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HOOPLA - SUPER 8 [album]

by SUPER 8

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    'HOOPLA' on CD - the best way to listen to the album as, just like the critically-acclaimed 'Lisa Mychols & SUPER 8' album, the songs on the CD are segued and sequenced to flow from one track to the next making for a more rewarding 'full album listening experience!' Quality 4 panel 350gsm digi-pack design individually shrink wrapped.

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1.
FOR MY FRIENDS This one’s for all my friends … We have all been through so much that I just don’t, I don’t know where to start I really don’t have much to give but here you go, I’m giving you this song Stash it safe away with your dusty records Save it for a day when your memories beckon Singing from the heart, it’s an open letter No R.S.V.P. just hope it makes you feel better This one’s for all my friends, you know who you are (x2) This one’s for all my friends, all my friends, all my friends Thinking about my good friends, all my good friends Going out to good friends, good friends Just wanna thank you, thank you, thank YOU for being there! (x2)
2.
SUSAN REVOLVING Susan revolving, down there by the ceiling Peculiar feeling, high above the ground Susan revolving, up there every morning No four-minute warning prepares you for the sound And she’s ever going round Ever turning round and round Always high below the ground Susan revolving, up there without warning The whole world is falling right in front of her Susan revolving up there every morning No four-minute warning prepares you for the sound And she’s ever going round Ever turning round and round Always high below the ground And she’s ever going round Ever turning round and round Always high below the ground She is here and she is there Gently drifting in the air Ever present everywhere She is free, she is free, she is free, she is free Susan’s evolving, Susan!
3.
ALL MY WORRIES I awoke from a dream To find what I’d dreamt was real I was floating on a sea of green Eating tangerines I’ve never felt the sun shine so bright I’ve never stepped so close to the light All my worries, all my worries have gone Me and you, you and me Well I guess we’re quite a team And there is nowhere that I’d rather be Than in our submarine I’ve never felt the sun shine so bright I’ve never stepped so close to the light All my worries, all my worries have gone Have gone, have gone, all my worries have gone
4.
OUT OF MY HEAD Seems I need to give myself a good talking to But I’m at a loss as to just what to do It’s been fifteen days and seven hours not that I’m counting And when I try to sleep I wake myself up shouting Yesterday well I thought I was on the mend But today I can hardly get out of bed Oh, I’m out of my head without you There doesn’t seem to be any point going on There doesn’t seem to be any point singing this song Looking back now it feels like some kind of illusion And ever since it’s been one big wall of confusion Well just an hour ago I switched on the TV And some random Phil Collins record Had me crying into my coffee … WTF? I’m out of my head without you I’m so out of my head Won’t you come back?
5.
JENNIFER ANNE Jennifer Anne lives in a land of sunshine and rainbows Everything she wants us to see is fluffy and dayglo She just does her own thing and everything in between Yeah, Jennifer Anne don’t work to a plan she won’t sit at the table Jennifer Anne hops up and down in time with the rhythm And seems to defy gravitational pull with her strange magnetism Never one to miss a beat when parading up the street Yes, Jennifer Anne, always a smile and sunny disposition But where she goes, she goes, she goes When the sun sets no-one knows Yeah, where she goes, she goes, she goes When the sun sets no-one knows, no! JENNIFER ANNE! JENNIFER ANNE! Jennifer Anne, out of the pan and into the fire She only sees what she wants to see, leaves you walking on wire ‘Cause everyone loves her so, from Ireland to Mexico "Saint Jennifer Anne!" sing angels on high in a heavenly choir But where she goes, she goes, she goes When the sun sets no-one knows you know Yeah, where she goes, she goes, she goes When the sun sets no-one knows, no! JENNIFER ANNE! JENNIFER ANNE! Let’s go back to that Summer when ... I was fourteen and you were twelve Things just seemed so much better then, don’t you think? Yeah, take me back to that wishing well. I wanna make that wish again ‘Cause we were so much younger then, can’t you see? Hey, Jennifer Anne, Jennifer Anne, Jennifer Anne, Jennifer! Hey, Jennifer Anne, Jennifer Anne, Jennifer Anne, Jennifer!
6.
NOT LIKE THE REST Sad when people you know walk out the door when you least expect it But you’re not like the rest, in fact you’re the best and don’t you forget it You don’t let me down, no, no. You don’t let me down You don’t let me down, no, no. You don’t let me down I once had a friend, I lent him a hand but he ripped my arm off It’s hard to know who to trust when dreams turn to rust And you’re left with bad karma But you don’t let me down, no, no. You don’t let me down You don’t let me down, you don’t let me down No doubt there’s gonna be some stormy seas ahead And at times, it’s gonna get rough But with you by my side We can turn back the tide And I won’t let you down, I won’t let you down Sad when people you know walk out the door when you least expect it But you’re not like the rest, in fact you’re the best and don’t you forget it
7.
Our Town 03:42
OUR TOWN Sitting on top of the hill, making some time, drinking some wine Hey, we should do this more often Just sitting on top of this hill, shooting the breeze above all the trees Hey, I can see your house from here Just watching the sun shine over our town, doesn’t it feel good? Just watching the sun shine over our town, doesn’t it feel good, hey? Sitting on top of the hill getting along, singing some songs Just like we did when we were younger Yeah, sitting on top of this hill where we used to go The memories flow, realising that some things never change Like watching the sun shine over our town, doesn’t it feel good, hey? Just watching the sun shine over our town, doesn’t it feel good? Yeah! Just watching the sun shine over our town, doesn’t it feel good? Just watching the sun shine over our town ... doesn’t it feel good? Doesn't it feel good?
8.
GOOD TO BE FREE Mud on my shoes, don’t know which road to choose Standing accused with the runaway blues But nothing’s gonna get me down Blood on the tracks, no turning back Slip through the cracks, on the run from the pack But nothing’s gonna get me down ‘Cause it’s good to be free, yeah, you know what I mean Yes, it’s good to be free, yeah, you know what I mean Remembering when things were better and then They go and follow the trend, now it’s raining again But nothing’s gonna get me down I’m done with the past, getting rid of the mask I’m changing the cast, moving forward at last And nothing’s gonna get me down ‘Cause it’s good to be free, yeah, you know what I mean Yes, it’s good to be free, yeah, you know what I mean Good to be free, know what I mean Yes, it's good to be free yeah you know what I mean Leave my baggage at the station, figure out a better plan Run without a destination, I only run because I can Good to be free, yeah, it’s good to be free! Yeah, it's good to be free!
9.
Love Ya! 02:53
LOVE YA! Love you when you’re singing I love you when you’re winning Love you when you’re dancing Love you when you’re chancing Love you when you’re acting Love you when you’re distracting Love you when you’re plotting Love you without stopping I love you when you’re dreaming I love it when you’re scheming Love you when you’re reeling And wheeling and dealing I love you if you’re losing I love you without choosing Love you when you’re cooking Love you when you’re not looking I love ya! Love ya…. Did I tell you that I love you? I love you like no other There’s no-one above you I love ya, love ya…. Did I mention that I love you? I love you like no other There’s no-one above you Love you when you’re singing I love you when you’re winning Love you when you’re dancing And love you when you’re chancing Love you when you’re acting Love you when you’re distracting Love you when you’re plotting Love you without stopping Love you without stopping!
10.
Be My Yoko 03:14
BE MY YOKO Girl, you’re on my mind All of the day, and all of the night Oh girl, you’re everywhere I look In every song I hear, in every page of every book A bus stop don’t provide much protection from the weather Maybe you could let me share your umbrella? I think we look pretty good together It’s written in the stars, yeah I’m a fortune teller! Girl, we’re running out of time And gonna need more wine if I’m to get to the punch line Hey, girl, it’s really up to you how you play this through If only I knew Ask my friends, I’m an okay fella Take the time to get to know me and you’d like me better Oh, if you could shoot this apple off my head with a crossbow I would be your John and you could be my Yoko We should really get it together! ‘Cause when I’m with you, well, things just feel better But if you need this in writing, I can put it in a letter Or I can write you a song on a wing and a prayer So won’t you be my Yoko? Be my Yoko! Be my Yoko! Be my Yoko yeah!
11.
MOMENTS IN TIME MOMENTS IN TIME You got to me and I fell out of my tree No, I never thought that you could happen to me It’s these moments in time where planets align And we get to be as one with the birds and the bees The fish in the sea, and everything under the sun Yeah, you got to me, not with a skeleton key But one stolen kiss over a jar of coffee Yes, it’s these moments in time where planets align And we get to be as one with the birds and the bees The fish in the sea, and everything under the sun A week at the sea front, gone in an instant Oh, but our ride in that police car, those memories linger … Yes it’s these moments in time, these moments in time, these moments in time
12.
THE HANGMAN’DAUGHTER Cool river flows .. Cool river flows into the sea, into the sea Only the river knows about you and me, About you and me Each day of feeling like a lamb to slaughter When you are courting with the hangman’s daughter Majorca water don’t taste quite like it oughta Let’s find a place to call home, our own bricks and mortar Cool river flows and holds the key, it holds the key And only the river knows what’s meant to be, what’s meant to be Each day of feeling like a lamb to slaughter When you go courting with the hangman’s daughter Majorca water don’t taste quite like it oughta So let’s find a place to call home our own bricks and mortar

about

'HOOPLA' - The new 2023 long player from SUPER 8!

Written and recorded over the last few years ('The Pandemic Years!'), 'TBM' presents a collection of original songs straight from the heart! 'The Beautiful Music' is very proud to be able to work with British-based musician Paul ‘Trip’ Ryan (who puts out music under the 'band' name SUPER 8) to release an absolute beauty of an album: 'HOOPLA' (beauty 058). Having worked with Trip before on the gorgeous 'Lisa Mychols & SUPER 8' album (beauty 052), we knew that he is an extremely talented and a prolific musician with a vast collection of quality influences.

This is album No.8 for SUPER 8 in under 5 years, along with countless singles and EP’s, with previous releases on Futureman Records, Jem Records and the Subjangle label, as well as a brilliant self-released album (again featuring Lisa Mychols) entitled “Universal Journey” (which is also highly recommended and available here on Bandcamp!)

SUPER 8 creates timeless music, rooted in the past, influenced by the present and poised for the future. Writing for the New York music magazine 'The Big Takeover', music journalist Kevin Burke stated that Paul 'Trip' Ryan creates music that is: “Blissful, blistering with melody, and shows above all else that Trip loves music!"

So without further ado then, may we present to you: 'HOOPLA'

- ENJOY!

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released May 5, 2023

All songs written, performed, recorded and produced by Paul 'Trip' Ryan except Track 2: 'Susan Revolving' a SUPER 8 reinterpretation (also featuring Robyn Gibson of The Junipers fame!) of a presently unreleased Andy Partridge (XTC; Dukes Of Stratosphear) demo sketch from 1983.

Artwork: Gillian Maud Ryan
Sleeve formatting: Jamie Nordstrand
Released by Wally Salem through: 'TBM - The Beautiful Music' (beauty058) © 2023 SUPER 8/TBM

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