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1.
This is the place to fall in love, fall in love This is the place to fall in love, fall in love Sun is shining This is the place to fall… This green and pleasant land Where no one shakes your hand They meet you on the street And kiss you on the cheek This is the place to fall… Sun is shining This is the place to fall in love No worries here to bring Or phones for you to ring Breeze is blowing in Over rooftops made of tin This is the place to fall in love This is the place to fall in love, fall in love Love is binding This is the place to fall… I sit down on the bed The sun is straight ahead I strum and watch it set A perfect picturette This is the place to fall. this is the place to fall This is the place to fall in love, this is the place to fall in love This is the place to fall in love, yeah fall in love Sun is shining
2.
Unstoppable 03:15
You are only 5, barely been alive But you know so much Riding on your bike, dreaming what you like Got a painter’s touch Unstoppable…unstoppable Swimming in a pool, learn to tie your shoes Going off to school We struggle to let go, teach you what we know But then time is cruel It’s unstoppable…unstoppable So who you gonna be Who you gonna be when you’re all grown up? Who you gonna be, who you gonna be when you’re over us? Yeah, who you gonna be, who you gonna be When you’re all grown up? Who you gonna be, who you gonna be when you’re over us? Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo, doo-doo But I’ll take today, sit and watch you play It’s the greatest time You’re a pure delight, mischief in your eyes And you’ve got this mind That’s unstoppable…unstoppable So who you gonna be when you’re all grown up? Yeah, who you gonna be, who you gonna be when you’re over us? Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo, doo-doo
3.
Channel 5 03:58
I wasn’t born a dancer The danger was too much So while you learned to cha-cha-cha i languished in the tub A rumba in the jungle Some soft shoes for your toes A dance safari in your mind while i stayed safe at home Channel five… Channel five… Channel five… We didn’t have no hang ups or prejudice in us We’d see a person on the street And come at them with love Unbridled joy each morning to simply be alive We’d sing and dance, and dance some more Then chase some butterflies Channel five… Channel five…channel five…channel five That was when we got it right, so let’s go back again tonight So now I feed the mortgage And dream in dollar signs The endless chatter in my brain just telling me what to buy But I think of you each Monday When I tune in at 8 And join the folks in TV-land For a pitiful gyrate Channel five… That was when we got it right, so let’s go back again tonight
4.
Hit Parade 05:12
Then I was a dreamer Then I was a star Then I was a hero Then I wrecked some cars Then I was a brother Then I was a son Then I was a mother Then I played the drums Used to be I used to see love in spades Used to be I used to dream unrestrained Used to be my life was a hit parade Used to be I used to breathe in the days Used to be a fighter Used to be a cop Then I was a writer Then I learned to walk Used to be I used to see love in spades Used to be I used to dream un-detained Used to be my life was a hit parade Used to be I used to breathe in the days Then I was a singer Then I was a saint Then I was a winner Then I learned to hate Then I was a grown up Then I went to war Learned to follow orders But I’m not quite sure what for Used to be I used to see love in spades Used to be I used to dream unrestrained Used to be my life was a hit parade Used to be I used to breathe in the days
5.
I’ve never felt better I’ve never felt worse I’ve never felt better I’ve never felt worse Never felt better I’ve never felt worse Like a president riding in the heart of a hearse These are the best of times And Russia in the winter of our discontent I’ve got some of sun and wine Swimming in a sea of contemplative shit I’m in a jungle fight Scrapping with the creditors who fund my life Oh but I’m doing fine… I’ve never felt better I’ve never felt worse Like a millionaire with an empty purse I said never felt better I’ve never felt worse A diver diving in a pool of dirt We used to be so young Chewing up the world like bits of bubblegum But now I turn and run Shaking like a leaf under the laughing sun My life’s a smoking gun…go write a requiem You’ve got no idea what I’m going through I’ve got no idea what you’re going through ‘Til we walk a mile in each others shoes Is this our Waterloo? We got a little baby and her eyes are blue What are we gonna do? We try to find a minute but our life’s a zoo I think I’ll lean on you…but then you’re broken too You’ve got no idea what I’m going through I’ve got no idea what you’re doing too I’ve never felt better I’ve never felt worse I said I’ve never felt better I’ve never felt worse A millionaire dying with an empty purse A president riding in the heart of a hearse Yeah, a diver diving in a pool of dirt I’ve got everything I need, I’ve got nothing that I want I’ve got everything I need, I’ve got nothing that I want I’ve got everything I need, you’ve got nothing that I want Nothing that I want Nothing that I want A birthday present with a wicked curse (welcome to the maze underneath my shirt) I’d say I’ve got it all With everything to lose it’s cool to be afraid I don’t feel safe at all Wake up every morning in a blissful state Temptation’s everywhere Diabetic dreams of stealing birthday cake A sugar high nightmare I used to be so young Chewing up the world like sticks of bubblegum And though I’m going blind Somewhere in the distance I can feel a light I’m in a field of light Laughing as the children try to fly their kites And though I’m losing sight I’ve go a perfect life I’ve got everything I need, I’ve got nothing that I want Most days I gotta smile (sick of it) Sweating in the bunker trying to make the rent I’m feeling ill and fine
6.
The Shootist 00:41
7.
Goddamn Life 03:17
With plastic soldiers in the backyard We fought to save our very lives They combed our hair, washed out our mouths, got us to school Then gave us rules that we despised This goddamn life (with odds stacked up against us) This goddamn life (and fighting on all sides) This goddamn life (we’re so afraid of losing) That beats us every time I gazed with longing at her beauty In back of 6th grade science class I doodled Cupid and a thousand hearts and flowers Erased the mix tape she gave back This goddamn life (with odds stacked up against us) This goddamn life (we’re fighting to survive) This goddamn life (we’re so afraid of losing) Yet it beats us all the time In my mind we’re never growing old… In my mind we’re doing backflips, striking matchsticks in revolt Another Fall gives way to Winter You’re standing in your favorite coat A sleeve is ripped, it doesn’t fit you anymore Another thing you loved outgrown With everything against us And fighting on all sides That we’re all so in love with I’m so in love with mine I’m so in love with my Goddamn life So in love with my Goddamn life I’m so in love with my goddamn life, goddamn life My goddamn life
8.
Two warriors of love will agree to come together Same strength, same energy, like birds of a feather They’ll give of themselves like never before They’ll climb the highest of mountains and come back again for more Two warriors of love soar like eagles over oceans Set countless examples of true love and pure devotion But when the road gets tough as it eventually does Will our heroes go to war or simply move to Canada? Now is the time To go the way of the warriors Because you are a warrior of love Well if love is a battlefield our hearts are machine guns We aim ‘em at the world and then level our loved ones Some revel in the rubble they eventually make While crushing lovers under wheels of their own armored tank Are you gonna be a General? Are you gonna be a Private? Do you have all that it takes? Yeah, do you think you can survive it? ‘Cause no one ever said that love was easy, did they now? Your brow is sweating from the pressure, you should apply a towel Now is the time To go the way of the warriors Because you are a warrior of love Go fight for love Hack your way through delusion On wings of a dove you’ll lay waste to confusion The world may try to tempt you but you’re too smart for that You don’t buy in to lowly sin like the rest of the pack Love has a way of making us heroes Came into this play just a wounded Shakespearo You may not be the poet you intended to be Still you’ll be manning the fort while the peasants are asleep Now is the time… Because you are a warrior of love
9.
Travolta 03:52
With your golf pants on And your yellow tie Dressed to the nines You’re pointing at the sky But then the doubt kicks in You feel sick inside Your stomach’s heading south You wanna have a cry At the realization that you don’t know what you’re doing Yeah, the realization that you don’t know what you’re doing On the dance floor now The beat commands your hips Some young ones at the bar Press cocktails to their lips You got a white suit on Just like Travolta did The only thing gone wrong Is you’re frozen stiff By the realization that you don’t know what you’re doing Yeah, the realization that you don’t know what you’re doing You hear the chapel bells She’s moving up the aisle Your friends and loved ones stare You fake a plastic smile You try to say “I do” But you can’t speak a word A riot in your heart Panic in the church With the realization that you don’t know what you’re doing Yeah, the realization is you don’t know what you’re doing
10.
The Quitter 03:43
I know you Pulling out of everything you do Yes, it’s true Never gonna stay to see this through Great big plans Washed away like castles made of sand Understand I’m not an assassin I’m you’re fan You’re the quitter, the quitter Dreaming up Everything and more under the sun Packing up Even though you’ve only just begun I’m your friend Only with a hand I’d like to lend So lets pretend You are gonna make it to the end You’re the quitter, the quitter All those thorny roses and your feet What’s gonna make your life complete? There’s always some elaborate scheme You’ve engineered left incomplete Is it the fear of failure too The same as i have inside you? If we don’t try then we can’t fail The safest way is just to bail… You’re gonna bail!!!!! I know you Pulling out of everything you do And I guess it’s true You’re never gonna stay to see this through…you’re the quitter, the quitter
11.
Warrior Boy 00:19
12.
When you grow old, if you make it that far You might look back on your life And think of good friends that you once had And maybe I’ll come to mind Or maybe I won’t? Yeah, maybe I won’t… The conversations we could’ve had The memories we should’ve shared I thought you’d be there through the good and the bad With love to conquer the despair Like friends for life… Thought we were friends for life I hear a song on the radio And memories of you come to mind I almost dial your number on my phone But instead I just switch it off It’s funny how friends tend to drift in and out Of our lives over the years But I never thought in my wildest dreams You’d be the one who simply disappeared Thought we were friends for life We were friends for life Thought we were friends for life, yeah We were friends for life
13.
Look at the way that you bullied the meek Look at the way that you cheated, you cheat Using your wholesome cheerleader routine To prey like a wolf on your following sheep Yeah, look at the way you betrayed to consume Look how you twisted, maneuvered and used You left us for broke and road off on your broom While we swallowed your lies Indian style on bamboo Everybody knows Look what you did to insure a free ride Look at the way that you conned and connived Now how do you sleep in the wake of this tide? You could drown in the tears that fell down from our eyes Everybody knows So you say that I poisoned your life for a kick? Well, if that's not delusion then tell me what is? It’s the last thing I’d do, yeah, I thought we were friends Now it’s your choice not mine over which truth to bend Everybody knows Yeah, everybody knows They know…they know
14.
Miette 03:30
For the sun and the dreaming sky For this one in the morning light For this moment that we shared in time I write these words hope you will find For the miracle that you are here For the promise of another year For the angels watching over us Your will is strong, it’s obvious Miette, Miette, Miette My love When our time is up I’ll come back here To this morning, shining crystal clear To this moment that we shared in time I’ll never leave you far behind I was with you from the very start In the audience of your heart Nothing here can take me from your side I’ve read the stories in your eyes Miette, Miette, Miette My love Oh, where does time go? Oh, where does time go? Miette, Miette My love

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Salim Nourallah has been quietly making some of the best and most engaging music on the pop underground for over a decade, and while his chores as a producer and engineer have been occupying much of his time since the release of his album Constellation in 2009, he managed to duck into Austin's Treefort Studios for a few days with some talented friends and walked out with one of his best records to date. Nourallah has always had a gift for a great pop melody, but he's clearly stepped up his game as a songwriter on Hit Parade; the tunes are as lovely as ever, but he digs in deeper as a lyricist on this material, and the Parisian romantic reverie of "38 Rue de Sevigne," the childhood exploits of "Unstoppable," the joys and sorrows of "Goddamn Life," and the teenage anxieties of "Channel 5" hit a little harder and tell richer tales than Nourallah has offered us in the past, and the lively angst of "Never Felt Better" and the sharply focused rage of "Everybody Knows" may feel less nuanced but they still hit their targets dead on. Nourallah also has a top-notch band backing him up on Hit Parade, featuring Joe Reyes of Buttercup on guitar, Richard Martin of Shibboleth on keyboards, Jason Garner of the Polyphonic Spree on bass, and John Dufilho of the Apples in Stereo on drums; the players are individually solid, and together this is the tightest, most versatile, and most simpatico group Nourallah has worked with to date. And even though he has a fine résumé as a producer, bringing in Jim Vollentine to handle the sessions was a wise choice, as he gives the album a sound that's crisp but full-bodied and makes the most of the dust this band can kick up. Salim Nourallah is still finding wrinkles in his music, and on Hit Parade he delivers a dozen songs that show he has plenty to say and fine ways to tell his tales; this is a superb album from a master of contemporary pop, and if you like a good melodic song well performed, you're going to love Hit Parade.

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released April 10, 2012

John Dufilho Drums
Jason Garner Drums, Guitar (Bass), Shaker, Vocals (Background)
Jeff Johnston Bass, Guest Artist, Tambourine, Vocals (Background)
Richard Martin Fender Rhodes, Mellotron, Organ, Piano
Salim Nourallah Chord Organ, Clavinet, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Mellotron, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals
Joe Reyes Bass, Drums, Glockenspiel, Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Ukulele, Vocals (Background)

Rip Rowan Guest Artist, Mellotron, Moog Synthesizer, Piano (Electric)
Chris Smart Guest Artist, Tambourine
Jim Vallentine Engineer, Mixing, Producer

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Salim Nourallah Dallas, Texas

Salim is a North Texas music scene fixture. After gaining initial acclaim with Nourallah Brothers he’s gone on to release a half dozen solo albums and produce a fine list of many others (including Old 97s & the Damnwells). His solo debut Polaroid was met with reviews like this one:“discovering a singer-songwriter who can stop time is rare, but Salim Nourallah is such a find…” (Rolling Stone). ... more

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