The Manhattan Slide and Other Songs for Dream Dancing
by Mr. and Mrs. Muffins
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Will you dance with me?
Will you dream with me?
Dream, dream dancing.
Dream, dream dancing.
In the night. It feels all right.
In the night. It feels all right.
Do you dream?
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Mama used to say, “Boy, hold your head up high.
Up high!
It’d give them too much joy to let them see you run
And cry.
Darlin’ think where you want to be
(Baby, don’t let them steal your smile)
And take this pearl from me
In the end it’ll set you free.”
“When the fox needs a ‘pick-me up’ he puts you down
He’s trying to turn your smile to a frown
But he’s the clown
So hang on to your roots and hold on tight
It’s a long, hard ride
So, think where you wanna be
(Baby, don’t them steal your smile)
And take this pearl from me
In the end it’ll set you free”
Mama used to say, “Boy, hold your head up high.
Up high!”
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I know the trumpet player
She’s a friend of mine
And when you hear her play you’ll tap your foot in time
Like fire, her notes are hot
She’ll make you want some more
But then she’ll hop a cab and leave you at the door
She’ll do the “Manhattan Slide” (x4)
She’s down at Dizzy’s Club
On the upper west side
Trading fours with this cat named Clyde
One moment she’s here
The next she’s on the slide
Several gigs a night just to barely get by
She’ll do the “Manhattan Slide” (x8)
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The Metropolis
02:25
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The Metropolis
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The Dancing Man
02:40
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With his top hat and cane, he’s strolling down Cherry Lane,
With a hopeful glint in his eye, tonight
He says, “Now, hey pretty lady, would you like to dance?
Why don’t you just give me a chance?
‘Cause I’m the Dancing Man
And I’ve brought my own band
To play some music for us tonight
We can twist and twirl, we can jump and jive
We can dance under the full moon tonight.”
“Yes, I’m the Dancing Man
And I’ve brought my own band
To play some music for us tonight
We can twist and twirl, we can jump and jive
And dance under the full moon tonight
And dance under the full moon tonight
We can dance under the moonlight”
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Perfume and Cigarettes
03:47
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Underneath the dazzling lights outside
In the city streets of London night
Right beside the blue-green ocean shore
I remember all that I adore
And in-between these things my thoughts swept away
By the cool azure sky
This feeling wrapped all around me
I’m lost in this lullaby
Singing “Salut au Monde”
Taking my time in a stride so slowly
Saying, “Hello to life and the world”
That’s covered with colors and lovers
It’s soothing and leaves me mesmerized
While I’m in my room collecting thoughts
Of how things are and how they’re not
All I have to do is look outside
That is where I’ll find the joys of life
And in-between these things my thoughts swept away
By the cool azure sky
And on a day like today
One can say that everything seems to melt away
Just then the sun rises and takes me away
And suddenly I find my thoughts swept away
By the cool azure sky
And on a day like today
One can say that everything seems to melt away
Just then the sun rises and takes me away
Away…
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I once met a baker and the baker said,
“Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Isn’t it funny?
Isn’t it funny?”
Once I laughed so hard I nearly cried
Once I lived so hard I nearly died
I once met a beggar and the beggar said,
“Take this dime from out of my hands.
Who needs money?
Who needs money?”
Once I laughed so hard I nearly cried
Once I lived so hard I nearly died
I once met a baker and the baker said,
“Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Isn’t it funny?
Isn’t it funny?”
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Seorang pengembara di dalam hujan beku
Memandang pada segala sesuatu
Tapi melihat yang tak ada
Hanya dunia dari khayal
Berlari dari bayang bayangnya
Ke mana?
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Throw me together
Passion forever
Dancing, take me
Chancing, save me
Driving where the heart goes
愛しています, Tokyo
Twisting, a go-round
Restless to touch down
Waiting to let you
Dreaming to get to
Driving where the heart goes
愛しています, Tokyo
You know, I know
Tokyo
Aishiteimasu, Tokyo
You go, I go
Tokyo (x2)
Let’s dance in Tokyo
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about
This album is a joint release with "blue-very label" in Japan. If you live in Japan, please purchase the record from
blue-verylabel.bandcamp.com/music
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One night, when Mrs. Muffins was thousands of miles away, Mr. Muffins had a dream that they were dancing with a backdrop of clouds and music. The next day, he stole the music from that dream and wrote "Dream Dancing."
Using "Dream Dancing" as a launching point for a new project, the initial concept for this new record was to create a “dance” album. However, as the weight of the world became impossible to ignore, Mr. Muffins realized that he couldn’t just write a bunch of songs about having “fun in the sun.” The words “Dream” and “Dancing” are nearly antonyms, so he began thinking about this album in terms of contrasts. Mr. Muffins relayed the concept to Mrs. Muffins and devised a plan to make the album artwork have contrasting warm and cool colors. Side A would be the “Dancing” side, and Side B would be the “Dreaming” side.
The result is this album, and we truly hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it.
Love, Dreams, Memories, and Dance!
-Mr. and Mrs. Muffins-
blue-verylabel.bandcamp.com/music
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One night, when Mrs. Muffins was thousands of miles away, Mr. Muffins had a dream that they were dancing with a backdrop of clouds and music. The next day, he stole the music from that dream and wrote "Dream Dancing."
Using "Dream Dancing" as a launching point for a new project, the initial concept for this new record was to create a “dance” album. However, as the weight of the world became impossible to ignore, Mr. Muffins realized that he couldn’t just write a bunch of songs about having “fun in the sun.” The words “Dream” and “Dancing” are nearly antonyms, so he began thinking about this album in terms of contrasts. Mr. Muffins relayed the concept to Mrs. Muffins and devised a plan to make the album artwork have contrasting warm and cool colors. Side A would be the “Dancing” side, and Side B would be the “Dreaming” side.
The result is this album, and we truly hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it.
Love, Dreams, Memories, and Dance!
-Mr. and Mrs. Muffins-
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released April 9, 2022
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Luxurious orchestral pop for the melancholy at heart.
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