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The New Invisible Band
01:46
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Hey it's Louis and Dan and the Invisible Band
We're back with another album, isn't that grand?
It's chock full of songs that are sure to amuse
But before we start our bandmates want to share some news
Clara started playing the bass clarinet
And Albert Lin’s composing awesome songs for our set
Jenny McQueen is touring with Cardi B
And Manuel traded glockenspiel for cuica you see (cuica solo)
Yeah were Louis and Dan and the Invisible Band
Were still here to entertain ya
With more of our original songs
It's virtually guaranteed you'll sing along Yeah
we're Dan and Louis and the band you can see through is
Right here on the stage besideus
let's hear it for our band
It's time to give ‘em each a big big hand
Clara!
Albert Lin!
Jenny McQueen!
Manuel!
Yeah we're Louis and Dan and the Invisible Band
We're still here to entertain ya
With more of our original songs
It's virtually guaranteed you'll sing along
Yeah, we're Dan and Louis and the band you can see through is
Right here on the stage behind us
We hope you’ll find your groove
Now let's get a move on.
With more of our original songs
It's virtually guaranteed you'll sing along
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2. |
I'm a Turkey
02:52
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Well, I don’t bite
But people like to bite me
I am the center of attention once a year on a-Thanks-a-giving
Here’s something you probably didn’t know
I was domesticated down in Mexico
Started as a simple meal, with very wide appeal
And now they stuff me with a duck and another bird that clucks
I should’ve been
The national bird
Ben Franklin meant it as a diss
But it’s the best idea that I’ve ever heard
Well I lost out to the eagle
People claim they are more regal
I don’t mean to be rude, but does an eagle have a snood?
Or a beard? Or a wattle? Or a head that’s got caruncles?
I’m a turkey
I’m a turkey
I don’t wanna be a sandwich or a burger or some jerkey
I’m a turkey
I’m a turkey
I’m a turkey
You might think I look absurd, but I’m the greatest of the birds
I’m a turkey
Well I don’t walk
Yeah I only strut
And you would too
if you had iridescent feathers coming out of your butt!
The men are called Tom, it’s true
And the boys are called Jake
The girls are just “hen”
That doesn’t seem fair, no!
They should have called them Kate or Sue or Jane or why not Jenny!
Oh!
I’m a turkey
I’m a turkey
I don’t wanna be a sandwich or a burger or some jerkey
I’m a turkey
I’m a turkey
I’m a turkey
You might think I look absurd, but I’m the greatest of the birds
I’m a turkey
And I go gobble gobble gobble
Gotta wattle, wattle, wattle
I got carunkles on my head
Let’s do it all again
I go gobble gobble gobble
Gotta wattle, wattle, wattle
I got carunkles on my head
“What’s a caruncle?”
It’s those funny little bumps that make us look a bit like punks
I’m a turkey
I’m a turkey
I don’t wanna be a sandwich or a burger or some jerkey
I’m a turkey
I’m a turkey
I’m a turkey
You might think I look absurd, but I’m the greatest of the birds
I’m a turkey
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Mind Your Money
03:42
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Back in the day I was feeling low
I didn’t know - how to get my money to grow
Though I worked hard enough it was tough to pay for stuff
To make rent at the end of the month - I thought
maybe I should plant a money tree
But my friends said, Louie, we strongly disagree (it's Louis.)
Let us give you some advice that’s smart and true
And if you like we’ll sing it to you
Ooh financial literacy
Know how to grow your money
Know how to grow your money
Ooh financial literacy
Just wave your hands in the air
If you’re gonna be a millionaire
at any age you can save a small amount
Just make your folks open up a joint account
Save a dime a day for a year that’s baller
You’re banking thirty six dollars! (Holler!)
If you save thirty eight don’t spend it
Got a hot index fund I recommend it
And if the market fell sit tight don’t sell
When it’s low gotta hold until the market’s ascended
Ooh financial literacy
Know how to grow your money
Know how to grow your money
Ooh financial literacy
Just wave your hands in the air
If you’re a monthly credit card payer
Here’s a tip: Set a budget, try not to fudge it
‘cause a budget sets the trend for how much to save and spend
If you see a loan that seems great, (yo wait)
Are they gonna inflate their interest rate?
Before you get saddled with debt you’ll regret
Shop around and find a lower rate - that’s a safer bet
Finally Save save save that’s the policy
It’s gotta be if you gonna get to be debt-free
Ooh financial literacy
Know how to grow your money
Know how to grow your money
Ooh financial literacy
Throw your hands in the air
If you’re a negotiator
All the kids in the yard say hey
Momma’s got an IRA
And she asked her employer (a civil rights lawyer)
If she’ll match her on a 401(k)
Got college on your mind? Well that’s just fine
You can sign up online for a tax free 5!2!9!
Every dime that you find
You can deposit it, in a bit, you’ll admit
It’s lit to be a college graduate
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Ooh financial literacy
Know how to grow your money
Know how to grow your money
Ooh financial literacy
Just wave your hands in the air
If you’re making plans for your heirs
If you save enough wealth for yourself don’t be selfish
Give a little away for your community’s health, if
you see a friend in need then indeed your intent should be
to share what you’ve got without thought be a mensch, Louie! (it’s Louis)
that’s what my friends taught me way back when
And it mostly worked except now and again
I suffered hard times, the downfall of me
I could not outsmart inequality
Cause our economy is like a light shone through a prism
Money’s disbursed unevenly (hashtag capitalism)
And we’re always gonna scrape and fight for crumbs
until we get universal basic income
Ooh financial literacy
Know how to grow your money
Know how to grow your money
Ooh financial literacy
Just wave your hands in the air
If you gonna be a millionaire
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Happy Day
01:26
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Happy holy healthy special sweet or solemn day
Something’s great, let’s celebrate, we’ll scream and yell, “hooray!”
And if the thing that’s great is not a thing that’s about you
We’ll still be proud, we’ll shout out loud, ‘cause happy days are few
Happy graduation birthday valentines festivus thanksgiving or epiphany
Happy fathers mother’s secretary’s patriots Canada octoberfest anniversary
Happy labor New Years presidents memorial guy fawkes Kwanzaa Fourth of July
Happy boxing wedding groundhogs Purim Easter Holi Ramadan and both solsti
Happy holy healthy special sweet or solemn day
Something’s great, let’s celebrate, we’ll scream and yell, “hooray!”
And if the thing that’s great is not a thing that’s about you
We’ll still be proud, we’ll shout out loud, ‘cause happy days are few
Yes We’ll still be proud, we’ll shout out loud, ‘cause happy days are
Happy happy happy happy
Happy, happy day
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Lyrics:
Minneapolis, it's the most musical city
That’s situated both east and west of the high and mighty Mississippi
Minneapolis, it’s a thrill to show you around
Our irreducible, very musical town
We might not have Carnegie hall, the Fillmore East or West
The Apollo? No, no Hollywood Bowl
But we know the third coast is the best
First Avenue, the Entry too
And historic Northrop Auditorium at the U
Contiguous with another artsy town
We’re at the center of the center, hallowed musical ground
Minneapolis, it's the most musical city
That’s situated both east and west of the high and mighty Mississippi
Minneapolis, it’s a thrill to show you around
Our irreducible, mostly beautiful, very musical town
We got Dylan, Hoosker Dü, Morris Day and the Time,
The Andrews Sisters, Semisonic, and more that don’t rhyme
I think by now it’s clear we’ve done enough to convince
Wait, have we forgotten someone big? Oh right! We haven’t mentioned
Dessa, Marcy Playground, Soul Asylum, Atmosphere
Sun Volt, and the Suburbs, Big Thief and Trip Shakespeare
The Jayhawks, Mason Jennings, oh and Brother Ali
So many great musicians come from here don’t you see?
Louis: Hey Dan. That is a great shirt you’re wearing. What do you call that pattern?
Dan: Oh this? It’s paisley. You know, I love to put this shirt on and go for walks in the park. Paisley in the Park, that has a nice ring to it.
Louis: It does. Paisley in the Park... You know...that makes me wonder - Are we sure we’ve named all the big musicians from this area? Are you sure we’re not forgetting someone?
Dan: Oh my word! We totally are
There’s Lizzo, The Replacements, Hippo Campus and Low
Babes in Toyland, Frances Densmore and Maestro Osmo
Judy Garland, Phil Brunelle, it’s a very long list!
But we forgot the biggest name of all ‘cause we missed
Both: Olive Fremstad!
Louis: Of course! The famous opera singer. Born Anna Olivia Rundquist in Sweden, she grew up in Minneapolis, and she’s best known for singing the title character in Richard Strauss’s Salome at its 1907 New York premiere, helping inaugurate a little phenomenon called “Salomania.”
Dan: it would have been SO embarrassing to forget Fremstad. That’s everyone, right? Le’s continue with the tour.
Louis: One more chorus first?
Dan: You betcha!
Minneapolis, it's the most musical city
That’s situated both east and west of the high and mighty Mississippi
Minneapolis, it’s a thrill to show you around
Our irreducible, mostly beautiful, deeply musical hometown.
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What is a family?
Well, there ain’t one way for a family to be
It’s the people you love in a giant tree yeah
That is a family
What is a family?
Just remember that genetics ain’t destiny
It’s somethin’ you feel more than somethin’ you see
Tell us about your family
And I got my mother, my sister, my brother, And my grandma in my family
And I got my mama, my papa, my brother,
my sister who’s adopted in my family
We might not look alike, but we all love to bike
And to read and to hike and makin’ music on the ophicleide
What is a family?
Well, there ain’t one way for a family to be
It’s the people you love in a giant tree
That is a family
What is a family?
Just remember that genetics ain’t destiny
It’s something you feel more than something you see
Tell us about your family
I got a sister, a sister, we used to call her mister ’til she told us she's a sister in my family
And I got my papa, my daddy, and no one else but me in my family
We might come from different mothers, but we all love each other, we fight and we shout — like every family no doubt — we make up with a hug, it’s what a family’s all about, singin’
What is a family?
Well, there ain’t one way for a family to be
It’s the people you love in a giant tree yeah
That is a family
What is a family?
Just remember that genetics ain’t destiny
It’s something you feel more than something you see yeah
Tell us about your family
So many ways to be together!
A family is kind of like a comfy sweater
You can go far away or stay close by
A family are the people that are by your side
No matter how you vote or love or hold a fork
Each family brought together by a different stork
It’s the things we share, it’s because we care
That’s what makes us family instead of being solitary
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7. |
Joy to the World
02:37
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She’s an expert traveler
Hard to unravel her
composure
Whether jetting off to Rome
Johannesburg Melbourne Stockholm
Nothing slows her
She’s strolled through Morocco
She’s rolled some mild tacos
In Tijuana
If you blink you’ll never catch her
She’s no downer, no kuhvetcher
And she’ll brighten up a place near you
Joy to the world x3
She’s on her way
She’s happy to relate
That she’s seen all fifty states
And Puerto Rico
If you casually suggest She
check out Italy’s Trieste
she’ll go pronto
She’s toured Beijing
Sipped darjeeling in Red Wing
Minnesota
If you blink she’ll zoom right by you
She’s a macher never shy who’s
coming soonish to a site near you
Joy to the world x3
She’s on her way
“Joy travels with an open heart and open mind.
On her way to Beijing, she learned how to say “please” in Mandarin. It’s “qing”
In Thailand, she ate the spiciest curry she’s ever had.
In Lima, Peru, she covered her head before entering a cathedral.
When in Paris, she did not pick up her dog’s poop.
In Toronto, she apologized when she’d done nothing wrong.
And she always asks locals if it’s ok to take a picture beforehand.
She’s clairvoyant
She always carries ointment
For emergencies
Always dives in headfirst
But she’s prepared for the worst
Travel contingencies
From Atlanta to Sevilla Buenos Aires Bath Antiga
She’s a travel-loving diva from Osaka to Geneva
Hashtag blessed and underRested, always tested never bested
Bringing joy
[Breathe]
wherever she goes
Joy to the world (joy to the world)
Joy to the world (joy to the world)
Joy to the world
Coming soon to Green Bay
Joy to the world
And then maybe Zimbabwe
Joy to the world
They love her in San Jose
Joy to the world
In Denmark and in Norway
Joy to the world
Not likely to overstay
Invite her today
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8. |
I'll Take Myself to Bed
02:23
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I’ll take myself to bed
I’ve brushed my teeth and I’ve already read
You’ve done so much for me today.
So I’ll just be on my way
I’ll take myself to bed
I’ll take myself to bed,
I’ve said goodnight and there’s nothing more to be said
You should kick back and watch TV. Or go on, finish that Spelling Bee
I’ll take myself to bed
I’ll fetch myself a glass of water
I can find my own stuffed otter
I don’t need one last goodnight song
That would make the process too long
So you don’t worry, here’s a warnin
I’ll sleep in tomorrow mornin
But right now I best be goin'
Off to sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep
So, I’ll take myself to bed
It’s the least I can do in this here homestead
Unless you think you need to
give me one last kiss
‘Cause one day you’re gonna miss
Tucking me in every night
And checking the night light
Yeah you and I both know
That everyday I grow
So fine, I’ll let you take me, let you take me, let you take me
Up to bed
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Louis and Dan and The Invisible Band Northfield, Minnesota
Louis & Dan bring comedy and smarts to music for today’s families. Best friends, neighbors, and college professors (Louis teaches musicology at St. Olaf College, Dan teaches philosophy at Carleton College), they go together like Tacos and Tuesdays. Louis & Dan’s inimitable style of humor, seriousness, and musical sophistication delivers songs you’ll be humming all day. ... more
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