Punch & Judy

tempie

Genre: Pop (Alternative)

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this is the flip side to Blondie. musically, this is somewhere between Andy Gibb, Dr. Dre, and David Allen Coe.

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Lyrics

the front yard looks like a downtown disco
with a state trooper standing with his hand on his pistol
and you're crying but i know its just because your angry
that you didn't get to finish what you started with me

but you and me are just like saturday tv
wiley coyote and the a-team
a thousand rounds of ammo and some TNT
but nobody ever dies
nobody ever dies

the cop's trying to figure out who to arrest
i see my xbox ass up in the flower bed
and your yelling at the neighbors but i know you're just angry
that you didn't get to finish what you started with me

cause you and i are just like saturday tv
wiley coyote and the a-team
a thousand rounds of ammo and some TNT
but nobody ever dies
nobody ever dies

Song Stats

Hits: 480
Comments: 41
Fans: 20
Plays: 47
Downloads: 22
Votes: 0
Uploaded: Jun 09, 2009 - 02:26:52 PM
Last Updated: Jun 09, 2009 - 02:26:52 PM Last Played: Oct 20, 2009 - 05:53:01 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Keywords:

wiley coyote (1), a-team (1), ammo (1), state police (1), xbox (1)

Hardware:

ibook, delta king, ovation acoustic, usual suspects

Software:

GB 08

Comments

musicmarket	musicmarket said 165 days ago (June 9th, 2009)
	hi craig this is a brilliant song with even more brilliant lyrics..... really... and i hope it is okay to smile while listening..... ...the chorus-lines are very very catchy.. in some moments your tune, your stile, reminds me to Ben Lee.. i mean this as a compliment. now i have to listen to your back catalogue..... best from berlin olaf Check out my latest song called 2 von uns (2 of us)

tempie	tempie said 165 days ago (June 10th, 2009)
	smile man it is definitely ok to smile when listening to a tempie tune! glad you had that reaction. and i'll take a ben lee comparison any day. its a loooong way from Linden to Berlin but thanks to MJ i can get there with a click of the mouse. too cool! Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

lengold	lengold said 165 days ago (June 9th, 2009)
	So many mixed up genres and they all fit perfectly together. Love the lyrics and great harmonies. Beautifully catchy as always. Really enjoyed. Downloaded. thanks. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

tempie	tempie said 165 days ago (June 10th, 2009)
	so many genres so little time to make them love each other... thanks for dropping by and glad you liked the tune! Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

Dj French Toast	Dj French Toast said 165 days ago (June 9th, 2009)
	The Mix Is very nice dude ....Everything just where it should be and perfectly blended ! I love your arrangement man and the flow is brilliant ! Of course your poetry being my favorite element to your music is awesome ....I really really dig this one man .....Good stuff my Indie Brutha ! Check out my latest song called Its The French Toast(Colab W/WillBill808)

tempie	tempie said 165 days ago (June 10th, 2009)
	the Mix thanks dude the mix MUST be toasty. glad you like the tune my backpack rap brother!! Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

Relic67	Relic67 said 165 days ago (June 9th, 2009)
	Xbox is a god to me Another classic... most worthy of the unholy trinity that inspired it. Maybe a little Kraftwerk in there too? Like the stretched-out funky disco sections. I'm trying to gestate a funk track right now, I'll try not to rip you off. You brought the chorus again of course. and The word "xbox" always sounds good in a song... Check out my latest song called Novis Libris

tempie	tempie said 165 days ago (June 10th, 2009)
	unholy i love my xbox. if you havn't heard the Sprites check them out. Their most recent album has a great video game song and a great zombie song. Can't beat that! yeah you're right about kraftwerk. i REALLY wanted a vocoder for this tune but settled for the phaser vocoder effect on some of the backups. Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

Lennon714

Lennon714 said 165 days ago (June 9th, 2009)

Brilliant
No shit, my wife once tried to get me to write a Punch and Judy song. She explained the history of Punch and Judy and even wrote lyrics. I didn't capture her fire, but you may have. The lyrics are always a treat. It's what it must be like when you're in a relationship with Carrot Top. He wants to get all serious about love and his needs and you totally respect it, but you're still like "wow. But you're Carrot Top". But your songs are a thousand times better than Carrot Top. Bad analogy. My point is that you always get a perfect blend of quirk and philosophy. It's effortless for you, which makes is all the better.

Check out my latest song called Anarchy, Inc.

tempie

tempie said 165 days ago (June 10th, 2009)

quirk
My wife and I sat behind Carrot Top once on a flight to Kalamazoo. That's got nothing to do with your analogy just saying. anyway i get it, you're right, doesn't make alot of sense but i love silent film, the usual tragic combination of sad/funny, like Chaplin, and so i try to write songs that are like short silent movies. only not silent.

Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

five_extra_arms

five_extra_arms said 164 days ago (June 10th, 2009)

Nobody Ever Dies
I'm 100% convinced that you have rabbit ears on your tv set and 3 channels to pick from.

The reason I love your songs is that they are the exact story of my life. Every single detail. I spent an evening discussing the concept of cartoons like Road Runner where the villain never dies. No matter what falls on his head, no matter how big the bomb is, no matter if he has a tiny umbrella or not, he crawls out from under the boulder, eyeballs rolling and falls over. The next scene he has a giant rocket tied to his back and is wearing roller skates!

That coyote's really a crazy clown, and so are you.

You need to host a Saturday Afternoon Supershow of your own, singing songs and telling stories between episodes of the Justice League....

Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

tempie

tempie said 164 days ago (June 10th, 2009)

one bananna two bananna
we had a 13 in black and white until I was 16 and my parents "upgraded" to a color tv. and i'm young gen x so not like i grew up in the forties. they just got cable a year ago. so I spent my share of time with rabbit ears and tinfoil. and i would DIG a Saturday Afternoon Supershow! Like the Bananna Splits dude! I LOVED that show!

Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

Lennon714	Lennon714 said 163 days ago (June 11th, 2009)
	which begs the question If Wyle E. Coyote is investing in those contraptions to kill the roadrunner, but the contraptions don't even kill him, why bother? Check out my latest song called Anarchy, Inc.

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 164 days ago (June 10th, 2009)
	looney tunes yes i watched saturday morning cartoons religiously as a kid. a lot of them are banned now ya know. very cool composition really went into a different direction for the end. i mentally appreciate that kinda thing Check out my latest song called November

tempie	tempie said 164 days ago (June 11th, 2009)
	barbera that's because nobody has a sense of humor anymore. but i've got most of the old hannah barbera stuff on DVD for my daughter - except Hong Kong Phooey, still need to get that... Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

mike_d	mike_d said 164 days ago (June 10th, 2009)
	Clever lyrics! love it! The xbox line really cracked me up. Reminded me of when my wife threatened to throw my Playstation out on the front lawn, lol! Ah, the good ol' days :) Nice track! Check out my latest song called Broken (Ft. spitlogic & Kingbee)

tempie	tempie said 164 days ago (June 11th, 2009)
	playstation yeah when they want to REALLY hurt you they go after the game console...thanks for the listen dude glad you liked it! Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

ktb	ktb said 163 days ago (June 11th, 2009)
	insanely good you keep raising the bar in creativity man. Sense of playfullness and manic joy in this. Check out my latest song called off the deck (w/Z293)

tempie	tempie said 163 days ago (June 12th, 2009)
	mr. woodcock thanks to MJ i always feel like the next tune has to be just a bit better than the last. don't always get there but its great to have somebody pushing. you guys are like my old high school gym coach - 'get in there thomas! HUSTLE! don't be a pussy!' Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

Bob6stringer	Bob6stringer said 163 days ago (June 12th, 2009)
	Bad Boy...Whatcha Gonna Do? Nice paradoxical mix of a trashy story delivered in a cleanroom-studio environment. Like an episode of COPS viewed through the mind of a Brian Eno. Or maybe, due to the rhythm, I might compare it to some chilled-out B.A.D. In any case this is a good lyric delivered with fine vox and musical performance and mix. Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

tempie

tempie said 162 days ago (June 12th, 2009)

cops
i was waiting for someone to bring up cops - you get the prize! that show has just ruined good old fashioned white trash friday nite.

man i do dig B.A.D. - and i probably am influenced by their wide open electric/acoustic sound. i'm glad you liked the tune - now i'm off to go check out Bob6stringer because i havn't been by your page yet...

Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

PaddyNavinCaryatid	PaddyNavinCaryatid said 162 days ago (June 12th, 2009)
	String hits! Love those string hits and that funky bass! IT's no longer enough to say "sounds a bit like". This is Tempie pure and simple. Craig you've nailed down your sound over your last few releases here and above all it's unique - no-one else "sounds like Tempie". Needless to say this is already on the ipod Check out my latest song called The Last Goodbye (New Version)

tempie	tempie said 162 days ago (June 12th, 2009)
	smells like tempie! one thing the 70's got right was strings, both in disco and in countrypolitan type stuff. i really, really want to do a glen campbell tune some day... Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

magnatone	magnatone said 162 days ago (June 12th, 2009)
	Punch and Judy this really IS brilliant - (as MM said) - really just so creative, addictive, total fun listen! Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

tempie	tempie said 160 days ago (June 15th, 2009)
	P&J "total fun listen" is a tops comment, thanks! Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

egobandit	egobandit said 162 days ago (June 12th, 2009)
	One day Wiley Coyote is gonna eat that road runner. Love the sounds in this the thumpin bass line is all too good! You are the weaver of good time, feel good song of songs, compiler of noise, a composer of art, There I said it thanks!!!! Check out my latest song called when its love

tempie	tempie said 160 days ago (June 15th, 2009)
	weaver summer always brings out the garage and hip hop in my ipod playlist so i can't help thumpin the bass. and i always thought the road runner was kind of smug, i never bought that whole wide eyed "meep meep" innocent thing... Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

lavalamp	lavalamp said 159 days ago (June 15th, 2009)
	A-Team I heard they are re-making the A-Team. How, and why I don't know. Awesome song. Always love your quirky lyrics. So freaking original- and you can't teach that. Musically, this is so funking funky. Love it Dave Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

lavalamp	lavalamp said 159 days ago (June 15th, 2009)
	Have to say... ...I love the "nobody ever dies" line regarding the A-Team. Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

tempie	tempie said 159 days ago (June 15th, 2009)
	pity the fool i don't know, george peppard isn't doing much acting these days...but as long as they bring that cool GMC van back... glad you liked the tune dude - i was trying to bring the disco...and glad you liked the lyrics too. there's a fine line between quirky and contrived and i walk it every day lol Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

sloparts

sloparts said 159 days ago (June 15th, 2009)

Strange song, but also very listenable.
Like the lines in it and your vocal fits it perfectly Craig. Backtracks need a little fleshing out with something besides the backbeat after the vox is through, at least for my tastes. Maybe some hot guitar or synth lead breaks would work, but I'm not too sure about that.

Anyway, in spite of the missing leads I find myself liking it because of the lyrics and vocals on it. Good work my friend,

Ed

Check out my latest song called Just a little Something

tempie

tempie said 159 days ago (June 15th, 2009)

strange but true
hey dude thanks for stopping by and lending an ear. i've been playing with lots of space in my tunes lately, and on this one I wanted a really clean, plastic sound bed and some dead quiet breaks - i saved the lead for the disco jam at the end - those quiet breaks are a little shocking at first but i've come to like them. glad you liked the vocals - quieting things down and emphasizing the vox is always scary. thanks again for the listen and the suggestions man I appreciate it!

Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

JOAN	JOAN said 156 days ago (June 18th, 2009)
	fun sweet song. Check out my latest song called MUD

tempie	tempie said 155 days ago (June 19th, 2009)
	short and sweet and fun! thanks for dropping by - really dig that live tune you posted, hope to see more... Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

bud	bud said 156 days ago (June 18th, 2009)
	I love the chorus on this really great mental image. Damn imaginative framework and playing too. Very cool track. Once again - music I won't find anywhere else. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

tempie	tempie said 155 days ago (June 19th, 2009)
	imagine thanks Bud - glad you liked it, and glad you thought it was imaginative, very cool comment from an imaginative guy like you. Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

RoughRooster	RoughRooster said 156 days ago (June 18th, 2009)
	A very catchy song with great lyrics vocals and harmonies. I love the funky bass and the way you created space in the song with the breaks, sounds great. Great mix and production. Bob Check out my latest song called Stranger In Your Heart

tempie	tempie said 155 days ago (June 19th, 2009)
	space hey dude thanks for dropping by and really glad you liked the production and the space - those two items were my focus on this one. Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

MIRx	MIRx said 145 days ago (June 29th, 2009)
	Irony, style, and craftmanship all throughout this one, man, music and lyrics wise. The bassline is just too groovy, and I got to think of Beck here in some respect, although I can't really say why... Nevermind, I do mean that as a big compliment, btw! Check out my latest song called The Car Tune Cartoon

tempie	tempie said 143 days ago (July 1st, 2009)
	beck beck is definitely an influence, i'd say more philosophical than musical probably, just the way that genre tempts him like a rock on the sidewalk beside a plate glass window. or something like that. glad you liked the tune and thanks for giving a listen! Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

rsorensen	rsorensen said 138 days ago (July 6th, 2009)
	nobody ever dies haha aint that the truth. great lyrics in this one and i like the 80s pop musical elements to compliment them. another unique and original tempie for my ipod Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

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Name: Craig Thomas

Tempie is the 00's equivalent of an 80's Tascam four track project, started by Craig Thomas in 2002. For-fun D.I.Y. pop influenced by 60's Teen Scene, 70's AM country, and 80's pop. ... [see more]

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