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the germinal disc - a sitting target music sampler

by The Penguin Party

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There’s no fool like an old fool and I’m older and more foolish everyday; Optimism overcomes the evidence and blows it all away (But it’s lurking in the corner) There’s no thrill like a new thrill, like a new toy on a grasping Christmas day But what’s still there by autumn? Just the good stuff and the rest is thrown away (Or hidden in the closet) Let’s play Squeak piggy squeak and bling drunk’s buff Let’s play Let’s play while we’re still young enough There’s no songs like the old songs and we’ll sing ‘em as we’re dancing out the door And every generation writes their new songs, but we’ve heard them all before (Sing it loud; my ears are tired) Let’s play Let’s play a song that fills the room Let’s play While we can still carry a tune Out in the long grass Out in the sun Before our free bus pass While we can still run Let’s play Why stay in when you want to come out? Let’s play Be the parents that our people warned us about
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He was born in the sixties on a promise of free love and music By the century’s end he’d be working a two day week Now the music is free but the love’s only there if you make it And he’s working so hard that he’s almost unable to sleep He’d be riding around on a monorail train Full of miracle drugs so he’d feel no pain He’s a 60s man with an 80s life And a naughty kid and a 90s wife He’s a 60s man with an 80s life And the young would take all that was best; stuff it all in their pockets Do the good stuff and leave all the rest to be done by machines And we all would expand our horizons on drugs and on rockets But the world of tomorrow turned out to be yesterday’s dreams He’s still limping around on a routemaster bus And the miracle drug just makes him one of us And not a 60s man with an 80s life And a naughty kid and a 90s wife He’s a 60s man with an 80s life For all the girls who never were: He loved you all in his own way And with your style, and with your smiles You made him what he is today

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SOME PRESS FOR PENGUIN PARTY:

…intelligent left-field pop …compares very favourably to the work of The Montgolfier Brothers…highly tuneful and charming, with just the right air of quirkiness to rank it as one of the better nostalgically-flavoured records of recent times… Leonard's Lair

…cool, engaging release…it’s a distinctively British take on pop craftsmanship... Notlame.com

…very catchy, very charming…The vocal interplay throughout recalls the Difford/Tillbrook dynamic of Squeeze. EXCELLENT!!!...Koolkatmusik.com

…very English nostalgic music hall pop…a charming set of pop that will sit well with ye merry anglophile power pop fans…Powerpopaholic.com

…unmistakable ‘out-of-its-time’ production… Songwriter Dave Milligan (of Arco fame) leads us through a collection of sticky hooks, quirky arrangements and choruses that insist on taking up residence…(you’ll be singing these songs in the shower)…sun-drenched drives in the country, with the windows down, will be enhanced. Leicesterbangs.com

With a decidedly British flair, Penguin Party prove they can play stylistic pop-rock …varied influences and genre-hopping arrangements…Delusions Of Adequacy

cooler than a real penguin’s party....more quintessentially British than fish and chips, red phone boxes, or six pints of bitter on a wet Saturday night down the pub...quirky and individualistic, it is also engagingly charming...Dave Milligan taps into a rich heritage of British pop to produce a memorably tuneful, instantly absorbing, collection of See Thru Songs...literally reels you in...lurking within the album are cleverly constructed lyrics about all manner of human experiences...blogcritics

Warning. Just like all well written pop you will find yourself singing these songs at highly inappropriate moments...examiner.com

...packed full of typically British pop charm...quirky but stylish...classic observational pop..vocal acrobatics...beautifully and sensitively crafted...poetic lyrics...can be thought provoking and evocative as much as it can be childlike and coy...a strange but nicely rewarding album...toxicpete.com

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released October 7, 2009

Written, produced and performed by Dave Milligan
Bass on "Whatever..." - Jake Milligan
Backing vocals on "Whatever..." - Maddie Milligan

New versions of these tracks will appear on the new Penguin Party album
"Sex Furniture Warehouse",
available late 2010 and featuring the
Penguin Party live band:
Dave Milligan - Vocals & Guitar
Jake Milligan - Guitar
Gareth Hall - Bass
Dave McGrath - Drums

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