Here Comes Mr. Sinister

by Happy Ending

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1.	Art for Art's Sake 02:51	lyrics
VERSE 1: Wars abroad and wars at home and TV’s full of lies Men in hoods and men in masks up in the torture skies Rights abused and rights denied, our phones are tapped by spies I can’t believe what I’m seeing with my very eyes CHORUS 1: But does it really matter anything I say Because you just want art for art’s sake In the USA, come what may, each and every goddamn day VERSE 2: Radio waves are crashing, voices filled with hate Thoughts of wars and bombs just make them salivate Laptop bombardiers, they build their abbatoir, Scheming like a villain in a bad film noir CHORUS BRIDGE (solo) VERSE 3: Bang my head against the wall until I knock it down What’s it take to shake and wake this sleepy town? Swimming in a sea of lies, well we just might drown Bang my head against the wall until I knock it down. CHORUS
2.	Mister Sinister 03:07	lyrics
VERSE 1: Mister Sinister in your cold heart Does the ice ever burn you or tear you apart? Mister Sinister when bombers fly Do you think about the targets or those who die? VERSE 2: A killer dressed in a three-piece suit You give the orders but you don’t shoot A permanent sneer on your banal face At a secret location in an undisclosed place CHORUS: You’re hoping the bloodstains don’t show You sold your soul, sold it a long time ago VERSE 3: Mister Sinister your power trip Are you heartless owing to the beat it skipped? Oh Mister Sinister with all your lies Poisoning the water and smoke in the skies CHORUS VERSE 4: A killer dressed in a three-piece suit You give the orders but you don’t shoot A permanent sneer on your banal face At a secret location in an undisclosed place VERSE 5: Mister Sinister in your cold heart Does the ice ever burn you or tear you apart? Mister Sinister with all your squawk You’re nothing but a cruel twisted chickenhawk CHORUS
3.	Microwave 02:31	lyrics
VERSE 1: I saw a beer commercial today For a brand whose name I forgot With an actor paid straight union rates to pretend he's what he's not My TV set blurs truth and lies blaring about the money that I'll save, If I just sit hypnotized and buy those products I didn't crave VERSE 2: Her kitchen has an electric range, a relic from the past, All the other women have microwaves, She's a new American outcast She could be cooking a quicker meal, Think of the time that she could save, Hubby'd find his roast beef waiting if she had a microwave BRIDGE: Efficiency, progress, efficiency, progress, Efficiency, progress, technology, destruction VERSE 3: Some guy's sayin' he's a scientist And he worked on the company's tests, They prove without a shred of doubt, Their product is the best I just can't shake my disbelief at the crap that's on TV Professional psychological thieves use their power to deceive

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Three songs recorded between 2007 and 2011. An experiment to write tight punk songs without using a lot of fancy chords. "Mister Sinister" and "Art for Art's Sake" were written in 2007. "Microwave" is a re-recording of a song written in 1978 and released on a 45 by Dada Banks in 1980.

Originally intended as a Dada Banks release—after Hank and Randy's original group from 1980—we decided to release this under Happy Ending, even though Richard Brown was not part of these sessions. Happy Ending plays these songs live.

Hank Hoffman (guitars and vocals), Randy Stone (bass), Tom Smith (drums). Recorded by Hank Hoffman at Suburban Poser Multi-Track Studio and by Bob Elliott at B.E.G. 2007-2011. Mixed by Hank Hoffman January 19, 2017.

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released January 20, 2017

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Happy Ending New Haven, Connecticut

Happy Ending formed in 1983. Inspired by garage rock, psychedelia and folk rock, the songs on debut vinyl LP “Have A Nice Day!” sported lyrics dark with Reagan-era political dread. Thirty years later, the current lineup features original members Hank Hoffman and Richard Brown—now playing guitar and flute as well as sax—along with drummer Tom Smith and bassist Randy Stone. Pop meets psych freakout. ... more

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