Barrel Of A Gun
Album Version Sessionography
Album Version Guests
Live in Knoxville 9/4/03 Sessionography
Acoustic Sessionography
Notes: On rare ocasion for the pre-album versions, Ryan would replace the line "I love these movie stars" with a different star's name. Thus, the line was sometimes "I love that Elton John" or "I love that Madeleine Kahn". The pre-album "Happy Together" version contains a verse of "Happy Together" by The Turtles as the bridge. Guster wrote a real bridge, which includes Brian playing a typewriter, for the album. When playing this song live, the band always improvises a different dissonant intro, dubbed the "Jazz Odyssey", a nod to Spinal Tap. Early on in Joe's tenure with the band, he would only play during this portion, and only on bass, then leave the stage for the remainder of the song. These days he will play bass or keys, then switch to banjo for the rest of the song. |
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I love those movie stars I've got them plastered to my wall Just like we're dear old friends Like they already know you I'm in the picture dome Feet tilted towards the moon and there's 200 silhouettes Just relax and they'll show you Four, three, two, one I'm at the barrel of a gun Doomed when this gets out Play on or stay in Half dead, half numb But the barrel keeps me warm Too late to turn around Eyes filled with movie scenes Sucks me right out the mezzanine It's nice to be this loved This is good enough Goddamn this movie star They keep me coming back for more It beats doing time out there Just relax and we'll show you Four, three, two, one Went out the barrel of a gun Doing this gets out Play on or stay in Half dead, half numb But the barrel keeps me warm Too late to turn around Bop bah bah... Bop bah bah... Bop bah bah... Bop bah bah... Bop bah bah... Bop bah bah... Bop bah bah... Bop bah bah... I want to call him I live fine Away from here I live fine Far from here I live fine This is what we've become |
I love those movie stars I've got them plastered to my wall Just like we're dear old friends Like they already know you I'm in the picture dome Feet tilted towards the moon and there's 200 silhouettes Just relax and they'll show you Four, three, two, one I'm at the barrel of a gun Doomed when this gets out Play on or stay in Half dead, half numb But the barrel keeps me warm Too late to turn around Eyes filled with movie scenes Sucks me right out the mezzanine It's nice to be this loved This ain't good enough Goddamn these movie stars They keep me coming back for more It beats doing time out there Just relax and they'll show you Four, three, two, one Went out the barrel of a gun Doing this gets out Play on or stay in Half dead, half numb But the barrel keeps me warm Too late to turn around Me and you and you and me No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be The only one for me is you, and you for me So happy together If I should call you up, invest a dime And you say you belong to me and ease my mind The only one for me is you So happy together Four, three, two, one Went out the barrel of a gun Doing this gets out Play on or stay in Half dead, half numb But the barrel keeps me warm Too late to turn around |
I know a movie star I've got her plastered to my wall Just like we're dear old friends Like she already knows me She's perfect as she seems Lifts me right out the mezzanine I finally fell in love I'd been waiting forever Four, three, two, one When at the barrel of a gun Keep my head way down Stay out or stay in Half dead, half numb She's enough to make me warm It's all so safe and sound Lie back and fast asleep If you could see what I could see Drip drop a lovely dream Goddamn you movie star Can't you just play a minute more We'd be the best of friends You could stay here forever Four, three, two, one When at the barrel of a gun Keep my head way down Stay out or stay in Half dead, half numb She’s enough to make me warm It's all so safe and sound She will be sweet on me Just like a mystery It's not so hard to see If I'm not mistaken She comes from far away Gets closer everyday And all that I can say She's all I want and all that I live for Four, three, two, one When at the barrel of a gun Keep my head way down Stay out or stay in Half dead, half numb She's enough to make me warm It's all so safe and sound |
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