tuned or purposefully detuned in to their own specific instrument, there is a snugness and dedication to the whole, and a sense of friendship...) The lyrics are high and close, the melodies range from delicate to foot-stomping, and the ethic is for hard work, wonder and woe... July Fourth Toilet has a musical sensibility I admire more and more every time I hear modern rock and realize how much it has tortured, betrayed and corrupted the childhood musical appreciations that each of us is born with."
- Terminal City

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released December 25, 2002

Lyrics: Robert Dayton
Music: Julian Lawrence, Robert Dayton, Clancy Dennehy, Andre Lagace, Susan Box, jody franklin, J McLaughlin, Seressa Gardener, Corinne (The Gypsy Queen) Alexander, and others....
Recorded at Method Studios, Produced by Clancy Dennehy, mixed by Mark Gabriel
Released by Pro Am Entainment International

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