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Get Smart! - Bonus Edition

by Squire

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    This CD version of Get Smart! was re-mastered from original analogue tapes and re-released in 2007,. Tthis 12 track album comes with a special 12 page boolet detailing the recording of Get Smart!, and containing the complete lyrics!

    This edition comes signed - let us know who to!

    Also includes immediate download of 14-track bonus edition album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
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    Limited edition version of Get Smart! includes special bonus insert with additional sleeve notes.

    Released on in 2015 by Wah Wah Records, Spain, we have a few special copies for fans!

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  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 18 Squire releases available on Bandcamp and save 35%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Passengers On Trains, The Place I Used To Live, The Young Idea, Jesamine, Every Trick (In The Book Of Love), Girl On A Train, No Time Tomorrow, My Mind Goes Round In Circles, and 10 more. , and , .

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1.
The Life 01:40
The life - mess your mind The life - try to find a new way The life - turns me on The life - I have found the Noonday Underground Make no excuses for me When this small boy hits the big time I am the life! The life - hide away The life - from the light of day - a new way The life - live as one The life - I have found the Noonday Underground I wonder, how did it feel, When your only song was the all mod con? Thought you were the life? I bet you though you were the life! Well, i am the life!
2.
It's Too Bad 03:34
I can remember the days When life was a simple affair Do you remember all the games that we played? And all our friends would be there. Now i run and hide When someone comes my way It's a pain inside It happens every day Seems like so long ago Since i've been all on my own reminiscing Dreaming my life away And dying to be someone Now it's all for real I don't know who to be Now i hesitate I don't know if it's me, I thought life was just another game to play, And i'm not the only one, you know, If i could find the time . . . . There's so many things in life to understand Until i do, I'll just get away, when it's too bad.
3.
Jesamine 02:46
I know a girl called Jesamine I can't explain But every time i see Jesamine I go insane And every time i'm away from her She's with another guy My friends say she is a Jesabel I don't know why! It's high time i left my Jesamine But when i try, she cries And i give in To Jesamine She finds it hard to resist When other people smile And i've done some things in my time To make her cry But we've been living the same old scene For longer than i care And i've been saying the same old lies, For longer than i dare!
4.
Take A Look 02:23
Think of all the things that turn you on They're the kind of things you call your own Take a look, inside your head And then you'll understand With every line, that you write down You're easier to find - So take a look! Tell me what you see, when you see me? What's the word for when you're up a tree! Take a look, inside your head And then you'll understand With every line, that you write down You're easier to find - So take a look! Take a look, inside you're head You're halfway there by now Read that book beside your bed, You're in that book And how!
5.
Sometimes i feel alone, It happens all the time, Sometimes i find someone, Then i'm feeling fine. Why can't i put into words . . . . Oh! I don't know, but, When i try, i lie Sometimes i feel undone It happens all the time But when i find i've won, Then i know it's mine. Why can't i put into words Oh! I don't know, but, When i try, i lie When i try, i lie And i can see no reason why But i just can't put into words The feelings deep inside Are those i try to hide from you
6.
I know a girl i think is strange She likes standing in the rain She says she needs to be alone Standing in the rain is the only way Life is hard - But she's found a way She likes standing in the rain. Behind the wall of rain she hides She feels safe from the world outside The drip of raindrops hypnotise Baby-safe inside a womb She is safe in her own cocoon, Life is hard But she's found a way . . . . She likes standing in the rain. The rain is falling from the sky A tear is falling from her eye I know a girl i think is strange She likes standing in the rain But if the sun shines - Will she go insane? And if the rain never stops - Will she come back again? Life is hard But she's found a way She likes standing in the rain
7.
I've been looking for someone to love You're the one that i dream of I'm looking for someone to love You're the one. I've been looking for someone who'll care You're the one who's always there I'm looking for someone who'll care You're the one. You're the one, always in my dreams Cant you see . . . You're the only one for me! I've been looking for someone to say "You're the one to make my day" I'm looking for someone to say "You're the one" I've been looking for someone to try Just in case you pass me by I'm looking for someone to try You're the one
8.
Every day i hear the sunrise Makes me realise I see a new world in my eyes I feel good inside I look around to see the same old clowns Running everywhere They don't se me watching them They don't see me stare. Look out of my window Staring down at the world below I'll tell you what i see, I don't see me. Lying awake in my bed Trying to decide If the world inside my head Is the world outside I ride around on the underground I didn't see me there Walking around the same old town I go everywhere Look out of my window Staring down at the world below I'll tell you what i see, I don't see me. Looking down to the world outside - the world keeps turning round Turning around to look like something that is hard to find But if you find you can't believe, Then you don't see me.
9.
Baby what are you trying to do Tell me what you're trying to play Don't you realise that my heart's hanging On every word you say When you look into my eyes Tell me what you feel inside? Don't you hear the sound of your heart thumping Don't you feel the butterflies? Come on baby, open the door 'Cos if i cant get you No one can! And i've tried every trick in the book of love I'm the guy that ends up high Not the kind to compromise Don't you think it's time that you stopped running Don't you know that love can't hide I know there are many things That you should know by now If you don't baby, it's too bad, I'm serious - and how!
10.
That girl used to keep Used to keep me satisfied But now she's always there Always there right by your side (That girl!) She's the kind that takes a lover (That girl!) Any time she wants to (That girl!) And if you take my advice You'll always keep her in your sights Stop that girl That girl used to take Used to take what she could get But now she's only here Only here by my mistake (That girl!) She's the kind that takes a lover (That girl!) Any time she wants to (That girl!) And if you take my advice You'll always keep her in your sights Stop that girl Stop that girl Can't you see What that girl Means to me She means more than enough wasted years And more than enough wasted tears
11.
Get Smart! 02:31
This is the time for decision Now is the time to make up your mind I am making an offer Making an offer you can't deny The only choice that you have to make Is the right one... Now is your chance to Get Smart! Make a decision, its easy To make a decision, every day First decide where your loyalties lie And then you are on the way The only choice that you have to make Is the right one... Now is your chance to Get Smart!
12.
Out in a world of my own Out in a world of my own It's the place where i can go When i'm feeling low Some people don't understand me They want to take it away But if they should even try I know i can hide Out in a world of my own I've got a world of my own Nobody knows where to find me Nobody else knows the way And the world that is so real Never follows me Some people don't understand me They want to take it away But if they should even try I know i can hide Out in a world of my own I've got a world of my own People are searching Searching for a world of thier own I know i've found mine Found it when i was alone Out in a world of my own I've got a world of my own
13.
Out in a world of my own Out in a world of my own It's the place where i can go When i'm feeling low Some people don't understand me They want to take it away But if they should even try I know i can hide Out in a world of my own I've got a world of my own Nobody knows where to find me Nobody else knows the way And the world that is so real Never follows me Some people don't understand me They want to take it away But if they should even try I know i can hide Out in a world of my own I've got a world of my own People are searching Searching for a world of thier own I know i've found mine Found it when i was alone Out in a world of my own I've got a world of my own
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This is the time for decision Now is the time to make up your mind I am making an offer Making an offer you can't deny The only choice that you have to make Is the right one... Now is your chance to Get Smart! Make a decision, its easy To make a decision, every day First decide where your loyalties lie And then you are on the way The only choice that you have to make Is the right one... Now is your chance to Get Smart!

about

Recorded in London and Los Angeles, this was Squire's most ambitious project, full of lush strings, horns, harpsichord, and piano as well as the usual guitar bass drums. In complete contrast to the white sleeved hand printed sparse/stripped down Fan Club album just a year earlier, this record celebrated the pop song in technicolor, with its vibrant sleeve, lyric insert and poster included! The album was mixed, half at Jacob's Studio (The Life, Jesamine etc) which brought out the British pop sensibilities and half at Ocean Way, L.A (Take A Look, You're The One etc) touched by the California sun. Ocean Way had previously been Western Recorders where The Beach Boys had recorded most of their songs, and still used the same echo chambers.

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released August 2, 2010

When the Jam moved up from punk upstarts to mod statesmen in 1979, the British kids turned to other mod outfits to satisfy their craving for everything well-dressed and retro. While the Chords followed in the Jam's footsteps, the three other main contenders for the mod followed different musical paths: Secret Affair were a magical blend of punk, soul and pop with a mild dose of prog; the Lambrettas were straightforward power pop; and Squire were a mix of all of the above and more. In fact, if the mod scene hadn't existed, Squire would have still made brilliant, timeless records, no matter what was going on around them. While only releasing one full-fledged album (Get Smart!), singer/songwriter Anthony Meynell would embrace the '60s wholeheartedly while releasing a batch of singles that still managed to sound contemporary while exposing the many influences he wore on his sleeve. When Get Smart! was released in 1983, fans were astonished at the album's mixture of power pop, horn-soaked mod, Motown-influenced stompers and beautiful acoustic ballads. Meynell had already shown that he was able to write a catchy tune, but Get Smart! upped the ante ten-fold. Squire's sound had solidified under his guidance and the obvious nods to past heroes blended into the background while Meynell re-created mod and power pop in an age when synths ruled the airwaves. Every inch of this album is filled with melodic hooks, love-lorn lyrics, and an exuberance that was all but missing from music then and now. It's innocent and charming but also mature and commanding. It lacks the power chords that made the Jam hometown punk and mod heroes, but it's more immediate than much of Weller's pretentious posing. Meynell's songwriting is at its prime on Get Smart!: just listen to "It's Too Bad," "Take A Look," "Every Trick in the Book of Love," and "You Don't See Me" for proof. The album's mix of upbeat pop and midtempo ballads helps to keep the album flowing at a smooth pace, never standing still and becoming monotonous and boring. While the album does have a few tracks that are brighter than others, this is a brilliant example of an album as a whole. Remember the first time you heard Rubber Soul, Revolver, Headquarters, or All Mod Cons? Remember when it felt like one great complete piece of work and not a mix of various studio recordings? Well, Get Smart! is that and a whole lot more. It's pure brilliance in every sense of the word. Stephen SPAZ Schnee. All Music Guide

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