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VOLUME 1: The First Time Is The Best Time

by HIT MACHINE 1980 :vol. 1 "The first time is the best time"

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1.
I Saw Her 07:00
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(primal grunts and moans" I know your name from the bathhouse refrain Come to me now The day go bright, the night is low Daytime light and nighttime goes slow I can see your face in the light Sometime lights on, sometimes going slow I can see your face You're looking like a girl I knew before Sometime low Sometime I don't know Girl in my dream...tell me what you know Take my hand..tell me where to go Take my brain..I'll tell you what I know My heart and soul is breaking down Time is right for us to grow My head and soul need to grow How can I tell you what I know My heart it breaks..my soul is going round I don't know what to say as I go round Where do you go now? I can tell you why you know What can I say? My head is going round When you're in my head...I go round
2.
Oh Death 05:10
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(soldier speaking) Dead, Dead, Dead I say they are all dead I think its all over now I see you are all dead now (death speaking) We go all over many places I can travel..I know many faces When I fly over your town Things fall down...many people go round I am called Death They call me Death When I travel by wagon or go by plane People all run away..they go insane They call me Death Death's in town. When I was younger I caused many wars I had many people turning into whores People would die of plague and disease They call me Death...get on your knees They call me Death I can be mean...I will melt them down I take many people..I make them drown All around the world I see them fall Who kills them...I...one and all Call me Death They call me Death If I see you in the street I will come around and wipe you off your feet I will take you down..I will take you home No-one escapes me when I roam I go Death I am called Death all round. (soldier speaking) Rodger...Rodger...I am dead I am dead now....Dead, Dead, Dead.
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Land of Prostitutes 03:43
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I've been to Africa I've been to old Spain Been to many ports-o-call But all of them have brought me pain..a lot of pain I've known girls wearing red I've know them all in my bed I've seen their painted faces all around me In this Land of Prostitutes This Land of Prostitutes This land of painted ladies I picked one up in old Hong Kong Took her to my room...it didn't take very long I pulled down her dress...I made quite a mess oh...she told me she was a prostitute Told me she did it for work and she didn't give a hoot About the way morals went today I knew a girl in Africa The biggest lips in Africa That girl was known for giving pleasure to men From foreign lands But she was pretty with her clothes all pulled down Those girls in Africa they don't take too long If you are a traveling boy And you look in every port for a little girl toy Then take these words to your heart tonight: Find a girl who wears a pearl in her tight navel It is the greatest love The greatest love that you can find.
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Get Down on Whats Up 04:53
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(grunts and moans) Get down Get down..all you out there Get Down On What's Up Now you got to form a Line This new dance will take some time All you girls over on the right All you boys sit down real tight Get Down On What's Up I'll tell you what's up I'll tell you what's down All you boys...all you girls This is a dance that will make you sound Get Down On What's Up Now all you form a line And all have a good time All you girls get down on the floor All you boys get above that door Get Down On What's Up Now you know the name of the dance How it goes in your pants All of you getting all creamy inside Tell you now...there's nothing to hide Get Down On What's Up Form a line, straight as can be Go now to where you got to be Cause really there's no where to go Get Down On What's Up Well...what's up and what's down No one but the funny clown Until they know the name of the dance Get Down On What's Up What's up and what's down No one knows till you've been in town You don't understand where to go Until you...Get Down On What's Up What comes up...must come down All the girls in that pretty dress Step right up and meet your mess Get Down On What's Up!!!
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Oh Johnny 01:56
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Oh..Johnny Johnny Go...Johnny Johnny Can you dance for me now Oh..Johnny Johnny Can you dance for me Pretty Can you dance for me Nice
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I Been Walking 03:59
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There now scary All around your eyes Oh you who walk and talk so friendly...walk and talk and look friendly I've been down too long..down this road too long I've been down I been down that road, I can see how it looks from underground I know what you see when you say My friends call me and they say you are friendly Just be friendly My friends they tell me lies
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Always Alone 04:26
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Always alone, Never Home Always alone, Never Home. Always alone, Never Home.
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Family Man 05:53
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I'm Just a Family Man I Do the Best That I Can! When your down in the jungle There's no home or order I'm Just a Family Man I Do the Best That I Can In a world that is not very friendly He does the best that he can. I am. I am I Am A Family Man..I Do The Very Best That I Can!!
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Lady Red 05:28
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(shaman chant) Girl don't you love me Girl in Red Sometimes in the nighttime I feel all friendly Sometimes the darkness spreads over my lot (shaman chant) Sometimes I see you but you're wearing a lion Sometimes I feel you like a stranger Sometimes I don't know who you are Sometimes I love you, but I can't understand (shaman chant) Girl.....native soul Sometimes a heavy load But the moon is bright And the stars shine What can I say now..I just drink the wine. (shaman chant) Sometimes I see you and your wearing Black That's when I understand that I'll take it all back Girl...I know you can be Light. (shaman chant) Darkness brings friendly..like fire and water Lovers come together and they have a good time Oh..my love..won't you hold me now Come back tomorrow and... (shaman chant) Be Light...oh Light.

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Back in 1983 in a living room in Orinda, Ca. a group of friends decided to "jam" every weekend and record the spontaneous results on a single microphone Sony tape recorder. Here are the results..a 6 Volume collection of the songs of HIT MACHINE 1980. We would simply turn on the machine and record the Machine. The lyrics and melodies were never repeated again. Not until now. This digital rendering of those analog moments 40 years ago are now preserved forever. The band envisioned live performances at underground clubs: we would have National Geographic movies of native tribes projected behind the band, while a group of topless conga players in primal paint accompanied our songs. The band: Kirk Roberts: lead singer, cardboard tube drum, guitar. George Catlett: bass guitar, Richard Baker: backup vocals, keyboard, and guitar. John Ohlmann: lead electric guitar and backup vocals. This is HIT MACHINE 1980, where every song is a hit.

credits

released February 27, 2017

The band:
Kirk Roberts: lead singer, cardboard tube drum, guitar.
George Catlett: bass guitar,
Richard Baker: backup vocals, keyboard, and guitar.
John Ohlmann: lead electric guitar and backup vocals.

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