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"New" was a big fan favorite. Top 20 download, if memory serves. Sounds particularly Tullish to me, melody-wise. Words-wise, too. Oops, and the hook is somewhat similar to the hook in that old 70s song by Joe South, "Games People Play." Nothing actionable, mind you. I hope.

Like "Playground," this was always a really hard song to play live, which is surprising perhaps because it's so simple. But no. There's only about 3 or four chords. but they run in a similarly dissimilar fashion, and the words are likewise similar enough to easily mix up.

This version was the popular version, but me, I say the version on the "October Surprise" album is better all-around. Not as clunky.

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"New"
(vonHummer)
New shoes getting old, new news getting old, new views getting old, yeah, older all the time,
New rich getting old, new bridge getting old, new bitch getting old, yeah, older all the time,
Stand still a minute let me take you in and pass you along, here
we go, here we go: drunken down the road headlong,
Stand still a minute as your minute’s been made, bought, and
sold, yes indeed: life is sweet, but only til the moment that the new becomes old...
New toys getting old, new noise getting old, new joys getting old, yeah, older all the time,
New Deal getting old, new feel getting old, new wheels getting old, yeah, older all the time,
Stand still a minute, tell me where I’ve seen your face once before, here we go, here we go: friends forevermore,
Stand still a minute, my mistake: you’re a stranger, I’m told,
I declare, everywhere I look to see the new I see something old...
New wife getting old, new drive getting old, new life getting old, yeah, older all the time, New York getting old, new work getting old, young jerk getting old, yeah, older all the time
Stand still a minute there’s a breeze freeze-drying my tears, blasting off, blasting off the phantom friends passing here, Stand still a minute as I ask you coming in from the cold:
What’s new? Dust a few cobwebs off yourself and set your new on the old...

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from Isoprolific, released August 21, 2016
vonHummer: vocals and bass.

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vonHummer Portland, Oregon

vonHummer is a Portland music/cable access legend whose career spanned from Fall of 2001 to Fall of 2011, during which he recorded a hundred or so songs for use in his absurdist show (and feature film) and played only a handful of concerts. Currently retired, his work shines on for the ages. Or will he someday return...? ... more

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