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Tropical Breakdown

by Pierre Omer's Swing Revue

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1.
Atomic swing 02:47
Hold on your style piece Strong blows the wind The world Holes on a string The bright lights The smokey wind Never seen Such a beautiful thing Show me yours I’ll show you mine Fast rockets Acrss the sky Let me dance in the heat And sing That Atomic swing Hold on your style piece Heavy is the wind Never seen Such a beautiful thing Too late to think It’s now time for me to split And leave you with that Atomic swing
2.
Sometimes I don’t know where I’m going Sometimes I feel so all alone Sometimes I don’t know what keeps me going What keeps me dragging this sac of bones Open my eyes every morning Takes me a while to lift my hand Just about everything is aching Takes me a while to understand Give me the groove Oh baby give me the groove Give me the groove Oh baby give me the groove Only you can move me Give me a kick give me a thrill Only you can save me Take me over that hill Give me the groove Oh baby give me the groove Give me the groove Oh baby give me the groove
3.
Your cheesy smile and your guilty heart Electric car for mister smart Now it’s too late to wear a frown It’s the tropical breakdown The tropical breakdown Rebel rebel why me why me I’m a fashion victim Lord have mercy You look so pretty in your dressing gown It’s the tropical breakdown The tropical breakdown I used to work in a factory I used to love mummy and daddy Now zombies are running downtown It’s the tropical breakdown The tropical breakdown You gotta deal with the heat Your ass is stuck on the seat You’ve painted the town brown It’s the tropical breakdown The tropical breakdown The whole world can go to hell No one left for ringing the bell A bone head is wearing the crown It’s the tropical breakdown The tropical breakdown
4.
Ce soir j'irai danser le mambo Au Royal Casino sous les lambris rococo La pluie viendra me faire oublier Tu me feras rêver Comme dans les chansons d'été C'est l'amour à la plage (ah-ouh, cha cha cha) Et mes yeux dans tes yeux (ah-ouh, ah-ouh) Baisers et coquillages (ah-ouh, cha cha cha) Entre toi et l'eau bleue (ah-ouh, ah-ouh) La mer quand vient le temps des vacances C'est le temps de la danse entre tes bras toutes les nuits Et si j'ai le cœur tout retourné Là je t'embrasserai jusqu'à la fin de l'été C'est l'amour à la plage (ah-ouh, cha cha cha) Et mes yeux dans tes yeux (ah-ouh, ah-ouh) Baisers et coquillages (ah-ouh, cha cha cha) Entre toi et l'eau bleue (ah-ouh, ah-ouh) Yeah, ouh, ouh, yeah Ouh, ouh, yeah Ouh, ouh, yeah Ouh, ouh Et si j'ai le cœur tout retourné Là je t'embrasserai jusqu'à la fin de l'été C'est l'amour à la plage (ah-ouh, cha cha cha) Et mes yeux dans tes yeux (ah-ouh, ah-ouh) Baisers et coquillages (ah-ouh, cha cha cha) Entre toi et l'eau bleue (ah-ouh, ah-ouh) C'est l'amour à la plage (ah-ouh, cha cha cha) Et mes yeux dans tes yeux (ah-ouh, ah-ouh) Baisers et coquillages (ah-ouh, cha cha cha) Entre toi et l'eau bleue (ah-ouh, ah-ouh) C'est l'amour à la plage (ah-ouh, cha cha cha) Et mes yeux dans tes yeux (ah-ouh, ah-ouh) Baisers et coquillages (ah-ouh, cha cha cha) Entre toi et l'eau bleue (ah-ouh, ah-ouh)
5.
It doesn’t sound the way it should I tried to do the best that I could I think it’s well understood This song is up to no good When you try to sing along It’s funny how things go wrong So far from where you belong Like Captain Beefheart in Hong Kong Then you think you see the light But you still don^t get it right A D chord casts a blight Just admit you lost the fight
6.
Zanzibar 03:18
I wonder how I could get rid of you I wonder how To make my dream come true The years go by And you are still around There was a time I really didi love you I hear a little bird Singing out on the edge of my window That little bird stoped singing Now all I hear is a crow I’d like to give you a spicy kiss Go to the island and spend a night of bliss We’d go out for a little drink at the bar A special drink they have in Zanzibar
7.
Get down on your knees and pray listen, what we’v got to say Get down on your knees and pray this is the end of the play moonlight shines and lightens earth night life and mister dead sharpen his knife pray for the sake of the moon you will be gone pretty soon be a good man, be a good wife while dead is sharpen his knife Get down on your knees and pray Get down on your knees and pray listen, what we’v got to say Get down on your knees and pray this is the end of the play and the sun, gives us heeps of fun and the earth, celebrates birth pray for the sake of the sun soon you’ll be gone and all alone be a good man, be a good wife while dead is sharpen his knife Get down on your knees and pray
8.
Remember the time that you reigned all night? The queen of Siam in my arms Remember the time that the islands sank? But nobody opened their eyes Remember that time that the trees fell down? The wood crashing through the wall Remember the sound that could wake the dead? But nobody woke up at all Somebody died for this Somebody died for just one kiss Just one kiss Remember the time that the sky went black? We waited alone on the sands Remember the taste of the raging sea? But nobody held out their hands Somebody died for this Somebody died for just one kiss Just one kiss, just one kiss, just one kiss
9.
Some say they saw him at Bongo Joe’s He’s got his fingers everywhere He never seems to loose the Mojo And he never cuts his hair Living his life like in a movie With his little red racing car Everything always has to be groovy All he wants is to be a start That little world will keep on turning Just like the wax they are spinning And we’ll just keep on singing Not really knowing what we are doing here Not really Knowing what we are doing here Not really knowing what we are doing here
10.
Lanen 03:45
Ein Lied möchten wir singen Klangstrukturen präsentieren für ein gutes Gelingen die Glieder ein wenig schwingen wir möchten uns überwinden Liebe und Tiefe zu finden die Sinne sollten vibrieren beim liegen, lieben und fliegen Wir fragen uns warum denn müssen wir immerzu stumm sein ein Song möchten wir summen wie die Hummeln brummen wir fühlen und berufen mit Luft zu füllen die Lungen und suchen die Ruhmesstufen beim buhlen suhlen und gurren Probleme möchten wir lösen ergründen die Lügen der Menschen wir sagen euch, es ist von Nöten büssend die Sünden zu tilgen wir möchten schweben ab Boden mit Vögeln in luftigen Höhen die röhrenden Hirschbullen hören flötend und blödelnd flötend und blödelnd flötend und blödelnd
11.
Leslie Kong 04:36
Jimmy was walking down Orange street Stopped at the Beverly’s for one cup of coffee He met Cecile, Fats and Mr Leslie Sang a little tune the rest is history His name is Kong, King Kong, Leslie Kong His name is Kong, King Kong, Leslie Kong He was a good man, the unsung hero behind Ken Bob Desmond Toots and Derrick So gather together brothers and sisters Join hands to hands, children start to dance His name is Kong, King Kong, Leslie Kong His name is Kong, King Kong, Leslie Kong It was fifty years ago today Leslie sadly passed away The Reggae state of the art When the curse just stopped his heart His name is Kong, King Kong, Leslie Kong His name is Kong, King Kong, Leslie Kong
12.
Swing street 03:12
I saw you hanging on Swing street Downstairs at the Flamingo I taught I had just found heaven Or was it the Olé Olé bar? I will make up a little story Whispered over your shoulder On the edge of a melody I don’t wanna die sober The night is dark and chilly But baby have no fear I know where and how to grow Lilies The sky is getting clear We had a coffe at the lake But it felt just like the sea With you life is a piece of cake Like I never taught it could be

about

Pierre Omer was born in London of an Indian father and a Swiss mother. He is a founder member of the legendary Swiss funeral Rock'n'Roll band The Dead Brothers (guitars and accordion). In 2009 he started several solo projects along with Robert Butler (the Shit, the Miracle Workers), Roland Bucher and Christian Aregger (Blind Butcher) in 2013 the Swing machine where born.. along with: Pierre Omer: vocals, guitar Julien Israelian: drums, Géraldine Schenkel: Fender Rhodes, Christoph Gantert: vocals, trumpet, and the one and only Lalla Morte: Sings Fakir and Dances
they play many shows and festivals such as: Binic Folk Blues Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, Buskers Bern, Festival Les Athénéennes, Pod'Ring Biel, Vinelz, Le Cirque Electric Paris etc
this new album is Recorded by the Band itself in total DIYS .. pierre already produced some voodoo rhythm records (mama rosin) for us in the past, and was mixed in Berlin's Big Snuff Studio with Nene Baratto (movie star junkies, black lips, Heat, Jimi Tenor, King khan, Black Mass Rising (soundtrack) etc the whole album Stands out with pierre's amazing song writing skills and the lazy laid back dark vocal and his irritating guitar playing along with christop gantert's devil possessed trumpet playing

credits

released October 20, 2023

All song written by Pierre Omer ©voodoo rhythm publishing 2023 except:
Atomic swing: words by Pierre Omer, music by Jo Privat
L'amour à la plage: words and music by Muriel Laporte
Zanzibar: words by Pierre Omer music by Juan Tisol
Get down on your knees: words and music by Christoph Gantert
Just one kiss: words and music by Robert Smith
Lanen: words and music by Christoph Gantert
some of pictures by Patrick Principe, Stephane Rosin, Olivier Jaquet
All arrangements by the Swing Revue except L'amour a la plage: arrangement by Marco de Freitas.

Line up:
Julien Israelian: drums, percussions and whistles.
Géraldine Schenkel: Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, bandoneon, toy piano.
Pierre Omer: vocals, guitar, piano
Christoph Gantert: vocals, trumpet, whistles and toys
Lalla Morte: vocals on Swing Street
Jean-Philippe Geiser: double bass
Alex McGowan and Monney B: backing vocals on Give me the groove

All songs recorded by Pierre Omer and Julien Israelian @ le Velodrôme, Geneva except:
Give me the groove, Zanzibar and What we are doing here, recorded by Alex McGowan @Space echo east, London.
L'amour à la plage recorded by Benjamin Vicq @Mottatom, Geneva.

Tropical breakdown, L'amour a la plage, It doesn't sound, Zanzibar and Lanen were mixed by Nené Baratto @Big snuff studio, Berlin.
Atomic swing, It doesn't sound, Get down on your knees, What we are doing here, Leslie Kong and Swing street were mixed by Monney B @home, Geneva.
Give me the groove was mixed by Valentin Liechti @home, Geneva.
Just one kiss was mixed by Pierre Omer@ le Velodrôme, Geneva.

The Swing Revue would like to thank Karin Feusi for her help and support.

Avec le soutien du Service de la culture et de la transition numérique de la ville de Genève.

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