'An Ode' was written and performed by Reuben Hudson for the New Zealand web-series 'Nothing Much To Do', which can be found on YouTube. The original video can be found here: 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCWepZB6QsM&list=UUGLSDqS-CaQpiTKg4JdGRCQ 

The song was inspired by 'anywhoozles' on Tumblr, who's original post can be found here: 

anywhoozles.tumblr.com/post/89777406513/seriously-though-i-ship-pedro-with-everyone-that-boy

An Ode

'Beatrice, You're Vivacious' was written by Elsie and Sally Bollinger for the New Zealand web-series 'Nothing Much To Do' on YouTube. The song is sung by Jake McGregor with backing vocals and ukulele by Reuben Hudson. The original video can be found here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpjkvCUjPFk&list=UU31aRR3LegIM3gruiRzn7Jg

G
   Oh lady, oh baby,
  C                           F               G
I really think you’re something

I used to think cupid
        C                    F       G
was pretty fucking stupid


   A                                         F
I don’t know what’s going on
                                          G
but I’ve written you a song
        A                                 F
And if there’s a god above
                                  G
He’d be the god love

      G
Do you think you could love me,
  C                              F      G
I know you said I was ugly
That one time

        G
And maybe I scorned thee,
       C                   F
But now I find I’m horney
       G
For you, it’s true,
MAYBE YOU ARE HORNEY FOR ME TOO!!!!

        A                              F
Last time I scored a goal
                                              G
You said I didn’t have a soul
        A                                   F
And if you’ve been offended
                                    G
I hope this will mend it


G
What if we were dating,
C                         F                       G
Wouldn’t that be breaking all the rules

RAP
             G
It might sound like I’m joking
Or that I am poking fun at you,
            C                                       F
It’s not true though it sounds like something I would do
         G
And I know I said I’d rather be hung like a cat
       C
And beaten with a bat
                  F
And stick a biro in my eye
       A
But everyone lies
Sometimes
Love is blind?
That didn’t even rhyme
            G
WORD

Oh lady, you’re lovely,
  C                            F      G
I want you to be my baby
And maybe I’m crazy, 
         C                      F            G
But I know I won’t betray thee 
You

A                                          F 
   And this will sound sappy;
                                  G
You make me happy
        A                F 
And I’m no poet,
                                        G
But I think you know that

G
BEATRICE,
YOU’RE VIVACIOUS,
               C
I CAN’T TAKE THIS,
  F
I LOVE YOU x2

G
Beatrice Beatrice Beatrice Beatrice 
Beatrice Beatrice Beatrice Beatrice
C
Beatrice Beatrice Beatrice Beatrice 
F
Beatrice Beatrice Beatrice Beatrice x3

A                                                  F
    But I guess I’ll just see you at school
                                G
And I’ll play the fool

Beatrice, You're Vivacious

'Way To Tell You' was written by Elsie Bollinger for the New Zealand web-series 'Nothing Much To Do' on YouTube. The song is sung by Harriett Maire and Reuben Hudson. The original video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM4vr83xEbg&list=UUFkxbSqhdwL8OjrTCwwELpQ

LYRICS

There’s no way to tell you
How much I love you,
It’s crazy I know,
I don’t know where to go,
If I try to leave your side
I might just lose my mind
 
You’re the one for me,
I know it sounds cheesy,
Believe me when I say
I never thought I’d feel this way
 
I see you standing there,
I wonder if you’re aware,
I see you and I grin,
My world it starts to spin,
I want it to be said,
These things that are in my head

If I said it to your face
You’d call me a disgrace,
But everyone can see
What you have done to me
 
I could try to deny it
But why should I fight this
It’s been you all along,
I’ve been in the wrong,
Who thought you’d hear me say this
But I don’t care anyway cos’
  
You make me smile,
Please stay for a while,
Of course you’re just a fool,
But that’s what makes you kind of cool
 
You stayed true… when I needed
Someone I felt defeated,
I love it that you care
And that you were there,
You know without you
there’d be nothing much to do

Of course it won’t be perfect
But maybe it’d be worth it,
It won’t be okay,
Not every day,
We’ll argue and stuff
And kick up a fuss but
 
I want you to know
it’s from this we will grow,
And in the end
You’re more than just a friend,
I think you feel the same way
So I think that it’s okay,
To tell you that it’s true
I’m in love with you

vocals- Harriett Maire, Reuben Hudson
ukulele- Reuben Hudson 
music producer- Chris McMenamin 
support- Sarah Jessica Golding, Elsie Bollinger

Special thanks to Sally and Henrietta Bollinger for help and inspiration with the lyrics.

Way To Tell You

'A Merry Note' was arranged by Elsie Bollinger and Reuben Hudson, and performed by Caleb Wells and Reuben Hudson for the New Zealand web-series 'Lovely Little Losers', which can be found on YouTube. 

The lyrics are by William Shakespeare, and appear in his play 'Love's Labours Lost'. 

The video where this song was originally performed can be found here: 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwDSP3B3Ans


LYRICS

When icicles hang by the wall 
And Dick the shepherd blows his nail 
And Tom bears logs into the hall 
And milk comes frozen home in pail, 

When blood is nipp'd and ways be foul, 
Then nightly sings the staring owl, 
Tu-whit, tu-who, 
Tu-whit, tu-who, 
Tu-whit, tu-who, a merry note, 
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot 

When all aloud the wind doth blow 
And coughing drowns the parson's saw 
And birds sit brooding in the snow 
And Marian's nose looks red and raw, 

When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, 
Then nightly sings the staring owl, 
Tu-whit, tu-who, 
Tu-whit, tu-who, 
Tu-whit, tu-who, a merry note, 
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot 

Oooooo 

When daisies pied and violets blue 
And lady-smocks all silver-white 
And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue 
Do paint the meadows with delight, 

The cuckoo then, on every tree, 
Mocks married men; for thus sings he, 
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, 
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, 
Cuckoo, cuckoo, O word of fear, 
Unpleasing to a married ear 

When shepherds pipe on oaten straws 
And merry larks are ploughmen's clocks, 
When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws, 
And maidens bleach their summer smocks 

The cuckoo then, on every tree, 
Mocks married men; for thus sings he, 
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, 
Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, 
Cuckoo, cuckoo, O word of fear, 
Unpleasing to a married ear

***

Vocals by Caleb Wells and Reuben Hudson 
Guitar by Reuben Hudson 
Produced by Elsie Bollinger and Plan 9

A Merry Note

'New Beginning' was written and performed by Reuben Hudson for the New Zealand web-series 'Lovely Little Losers', which can be found on YouTube. 

The video where this song was originally performed can be found here: 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpNyQKK3H9A


LYRICS

Drunk too much last night I’ll forget 
Anything that’s real that we said, 
Ain’t got no worries hanging over me, 
Ain’t got no pounding in my head 

I can’t wait, 
How can I keep it to myself? 
I wanna shout it from the rooftops that it's 
All taking shape, 
I’m ready to make my move, 
Let's escape 
Oh let’s escape 

Potentially 
This could be 
A new beginning 
For you and me 

Feel like a brand new me 
And I can finally see clearly 
I know now what it is I want 
And who it is I wanna be 

I can’t wait, 
How can I keep it to myself? 
I wanna shout it from the rooftops that it's 
All taking shape, 
I’m ready to make my move, 
Let's escape 
Oh let’s escape 

Potentially 
This could be 
A new beginning 
For you and me

***

released 25 March 2015 
Guitar and vocals by Reuben Hudson 
Produced by Elsie Bollinger and Plan 9

New Beginning

'New Beginning' was written and performed by Reuben Hudson for the New Zealand web-series 'Lovely Little Losers', which can be found on YouTube. 

The video where this song was originally performed can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtwltWQDQi0

LYRICS

I'm running mad lately, 
It's too hot this January. 
Heat's gotten too my head, 
Got me going cuckoo crazy.

Too many people catching my eye. 
Need to stop staring so I
Turn my head up to the sky.
These birds are singing at me, 
But it sounds like they're laughing at me, 
What do they find so funny? 
I swear I'm going crazy. 

I'm on my knees, 
Begging please, 
Oh bring this summer to an end so I can get some sleep. 
I'm tossing turning, 
What'd I do to deserve this? 
You know I need to cool down. 

I've been lonely lately, 
Too cold to go outside, 
But I'm still woken by the drunken cries out in the night, 
I should be with them really, 
But this weathers got me feeling blue, 
As my lips and fingertips, 
I'll admit I miss my crew. 
What'll I do? 

I'm on my knees, 
Begging please. 
Oh bring this winter to an end just so I can see, 
Past the fog outside my window. 
I can't wait to go away.
You know I need to cool down.

***

released 25 March 2015 
Guitar and vocals by Reuben Hudson 
Produced by Elsie Bollinger and Plan 9

Running Mad

'Hypocritical' was written by Elsie Bollinger, Sally Bollinger, and Rona Aitken for the New Zealand web-series 'Lovely Little Losers' on YouTube. The song is sung by Jessica Stansfield with Pearl Kennedy on ukulele. This audio is sourced from the original video, which can be viewed here: 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=woy6YLdCQYk

LYRICS
  C                       F
I tell you to wear sunscreen, 
               Am
But then I go and get burnt.
           C                              F
Don't stick the knife in the toaster, 
             Am
Oh you think I would have learnt.
  C                          F
I can’t believe that you are sick, 
                 Am
Don’t you read the best by date,
  C                        F
I know it was the creme burlee, 
                  Am
Cos that’s exactly what I ate, oh….


C                    F            Am
I'm extremely hypocritical,
  C                      F
I think that I am always right,
       Am
But I don't really know.
          C                      F
Don't tell me what to do,
           Am                            
But I'll make sure that I tell you, cos...
C                     F           Am
I'm extremely hypocritical.
               C
Hypocritical


Falling off a cliff,
The second time always hurts the worst
I say this with authority
Because i did it first.

Don't climb that tree,
But look and see
That’s how i broke my leg.
I yell and scream, 
Please look a me, 
I never loose my head, oh…

I'm extremely hypocritical,
I think that I am always right,
But I don't really know.
Don't tell me what to do,
But I'll make sure that I tell you, cos...
I'm extremely hypocritical.

Please tell me that you love me,
But I won't tell you the same.
This relationship has become a mess,
You're the only one to blame.

You think that I'm an idiot 
And I act like a fool,
Unfortunately that is
Absolutely positively true. 

G
Everybody acts like this, except for me cos I’m perfect
Everybody acts like this, except for me cos I’m perfect

I think that I am special
But I’m no different.
Ohhh
You think i would have learnt….
By now.

I’lI tell you not to do something
Then I go do the same.
The only explanation is 
That I am really lame

But I never admitted it no,
Cos that's just what i do
I just turn it all around 
And poke fun at you

Cos...

I'm extremely hypocritical,
I think that I am always right,
But I don't really know.
Don't tell me what to do,
But I'll make sure that I tell you, cos...
I'm extremely hypocritical.

***

released 04 August 2015 
vocals - Jessica Stansfield 
ukulele - Pearl Kennedy 
recorded by - Sarah Golding 
produced by - Elsie Bollinger

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