Monday, October 26, 2015

"Talkin’ Silly"

I wrote this song after my first taste of the 1980s New York nightclub scene. I would never have gotten in except that I happened to have a friend who had a friend who knew all the right people. He got us into Area and Limelight, including the VIP lounges. It was fun and funny to whiz right past the folks standing in line, right around the velvet rope! I couldn’t have been more out of place.

Talkin’ Silly

© 1985 Brian Hutzell

Talkin’ silly
That’s all they do in New York City
Sittin’ pretty
It’s quite the rage in New York City
Ya gotta do it
To get ya through it
Talkin’ silly
It’s kinda stupid
But you can do it
In the city
Talkin’ silly

I haven’t heard an intelligent word
Even birds can be stirred
To communicate intelligently.

We're talkin’ silly
In the city
You may not choose it
But you must use it
Talkin’ silly

I haven’t seen a smart human being
Even beans can be seen
Interacting intelligently.

We’re talkin silly.
Acting trendy
Theatrical till you can’t stand it
Never-ending
If you don’t give it they demand it
Ya gotta do it
Or you may lose out
In the city
In New York City
You can’t abuse it
You’re never too loud
In the city
In New York City
We’re talkin’ silly
Talk silly!

Listen
Will you tell me where you got those fierce legs?
My loft has no hot water
Can I take a shower at your place?
Ron’s got AIDS, did you hear?
And the rest have something else.
Fuck me now!
I’ve got a blue fish flying about my nostril.
Must be the blow!

These are but shadows of what might be a group of highly paid professional bullshitters in their unnatural environment, so repent, Ebeneezer Scrooge, and party till you’re broke!

Acting silly
Talkin’ silly
Being trendy
It’s never-ending
In the city
In New York City
Talk silly!
Blibber blabber
Talk silly!
Fidget maclinabort eeble skipoo
Talk silly!
Fodmoddle bobba-dobba wop bop wif wif whingle
Talk silly!
Beefter meef pottadoo globshabobsha glibby go gloo
Talk silly!
Tween wheem foffamop cuntadroya peter
Talk silly!
Bwar!
Talk silly!
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Plit, ploo, plurp,
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