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"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times," redux. There's an epidemic sense of alienation today. But this song suggests that being a square peg might be a blessing in disguise. "Well maybe this is a good thing, to be a total misfit. I wouldn't want to be a good fit--no, not in this." Still, it's hard to proceed when you feel you're living in the wrong time: "I'm a knife, but we're not in the Age of Incision…I'm a proud old magazine with no new edition…a spellbinding trick, but there are no more magicians…there's nothing left that I can do."

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I'm a knife, but we're not in the Age of Incision
I'm a very sick man who repulses physicians
An insecure actor who invites derision
I don't know what to do

I was left in charge but can't make a decision
I'm a crumbling building craving demolition
A secret agent 10 years between missions
And I have no idea what to do. AAAHH!

I'm a former rocket with a faulty ignition
A minor work with a major omission
I've always been prolific but never saw one commission
I have no earthly idea what to do. AAAHH!

And why am I even telling you this?
You're just gonna promise, "You are gonna get through this. You're gonna get through this"
Aaahh
So what am I gonna do about this?
I'll find some other misfits.
We'll get together and remember, or maybe retrofit (guitar line)
I'm really startin' to wonder: (guitar line) Did my shape ever fit? Aaahh

(guitar solo)

Well, maybe this is a good thing
To be a total misfit
I wouldn't wanna be a good fit
No, not in this
Aaahh
AAAHH!

I'm a proud old magazine with no new edition
A spellbinding trick, but there are no more magicians
A small dry well that hasn't seen much wishin'
There's nothing left that I can do (repeat two more times)
AAAHH!

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from DANCE SCANDAL AT THE GYMNASIUM!, released March 23, 2018
Piano - Johnny Iguana
Lead vocal - Berit Ulseth and Zach Verdoorn
Bass VI - Zach Verdoorn
Drums - Matthew Torre
Percussion - Matthew Torre and Mark Neill

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The Claudettes Chicago, Illinois

The Claudettes fuse Windy City piano blues with the full-throttle energy of rockabilly and punk, jazz-age echoes of burlesque and vaudeville and the sultriness of '60s pop-soul to write a thrilling new chapter in American roots music. Johnny Iguana (ex-Junior Wells/Otis Rush/oh my god) works the piano alongside singer Berit Ulseth, bassist/singer Zach Verdoorn and drummer Matt Torre. ... more

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