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Charlemagne In Sweatpants (Demo) - The Hold Steady



     
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When he's holding then the streetlights seem an awful lot like spotlights.
Sometimes Charlemagne gets uptight.
Running numbers between bars. Running girls between the cars.
And sometimes Charlemagne feels all right. All right.Charlemagne had eyes like a lover.
But last winter there was weather and his eyes they iced right over.
Cassanova's in the corner and he's asking for a dance.
Speedshooters driving round and coming down and tryna hook up with an exit ramp.
Tramps like us and we like tramps.
Charlemagne's got something in his sweatpants.Holly was supposed to be at CCD but she was down on shady streets.
She was looking round for something she could take up to a party.
And it's not like she's enslaved. It's more like she's enthralled.
She don't need it but she likes it. So she always makes that call.
First it makes her feel tall then it makes her feel small and it's all a sweet fleeting feeling. They did the "been caught stealing" into "dancing on the ceiling."
And you're damn right we danced.
Charlemagne's got something in his sweatpants.Do you want me to tell it like boy meets girl and the rest is history?
Or do you want it like a murder mystery?
I'm gonna tell it like a comeback story.
'Cause we when we left we were defeated and depressed.

And when we arrived we were ripping high. we had a gun in the glove box.
We had some sweet stuff tucked into our socks.
We had Jesus Christ in all his glory.
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TAD JASON KUBLER, CRAIG FINNPublished by
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The Hold Steady is a Brooklyn-based rock band formed by vocalist/guitarist Craig Finn (ex-Lifter Puller) in 2004. Wanting to capture the sound of bands such as The Replacements and The Grifters, he recruited guitarist Tad Kubler (also ex-Lifter Puller), drummer Judd Counsell, and bassist Galen Polivka. In 2005 the band grew to include Franz Nicolay (of The World/Inferno Friendship Society) on keyboards and Bobby Drake took over on drums following Counsell's departure.

Recording mostly live, the band released its debut, Almost Killed Me, on French Kiss Records in March 2004 and Separation Sunday a year later. In April 2006 the band signed to Vagrant Records and entered the studio on the 1st of May to begin work on their third record, Boys And Girls In America. Released in October, it was one of the most critically acclaimed records of 2006 and reached a much larger audience than its predecessors.

The band released their fourth album, Stay Positive, recorded again with Boys And Girls In America producer John Agnello. Nicolay left the group and on May 4, 2010 the band released their fifth studio album, Heaven Is Whenever, recorded with producer Dean Baltulonis.


On July 15, 2008, Stay Positive was released. It debuted at #30 on the Billboard 200. It debuted on the UK Album Chart at #15 on July 20, the third-highest new entry. It ranked #1 on the UK Indie Chart. The album was named the best of 2008 by Entertainment Weekly. The song "Constructive Summer" was number 56 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.

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