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Somebody Else

by Phil Jamieson

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1.
If you could be somebody else? Would you? Would you? Would you think I? If you could be somebody else? Would you? Would you? Turn back time Turn back time Turn back time Turn back time They never tried to make you clean All of the other things were going round And now I’m scared by what I’ve seen The pulse has stopped now we are underground Now where do we go now it’s 3? This whole town has collapsed since 22 And I’ve been blinded by the streets The neon lights have got me all forlorn If you could be somebody else? Would you? Would you? Would you think I? If you could be somebody else? Would you? Would you? Turn back time Turn back time Turn back time Turn back time You always tried to make a scene From California to the coast of Spain We’ve been to Holland by the beach That Milton theatre in the pouring rain Now where do we go now it’s 3? The discotheque burned down in 98 And I’ve been blinded by the streets The neon lights have got me all forlorn If you could be somebody else? Would you? Would you? Would you think I? If you could be somebody else? Would you? Would you? Turn back time If you could be somebody else? Would you? Would you? Would you think I? If you could be somebody else? Would you? Would you? Turn back time Turn back time Turn back time Turn back time
2.
Trouble 03:19 video
Am I in trouble for everything I’ve said? Can we put this to bed? Is this how it ends? Yeah, yeah, yeah Am I impatient for wanting to be done? And I just want to run I’m over feeling numb Yeah, yeah, yeah Am I in trouble for all the things I’ve sung? I didn’t mean to come undone Am I in trouble for all this circumstance? I guess I should, I’ve learned to dance Trouble You know it Trouble Finds me Defines me, whoa, whoa Am I in jail for everything I wrote? I didn’t get the note I guess I missed the joke Yeah, yeah, yeah Am I for sale? Some things never end It's slipping through my hands Me and all my friends Yeah, yeah, yeah Am I in trouble for all the things I’ve sung? I didn’t mean to come undone Am I in trouble for all this circumstance? I guess I should, I’ve learned to dance Trouble You know it Trouble Finds me Defines me, whoa, whoa Am I in trouble for all the things I’ve sung? I didn’t mean to come undone Am I in trouble for all this circumstance? I guess I should, I’ve learned to dance Trouble You know it Trouble Finds me Defines me, whoa, whoa
3.
I watch you on the street; you fall like all the others Behind a memory that howls And no one hears your beat, but I can still remember All of those things that we found And everybody knows that we're apart together Like being alone in a crowd And we can walk away just hold on to the lever That body’s sure to be found If I let you back in, would you close the door? This joke is wearing thin, and I have run out of words tonight Could I be faking this, the lights on honey left it on there for ya There is no shaking this the lights on, lights on There’s no one left to blame since you stole all the money It’s stashed away in the hide And I can hear you breathe, you're still awake and hiding Don’t bother looking outside If I let you back in, would you close the door? This joke is wearing thin, and I have run out of words tonight Could I be faking this, the lights on honey left it on there for ya There is no shaking this, the lights on sugar left on there for ya oooooh Could I be faking this, the lights on honey left it on there for ya oooohhhh There is no shaking this, the lights on, lights on, lights on
4.
Rebecca 03:25
Too shy to be the undertaker Too old to be the chosen one Come time for you to meet your maker Your deadly stones have turned up underdone We’ll cross the river, not together Lie down beneath the ocean shore Hope no one sends the break-up letter Where’s all your favourites, disappeared and bored? So put your red dress on Rebecca Can you please take me to the other side? We’ll drift into the sun Rebecca Can’t you wait for me just another night? The salad bowls refrigerated The silent bells are whistling My only friends evaporated That buddy sure could make the kettle sing We boogied to the operator Held witness to the dawn of time Nobody needs a simulator I’m here to hold and give you everything So put your red dress on Rebecca Can you please take me to the other side? We’ll drift into the sun Rebecca Can’t you wait for me just another night? Don’t stop showing me the pattern Too late, strangers in a shot glass You hold everything you need to be You're stalling, you’re stalling So put your red dress on Rebecca Can you please take me to the other side? We’ll drift into the sun Rebecca Can’t you wait for me just another night? Rebecca
5.
Kapow! 03:23
Let’s run away together to a village by the sea Let’s run away forever, just you and me It doesn’t matter when It doesn’t matter how All that matters is We’re together Let's put it all in place Make it go kapow! ‘Cause I don’t want to live without you next to me Let's run away together to a village by the sea Let's run away forever, just you and me This could be anything A start of something new The freshest cleanest slate A fancy manicure I can hardly wait, for this to be true ‘Cause I don’t want to live without you next to me Let's run away together to a village by the sea Let's run away forever, just you and me Just you and me Let's run away together to a village by the sea Let's run away forever, just you and me Just you and me
6.
YCBM 03:26
So you have made it past 11 Leaving the other world behind Is there another way to heaven? Just let Daniel rob you blind You could be mine You could be mine If I could find the time If I could find the time Up on the outer steps they scold you ‘Cause they cannot attempt to hide Caesar has called upon his armies What is there left but broken pride? You could be mine You could be mine If I could find the time You’ve seen it all before It’s all been said and done What’s left for us to say? It’s over Time has not been kind But kindness ain’t your bag Should I hide in shame? Solo You put the cows all out to pasture Out past the bloody 60 sign Can I get up to heaven faster? Just let Bradley rob you blind You could be mine You could be mine If I could find the time If I could find the time If I could find the time
7.
Rubberband 01:57
I’m getting tired of being your rubberband Holding you tightly but never knowing where I stand Fix it with glue or maybe with a shiny tack ‘Cause I’m gonna find somebody that’ll love me back Did you always want the best for me? ‘Cause I’ll give you everything you need to turn You are what you burn, you are what you burn I’m getting tired of being your rubberband Holding you tightly but never knowing where I stand Fix it with glue or maybe with a shiny tack ‘Cause I’m gonna find somebody that’ll love me back I can’t always write the rest to lose ‘Cause I’ve got another better thing to learn You’re all gonna burn, you’re all gonna burn, yeah! I’m getting tired of being your rubberband Holding you tightly but never knowing where I stand Can I fix it with glue or maybe with a shiny tack? ‘Cause I’m gonna find somebody that’ll love me back Somebody that’ll love me back Somebody that’ll love me back Somebody that’ll hold me… back
8.
Should’ve known better Kept it all in line Should’ve wrote a letter Try to make things right Now I’m standing on my own Waiting for the telephone All that’s said and all that’s done Nothing’s gonna help, so you just run You just run Away Away Away Away What a little pickle What a tricky time Bought a new bicycle So I could go for rides Now you're standing on your own Waiting for the telephone All that’s said and all that’s done Nothing's gonna help, so I just run I’ll just run Away Away

about

Cheersquad are very pleased to present “Somebody Else“, the first solo album by Phil Jamieson – frontman/singer/songwriter/guitarist for Grinspoon. The album comes on white vinyl, CD and digitally. All records include a digital download card.

As that doyen of the arts, Tim Rogers, says of it: “Phil’s puckish performance style is underscored by a voice that can turn choirboy or demon’s spawn in a blinding grin. This has at times overshadowed his humour and empathy, but no more. Teasing open his lapels to show heart and scars, but also hope, and the lessons learnt from throwing yourself into this art that compels and damns us. Pop music with fire and finesse.”

“Phil Jamieson had a choice. Come back as the cryogenically frozen rock star from Grinspoon’s halcyon days, or level up with swinging widescreen pop that shows off his acting chops and matured pipes. ‘Somebody Else’ opts for the latter, a bait ‘n’ switch belter that goes from collective introspection to busting out of the cocoon a beautiful butterfly. Sounds like a hit.” – Mikey Cahill

Phil has been working on his solo career for some years. Indeed, some of his ‘new’ material pre-dates his role in the Australian stage production of American Idiot. He has, however, up until now been nervous to christen it with an album. The long gestation of the album’s first single shows something of the struggle: “It was born at Blueys Beach a few moons ago. It started life as a slinky Rolling Stones-type jam – with a bit more strut. Then Oscar Dawson of Holy Holy got his hands on it and changed it around, then I redid it as a dream pop major seventh sort of thing. That didn’t work, so I went back to Oscar, and we redid it in July/August last year, in an industrial area of Dandenong situated at the end of a cul-de-sac surrounded by Boats/Solar/Brothels.”

“The collective fear and loathing which has gone into releasing this has sometimes seemed insurmountable. But it’s a bit like an election, innit? If not now, when? If not me, who? Thanks for listening regardless; I hope you get a kick out of it…”

With “Somebody Else” the album due out July 29, Phil has not got too much longer to feel the fear. And all who have heard the record say that he’s got nothing to worry about anyway.

“Somebody Else” the album is available on vinyl, CD and digitally through Cheersquad Records & Tapes, the Melbourne-based label run by Wally Kempton from The Meanies and Even.

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released July 29, 2022

Written by Phil Jamieson. Except for 'Trouble' and 'Kapow!' written by Phil Jamieson & Davey Lane, 'Rebecca' written by Phil Jamieson & Cameron Bruce, 'Little Pickle' written by Phil Jamieson & Lila Chuwin.

Produced by Phil Jamieson, Oscar Dawson, Davey Lane, Jorden Power and Ben Rosen.

Mixed by Oscar Dawson. Except for 'Kapow!' and 'Rubberband' mixed by Dylan Adams.

Recorded at Dandenong Den, Vegemite Street & Field Recordings, The Gunnery, Hideaway, My Backyard Cabin, the Cathouse and an Airbnb near Ellenborough Falls.

Additional drums by Jackson McRae and Evan Mannell.

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Cheersquad Records & Tapes Melbourne, Australia

Wally “Meanie” Kempton took the plunge in 2018 and launched his record label Cheersquad Records & Tapes. Since then he has released new material from acts such as The Meanies, The Hard-Ons, Chris Wilson, Phil Jamieson, Seasick Steve, Wanita, Minibikes, The Rinehearts, Immigrant Union and T. Wilds, along with limited edition vinyl of older material from Snout, Even and The Glory Box and more. ... more

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