Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL)
is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim
Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies
formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside
the City of Toronto. They are best known for their hit singles, "One Week",
"The Old Apartment", "Pinch Me", "If I Had $1000000", "Brian Wilson"; as
well as the theme for the situation comedy "The Big Bang Theory". They have
won multiple Juno Awards and have been nominated for Grammy Awards. They are
also known for their light-hearted, comedic performance style. Their live
shows are known for humorous banter between songs and improvised raps/songs,
both of which are staples at virtually every concert. Original keyboardist
Andy Creeggan left the band in 1995, and founding member Steven Page departed
in 2009. They have sold at least 15 million records including albums and singles.
'Cause you can see my face in the window of every store.
You can buy my lunch box, and you can wear my clothes,
You can remember my name just as plain as the face under your nose.
I'm a new kid on the Block,
'though I may not be Johann Sebastian Bach.
So we may not write the songs we sing,
but look at Elvis, he sold his soul and
you crowned him King.
I didn't ask to be famous, but I'm not sad,
You see, I've got everything that I always wished I had.
I thank my manager and I thank the screaming girls,
I thank my hairdresser for giving me such beautiful curls.
Now I'm a New Kid on the Block,
well I'm twenty-three and they won't let me grow up.
I went down to register for the draft,
well I got up to the counter, and the lady there just laughed.
She said You're a New Kid on the Block,
young girls scream and old boys mock,
well you broke my youngest daughter's heart.
I knew you kids were trouble from the start.
I didn't ask to be famous, but I'm not sure
that we're as apple pie as you always thought we were.
I can stay up all night. I can have a blast.
I can breakdance, I can fight, I can kick your sorry ass.
I'm a New Kid on the Block,
and 'though I may not be Johann Sebastian Back,
there's no need to be afraid of us
'though it just might be your daughter on our bus.
260 Drum Machine Patterns
This book is a supplement to the first volume of
Drum Machine Patterns. In it you will find over 260 rhythm patterns and
breaks. These are original patterns that can be programmed easily on any
drum machine. This book contains the rhythms most often used in
contemporary music, and many patterns incorporate flams, to be used on
the latest generation of drum machines.
