Fear Of Pop Volume I


Sony / 550 Music
1998
  1. Fear Of Pop
  2. Kops (instrumental)
  3. Slow Jam '98
  4. Blink (instrumental)
  5. In Love
  6. Interlude
  7. Avery M. Powers Memorial Beltway (instrumental)
  8. I Paid My Money
  9. Rubber Sled
  10. Root To This
  11. Still In Love


Fear Of Pop
3:26
Ben Folds and Caleb Southern - Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Control

I can see me
Three stories tall
Floating high
Above the wall
Like Adam Duritz
My bedroom wall
I'm taking pictures
I'm lifting off
I'm lifting off
I think I'm gonna
I think I'm not
I'm gonna think
Another thought
I think I'm gonna
I think I'm not
I could have done it
I had my shot
I thought you said it
So I could not
Say that I thought it
Fear of pop
Fear of pop
Fear of
Pop
Yeah
I'm taking pictures
I'm lifting off
I can see me
Three stories tall
I'm kinda ugly
You're gonna look
You're free to run
But here's a book
Fear of pop
Fear of pop
Fear of
Pop

Note: The "like Adam Duritz" line is a reference to Adam Duritz, the lead singer of the band Counting Crows. I assume that Ben chose Duritz because of the line "got Ben Folds on my radio" which appears in the Counting Crows song "Monkey". This song can be found on the album Recovering the Satellites. The Counting Crows website is www.countingcrows.com.



Kops (instrumental)
6:07
Ben Folds - Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Control
starring Jay Goin, Scott Edwards and Ben Goldman as the Kops


Slow Jam '98
4:50
Ben Folds - Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Control

I've got this idea for a screenplay
I've got this idea for a screenplay
I've got this idea for a screenplay
I've got this idea for a screenplay
I've got this idea for a screenplay

Blink (instrumental)
1:23
Ben Folds - Sony/ATV Music Publishing


In Love
4:46
Ben Folds - Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Control
starring William Shatner as the Unrequited Lover, featuring David Davidson on violins and John Mark Painter on cellos and djembe

I remember
The night we met
That night we sat, entwined
Under summer skies
I looked into your eyes, and
You looked into mine
You said
(hold me in your heart)
You're not like the rest, and I nodded
(?)
No one understands me, you said
(Beautiful and lonely my baby)
And I nodded, once again, as if to agree that all men are indeed the same
(... the only one)
Somehow you said, I was different
(who really understands me)
(floating in your memory )
(whispering ??)
(the things you want to see)
For months on end I maintained a veneer of sincere interest
(hold me in the morning)
As if I were listening as you relived every page of self-help and new-age
(and tell me I'm the only one alive)
That you had read, and
(who really understands me)
I went in for the kill
I'd rather say it ?
(tell me pretty stories)
I learned to ape the motions of a sensitive human being
And we were, oh so happy
(?)
But you ? things to ?
And I knew it was time to move on
(that I could never be)
(in love)
(in love)
So now you have me completely figured out
You feel sorry for me
I can't express my feelings
I can't tell the truth
We are all alike
At puberty I was sworn to secrecy by the international brotherhood of lying fickle males
I can't tell you anything, and
I can't commit
You're right
I can't commit...
To you!
(hold me in the morning)
I will always treasure
Our time together
(tell me pretty stories)
I don't feel enough of anything to harbour the kind of disdain you'll maintain
(say that you're the only one)
You painted me into what you wanted to see - that's fine
(you made me what I could never be)
But you will never know me
(in love)
(in love)
???
(hold me in your heart)
(???)
(beautiful and lonely my baby)
(the only one who really understands me)

Note: Yes, that is William Shatner of Star Trek fame. Shatner released an album called The Transformed Man in ???????????????????????, which consisted of spoken word covers of songs, including "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", among others.



Interlude
0:21
Ben Folds - Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Control
featuring the voices of Fleming and John and the trumpet of John Mark Painter

One, two, three, four
Two, two, three, four
Three, two, three, four
Four, two, three, four
One, two, three, four
Two, two, three, four
Three, two, three, four
Four, two, three, four



Avery M. Powers Memorial Beltway (instrumental)
5:57
Ben Folds - Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Control
Fleming McWilliams: shouts and heys; John Mark Painter: chamberlain, theremin and guitar


I Paid My Money
3:14
Ben Folds - Sony/ATV Music Publishing
featuring John Mark Painter on vocoder, trombone and acoustic guitar

Turn up the music
Thanks
I paid my money
And I'm gonna see all the movie
I paid my money
And I'm gonna see all the movie
And it's gonna be good
I'm telling you people it's gonna be real good cause
I paid my money
I paid my money
Bring it on
Yeah
I see people leaving early
They don't know what they're missing
They don't know what they're missing
They're missing half the movie
And I'll not be screwed
I'll not be screwed like the people leaving early cause
I paid my money
I paid my money
I paid
I paid
I paid
Rama-lama-ding-dong-she-bop-she-bop-she-bop
Roll up the windows
Heard tell of a store
Where pain's for free
And if I ask for more
I don't pay my money
And it's terrible pain
And it's all for free
And if I ask for more
They're gonna give it to me
I'll not be screwed
{I'll not be screwed like the people leaving early}
{I'll not be screwed}
Rama-lama-ding-dong-she-bop-she-bop-she-bop
Funky bass
Yeah
We're living in a fantasy world
We can't go on like this girl
??

I paid my money (I paid my money)
And I'm gonna see all the movie
I paid my money (I paid my money)
And I'm gonna see all the movie
And it's gonna be good (it's gonna be good)
And I'm telling you people it's gonna be real good cause
I paid my money (I paid my money)
I paid my money (I paid)
I paid (I paid)
I paid (I paid)
I paid (I paid)
Rama-lama-ding-dong-she-bop-she-bop-she-bop
I paid my money
I paid my money
I paid my money
And I saw it all



Rubber Sled
4:55
Ben Folds - Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Control
introducing Mike Flynn as "the Customer;" barking soul singer: Ana Gui Gui; Hammond Organ: Mike Flynn

(Brick by Ben Folds Five playing at very high speed in the background)
"Can I help ya, son?"
"Yeah, pops, I, I need something quick, something now..."
"Quick..."
"... to get out of here..."
"Quick and now."
"... like a bike or, or a motorcycle or..."
"Bike, I haven't got any bikes, son, not any motorcycles."
"Well, something you gotta have in..."
"No."
"... behind all this junk around."
"Junk! Let me tell ya something about junk, son. See this shit around here, you think it's shit? I think you're shit. Little turd dropper. I'll show ya what I got here, I got something faster than a damn bicycle for ya, I got this here..."
"What the hell is that?"
"It's a (ching!) rubber sled!"
"A rubber sled?"
"Rubber sled, (ching!), that's right."
"Is is fast?"
"Is it fast? Shit. That damn thing's faster than a three peckered owl. And you know what else?"
"What?"
"The best part?"
"What's the best part?"
"It's free! Ha ha ha!"
Rubber sled!
"That's right, take your rubber sled and ride on, ride on..."
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
(door bells ring)
"Thanks for the sled, pops."
"Hey, no problem, come back."
(I wanna slide, I wanna take a ride)
"I wonder what that kid's..."
Rubber sled!
"... runnin' from?"
"What's he afraid of?"
(on my rubber sled)
"Pop?" (echo)
(did you hear what I said?)
Rubber sled!
(I want my rubber sled)
Rubber sled!
(I want my, I want my, I want my my my)
Rubber sled!
(cheering)
Rubber sled!
(cheering)
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber...
(cheering)
(hey yeah, rubber sled yeah, that's what I said)
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Ru...
Aw shit!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
(ooh ooh ooh yeah, rubber sled yeah)
Rubber sled!
(ooh ooh ooh yeah, rubber sled, rubber sled, rubber sled)
Rubber sled!
(rubber sled yeah, rubber sled yeah)
Rubber sled!
(rubber sled yeah, rubber sled yeah)
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
(laugh)
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
Rubber sled!
? sure was a fast sled
(cheering)
(laughter)
(more cheering)

Note: There has been a theory put forward that Rubber Sled is actually about Robert Sledge, because it sounds similar. Apparently, at some point during the song, Ben screams "Robert Sledge on the bass guitar!", but I haven't confirmed this. Also, a lot of the times when he's saying "rubber sled" sound like he's screaming "Robert Sledge". Make what you will of it.



Root To This
5:08
Ben Folds - Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Control
starring Frally as the Shouting Woman
sample from "In Love" by Fear Of Pop

Righto, let's check it out
Yeah, that's it
Yeah, I can root to this
Righto, let's check it out
Hey, big boy!
Hey, big boy!
Bring your arse over here
Let's root
Yeah!
Do it again
Harder
Yeah, that's it
Let's root
Yeah, I can root to this
Let's root
Come on
Come on
Yeah!
Yeah!
Bring that shit back in
Let's root
Let's root
Let's root
Let's root
Let's root
Let's root, come on!
Let's root
Let's root
Yeah, that's it
Where do you think you're going?
You don't know how to root
Get stuffed
Aw, gimme something I can root to
Yeah, I can root to this
Aw, gimme something I can root to
Yeah, I can root to this
Aw, gimme something I can root to
Sweet, sweet, sweet
I think I should do a come on let's...
Come on love, move over here
Righto, let's check it out
You'll do
Let's root
Yeah, that's it
Yeah, that's it
Alright then, when I say the word, all you wankers piss off
Yeah
One, two, three, four
Bass
Squeal
I wanna see ya squeal
Squeal
Sweet
Aw, gimme something I can root to
Come on
How am I supposed to root to this?
You will never know me
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on
Aw, gimme something I can root to
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on
Aw, gimme something I can root to
Aw, gimme something I can root to
Yeah

Note: Frally the shouting woman is Ben's Australian wife. Also, for those of you that don't know, root is an Australian euphemism for sex.



Still In Love
1:25
Ben Folds - Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Control
William Shatner with some closing thoughts

I could have
I might have
I thought...
What do I know?
But for a moment
There was a minute
I thought just for a second
Maybe... it... was....
Could have been
Might have been
I thought for a moment it
Too bad
Sorry 'bout that
Could have been
Might have been
Feel bad about that
(laughter)


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