Barcelona
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| Album track by The Rentals | |||||
| Album | Seven More Minutes | ||||
| Released | 1999 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | Matrix Studios (London), Drive By Studios (Los Angeles) | ||||
| Length | 4:04 | ||||
| Label | Warner | ||||
| Writer(s) | Matt Sharp | ||||
| Producer(s) | Matt Sharp | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
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This song is part of the "Barcelona" lineage of songs
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"Barcelona" is the fifth track on the Rentals 1999 album "Seven More Minutes." It is a reworking of an earlier Rentals track called "California."
Appearances
- Seven More Minutes (1999)
Overview
"Barcelona" was originally written as "California" by Matt Sharp and demoed to 4-track during the fall of 1993. A 1995 demo appeared on the compilation The Poop Alley Tapes, and later on the Rentals fan club-exclusive compilation Excellent Stocking Stuffer. Matt Sharp's extended stay in Europe during the production of Seven More Minutes prompted a lyrical rewrite.
Personnel
- Matt Sharp - vocals, bass, Moog, guitars
- Rod Cervera - guitar
- Kevin March - drums
- Jim Richards - moog and arp synthesizers
- Maya Rudolph - vocals
Audio
Lyrics
Got absinthe, got Gaudi
And I got the Jamboree
Got my chicas - Maria, Anna, Monica,
And I got Noemi (oh, whatcha got?)
Got Picasso Blue
And I got the good bar crew
Got Bikini and the New York disco
Got surreal Dalí (oh yeah)
Lost and rollin', driftin' loosely on my own through
Barcelona, Barcelona
Catalonia, take over
Barcelona
Got Iberia
Got Oveja Negra
Got Zeleste, and the Karma dub
I got the Pipa Club (oh, whatcha got?)
Got Picasso Blue
Got a señorita too
The Panam's sex show
Got my transvestites at the top of the mountain disco, yeah
Lost and rollin', I don't got much to go back to
Lost and rollin', driftin' loosely on my own through
Barcelona, Barcelona
Catalonia, take over
Barcelona, whoa
Barcelona, Barcelona
Barcelona, Barcelona
My sweet angel, Barcelona, hide me safely, give me shelter
In a dark place, under assumed name, through Catalonia
Lost and rollin', driftin' loosely, no occupation, Barcelona
The last angel, Barcelona