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Track: My Pal the Tortoise
Artist: Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
Album: Strangers from the Universe

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Name: Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
Spotify Genres: noise rock, art rock
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Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 emigrated from Iowa in the mid-'80s and set up shop in San Francisco. Their music is influenced by bands like Can, Captain Beefheart and the Carpenters. The core group of Brian Hageman (guitar, mandolin, other instruments), Mark Davies (guitar, banjo, other instruments), Hugh Swarts (guitar), and Anne Eickelberg (bass) has been together since the beginning, originally with Paul Bergmann and later with Jay Paget on drums; everybody sings.

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Release: Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - Strangers From The Universe
Year: 1994
Genres: Rock
Styles: Experimental, Indie Rock

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LYRICS

My pal the tortoise, how fast does he go?
Oh man, he goes like crazy
What about the cut of his jib?
I think it's the finest cut you'll ever find
What does he file at the Hall of Records?
A proclamation of tortoise intent

Does he live the life of a madman?
Yes he lives the life of a madman

What falls to his mouth from trees above?
Hot tarts swinging under painted umbrellas
My pal the tortoise, his fortune is boundless
Who does he see on nights by the river?
All the stars he's ever admired
What does he find in the mud under rivers?
Sweet lumps of honey wrapped in golden gowns

Does he live the life of a madman?
Yes, he lives the life of a madman

What does he see when he's inside his shell?
A long dark bar filled with fishes drinking
A carousel filled with horses on man-backs
A blacktop road subdued by sand dune beauties

Does he live the life of a madman?
Yes, he lives the life of a madman