Billiard Player Song (Live in Tokyo)
Shellac * Track #6 On Live in Tokyo
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Billiard Player Song (Live in Tokyo) by Shellac
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Live version of “Billiard Player Song”, from the Rude Gesture- A Pictorial History 7". Although it was never included on a full-length album, Shellac frequently played the song during live sets, usually improvising portions of the music and lyrics.
Billiard Player Song (Live in Tokyo) Lyrics
He cursed like a billiard player
His walking stick upon the ground
Had his heart broken
By a little girl, she was small
Had his heart broken
By a little girl, she was...
It's a comfortable chair, and friends
You can't buy company
It's a frame of mind
People who've been through what you've been through
Time's on your side when you're old
(1, 2...)
He cursed like a billiard player
His walking stick upon the ground
Had his heart broken
By a little girl, she was small
He was a young man
It was like an event
He was a young man
He would never expect
He promised her everything
He knew he never had to deliver
Promised her everything
Ask yourself if you could do better
He promised her everything
She caught on
A lot of people say she's crazy
But I know, I know a lot of people
And I think, I think she's alright
He lied to her
He lied to her
And she believed him
Billiard Player Song (Live in Tokyo) Q&A
Who wrote Billiard Player Song (Live in Tokyo)'s ?
Billiard Player Song (Live in Tokyo) was written by Todd Trainer & Bob Weston & Steve Albini.
What did Shellac say about "Billiard Player Song (Live in Tokyo)"?
In an interview with Evelyn Morris for LISTEN which focused on Shellac’s relationship with gender issues and feminism, Steve Albini specifically addressed an number of his songs, including “Billiard Player Song”:
This is a song of nostalgia, memory and loss. The male character is reflecting on his...