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TIME FOR YOU b​/​w THE BEST OF ALL - Sub Pop Double A​-​Side Single + Bonus Tracks

by REID PALEY

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    Time For You and The Best Of All from the double A-side Sub Pop 7" single in gleaming black vinyl, plus two bonus tracks: Early versions of Take It Away and Surprise from the selfsame recording sessions at The Edison, NYC.

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    "A voice to turn good girls bad...Maybe crazy but damn exciting."
    -- The Village Voice

    "One of America's best -- and most underrated -- songwriters."
    -- PopMatters

    “For all his simplicity, Reid is like nobody else.”
    -- Seattle Weekly

    "What? You want some kind of description of the artist and his music? Just fucking listen to the guy and enjoy his prowess."
    -- Frank Black a.k.a. Black Francis

    "The bastard child of Sinatra and Lemmy. Great epic, minimalist rock tunes with that end of the night feel."
    --Random Magazine UK

    "Possessed with the voice of a drunken wolf. Songs that roar."
    --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    "Best Of Manhattan"
    -- New York Press

    "Best Actual Gig of the Year. Very very impressive."
    --Sleazegrinder UK

    "A proudly weird talent with a nervy raw appeal."
    --Time Out New York

    "A soot-black sense of humor as biting as an underfed Rottweiler."
    --Cleveland Free Times

    "An unholy howl of a voice."
    -- CMJ New Music Monthly

    "Reduce-you-to-tears razor wit...Reid Paley ought to be a household name."
    --Pittsburgh City Paper

    "One of the East Coast's best-kept secrets, his wryly misanthropic schtick is all his own. Live, he is the Bill Hicks of the blues. You need to see him."
    --What's On In London

    "Straightforward, sarcastic, funny and gifted at putting a song together."
    --New York Press

    "For fans of churlish honesty and unaffected one-man shows, REVIVAL is a nonstop riot."
    --San Francisco Weekly

    "A jarring reminder of what rock'n'roll once was and could be again."
    --The Washington Times

    "Reid Paley is the kind of artist Seattle loves."
    --The Stranger

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1.
Time For You (free) 04:10
TIME FOR YOU (Reid Paley) I was born with a bullet in my head But I’ll find the time for you I’ll be fucked down and dirty til I’m dead But I’ll find the time for you Count the ways that you are lovely Count the ways that I can win I was born with a monkey on my back But I’ll find the time for you I’ve been gored in the brains and now I’m back And I’ll find the time for you Count the ways that you are lovely Count the ways that I can win I was born with a poison in my heart But I’ll find the time for you (Some other kind of ugliness I never really finished this part) But I’ll find the time for you I was born with a monkey on my back But I’ll find the time for you I’ve been gored in the brains and now I’m back And I’ll find the time for you Time for you Lyrics Appear by Permission The Monkey’s Paw (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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Take It Away 02:25
TAKE IT AWAY (Reid Paley) You pass that monkey’s paw to me Then turn around and go Away Say walk on water like a man Like anybody can Away You keep your heart attack You know I’m never coming back Just take your broken heart away I got a tattoo on my soul say nevermore That’s why I gotta go Away Tear my guts out I’m a razor I’m a priest I gotta go Away You keep your heart attack You know I’m never coming back Just take your broken heart away I’m howling at the moon Tequila heartbeat and a noose Away Don’t talk about me I been washed in blood and booze I gotta go Away You keep your heart attack You know I’m never coming back Just take your broken heart away Lyrics Appear by Permission The Monkey’s Paw (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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Surprise 03:10
SURPRISE (Reid Paley) Open up your eyes I got a surprise for you I’ll sing you lullabies I got a surprise for you Open up your heart I got a surprise for you Here’s your favorite part I got a surprise for you There you go It won’t be long now There you go Look what’s in my hand I got a surprise for you Don’t try to understand I got a surprise for you Come on up the stairs I got a surprise for you Try not to be scared I got a surprise for you There you go It won’t be long now There you go [Bridge of Mirthless Laughter] Open up your heart I got a surprise for you Here’s your favorite part I got a surprise for you Open up your eyes I got a surprise for you I’ll sing you lullabies I got a surprise for you There you go It won’t be long now There you go Open up your eyes I got a surprise for you Lyrics Appear by Permission The Monkey’s Paw (BMI) All Rights Reserved
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THE BEST OF ALL (Reid Paley) You think I’m sad you must be mistaken Come try to look me in the eye You’d save my soul but souls are for breaking Don’t light a candle when I die You’d think by now You’d know that I’d Do anything for you That’s because Your next request will be The best of all You look so soft and warm when you’re sleeping All painted red all dressed in white Your silken silhouette when you’re seething Some risen angel in the night You’d think by now You’d know that I’d Do anything for you That’s because Your next request will be The best of all I’m only here to catch What you have in store for me I wouldn’t miss it For the world You’d think by now You’d know that I’d Do anything for you That’s because Your next request will be The best of all Your next request will be The best of all Lyrics Appear by Permission The Monkey’s Paw (BMI) All Rights Reserved

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All Songs Written by Reid Paley

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released July 8, 1997

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REID PALEY - Vocal, Electric Archtop Guitar

Recorded & Mixed by James Murray
at The Edison, New York, NY
Photography by Butch Belair

Produced by James Murray


©1997 Reid Paley | The Monkey's Paw (BMI) | All Rights Reserved

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