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Funky Dinos

by You Do You

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1.
The Script 04:04
Boy, we’re gonna be the talk of the town Burn this city straight to the ground Right down in flames, yeah Flip the script, read it right in your ear It’s exactly what you wanted to hear and I just might mean it, baby Talk that talk, when you talk like that Baby when you talk like that the line gets a little blurry Talk that talk then you don’t talk back Baby when you do me like that don’t you know that it hurts me? The little things that you do I try not to make it all about you Make me feel like I’m running a race Can't keep up at your pace Like you’re gonna desert me Make me feel like my heart’s on fire Are people gonna call me a liar when my heart’s beating out of my body? Talk that talk, when you talk like that When you see through me like that, babe I get a little worried Walk that walk, would you run right back? Maybe take it too far again now the script’s getting torn up The little things that you do I don’t want to make it all about you
2.
Ours 03:53
You really could choose You really should choose To take the high road I know it’s on your mind and you know it’s on mine But do you have the patience, the restraint, or a way to gain and maintain the power? Because every minute, every hour of your mind they’re starting to devour You really shine through I mean you really do have my attention And while we’re on the subject there’s some things I should probably mention But I don’t have a way to explain it, no I can’t maintain it and you know why Why every time I walk across that stage in my mind I start to cry, to cry Not me You’ll never get to me I won’t give you the power Said we, said we can never be More alive than we are underneath these lights And they can’t take that away, oh no because it's ours That time and place right there up on that stage That is ours, it is OURS
3.
Live It Up 04:09
Said you gotta live Gotta give a little back first girl, but then you gotta live your best life It’s all that matters in this whole world If you just do it your own way and you don’t care what the haters say Well you’ll be laughing all the way to the bank It just takes time Said you gotta, you gotta just do you Baby, live your truth It’s the only thing we can do Live it up, live it up, live it up Live it up, live it up, live it up Said you gotta live You gotta live until it really hurts or even worse - when you’re in pain, when you’re sad and under the rain If you just do it your own way knowing that you’re gonna make mistakes Eventually you’ll be okay, oh it just takes time Said you gotta, you gotta just do you Baby, live your truth Is it the only thing we can do? Live it up, live it up, live it up? Live it up, live it up, live it up?
4.
Why would you step down the tower when you’re the one holding all the power? When you’re the one with the guns and the money by the tons in control of the whole empire? De-escalate from your position of authority maybe talk to me like a human being and then you would see exactly what is happening I mean I can see just what you’re doing The arrogance of power is funny The people with the money control all the news that you see on your iPhones and your smart phones and your cell phones and your TVs Impending shit is happening and we’re talking ‘bout Kardashians But you don’t really want to stand up You don’t really want to get in the fray Just go live your life no pain no strife ‘cause Michael and Kelly told you it was jelly Gonna get you in the final hour, talkin’ bout the arrogance of power Hope that you all know just what I’m sayin’ oh if you do please nod your head Why would you step down the tower? You’re the one holding all the power. You’re the one with the guns and the money by the tons in control of the whole empire. De-escalate from your position of authority. Talk to me like a human being. You should see exactly what is happening. We all can see just what you’re doing The arrogance of power is money If you follow all the money and connect the dots then you’ll see what the anchorman won’t tell you on the nightly news on TV The media is babblin’ yeah it’s bafflin’ and it’s saddening But you don’t really want to stand up anyway. You don’t really wanna get in the fray Go have ten kids, take selfies, get rich. Just don’t cry to me when you’re down on your knees. Gonna get you in the final hour, talkin’ bout the arrogance of power Know that you all know just what I’m sayin’ oh if you do better nod your head
5.
I know they want me to act like a fool But I won’t just because they want me to You want me to give up but I refuse ‘Cause I won’t go down without a fight or two No I won’t I won’t Try to break me down til I cry But I won’t No I won’t Don’t you listen or they’ll tell you all their lies I know they’re bettin’ on us all to lose So we won’t just because they want us to You want me to give up, but I refuse! No I won’t stop fightin’ til the fight is through No I won’t I won’t Try to break me down til I cry til I die But I won’t No I won’t Don’t you listen or they’ll tell you all their lies They're gonna fill your head with lies
6.
The Wizard 05:31
“No ruling class rules nakedly They take strenuous efforts to justify their rule... How do we manipulate? How do we control? How do we contain what they have in their minds? I’m talking in terms of power: Where the power is? Who’s shaping the condition of our lives? Who determines the quality of the air we breathe? the food we eat? the water we drink? the kind of jobs we can have? The history of capitalism has been both the history of great prosperity and great poverty. We often say: “How unfortunate - so much wealth is here with so much poverty here. As if it were just an unfortunate juxtaposition When in fact there’s a dynamic interaction between those two things: This poverty exists because of this wealth. This wealth exists because of this poverty. The wealth of the few rests on the poverty of the many. There could be no Lords and Ladies without serfs who labor from dawn to dusk to keep the Lords and Ladies in the style they’re accustomed to. The richest, most powerful men… Millions killed or maimed over the decades… The replacement of local organic food supplies with pesticide ridden factory farms… Several generations of lung cancer…. An avalanche of disposable products that keep creating solutions to things that aren’t problems... A disposable environment: Turn it all to wasteland and toss it aside then move somewhere else and do the same. Then move somewhere else and do the same We need a war It would stimulate the economy and get it going There’s billions to be made there! To be carved out and be taken There’s been billions for 400 years! How naively enthusiastic they are They are just there at the edge Knowing the world is opening up… ... What am I smoking? "
7.
The Oil 02:38
Can you hear our voices behind your mountain of green? You are causing the destruction of everyone and everything. Without consequence you take all that you need and we lay more at your feet. For when we can’t eat what is grown in the soil, we will all drown in the oil. Have you no contrition? Your ambition is obscene. We will seize the means of production and for you? The guillotine. Unless you see the forest for the trees. Won’t you please? For when we can’t eat what is grown in the soil, we will all drown in the oil
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Tardigrade 04:23
Hey, space bear Slow stepper Hey, water bear I think it’s fair to say that you’re gonna outlive us all From the mountaintops, to the deep sea mud Hey tardigrade, in your galactic escalade Swimming in the volcanos, the rainforest, yeah the Amazon Hey tardigrade, I think I’d rather be where you are Hey space bear Moss piglet I know I’m bigger than you But you might say that you’re better suited for this world From a pile of ash, to the dust of space Oh, tardigrade, you little toxic renegade, Yes you are Hey, space bear Slow stepper Hey water bear I think it’s fair to say that you’re gonna outlive us all Hey space bear, Moss piglet I know I’m bigger than you But you might say that you’re better suited for this world Hmm...
10.
Took me sometime to learn just how to speak my truth Not something my school taught me in my youth Took me some time to recognize the wrong from right the highs and lows , So here it goes: See we all need to share the power to believe in our self worth and in our self efficacy For lack of these we’ll labor ineffectively, repeat mistakes from history When you feel it creepin up your spine Better stop it while you still have time Before it starts to cloud your mind And freeze you right up from inside It’ll be a little longer til you gain control But keep your eyes upon the goal Horizon’s high, so far to go Horizon’s high, so far to go I had to learn this truth all on my own you see Free my mind’s view so fear won’t get the best of me I blame it for the failures of society (Fear! Ignorance and Greed!) Yeah Took me sometime to recognize the fear inside me : swords on fire burning bright The moral of the story is for you to see that absent fear we all have the ability to come together all at once in unity and fight for our humanity When you feel it creepin up your spine Better stop it while you still have time Before it starts to cloud your mind And freeze you right up from inside It’ll be a little longer til you gain control But keep your eyes upon the goal Horizon’s high, so far to go Horizon’s high, so far to go When you feel it creepin up your spine Better stop it while you still have time Before it starts to cloud your mind And seize you right up from inside It’ll be a little longer til you gain control But keep your eyes upon the goal Horizon’s high, so far to go Horizon’s high, so far to go

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Funky Dinos is the latest full length concept album by You Do You. It tells a story of power, resilience, and perseverance. Heavy on horns and grooves, the album falls into the sonic worlds of power funk and jazz rock, drawing influences from Amy Winehouse to Tower of Power. The ten-track full length concept album ranges sonically from soulful jazzy songs like “Ours” to the band’s headier rock moments on “The Oil,” which YACK! Magazine called “a finely sharpened anthem that cuts deep enough to draw blood.”

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released January 22, 2022

Written, arranged, and produced by You Do You

Contributors:
Katie Feeney
Drew Parker
Aaron Boczkowski
Alex Baranowski
Vince Tampio
Gabe Preston
Benjamin James
Shawn Kilroy

Please see individual tracks for credits by song.

Basic tracks for Funky Dinos were recorded at Retro City Sound Studios, engineered by Brendan McGeehan. Horns recorded at Sound Plan Productions and engineered by Vince Tampio. Vocals recorded at You Do You studios, engineered and edited by Drew Parker and Vince Tampio.

Mixed by Lucas Kozinski at Sleepless Sound Studio.
Mastered by Todd Mecaughey at Cambridge Sound Studios.

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You Do You is a funk rock party band from Philadelphia known for their infectious beats and electrifying 70’s-era showmanship. Since forming in 2012, You Do You has wowed local crowds at venues like Boot & Saddle, The Fillmore, World Cafe Live and more. Led by funky danceable grooves, and wailing melismas, the band has drawn comparisons to Parliament-Funkadelic, Janis Joplin, Phish, and Chic. ... more

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