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

How do you live traveling like this
You laugh too much like things used to be funny
And now its all a big state of bliss
We had a little party somewhere outside memphis
We hid a six-pack under the seat
Its never too late to forget
I can see them all standing around the bar
With big crowns of gold on their heads
And theyre all blind to who you are
At the royal cafe
If you keep laughing, Ill forgive you anything
Watch the towns pass by like tears
After all the scenery is just a blur
And the world is just ringing in our ears
Hey princess,
This passage suspended between now and then
Make no problem dont worry about anything
Hurry hurry make sure theres no time
For them to get their claws in us
Raise a toast at the end of the line
At the royal cafe
But the harder your pain
You got to find a way to survive
With all your pain
You got to find something to keep alive
Dont worry about the magic kingdom
They wouldnt even let us near the gate
Yeah were just a couple of anchors
Dragging an empty slate
Are you ready to go
Youll be happier I know
Are you ready to go to the royal cafe