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song: Casual Viewin’
artist: 54-40
album: Casual Viewin'
released: 2000-08-22length: 4:37
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What I'm really wanting, a brand new machine
One for converting plastic to dreams
If you ride upon the tiger you can never get off
They get hungry

One thing is certain, all the rest are lies
Beautiful and dammed ones never realize
That the dark is light enough to see the ignorance of greed
Still she cries

Come on come on get up I wanna take you
Away from all of this and what has got you
Lost and feeling down
You just get it off your back, let it fly away

Poetry of motion counting out the beats
To hear a voice in every mind sounding out retreat
And as they run they look behind to see what tempts the wandering eye
Still she cries

Come on come on get up I wanna take you
Away from all of this and what has got you
Lost and feeling down
You just get it off your back, let it fly away

Trouble with the life of the Emperor's new mind
Casual viewin' in spite of what gets left behind
Gentlemen you may include me out, ladies please accept my bow

Come on come on get up I wanna take you
Away from all of this and what has got you
Lost and feeling down
You just get it off your back, let it fly away
54-40

54-40 (often stylized 54•40) is a Canadian rock band from Tsawwassen, British Columbia. The band take their name from the slogan "54-40 or Fight!", coined to express the successful expansionist agenda of James K. Polk's presidency, which was intent upon controlling a contested U.S.-Canada border area in the Oregon boundary dispute. 54-40 has had a successful career, with four of their albums being certified platinum in Canada. The band has been nominated for eight Juno Awards. Between 1996 and 2016, 54-40 were among the top 150 best-selling Canadian artists in Canada and among the top 50 best-selling Canadian bands in Canada.

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Comments ( 71 )
Posted 15 years ago by huebdoo:

Kind of sad that 54-40 best songs never caught on in the US - Baby ran was really an anthem for most Canadian teens in the early 80's - It wasnt until Hootie and the Blowfish did a cover of "I Go Blind" that I ever heard any of their music on American stations

Now Bill pulls this one out of the vault - good choice - but Baby Ran is much better
Thanks Bill :){#Bananasplit}


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Posted 5 years ago by raenvald:
It's always time for a little 54-40!
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Posted 1 year ago by coloradojohn:
Whoah...for a minute, from the other room I thought maybe this was a Stereophonics' number; ("Maybe Tomorrow"-era?) I hadn't heard.... and that's a COOL thing; maybe gonna have to put that one on!
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Posted 9 years ago by oldsaxon:
Zep wrote:
Can-rock. Always very polite. 

 
one gun
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Posted 10 years ago by Antigone:
Moby?
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Posted 12 years ago by paradisepig:
84MacGuy wrote:
Catchy song.  I like it.  Added a tunemark so I can buy it later.
 
Ooooh how do you do that?...liking it too{#Dance}
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Posted 12 years ago by Hippostar:
How much did they pay this session keyboard player?
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Posted 13 years ago by oldsaxon:
These guys are great and well worth a nine....have loved them since I first heard them...and they're from my home town!
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Posted 13 years ago by meinthecorner:
HoneyBearKelly wrote:
If I was Diana Ross and the Supremes I'd be suing right around now.
(I been crying, ooh hoo, cause I'm lonely, for you)
 
If you were Diana Ross and the Supremes you'd have a lot more serious issues to deal with than this! Lol!
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Posted 16 years ago by Crawlmeister:
Nice find. I've had it in my library for years. Perfect for road trippin'
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Posted 17 years ago by Stefen:
Move that foot!
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Posted 17 years ago by Nabla:
Yes, Bill, that's another completely new tune for me... it rocks very fine... great rythms and beats again! Rated 9.
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Posted 4 years ago by Glória_Rocha:
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Posted 5 years ago by cambuddyf:
Great band. Great songs.
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Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities:
HoneyBearKelly wrote:
If I was Diana Ross and the Supremes I'd be suing right around now.
(I been crying, ooh hoo, cause I'm lonely, for you)
 
You would be losing that suit for a few reasons.  A three-chord piano adornment does not constitute plagiarism - the chords and melody of this song are completely different than those of "Come See About Me", and Diana Ross did not write the song.  
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Posted 5 years ago by mach-hog:
Ah yes, The Smilin' Buddha... those were the days. 
Luv Affair, The Gandy and The Spartan Men's Club rounded out an amazing music/dance scene for fans of music... Punk and New Wave saved me from Disco! Nice to hear 54-40 on RP. Thank you.
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Posted 5 years ago by xray38:
38 yrs. and still going strong.  (the band, not me)

(and for a US/Britain history lesson, Google "54-40 or fight")
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Posted 6 years ago by ScottFromWyoming:
huebdoo wrote:
Kind of sad that 54-40 best songs never caught on in the US - Baby ran was really an anthem for most Canadian teens in the early 80's - It wasnt until Hootie and the Blowfish did a cover of "I Go Blind" that I ever heard any of their music on American stations

Now Bill pulls this one out of the vault - good choice - but Baby Ran is much better
Thanks Bill :)

{#Bananasplit}


 

+1 for Baby Ran
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Posted 10 years ago by ChrisVIII:
Excellent rocking set ! The last 3 songs are perfectly following one another and I hadn't listen to rock like that in a while, it's close to perfection ! 
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Posted 10 years ago by Catalytic:
You obviously haven't heard of the Canadian band "The Headstones":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMC895zx3S8 

Zep wrote:
Can-rock. Always very polite. 

 


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