Postmodern Times

by Buddy Puked

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1.
The Big One 02:59
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Where will you be when the big one hits? Will you be on the toilet taking a shit? Will the building collapse while your pants are still on the ground? Will you be swept into the sea? Will it kill you, will it kill me? We’ll just have to wait and see when it comes around Where will you be when the big one hits? Will you have access to an earthquake kit? You’ll probably need all that food unless you’re dead Will you have 72 hours of water For your large adult son and whiny daughter? ‘Cause their mom got a load-bearing beam upside her head
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Ad Hominem 02:34
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J. Peterson wants you to know He’s got a nutsack and it hangs real low Yeah Jordy P wants you to know He’s nutsack all in all from head to toe Well gather round, as you can see We’re pushing a respect conspiracy When we keep everyone in mind Can a Marxist purge be far behind? He's the self-help professor For the Pepe crowd Blame the SJWs Keep them behind a shroud He's Oprah for the incels They watch him every day So call this our ad hominem And go the fuck away You turned 50 and didn’t matter So you served the alt-right on a platter Finally make yourself a name Too dumb to help the world but not for fame So take a million on Patreon From all your fucking hate peons and Nazis Bow down to the patriarch Who hands back grades but doesn’t call them marks ‘Cause he can’t be a man If there’s something in between ‘Cause there’s something in between his buttcheeks It’s a grain of sand And he can’t be a man If a woman can talk back ‘Cause if she talks back he can’t reach back And punch her in the yams The great natural hierarchies Dragons, witches and swamps Enforced monogamy The only equality he wants Girls are chaos, boys are order Any other theory is a lie So let's redistribute all the girlfriends Or someone will order them to die Well he can’t be a man If a woman can talk back ‘Cause if he talks back he can’t reach back And punch her in the yams Yeah he's Oprah for the incels They watch him every day So call this our ad hominem And go the fuck away
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Penny Smart 02:41
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Homeless criminal in a box Down the project street he walks Now he is trying all the locks Now you had to call the cops Or instead we house his ass Give him food and watch him laugh He no longer gets the shaft Cut the cost of cops in half Penny smart, pound sand Now it’s time to understand You can afford to save your fellow man Now this lady she’s got cancer Doc says chemo is the answer No trust fund, no insurancer No hundred grand to fight the cancer Or pay by collective dime Treat the patient every time Stop this shit while it’s benign Middlemen get out of line Penny smart, pound sand Now it’s time to understand You can afford to save your fellow man
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Pseudo Trudeau 01:58
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When a gap exists between what's said and done He'll say anything to appease the nation Elected on a platform of bringing real change But all the policies are in the centre right range He’s pretty woke (Pseudo) But will he leave us all broke? (Trudeau) He’s got nice hair (Pseudo) But does he really care? (Trudeau) Big business controls entire government Offshore accounts where money is kept Friendly smiling face keeps the people happy Still selling weapons to the Saudis He’s got nice hair (Pseudo) But does he really care? (Trudeau) He’s pretty woke (Pseudo) But will he leave us all broke? (Trudeau) Supposed to be a change from the last guy But still on the reserve people suffer and die Token effort to try and go green Unfettered capitalism feeds the machine He’s pretty woke (Pseudo) But will he leave us all broke? (Trudeau) He’s got nice hair (Pseudo) But does he really care? (Trudeau) Does he care about First Nations when he’s violating treaty agreements? Does he care about climate change when he’s building pipeline after pipeline? Does he care about the working class when he’s bending over backwards to big business? Does he care about peoplekind? Well, maybe in theory but not in praxis
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On the Subject of Texting While Driving 01:41
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I don’t know what you’ve been told No one wants you in their phone Leave their fuckin' phones alone What the fuck have you been told? ICBC spies on me ICBC spies on me For this to work They need complete control Of your telephone And sensor data flow Opt-in at first then it gets worse Their privacy settings will burst Make their profit more hardy Selling data to third parties If I have a mod, is it insurance fraud? If I have root, will I get the boot? ICBC spies on me Keep your device open and free
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Neolibs Rule America 03:04
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Looking out the dirty old window Outside the homeless and poor go walking by I sit here alone and I wonder why Friday night, the earth’s still warmin I can the feel the heat, emissions not comin down The sea levels risin we’re gonna drown (drown drown) The young are slowin (Drown drown) their debt’s explodin Neolibs rule america (whoa) Neolibs rule america (whoa) They’re not the ones who spin the earth round Bright lights, distractions come faster Look girl, don't check your phone, not another glance They won't leave us easily, not a chance Cop shot an innocent black kid Witness said that he was behavin just fine The cop gets off scot-free with overtime (True crime) doesn’t get punished When those with money just say “shush” Neolibs rule america (whoa) Neolibs rule america (whoa) They’re not the ones who spin the earth round Na na na na na na Na na na na na na, sing! Na na na na na na Na na na na na na Come closer money and leather Got another brand new Mercedes, they’re feelin tight All bought with the tax plans from the right Outside a new left is spawning Within suburbia sprawlin everywhere They don't want to hear that news In Mar-a-lago, Florida Trump’s planning a brand new war for ya Neolibs rule america Neolibs rule america They’re not the ones who spin the earth ‘round Na na na na na na Na na na na na na, sing! Na na na na na na Na na na na na na Neolibs Neolibs Neolibs rule America
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ACAB / You're a Cop 03:03
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Do not go to the USA Or you’ll get blown away Do not be black or poor You will not live anymore Do not have any cash It will go straight to the fash If the worst are protected by the best What does that make the rest? They protect property And they’ll shoot PoC Body cam, kill a man Just because he moved his hand House raid - no knock Shoot ‘em down right on the spot All cops are bastards You fucking pig! Powdered sugar on your fingers, coffee on your shirt Bribes in your pocket, you never do any work You fat fucking slob, you just sit in a car Until you get off work then it's back to the bar You fucking pig (pig!) You're a fucking cop (cop!) You fucking pig (pig!) You're a fucking cop (cop!) You never catch any crooks, but harass everyone else. Your fat fingers don't fit the trigger, you're too slow to catch a You're a suburban cop because you're afraid of the city You broke a stool at Dunkin' Donuts because you're so fucking fat You fucking pig (pig!) You're a fucking cop (cop!) You fucking pig (pig!) You're a fucking cop (cop!)
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Revolution Rollin' 03:23
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Straight from the underground Stoke the revolution, get the socialism world-round Keep the movement goin, no there can’t be any slowin Just continue fuckin showin you-want the Nazis in the ground Piggy busy rakin in the bucks, while You be sittin home sayin “my life fuckin sucks” Well, we’re no longer takin it, we be busy shakin it Break and re-creatin it I’m sure that you can handle it Journey with me, as we seek out The camp that’s without Cause their shit’s been withheld Hell, bow no longer now begin the meltin down the crowns They’re foul, and just detest the rest of us, no rest - arrest the rest of their pounds BLAOW Revolution showin Revolution rollin Revolution ain’t slowin Take for example our friend, Bucky Born in southern Butt-Fuck, Kentucky Unlucky, but simple to say the least Not askin for a daily feast And Jesus, he’s just wants to become unstuck And some health care fit for the average schmuck “But but the-budget, and the debt We can’t expand the social safety net” And yet, fat piggy collects a cheque Off of his fat fuckin patent set And Bucky’s left there to reset and restore The wrecked lives of loved ones that’s he left But you can’t just be cuttin’ cheques when you’re poor How long until the 1% get less and not more? Revolution showin Revolution rollin Revolution ain’t slowin And socialism keeps growin The neoliberal spiel reveals a squeal, An appeal to feels be greater than reals Unreal when you reveal the backroom deals Concealed the reeling with corporate shills Symptoms include feeling unwilling, a deep chilling A murderous urge for killing? Pill in. Instill a pretty good feeling Suppress the desire to see their blood congealing Cause they are the ones who from you they be stealing Holding in place a fuckin rose-tinted glass ceiling Inventing in their suppression A lesson we be best learnin outside of confession Assessment of concessions not pressing Pressure progression, redress bad lessons Address the processions, confess the possessions While I’m expressly expressin my stress in this session WHAT Revolution rollin Revolution rollin Revolution ain’t slowin And socialism keeps growin
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Serfs Up 02:03
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I met a girl who was seventeen The cutest labourer I’ve ever seen We got married and now we’re bored Working the land for our feudal lord Serfs up, serfs up Serfs up, serfs up I got a mortgage that’s practically free From my Lord the CIBC Yes I’m a vassal but it’s hassle-free Now I swear my fealty Serfs up, serfs up, Serfs up, serfs up GET UP SERFS!!! They got the money and they got the land So I bend my knee and hold out my hand I get by and it might be pleasant But I’ll always just be another peasant Serfs up, serfs up Serfs up, serfs up GET UP SERFS!!!
10.
AI Got Me On EI 04:09
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My new replacement comes online today Didn’t think it’d turn out this way I’ve still got bills, I’m sad to say But I had banked up some holiday pay Christmas is just around the corner My wife, I’ve got nothing for her Can’t tell the kids that we’ll soon be poorer That from here on, the world’s harder to explore A-I-E-I-A-I-O AI got me on EI, oh A-I-E-I-A-I-O AI got me on EI, oh Search for a job and you’ll hear a chorus The large companies have got nothing for us Small businesses can’t undercut their sources Maybe back to college and take some courses But they’re all online - taught by a bot And even when I get higher thought You need experience to secure a spot Which is hard to get when the car is shot A-I-E-I-A-I-O AI got me on EI, oh A-I-E-I-A-I-O AI got me on EI, oh My nephew’s building trucks that can self-drive Using tech that can design and derive Labour say their workplace standards don’t jive My niece is working to make the machines come alive A-I-E-I-A-I-O AI got me on EI, oh A-I-E-I-A-I-O AI got me on EI, oh But not for forever, status quo
11.
Site C Selection 04:43
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Into power came his party But with some conditions Few seats short of majority Had to form a coalition Wind is fucking sufficient Fusion will soon come online Solar is more efficient Hydro? Not on my dime Site C selection Release the Liberal connection Listen to the projections Try not to lose the election Into the spotlight came John Horgan Lies just like the other Balls deep in corporate whoring While your hydro rates suffer Wind is fucking sufficient White elephant in Fort St. John Solar is more efficient Tell me, what happened to John? Site C selection Release the Liberal connection Listen to the projections Try not to lose the election

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"Charlie is a factory worker in this hectic age - a minor cog in the grinding wheels of industry. His job: mechanically tightening bolts on a moving belt. The monotony of the work drives him beserk..."

-From a synopsis of "Modern Times", 1936, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin.

Buddy Puked's first full-length release features a massive expansion of their early sound. The Cascadian punk rockers throw down on issues at home and abroad, from the boondoggle of Site C to the bedlam of the Big One, from common-sense moderate reform to out-and-out revolution, as they come to grip with these Postmodern Times.

Written April 2017 - January 2018
Recorded March 2018 - June 2018
Mixed and Mastered April 2018 - July 2018

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released July 10, 2018

Liam: Bass, Synthesizer, Lead and Backing Vocals
Ryan: Drums, Additional Guitars, Harmonica, Lead and Backing Vocals
Ted: Lead Guitar, Lead and Backing Vocals
Walter: Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Lead and Backing Vocals

Mixed and Mastered by Ryan



All lyrics and music written by Buddy Puked except:
Track 6 - Neolibs Rule America includes elements of "Kids in America," written by Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde, as originally performed by Kim Wilde, released in 1981.
Track 7 - ACAB / You're a Cop includes elements of "You're a Cop" written by Seth Putnam and Josh Martin, as originally performed by Anal C***, released in 1997.

Album Cover from "Modern Times", 1936

Canadians: Fair dealing for the purpose of research, private study, education, parody or satire does not infringe copyright. Copyright Act, RSC 1985, c C-42, section 29.

Americans: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

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Liam: Bass

Ryan: Drums

Ted: Guitar

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