American Music Club(often abbreviated AMC) is a San Francisco-based band led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel. They've been recording and playing in SF clubs since the mid 1980's, showing a remarkable longevity for a band that has been far more critically acclaimed than financially successful. Although commonly lumped with other bands from the " slowcore" and " sadcore" movements, like the Red House Painters, AMC is better known for mastering the disparate strands of American music into a wholly unique synthesis all their own. Although born in California, frontman Mark Eitzel spent his formative years in Great Britain and Ohio before returning to the Bay Area in 1980. After a brief stint with the punk band he founded American Music Club in 1983 with guitarist Vudi, bassist , keyboardist Brad Johnson, and drummer .
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American Music Club

I thought there was more life than finishing a dream
I thought gravity helped you to dance
But it just makes you sink
I stand in the way of people who stopped caring
Numb hands and feet and ears long past hearing
They sing now youre defeated baby
Fall on your face in the divine way
Dont worry about anything, no
Its just the world having its little way
Justice aint going to be yours tonight
You got a pure bright soul but heaven dont need it
Sit on your hands and talk to the friend you never had
Angels laugh with joy and they make you scream
At the strong open crowd, want the great fight
Push up against you and then sustain the right
Now youre defeated baby
World revolves around you
Now youre defeated baby
I really showed you
Now youre defeated baby
Now that youre too big to hold
Now youre defeated baby
Youre worth more to me than gold