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You've Got The Wrong Guys

by The Mean Times

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1.
Coming Up Below 03:36
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Verse 1 Hello You didn’t see us coming, did you? Monsters from the deep are on their way from way down below We’ve been Right under your nose this whole time Developing an artillery That is beyond the sublime Chorus 1 Citizens of earth As switched on as you are Stop staring at the stars Cos we’re coming up below Verse 2 Look out Resistance it is futile you know Too busy looking above to even look down below Humans Your guns are pointed at the wrong shit No need to take us straight to your leader Cos we know who he is Chorus 1 Chorus 2 You’ve got the wrong guys x 4 Solo thing Chorus 1 Chorus 2 x 2
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OK Diner 03:47
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Verse 1 It’s late Monday night All the shopkeepers have packed up their bain-marie’s Gone back to their wives But if you aint gotta wife What a better way to waste away the dwindling hours Left of your life It’s the social hub in here We got a coffee mug We’re gonna fill it with beer for you Whoo hoo hoo Chorus Cos there aint no reason I can see Why we shouldn’t embrace mediocrity The food all tastes like shit to me But at least we’ve got great company now I think I’ll find ya Down at the OK Diner With me Whoo hoo hoo x 2 Verse 2 The macaroni cheese Has been there all day It’s staring out at you, it’s saying please Take me home with you tonight Come on, give me a try Go grab yourself a magazine While we microwave this margarine for you Whoo hoo hoo Chorus Bridge Cos it’s alright, it’s just OK You can look the other way We can’t try to understand The hotdog’s effect on man Solo over verse Chorus Whoo hoo hoo x 4
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Crossing the Line 03:30
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In a hot room he’s on fire All the girls and the boys look you right in the eye The boys look you right in the eye In a magazine, he’s an attraction All the girls and the boys are crossing the line I feel like crossing the line Take a look at me boy Take a look at me, oh you wanna do it to me Take a look at me boy When I feel like that, you know you wanna give it to me In the press as the latest attraction What would they say if they saw me talking to you? I feel like talking to you Hot damn, now we’re all on fire All the girls and the boys are crossing the line I feel like crossing the line Take a look at me boy Take a look at me, oh you wanna do it to me Take a look at me boy When I feel like that, you know you wanna give it to me I feel like crossing the line I feel like crossing the line I say you’ll love me better You say you’ll love me sweeter I say you can’t get better than that Taking centre stage, he’s the attraction Dreamy Tim, I feel like talking to you I feel like talking to you In the hot room, we’re on fire Feel the sweat and the breath, we’re crossing the line I feel like crossing the line Take a look at me boy Take a look at me, oh you wanna do it to me Take a look at me boy When I feel like that, you know you wanna give it to me I feel like crossing the line I feel like crossing the line I say you’ll love me better You say you’ll love me sweeter I say you can’t get better than that  
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Business Casual Guy 04:10
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Verse 1 Heading out to work today Got my briefcase packed Got a list of things to do And I’m blocking out the crap That I feel on the inside Brought on by going outside To face another day Getting all my juices my sapped And I can see… Pre-chorus The only thing that makes you interesting Is the knowledge that your clothes are befitting of a man Chorus Cos I’m going down the office, but I aint going formal Don’t gotta meet with anyone who’s all important Look at me and you’ll see that I never wear a tie (never wear a tie) I’m your normal, everyday, regular… Business casual guy Oooh wa ooh, ooh wa ooh, ooh we ooh we ooh we ooh x 4 Verse 2 Got my slacks all belted up My shoes all shiny clean Gotta head on out the door As I work for the machine Cos you can see in my insides And my icy stare Gonna walk one thousand miles Just to sit upon my chair And don’t you know… Pre-Chorus Chorus Oooh wa ooh, ooh wa ooh, ooh we ooh we ooh we ooh x 4 Bridge The only thing that makes you interesting Is the knowledge that your clothes are befitting of a man x 2 Chorus Oooh wa ooh, ooh wa ooh, ooh we ooh we ooh we ooh x 4
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Hey Kids 04:12
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Real blokes who play real music for real people, Melbourne four piece The Mean Times are very excited to be releasing their mini-album, You’ve Got The Wrong Guys.

Containing five punchy, energetic, and intoxicating tracks, You’ve Got the Wrong Guys simultaneously emits a lively energy and spirit, with a purposeful stride and focus. With all the songs clocking in around the very radio-friendly three and a half minute mark, the band has certainly honed the craft of how to economise each song into a wham-bam-thank-you-Ma’am bite-sized package of sonic fun.

The Mean Times sound is an amalgamation of infectious high-energy, melodious rock and roll, and Good God Almighty funtimes. It’s a pastiche of indie cool, sharp riffs, scuzzy laden and confident rock, and catchy pop choruses, all delivered with a side serve of tongue in cheek lyrics and a hell of a lot of swagger.

Obviously children of the 90s, The Mean Times have taken the best bits of post-grunge power-pop, Brit-pop and Australia’s Triple J heroes of the same era, then thrown in a touch of old school rock and roll, to create their own brand of quirky, everyday-man’s rock. Their musical inspiration comes from the likes of The Fauves, Pixies, Weezer, Regurgitator, Rolling Stones, Blur, Custard, Pulp, Pavement and Violent Femmes.

For the recording they mixed it up and sweated it out in unorthodox spaces such as laundries and bathrooms, as well as a few of Melbourne’s better known rehearsal spaces. This approach ensured spontaneity and the mini- album takes the listener on a magical rollercoaster ride of light and shade in the form of sometimes high energy punk and other times melodic indie-rock with lashings of synth. Either way, the band certainly tends to put their own special brand and added spice to what they create.

Upon taking in the lyrical witticisms on You’ve Got The Wrong Guys, it’s evident that The Mean Times are the type of down to earth, pleasure seeking blokes you know you’d like to sit down with and share a drink and a laugh. The band comprises of Tom Morgan on vocals and gui- tar, Ryan Williams on drums, Dave Schreuder on guitar and Rob Meerkat on bass and synth. They are a mix of two Victorians, two Taswegians and all parts mongrel.

In anticipation of the release of You’ve Got the Wrong Guys, the band has also just released an excellent music video for the mini-album’s track, Crossing the Line. The song and clip capture the sweat, tension, fear and lust of Bikram yoga and was filmed in a stinking hot, over-40 degree room

You’ve Got the Wrong Guys is about as easy to ignore as a punch in the face, and The Mean Times will be launching the mini-album in their hometown of Mel- bourne very soon with plans for interstate shows on the horizon for early 2015. Keep an eye on your gig guides.

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released November 24, 2014

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The Mean Times sound is an amalgamation of infectious high-energy, melodious rock and roll, and Good God Almighty funtimes. It’s a pastiche of indie cool, sharp riffs, scuzzy laden and confident rock, and catchy pop choruses, all delivered with a side serve of tongue in cheek lyrics and a hell of a lot of swagger. ... more

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