Our Rude Crew album `Dirty Windscreens, Heartache and Beer' is released tomorrow (Dec 29) and I'd love you all to check it out.
While in Dave Warner's from the Suburbs I wrote, recorded and played a number of tracks that would work in the Rude Crew context, it didn't feel right to keep this new batch of songs under the Suburbs banner. For a start, Martin Cilia did a heap of work on all the songs, but also we'd like this to be a loose collection of musos who can be Rude Crew on the day in question - whether playing live or recording. 
'Stella' our first single released off the album sounds bouncy and cheerful but if you check the lyrics you'll see it's anything but. Today's song in focus 'Crazy Little Annie' follows a similar bent. What appears to harmless playground banter is actually something dark and deadly.
Lots of people have helped along the way in getting this album together. Pete Bloomfield created the cover image and then Steve Panozzo got that into a cover format. Bleddyn Butcher took great photos of the core band. Tony Cooper did some masterful things in production aiding and abetting Martin.
Want to hear some? Try this link
rudecrew.hearnow.com/dirty-windscreens-heartache-and-beer
CRAZY LITTLE ANNIE
Hey everybody come out to play
It's crazy little Annie from down the way
Hey everybody let's have some fun
Crazy little Annie she's got herself a gun
Come on Damon come on Lisa
Remember you compared my face to a pizza
At the time I didn't see the humour
Got me me sorer than a honeymooner
Hey everybody come out to play
It's crazy little Annie from down the way
Hey everybody let's have some fun
Crazy little Annie she's got herself a gun
Now all that stuff is all forgiven
Mr Automatic's gonna take you straight to heaven
Sticks and stones may break your bones
But you'll have fun dancing with my gun
With my gun
Heh everybody why you cryin?
There's nothing very scary ‘bout dying
I did it every day for all those years
That crazy little Annie stuff ringing in my ears
Hey everybody come out to play
It's crazy little Annie from down the way
Hey everybody let's have some fun
Crazy little Annie she's got herself a gun
Come on guys get off the floor
Ready or not on the count of four
You got no reason to be afraid
It's just crazy little Annie come out to play
Hey everybody come out to play
It's crazy little Annie from down the way
Hey everybody let's have some fun
Crazy little Annie she's got herself a gun.