Modern Lovers
Just another bit of silliness.
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MODERN LOVERS
(Words & Music by Gavin Sinclair)
Meet Martin, his friends are very few
Living with his mother at the age of forty-two
But after dinner, upstairs in his room
He talks to Geraldine for hours over Zoom
He’s a modern lover, and he’s on the Internet
With a lady in New Zealand that he hasn’t met yet
She’s just having breakfast, it’s the end of his day
In fact, it’s past his bedtime, what would his mother say?
It’s modern love!
It’s modern love.
Phil’s little pill gives him brand new superpowers
He’ll seek medical assistance if they last more than four hours.
She’ll phone when she’s alone
And he’ll be smiling when she says
"So, Phil, what’s up with you these days?"
He’s a modern lover and he’s ready to connect
To Alanna from Atlanta when the tablets take effect
They’re finding love, ninety miles apart
And we’d better leave it there because the fun’s about to start.
It’s modern love!
It’s modern love.
This is Madge, she’s one hell of a catch
If you believe the picture at her profile up on Match
When she’s finished with the ironing, exactly at eight
She takes her phone up to her bedroom, ‘cause Madge has a date
She’s a modern lover, doesn’t play by the book
You’ll never reel him in without that bait on your hook
And no, he won’t have a seizure when he sees her
She’s pretty sure that picture isn’t really him either
Modern love!
It’s modern love.
Danny’s friend Dinah, that he met online
It seems that he’s a trucker from South Carolina
But he’s actually quite cute, and Danny doesn’t mind.
The way he sees it, you take her as you find her,
Modern love!
It’s modern love.
This is Billy and he’s feeling rather silly
For sending all the ladies a picture of his willy
But everybody’s doing it, or so he understands
And you’ll never find romance without an iPhone down your pants
He’s a modern lover but he’s pining for the time
When you brought a lady flowers and took her out to dine
One evening in the produce aisle he checks out Caroline
And together they check out a bottle of wine
It’s modern love!
It’s modern love.
Comments
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fun lyrics.. although the pining reference reminds me of monty python's dead parrot sketch :) great job making a song current :)
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Ha Ha Ha , its modern love , about it with the internet , sounds great Gavin
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And you’ll never find romance without an iPhone down your pants
what a line! That made me laugh out loud.
It's a great lyric, though it makes me glad I am not in the market for Modern Love.
Very nice lead break too, in the middle of all that. And a really clean production.
Good stuff Gavin! Keep it coming.
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I love fun songs and this is a classic. Well done Gavin, enjoyed it very much.
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Love the story. It's a good one!
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Thanks. I had not made the dead parrot connection. "Pining for the fjords." 😄
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Thanks, Elvis. I have a couple of songs on this theme. In fact, this was the title track of my most recent album, where all the tracks were about some aspect of love.
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Online dating is a nightmare , ha ha . I went thru all that
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Your usual clever musings Gain. Thouroughly enjoyed the song!
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They show up looking nothing like the model pictures , With a lactose intolerance problem . How old is that picture ?
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Thanks Owen. That line is one of my favorites and usually gets a laugh if I do this one live.
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@sidshovel and @IronKnee and @carroll Thanks for listening and commenting. Glad you enjoyed it.
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