1983
from The Cities We Planned, The Cities We Made by Statue Park
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1983
We started a company
In the first quarter of 1983
We wanted to make people happy
And, of course, make a little money
We started worrying that our
8-bit programming
Wouldn’t be completed in time for
The shareholders meeting
Wait for us
Soon it will be ready
For fourth quarter entry, maybe
We didn’t read the market studies or analyses
On the viability of our new company
In the already saturated videogame industry
We didn't stand a fighting chance of avoiding bankruptcy
Wait for us
Soon it will be ready
For fourth quarter entry, maybe
When the orders starting coming
We hired more programmers
When the deadline came
We'd be ready to start shipping
To make sure we'd stay in the running
We hired a flock of managers
When the deadline came
We were ready to start shipping
The industry crashed on the last day of 1983
We had to declare insolvency
We had to fire everybody
Soon we will be ready to start another company
We started a company
In the first quarter of 1983
We wanted to make people happy
And, of course, make a little money
We started worrying that our
8-bit programming
Wouldn’t be completed in time for
The shareholders meeting
Wait for us
Soon it will be ready
For fourth quarter entry, maybe
We didn’t read the market studies or analyses
On the viability of our new company
In the already saturated videogame industry
We didn't stand a fighting chance of avoiding bankruptcy
Wait for us
Soon it will be ready
For fourth quarter entry, maybe
When the orders starting coming
We hired more programmers
When the deadline came
We'd be ready to start shipping
To make sure we'd stay in the running
We hired a flock of managers
When the deadline came
We were ready to start shipping
The industry crashed on the last day of 1983
We had to declare insolvency
We had to fire everybody
Soon we will be ready to start another company
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from The Cities We Planned, The Cities We Made,
released September 10, 2013
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Statue Park Montréal, Québec
Behind soaring, breathy vocals, Statue Park is a blend of intricate guitar interplay, completed by moody, murky samples and bubbly analog synths, driven by a live pulsating, heartbeat of bass and drums. The Montreal quartet manage to carry their complex arrangements to the stage with verve and intensity, delivering a 90s inflected indie rock breathing through epicly layered electronics. ... more
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Dec 2006
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