Boffo Yux Dudes - Message to the Hindmost

from SpinTunes #15 Round 1 by Spintunes

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Strange New World: You are an alien visiting the Earth. Write about what you found.
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lyrics

To our great hindmost – I am your servant
O, mighty hindmost - I urgently to report to you

There is a problem - our military invasion
All our best units - all have gone, we are deserted

I don't know why they thought this is a good thing
The humans all corrupt everything we bring
We cannot infiltrate even with our whole fleet
When we dance with metal segments on our feet.

To our great hindmost - This is your servant
O, blessed hindmost- I urgently to report to you

There is a problem - our troops are missing!
The forward units - all have left, deserting us!

We cannot reach our troops – to have them recalled.
They ignore our cries - every time we call
It’s like a siren’s song that pulls us to our fate
They call it “tap dancing”; we’re trapped and it’s too late

Put on the shoes
Shrug off your alien blues
it's time to dance the night away!

Put down your guns
Let’s all have some fun
it's time to dance the night away!"

I told them not to put them on but they didn’t, they didn’t listen to me
I cannot cope, you’re our last hope, you need to do something to keep us free set us free

To our great hindmost - This is your servant
To our great hindmost - I urgently to report to you

There is a problem - our troops are missing!
The forward units - all have left, deserting us!

I hope you hear me on – this last transmission
I fear I’ve failed you on – this vital mission
The humans convinced me, your humble servant

I wear the shoes and dance until my final curtain

credits

from SpinTunes #15 Round 1, released November 4, 2018
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Old guys who do know better. The Dudes started in 1987, reformed in 2009, and got time off for good behavior. Now they attempt to do music. Allan Morgan, Tom Giarrosso and Scott Mercer head this version of BYD with rabid optimism that they'll be remembered for more than just all those replays on Dr. Demento. Record holder of most ST shadow songs submitted. We live 3000 miles apart, so cut us some slack. Or cut us some HardTack. Be careful - you can chip a tooth on that stuff!

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