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In the Land of Nod

by Bachelors Anonymous

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1.
Play Safely 05:04
LYRICS Look me in the eye and say that again I bet you say that to all the men You had too much to drink last night Don’t remember a thing I had too much to think last night And I guess it’s just the beginning Play safely… Play safely… Men like you are a dime a dozen A younger brother, an older cousin You had too much to drink last night “Can’t remember a thing”? You said it all in a wink last night You said everything But it’s nothing that’s real Chorus Play safely or you’re gonna get hurt Play safely, nothing too overt Play safely, you’re getting in deep Play safely, you’re playing for keeps Men like me, they say we’ve been marked Now I have a right to be afraid of the dark I had too much to drink last night And you “can’t remember a thing” I was pushed to the brink, alright I can’t get used to the sting But it’s something to feel Chorus Men like me, they say we’re so sensitive What we can’t get we can always give and give and give and give We had too much to drink tonight You hoped there wouldn’t be strings But it’s all out of sync tonight You’ll do anything Well, that’s no way to steal It’s not a question of love, it’s not a question of hate It’s just a question of la-la-la-la It’s not a question of luck, it’s not a question of fate It’s just a question of la-la-la-la-la Lyrics Reprinted by Permission
2.
LYRICS Give me a pigfoot and a cuticle pusher Emery boards and a Princess phone And a Princess phone, and a Princess phone To call Victor the Beefcake Victor the Beefcake Check the oil? Under the hood Trick or treat? Mmm, wish he would Like Pavlov’s dog, I been cursed I want seconds when I ain’t had firsts Want Victor the Beefcake Victor the Beefcake I want a pigfoot and the World Weekly News I read about Bigfoot, but I still got the blues There’s a rumble in my tummy that won’t go away Soup’s on! Let’s call it a day Victor the Beefcake Victor the Beefcake Gimme a clubfoot and a social disease It’ll take more ’n that t’ stop me doin’ as I please Pass the pickled knuckles and a slab of head cheese Gotta build up my strength to get down on my knees For Victor the Beefcake Victor the Beefcake Lyrics Reprinted by Permission
3.
Land of Nod 06:22
LYRICS Draw a bath and draw the curtain Draw the line, but draw me to you Let me hear you let it out But let me in and let me near you Feel the dread… See some red… (nothing said, nothing said) Lose your head… (lose your head, lose your head) Tears are shed, and when they’re shed Chorus Close your eyes and let me take you to the Land of Nod Close your eyes, let me protect you in the Land of Nod We will be alone together in the Land of Nod You will be my love forever in the Land of Nod Out of breath and out of time And out of patience out in public Just hold still and hold it in And hold it in and hold it in! Someone nods and someone smiles And someone knows and someone chuckles No more lies… Someone’s wise… (someone’s eyes, someone’s eyes) Come inside… (realize you can’t hide) Turn the tide / Close your eyes and close your eyes and Chorus I will never dream without you… Draw a breath and draw the curtain Draw the blood, draw slow and certain Seal the cut and seal the letter Seal the wound whence flows the water Lay me down and lie sweet nothings Lay me down and lie me something Lose your head… Arms are spread… (the groom is wed on the bed) Sleep instead… (lose your head, lose your head) Limbs like lead / Close your eyes and close your eyes and Chorus Lyrics Reprinted by Permission
4.
LYRICS Ear to the door, hoping that love won’t ignore me Lips against glass, watching as strangers walk past me Looking for you… My hands turn to fists, resigned to the power that twists them Tears burn my eyes; these sudden emotions surprise them Looking for you… I move in the night, a sheet of white heat and white lightning Turn and toss, in silhouette trees burn like crosses Chorus Looking for you is becoming an obsession Looking for you—a solitary passion Looking for you in many different faces Looking for you—so many different places Are you looking for me Like I’m looking for you? Looking for me… looking for you… looking for me… Circling the globe, a barricade road that I go by Lights flash ahead, your dust trail explodes in a red sky Chorus Round Looking for me, looking for you, looking for me, looking for you… Looking for me, looking for you, looking for me, looking for you… Looking for me, looking for you, looking for me, looking for you… Looking for me, looking for you, looking for me, looking for you… Lyrics Reprinted by Permission
5.
LYRICS I once had a friend who depended on romance Beginning and end, he’d wait for the slow dance He’d pray, “Amour, come my way “Eros, don’t stray…” But he’d never pay the price of love The price, the price of love His wife combs her hair, she wears black for no reason She mourns her last affair, she’s labeled it treason She mutters a prayer and lights a red candle She brushes her hair and hopes for a scandal “Today, I’ll have my way “Surely he’ll pay… “He’ll surely pay the price of love “The price, the price of love” Counting out the dulling years Keeping track of every tear Hoping for a miracle When the price of love is paid in full From mother to daughter, turn laughter to slaughter The sins of the son are the whims of the father When all’s said and done, we couldn’t be bothered To say, “You can go your own way “(But why don’t you stay?) “Go on, go away!” We think we can’t afford to pay the price of love The price, the price of love Every day someone has to pay for love to come his way Every day someone else must pay for giving it away Every day you can feel it sway your life in subtle ways It makes you fall down stairs, it makes you lose your hair It makes you feel so crazy deep down there You’ve gotta pay the price when you feel so nice There’s no free lunch here in Paradise Come on and lose some sleep, take a lover’s leap Come on and pick yourself up off the heap Lyrics Reprinted by Permission
6.
LYRICS I come to recall the black bells of La Brea, The first time I heard their sullen peal Of amorous chimes— A resonation of lead, a tintinnabulation I would come to dread It was in ’68. I was fresh from the Rockies To find myself in a foreign land Of poppies and sand. The bells tolled my need for the foreign touch Of a foreign man. In a summer of love I gave myself freely; Old ideals of love were left to chance, Romancing to romance. You whispered your name, the bells did ring, We did the dance. In a winter of lust we took to the back streets To lay with lions of leather on beds of down. The black bells rang to drown. Ring around the rosy, pockets full of posies, All fall down! In a season since past, in an autumn forgotten They did judge our affection to be a crime; Now with cruel irony He stands here before you, your lover, your killer: me! In a springtime to come, how the black bells will beckon, But you will not take comfort there In a scientist’s arms— In a scientist’s words, in his lies, In a scientist’s charms. You can open your eyes now. Just open your eyes. Open your eyes now. You can open your eyes. Open your eyes. If you just open your eyes. You can open your eyes now. Why won’t you open your eyes? If you’d only open your eyes. Just open your eyes. You can open your eyes now… Lyrics Reprinted by Permission
7.
LYRICS Draw a bath and draw the curtain Draw the line, but draw me to you Let me hear you let it out But let me in and let me near you Feel the dread… See some red… (nothing said, nothing said) Lose your head… (lose your head, lose your head) Tears are shed, and when they’re shed Chorus Close your eyes and let me take you to the Land of Nod Close your eyes, let me protect you in the Land of Nod We will be alone together in the Land of Nod You will be my love forever in the Land of Nod Out of breath and out of time And out of patience out in public Just hold still and hold it in And hold it in and hold it in! Someone nods and someone smiles And someone knows and someone chuckles No more lies… Someone’s wise… (someone’s eyes, someone’s eyes) Come inside… (realize you can’t hide) Turn the tide / Close your eyes and close your eyes and Chorus I will never dream without you… Draw a breath and draw the curtain Draw the blood, draw slow and certain Seal the cut and seal the letter Seal the wound whence flows the water Lay me down and lie sweet nothings Lay me down and lie me something Lose your head… Arms are spread… (the groom is wed on the bed) Sleep instead… (lose your head, lose your head) Limbs like lead / Close your eyes and close your eyes and Chorus Lyrics Reprinted by Permission
8.
Salt Doll 03:53
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In the Land of Nod, the six-song album, originally was recorded in 1987 but never released. It’s been remixed and remastered for your listening pleasure and features two bonus tracks: "Land of Nod (Men's Dept)" and "Salt Doll."

For more on the album see:
bachelorsanonymous.band/2021/07/in-the-land-of-nod/

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released July 14, 2021

CREDITS

BACHELORS ANONYMOUS is
Rob Berg: Synth, Vocals
David Hughes: Drum Box, Vocals

All songs written and arranged by
Rob Berg & David Hughes

Produced by
Bachelors Anonymous

Instruments recorded at
The Men’s Dept (¼” 4-track), Pasadena, 1985–1987

Instruments and vocals recorded at
• Control Center (½” 8-track), Hollywood, Rick Novak, 1985 (“The Price of Love”)
• Paramount Recording Studio (¼” 4-track), Hollywood, Ralph M. Miller, 1987 (“Land of Nod”)
• Clive Wright (¼” 8-track), South Pasadena, 1987 (“The Bells of La Brea,” “Victor the Beefcake,” “Play Safely,” “Land of Nod”)
• David Hughes, drums on “The Bells of La Brea,” “Land of Nod (Men’s Dept),” “Salt Doll”
• Tony Ramos, harmonica on “The Price of Love”
• Del Mar Richardson, drums on “Play Safely,” “Victor the Beefcake,” “The Price of Love,” “Land of Nod”
• Clive Wright, guitar on “The Bells of La Brea”
• Carrah (Macy) Wright, backing vocals on “Play Safely,” “Land of Nod (Men’s Dept),” “Victor the Beefcake”

“Looking for You” recorded at
Wildcat Studios, Los Angeles, Josh Schneider
recorded and mixed at
Red Zone Studios, Burbank, Duncan Aldrich
Del Mar Richardson, drums
Douglas Lyons, French horn

Digital transfers by
Tal Miller
Next Generation Audio, 2020

Mixed by
Adrian Alvarado
Alpha Sound, 2021

Mastered by
Scott A. Jennings
Artistry in Sound, 2021

Album cover
Photographed by Braun
Styling by Adrian
Makeup by Tamale
Layout by Eric Handel
Artwork by David Hughes
from an original idea by Rob Berg

© ℗ 1987, 2021 Berg & Hughes
Celibataire Music (ASCAP)

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Bachelors Anonymous Los Angeles, California

Bachelors Anonymous (1984-92) is the creation of Los Angeles musicians Rob Berg and David Hughes, with a little help from our friends. B.A.'s work treads the boundaries of music, theater and art. The music featured here has been remastered in 2020-21 and consists of singles and albums, both released and unreleased. For more on the Bachelors visit our website. ... more

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