State & Water
S06 E13: The Ex-Bombers | Part 2
Season 6 Episode 13 | 27mVideo has Closed Captions
Part 2 of 2: The Ex-Bombers are a “sinister psychedelic blues duo”
Part 2 of 2: The Ex-Bombers are a “sinister psychedelic blues duo” who wield an eight-string electric bass (S.M. Nancy Walus), drums (M. Keri Cousins) and their vocals in a powerful kaleidoscope of perspectives on our world. They’re known in clubs, bars, breweries and art spaces across the Midwest.
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State & Water
S06 E13: The Ex-Bombers | Part 2
Season 6 Episode 13 | 27mVideo has Closed Captions
Part 2 of 2: The Ex-Bombers are a “sinister psychedelic blues duo” who wield an eight-string electric bass (S.M. Nancy Walus), drums (M. Keri Cousins) and their vocals in a powerful kaleidoscope of perspectives on our world. They’re known in clubs, bars, breweries and art spaces across the Midwest.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(upbeat brass music) - [Narrator] From the WTVP Studios in the Warehouse District and the corner of entertainment This is State and Water!
Tonight, The ExBombers featuring S.M.
Nancy Walus and Keri Cousins.
(bass line pulses) ♪ Can you hear my heart beat ♪ ♪ Whisper in my ear ♪ ♪ If you can hear my heart beat ♪ ♪ Yeah you must be near ♪ ♪ Hesitation ♪ ♪ It skips a beat ♪ ♪ I clutch my heart and say can you repeat ♪ ♪ Can you hear my heart beat ♪ ♪ It's been hanging around ♪ ♪ If you can hear my heart beat ♪ ♪ It makes a terrible sound ♪ ♪ Hesitation ♪ ♪ It skips a beat ♪ ♪ I clutch my heart and say can you repeat ♪ (bass thumps) (drums rattle) ♪ Feel ♪ ♪ Your heart beat ♪ ♪ Feel ♪ ♪ Your heart beat ♪ ♪ Can ya hear my heart beat ♪ ♪ Till ya burn it all down ♪ ♪ If you can hear my heart beat ♪ ♪ We'll make it out of this town ♪ ♪ Hesitation ♪ ♪ It skips a beat ♪ ♪ I clutch my heart and say can you repeat ♪ ♪ Feel ♪ ♪ Your heart beat ♪ ♪ Feel ♪ ♪ Your heart beat ♪ ♪ Feel!
♪ (people clap) - There's a four letter word that starts with F that people say all the time.
It's not appropriate.
I would be happy if I never heard this word again: Fine.
"That's fine."
"It's fine."
"We're fine."
Are you ever really fine when you use that word?
(drumsticks tap) ♪ Oh no!
♪ ♪ Da doo dow ♪ ♪ Da da da da ♪ ♪ Da da da da da da da da da da ♪ ♪ Da doo dow ♪ ♪ Da da dow ♪ ♪ Da da da da ♪ ♪ Ow!
♪ (drums clatter) ♪ Oh I told her what you told me ♪ ♪ What you told me ♪ ♪ Got me saying that everything, everything is fine ♪ ♪ You don't like what I'm selling or who I'm telling ♪ ♪ Maybe I should call the next call the next in line ♪ ♪ Well Justin saw me standing ♪ ♪ What you're demanding ♪ ♪ Keep repeating that everything, everything is fine ♪ ♪ Fine I'm too demanding ♪ ♪ Try understanding ♪ ♪ I am a waste so try and keep, try and keep your mind ♪ (drums rattle) (Walus groans) ♪ That's fine ♪ (cymbals crash) ♪ If you keep the records playin' then we could stay in ♪ ♪ At the place where everything, everything's all right ♪ ♪ Keep the record spinning ♪ ♪ It's just beginning ♪ ♪ Take a drink and try to be, try to be polite ♪ ♪ Well I'm lost in conversation with adoration ♪ ♪ Keep repeating that everything's, everything's all right ♪ ♪ The conversation's turning ♪ ♪ The rest is burning ♪ ♪ You should've ignored everything, everything ♪ ♪ Light up ♪ ♪ We're losing touch but we're on our own ♪ ♪ Light up ♪ ♪ 'Cause what we'll see ♪ ♪ It fits perfectly ♪ ♪ Da doo dow ♪ ♪ Da da da ♪ ♪ Da da da ♪ ♪ Everything, everything is fine ♪ ♪ Da doo da ♪ ♪ Da da da ♪ ♪ Da da da ♪ ♪ Everything, everything is fine ♪ ♪ Everything, everything is fine ♪ ♪ Everything, everything is fine ♪ ♪ Everything, everything is fine ♪ ♪ Everything, everything is fine ♪ (crowd claps) (bass riffs) ♪ The kind of business that we're into ♪ ♪ Can take the lightening from the sky ♪ ♪ Bottle it mysteriously ♪ ♪ And we'll set the prices high ♪ ♪ Just us with a Nashville handshake ♪ ♪ And promises to keep in touch ♪ ♪ Products of the gene at work here ♪ ♪ We always sell a bit too much ♪ ♪ No second thoughts now ♪ (Cousins vocalizes) ♪ Don't happen here.
♪ ♪ It's all part of a business deal ♪ ♪ Handshake was sex appeal ♪ ♪ 'Cause everything's a business ♪ ♪ Oh, honey, I know ♪ ♪ Well if you're business, we should go ♪ ♪ 'Cause we're having a business deal ♪ (bass rhythmically thumps) ♪ The kind of deals that we're making ♪ ♪ They take some time to engineer ♪ ♪ The charlatan is always working ♪ ♪ Always set to disappear ♪ ♪ Well ♪ ♪ You may also take a meeting ♪ ♪ Where the message stays the same ♪ ♪ Trade your music for promotion ♪ ♪ Learn to play the money game ♪ ♪ No second thoughts now ♪ ♪ Whoa it's all happening ♪ (drums clang) ♪ It's all part of a business deal ♪ ♪ Handshake was sex appeal ♪ ♪ 'Cause everything is a business ♪ ♪ Oh, honey.
I know ♪ ♪ Well as a business, we should go ♪ ♪ 'Cause we're having a business deal ♪ ♪ A business deal ♪ ♪ A business deal ♪ ♪ I'll let you clear my calendar ♪ (Cousins vocalizes) ♪ It's all part of a business deal ♪ ♪ Handshake was sex appeal ♪ ♪ 'Cause everything is a business ♪ ♪ Oh, honey, I know ♪ ♪ Well as a business, we should go ♪ ♪ 'Cause we're having a business deal ♪ ♪ A business deal ♪ ♪ A business deal ♪ (crowd claps) - The idea is that when you meet somebody new, they seem perfect, but you don't know all of the story.
It doesn't make it any better than your old love.
In fact, it makes it kind of shallow.
It's exciting.
But new love is easy; it doesn't make it better than old.
♪ New love is easy ♪ ♪ Yeah new love seems fair ♪ ♪ And new love will find you ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's everywhere ♪ (drums clatter) ♪ New love is easy ♪ (bass gently thumps) ♪ We had seen something more ♪ ♪ Killing your old love ♪ ♪ With new, that's for sure ♪ ♪ Everywhere we turn ♪ ♪ Around see love ♪ ♪ Everywhere we turn ♪ ♪ around see love ♪ ♪ But, oh, love is better there ♪ ♪ As I stuck in the past ♪ ♪ It's not easy that new love ♪ ♪ Your harmonies lack ♪ ♪ Everywhere we turn ♪ ♪ Around see love ♪ ♪ Everywhere we turn ♪ ♪ Around see love ♪ (crowd cheers and claps) ♪ 'Cause life's a nasty ♪ ♪ Tango ♪ (drum clangs) - [Walus] Serves ya right.
That's right.
(Walus trills) ♪ Did 'ya, did 'ya know ♪ ♪ Yeah well, I heard ♪ ♪ Say the worst have won and now it's getting absurd ♪ ♪ Just let them taste ♪ ♪ Without their tongue ♪ ♪ Wine and roses in an iron lung ♪ (Cousins vocalizes) ♪ If you do it, don't live through it ♪ (Cousins vocalizes) ♪ No one's tasting that taste ♪ ♪ The every beat of your heart ♪ ♪ That's a dream you shoulda chased ♪ ♪ Cannibal ♪ ♪ Cannibal ♪ ♪ Cannibal ♪ ♪ That's how you do it, baby ♪ ♪ Cannibal ♪ ♪ Cannibal ♪ ♪ Cannibal ♪ ♪ Time for Act Two ♪ ♪ But where's the twist ♪ ♪ Said they saw it come and they just couldn't resist ♪ ♪ They want it all ♪ ♪ Can this get worse ♪ ♪ Blood on the hands and not a drop in their hearts ♪ (Cousins vocalizes) ♪ If you do it, don't live through it ♪ ♪ No one's tasting that taste ♪ ♪ Every beat of your heart ♪ ♪ That's a dream you should have chased ♪ (drums clang) ♪ Well it's all we ever wanted ♪ ♪ It's all we'll ever need ♪ ♪ We'll never have to feed again ♪ ♪ The outcomes guaranteed ♪ ♪ But I don't wanna think about it ♪ ♪ I just want another taste ♪ ♪ Cannibal ♪ ♪ Cannibal ♪ (bass thrums) (crowd claps and cheers) (bassline struts) ♪ Black out the sunshine ♪ ♪ Black out the sunshine ♪ ♪ Board up the gold mine ♪ Board up the gold mine ♪ ♪ Draw both the curtains and ♪ ♪ Shades ♪ ♪ All these releases ♪ ♪ All these releases ♪ ♪ Hiding the pieces ♪ ♪ Hiding the pieces ♪ ♪ Of empty promises ♪ ♪ Made ♪ ♪ Each penny hassle ♪ ♪ Ruining my castle ♪ ♪ Although it flatters ♪ ♪ None of it matters ♪ (cymbals crash) ♪ See ♪ ♪ None of this worked before ♪ ♪ Right ♪ ♪ Free ♪ ♪ Two birdie town once more ♪ ♪ Right ♪ ♪ Each penny hassle ♪ ♪ Ruining my castle ♪ ♪ Although it flatters ♪ ♪ None of it matters ♪ ♪ Each penny hassle ♪ ♪ Ruining my castle ♪ ♪ Although it flatters ♪ ♪ None of it matters ♪ ♪ Now ♪ ♪ Now ♪ ♪ Da da da da da da da da ♪ ♪ Da da da da da da da da ♪ ♪ Da da da da da da da da ♪ ♪ Da da da da da da da da ♪ ♪ Now ♪ ♪ Now ♪ (Walus and Cousins vocalize) (crowd claps) Come on, dog.
Let's go for a walk.
(bass riffs) (cymbals sizzle) ♪ I've been waiting around with a hole in my tooth ♪ ♪ I tasted something and sweet and I went to the root ♪ ♪ Whoa it's nothing like the motion picture ♪ ♪ When it went wrong ♪ ♪ It went wrong ♪ ♪ The scene is calling for so much kitsch here ♪ ♪ But I'm waiting ♪ ♪ Stuck here waiting 'round ♪ ♪ I been waiting around ♪ ♪ Around ♪ ♪ Around and around and around and around and around ♪ ♪ I been running this town with a hole in my boot ♪ ♪ Oh I like the view from the top ♪ ♪ But there's no parachute ♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ It's nothing like the motion picture ♪ ♪ When it went wrong ♪ ♪ It went wrong ♪ ♪ The scene is calling for so much kitsch here ♪ ♪ But I'm waiting ♪ ♪ Stuck here waiting ♪ ♪ And I'm not like any other person ♪ ♪ Who also hates waiting in lines ♪ ♪ Or waiting for food ♪ ♪ Pretty much anything.
♪ ♪ Waiting for songs to end.
♪ ♪ Waiting for songs to end so I can clap graciously.
♪ ♪ Hmm, yeah.
♪ ♪ I hate waiting around ♪ (Cousins and Walus vocalize) ♪ Da da da da da da ♪ (Cousins and Walus vocalize) ♪ Da da ♪ ♪ Da da da da ♪ ♪ Da da ♪ ♪ Da da da da ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ (crowd claps) (bass riffs) ♪ I'm tired of living down here ♪ ♪ I'm tired of taking it slow ♪ ♪ I'm tired living with champagne taste ♪ ♪ Missing out on the show ♪ ♪ But I got a plan ♪ ♪ Said I got a plan ♪ ♪ Let me even the score ♪ ♪ Let me end the delay ♪ ♪ The last scene is in technicolor ♪ ♪ As we're riding away ♪ ♪ But I got a plan ♪ ♪ I got a plan ♪ ♪ I got a plan ♪ ♪ Woo, a plan ♪ ♪ Let me tell you 'bout it, we'll ♪ ♪ Start all over and try it again ♪ ♪ We'll get a life this time ♪ ♪ Build it higher ♪ ♪ Let nobody in ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh ♪ ♪ And we're never coming down ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ I really like those hey's.
Now's the part of the show where we bring it down a little.
But also like physically down a little.
No, like a lot.
(Walus vocalizes) ♪ We're gonna start all over ♪ ♪ We'll try it again ♪ ♪ We'll get it right this time ♪ ♪ Build it higher ♪ ♪ Let nobody in ♪ ♪ Whoa oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ And we're never coming down ♪ ♪ Never going down again ♪ ♪ But up a little ♪ ♪ Your vitamin snare ♪ (drums and bass thumps) ♪ Time for the epic build ♪ (drums and bass crescendo) ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Start all over and try it again ♪ ♪ We'll get it right this time ♪ ♪ Build it higher ♪ ♪ Nobody in ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh ♪ ♪ And we're never coming down ♪ (drums clatter and clang) (bass thrums) (upbeat jazz music)
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