"Hardware Store"
Al Yonkovic, Bermueda, Steve, Jim, Rueben, etc., etc.
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INTRO
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A--C--D--B-E (x4)
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*A*
Nothin' ever (ever) happens in this town
*G*
feelin low down (down), not a lot to do around here
*C*
I thought that I would go right out of my mind until a
*D*
friend told me THE
*A*
NEWS
(Repeat this x3 after this part, and x4 for the full next verse)
Chorus
*E*
I can't
*C*
wai-
*E*
ait,
*A*
no (I) I can't
*D*
wai-ai-ait (oh, when)
*E*
When are they
*C*
gonna
*E*
o-
*A*
pen up that
*D*
door
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*F*
I'm goin'(yes i'm
*E*
goin'){I'm a'goin to the}
*A*
Goin' to the, we're
*G*
Goin', really goin' to the
*C*
goin' to the, goin' to the
*D*
yes I'm goin' to the
*E*
HARD-WARE - STORE
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Those were the main parts that repeat during the song, so have fun!
- - Bridger
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Kyle Average |
#1 by Kyle Lester at Oct 2, 2007 at 1:42 AM EST |
| "Another example of a genre parody would be "Everything You Know Is Wrong", which is a parody of They Might Be Giant's general style. " Woudln't that be a style parody? Genre parodies sound like they would be a parody of a genre, not a specific band. | |
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ian Average |
#2 by ian mckinly at Oct 3, 2007 at 3:14 AM EST |
| If you can listen to this song without laughing, you have no sense of humour. Even the intro's funny. | |
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Colleen Average |
#3 by Colleen Shmeltin at Oct 3, 2007 at 1:08 PM EST |
| So whose style is this a parody of, if any? | |
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Lucas Average |
#4 by Lucas Lawrey at Oct 3, 2007 at 5:24 PM EST |
| is it true he doesnt play this song live because of that 3rd verse? | |
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Chris Average |
#5 by Chris Essery at Oct 5, 2007 at 5:38 PM EST |
| The bit where he lists all the stuff...holy shit, it's awesome. | |
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sebastian Wanna Be |
#6 by sebastian Shamburg at Oct 6, 2007 at 5:25 PM EST |
| I had no idea he could talk so fast... Very nice song! | |
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chris Wanna Be |
#7 by chris valverde at Oct 9, 2007 at 5:51 AM EST |
| I don't think it's a parody of anyone's style, except maybe those Bob the Builder songs that were released a couple of years ago. | |
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Francis Average |
#8 by Francis Delongchamp at Oct 9, 2007 at 8:50 PM EST |
| I'm pretty sure this song started out as what he called a "genre parody", but then got really off track. Another example of a genre parody would be "Everything You Know Is Wrong", which is a parody of They Might Be Giant's general style. | |
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tristan Rhythm Player |
#9 by tristan drew at Oct 10, 2007 at 12:04 AM EST |
| I think he actually runs the 3rd verse several times... It sounds to me like every extra voice that comes in is his own during the list. Still, I love the "Let's Go Band" riff that gets used in the intro and bridges, and the build up at 2:07 sounds really cool. I think that if you managed to cut the lyrics from this song, it would almost sound serious. | |
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Ahhma Average |
#10 by Ahhma Yomamma at Oct 12, 2007 at 5:47 AM EST |
| is it true he doesnt play this song live because of that 3rd verse? | |
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Keegan Average |
#11 by Keegan at Oct 13, 2007 at 1:06 PM EST |
| hahaha, great song but no, it isnt a parody, its an original! lol, maybe he can tlk that fast! but if he cant they probably recorded it then sped it up | |
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ian Average |
#12 by ian mckinly at Oct 14, 2007 at 10:55 PM EST |
| Kudos to Rjbucs28 for the third verse and the rest of the song!! I have to memorize this song by the beginning of the scool year so I can show of to everyone. That will give me plenty of time... *cackles* | |
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Fatty [eats chi Average |
#13 by Fatty [eats children] kid at Oct 15, 2007 at 9:39 PM EST |
| my friend told me his dad went to a Weird Al concert, and he did actually do this song live. by the end, the front rows were covered in spit tho. | |
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Francis Average |
#14 by Francis Delongchamp at Oct 16, 2007 at 7:33 AM EST |
| One of Al's BEST original songs, without doubt. The idea of someone getting that excited over something as boring as a hardware store is just really frikin' funny. | |
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michael Wanna Be |
#15 by michael Dittrich at Oct 17, 2007 at 7:40 PM EST |
| Is an "automatic circumciser" a tool? because it may not be what it sounds like. I really don't want to google it (the fear of what may come up is too great). | |
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Will Average |
#16 by Will Yost at Oct 18, 2007 at 12:45 AM EST |
| To graustein is this that teh stright outta lynwood tour or the poodle hat one? | |
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The other James Wanna Be |
#17 by The other James Molina at Oct 20, 2007 at 2:35 AM EST |
| HOW does he talk that fast?! Does anyone know if there's a video to this? | |
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Dan Average |
#18 by Dan Flores at Oct 21, 2007 at 1:54 PM EST |
| "automatic circumcisers" holy shit, didn't notice lol | |
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Justin Wanna Be |
#19 by Justin Neafsey at Oct 21, 2007 at 2:03 PM EST |
| I don't think they sped up the list part, they just edited out where they took breaths. | |