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I Wanna Take Your Red Out

from DEMOS 1977 - 1978 by UNITS - Scott Ryser

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Inspired by the Gregory Corso poem "Marriage".

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I just wanna take your red out dancing 
man, that's right
That's what I came here for
I wanna take your red
Out
Unhuh, right
I wanna take your red out dancing

In the night
Um hum
I wanna feel your red
Dancing in my hands
Ohh

I live across the channel with a telescope
And at night I see her walking by the window
I live across the channel with a telescope

Her yellow window is up there shining with the stars

I wanna take your red out dancing
Um huh hnnn
I wanna take your red
Out
Dancing
I wanna take your red
I wanna take your red
I wanna take your red
I wanna take your red
I wanna take your red
I wanna take your red


I live across the channel with a telescope
And at night I see her walking by the window
I live across the channel with a telescope

I see her yellow window shining up there with the stars


I just wanna take your red out dancing
 with a couple of airborne units
Mr. Blue and his yellow sun,
 a couple of phantom bass notes
Dancing, dancing, sin … dancing
Yeah I just wanna take your red out dancing
 with an air guitar
Dancing on a yellow disk in a purple haze
Um yeah
I just wanna take your red out
That’s right
I just wanna … I … I

I live across the channel with a telescope
And at night I see her walking by the window
I live across the channel with a telescope

Her yellow window is up there shining with the stars
I live across the channel with a telescope
And at night I see her walking by the window
I live across the channel with a telescope

Her yellow window is up there shining with the stars

Un hunh
Un hunh
Un hunh
Un hunh
Un hunh

I promise not to take her to the saxophone cemetery

In my velvet suit and Faustus hood
Sir
I'll even fix my nose and wear a wig
Yes, I'll sit on the third-degree sofa
 and say I'm going to college
Sir

I'll try to take the questions out of my eyes
And try not to be so quiet and serious all the time
Mister
I just wanna take your red out dancing
Don't make me spill your blood all over this lousy carpet

I live across the channel with a telescope
And at night I see her walking by the window
I live across the channel with a telescope

Her yellow window is up there shining with the stars
I live across the channel with a telescope
And at night I see her walking by the window
I live across the channel with a telescope


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from DEMOS 1977 - 1978, released April 21, 2022
Scott Ryser - Minimoog Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Lyrics, Vocals

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UNITS - Scott Ryser Brooklyn, New York

Scott Ryser and his partner & wife, Rachel Webber, were the principal, songwriters, synth players, singers and filmmakers for the UNITS. The UNITS were one of America’s first electronic new wave bands and have been cited along with The Screamers and Suicide as pioneers of the music genre “synthpunk”. Scott & Rachel moved from SF to NYC in 1984 where Scott continues to make music & film ... more

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