 Teenager of the Year (1994) [ larger cover art ] |
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Musicbrainz DBHad a bit part, an endless reel
It always played in slo-mo
But now it's fast, a spinning wheel
I know the dynamo, my heart is cast
Speedy Marie, ahead of the now
She's better built that's how
She's built for speed
Speedy Marie, Speedy Marie
''"Oh, yes indeed,"'' I said to me
And so I sing this romaunt
It's not enough, my liberty
There is a thing I want
I need, I love
Speedy Marie, ahead of the now
She's better built that's how
She's built for speed
Speedy Marie, Speedy Marie
Juxtaposed in each moment's sight
Everything that I ever saw
And my one delight
Nothing can strike me in such awe
Mouth intricate shapes the voice that speaks
Always it will soothe
Rarer none are the precious cheeks
Is the size of each sculpted tooth
Each lip and each eye
Wise is the tongue, wet of perfect thought
And softest neck where always do I
Lay my clumsy thoughts
She is that most lovely art
Happy are my mind and my soul and my heart
| miahfost (Gothenburg, Sweden) | Posted: Feb 14, 2012 - 04:45 Such a great, great record. |
| Stingray (NWO reloaded) | Posted: Jan 13, 2012 - 10:34 Mandible wrote: I'm strangely obsessed with the cover photo.  smiling.... |
| Stingray (NWO reloaded) | Posted: Jan 13, 2012 - 10:32 hencini wrote: Great song from a really fun album. Very true! Still - in comparison to Petty (before) he sounds like a stupid, little boy! |
| hencini | Posted: Jun 06, 2011 - 14:01 Great song from a really fun album. |
| savoyard (SB, Indiana) | Posted: Nov 29, 2010 - 13:58 Excellent album....almost up there with some of the pixie's albums, but his recent work is ho hum... |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Sep 27, 2010 - 05:20 Don't listen to em Frankie, you just keep on doin what you do.  |
| LongGoneDaddy | Posted: Aug 26, 2010 - 05:24 So bad this came out too late for the Pretty In Pink soundtrack! You rock, Frank! |
| fevertree | Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 14:15 This is a hauntingly, surprisingly good song... |
| mcYammer (Beervana) | Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 14:14 playful francis not played enuf here, methinks. his haunting boy-with-bad-things-on-his-mind voice is missed |
| DaveInVA (In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA) | Posted: Sep 12, 2009 - 08:26 His voice doesn't match the way he looks at all... |
| Wizzuvvoz (Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.) | Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 09:43 I'm digging it |
| coentje (Rotterdam or anywhere...) | Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 09:43
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| Mandible | Posted: Mar 06, 2009 - 14:26 hippiechick wrote: I'm strangely obsessed with this guy's music. I'm strangely obsessed with the cover photo. |
| arserocket (S.O.B in an S.U.V) | Posted: Jan 02, 2009 - 09:55 I like |
| k_trout (Dream State) | Posted: Dec 01, 2008 - 19:22 Excelsior wrote: This artist sucks ass! That is all. this is said with authenticity that may be gained only thru experience!  |
| Excelsior | Posted: Sep 29, 2008 - 18:30 This artist sucks ass! That is all. |
| miahfost (Svensk Socialist Soviet Monarki) | Posted: Aug 29, 2008 - 05:01 This record kicks ass! That is all. |
| BillDeville | Posted: Jul 28, 2008 - 13:17 Nice guitar work by Lyle Workman on this one.  |
| hippiechick (Weekendland) | Posted: Jul 28, 2008 - 13:08 I'm strangely obsessed with this guy's music. |
| EssexTex (Texas (Nr Lake Travis)) | Posted: Jun 27, 2008 - 05:08 Wow..for a Kung foo panda he can really sing |
| RobotDeath (Los Angeles) | Posted: Jan 21, 2008 - 15:12 Frank Black is a groovy guy. I like his angsty jangly stuff, but this is passable. |
| jedley (milan, italy) | Posted: Oct 19, 2007 - 10:17 326 wrote: Good tune, but how about "Headache"?? Now there's a great Frank Black tune!
what about 'If Your Poison Gets You'? That beats 'Headache' dontcha think? |
| veegez (Minnesoter) | Posted: Oct 19, 2007 - 10:03 MojoJojo wrote: Have you seen the album cover?
 
Dude, the album cover is hilarious. And cool. |
| Roy_Orbison | Posted: Oct 19, 2007 - 09:39 Godlike. |
| hippiechick (let me out!) | Posted: Aug 17, 2007 - 13:56 I'm obsessed with this guy, for some reason. |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Aug 17, 2007 - 13:55 Have you seen the album cover?
GolfRomeo wrote: How come some people are just Cool, no matter what they do? Frank Black is one of those people. |
| frankfrench | Posted: Jun 15, 2007 - 15:52 One of the many fantastic songs from one of my favorite albums ever! Love the ode to his then wife Jean-Marie Walsh (check the last two verses). Great! |
| fureanbode (hungary) | Posted: Nov 03, 2005 - 23:51 Good to hear this. Wouldn't mind some Pixies now and again, either... |
| ontheroadid | Posted: Oct 28, 2004 - 12:24 Frank Black is always a welcome sound on RP. |
| coentje (The Netherlands) | Posted: Oct 28, 2004 - 12:24  |
| nausicaa (Far far from paradise....) | Posted: Oct 13, 2004 - 18:34 what a great sound |
| Ravensign | Posted: Aug 30, 2004 - 16:08 Good song. I have always liked Frank Black. Of Course, I can never go to Los Angeles, now. |
| miamizsun (Miami Beach (3285.3 Miles SE of RP), FL) | Posted: Aug 30, 2004 - 16:05  |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting, please drive through!) | Posted: Jun 21, 2004 - 16:11 rascal420 wrote: School of Rock!
Jack Black Rules! No, this is his uncle, Frank.  :iamwith: |
| rascal420 (Truckee, CA - 5000 feet above Paradise) | Posted: Jun 21, 2004 - 16:07 School of Rock! Jack Black Rules! |
| GolfRomeo (The Beach, South Carolina) | Posted: Jun 08, 2004 - 10:53 How come some people are just Cool, no matter what they do? Frank Black is one of those people. |
| 326 (Buffalo, N.Y.) | Posted: Jun 08, 2004 - 10:51 Good tune, but how about "Headache"?? Now there's a great Frank Black tune! |
| Mot (53562) | Posted: Jan 26, 2004 - 18:24 That was pretty good! |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Jan 26, 2004 - 18:22 hey bill, how about some pixies? |
| RichardPrins (Canada) | Posted: Dec 16, 2003 - 15:22 One of the better tracks of this album, me thinks... along with Big Red |
| veegez (Burnsville, mn) | Posted: Sep 25, 2003 - 11:16 She's built for speed! Nice tune. :) |
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