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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Will Chase
Will Chase
Vocals
Christian Anderson
Christian Anderson
Vocals
High Fidelity Original Broadway Cast
High Fidelity Original Broadway Cast
Performer
Jay Klaitz
Jay Klaitz
Vocals
Pale Young Men Ensemble
Pale Young Men Ensemble
Performer
Anne Warren
Anne Warren
Vocals
Antoine Silverman
Antoine Silverman
Violin
Betsy Morgan
Betsy Morgan
Vocals
Damien Bassman
Damien Bassman
Drums
Dan Willis
Dan Willis
Reeds
J.B. Wing
J.B. Wing
Vocals
Emily Swallow
Emily Swallow
Vocals
George Merrick
George Merrick
Vocals
Jeb Brown
Jeb Brown
Vocals
Jenn Colella
Jenn Colella
Vocals
Jon Patrick Walker
Jon Patrick Walker
Vocals
Kirsten Wyatt
Kirsten Wyatt
Vocals
Matt Gallagher
Matt Gallagher
Keyboards
Michael Aarons
Michael Aarons
Guitar
Paul Castree
Paul Castree
Vocals
Peter Sachon
Peter Sachon
Cello
Rachel Stern
Rachel Stern
Vocals
Randy Landau
Randy Landau
Bass
Walter Bobbie
Walter Bobbie
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Amanda Green
Amanda Green
Composer
Tom Kitt
Tom Kitt
Composer
Damien Bassman
Damien Bassman
Percussion Arranger
Stephen Oremus
Stephen Oremus
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joel Moss
Joel Moss
Producer
Kurt Deutsch
Kurt Deutsch
Producer
Alex Lacamoire
Alex Lacamoire
Music Supervisor
Steve Norman
Steve Norman
Associate Producer
Isaiah Abolin
Isaiah Abolin
Assistant Engineer
Joan Marcus
Joan Marcus
Photography

Lyrics

I've got my daily crossword and there's coffee in the pot. I've got cable and a girlfriend who's pissed off but she's hot. I've got records that its taken me a lifetime to amass and I play them on a system that will kick your system's ass. And if my life's not perfect, if I'm anxious, bored, or sad. Well today may be less shitty with whole chuncks of not-so-bad. And I wouldn't change a thing about it. No I wouldn't want to change a thing. In a world that's unreliable these are rocks on which to cling. Nothings great and nothings new nothing has its worth. Meet the real go-getter with the thrift store sweater and the Last Real Record Store on Earth. I get by relying on the freaks who can't survive without their Japanese import or their Zappa 45. They're really kinda sad hell, I'd be making fun of them if it weren't for the fact I'm really one of them. Yes if you're into vinyl we've got everything essential. I'm sitting on a business that has zero growth potential. And I wouldn't change a thing about it A to K rack, L to Z. It's dark and dingy never crowded all a record store should be. For the serious collector who knows a records worth need a vintage Decca? Step into my Mecca in the Last Real Record Store on Earth. Ever since I lost control (That's Dick, he works for me.) It's a Hiroshima of the soul. (He's listened to every record in this store.) Ever since we've been apart (Twice.) it's a Hiroshima of my heart. Hiroshima of my heart. I want to find a love (Hiroshima of my heart) A love to call my own (Hiroshima of my heart) But I'm too weird and shy I guess I'll die alone. Barry! You're late! Yeah, sorry, I stopped to get you this box of... seven donuts. What can I do? They came as temps. But then they started showing up here every day! It's been four years. They just won't leave. They never even ask me for a raise in pay. And as I gaze across this filthy space, I see insanity in every face. Some days I think I should just torch the place! But then I think where would I go? Find guys who prize the things I know? It smells like ass-- But even so... I wouldn't change a thing about it! Cause most other stores are crap! Buying music shouldn't be like Buying khakis at the Gap! (Don't fall into the Gap!) We're the experts here on everything That's anything of worth! If you hate mass market Bring your ass and park it At the Last Real Record Store on Earth! This ain't no Tower! This ain't no Tower! This ain't no Coconuts! This ain't no Coconuts! And this ain't no soulless sanitized corporate Third Reich fucking WalMart! Alright, Barry! They're sucking the blood out of the little guys! No shit! My rent check bounced. I live at home. Stayed up til four watching Mary Tyler Moore. My girl holds out. My girl inflates. I think I had sex once but I'm not sure. The things I hope for seem so far away. (So far away) I'm not to brilliant on the day-to-day. (What's the day today?) That's why I come Monday through Saturday-- And I wouldn't change a thing about it, My whole world's inside this store. Where would I go, What would I do without it? This is what I'm living for. For the serious collector Who knows a record's worth! If you hate mass market Bring your ass and park it. It's the best, that's final! Find the finest vinyl At the last real record store-- (repeating in a round) We've got blues and soul and R&B. We've got blues and soul and R&B. (round) Ska, punk and new wave... Ska, punk and new wave... (round) Hip hop, rock, and pop. Hip hop, rock, and pop. And the only thing that we don't have is Customers who shop! I always dreamed someday I'd have this wonderful career. I went where the music took me And oh God, it took me here. And they'll write it on my tombstone Right beside my date-of-birth: Part-time stoner Went from clerk to owner Of the Last Real Record Store on Earth! I wouldn't change a thing about it Gonna get up on the roof and shout it! But will it hold us all? I doubt it! And I-- I-- I-- I wouldn't change a thing! I wouldn't change a thing! I wouldn't change a thing!
Writer(s): Thomas Kitt, Amanda Devon Green Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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