Straight Ahead [2017]



STRAIGHT AHEAD – volle Kraft voraus!

Die Fahrt von THE BUSTERS geht mit dem bandeigenen Familien-Scooter geradewegs ins Nirwana, der Kurs steht: geradeaus! 17 brandneue Tracks, auf denen sich auch die beiden Neuzugänge an Vocals und Gitarre in Szene setzen, sprechen eine deutliche Sprache. Vorsichtige Gemüter sollten sicherheitshalber Abstand wahren, bis die 22-armige Göttin des Ska in einer Staubwolke verschwunden ist, doch wer jenseits des Darknets noch einen Kick sucht, der setzt die Staubbrille auf und legt die neue Scheibe STRAIGHT AHEAD ein. Wer bremst, verliert!

CD im DigiPak mit 17 neuen Songs / Booklet mit allen Texten / Poster – nur in der Erstauflage!

Produced by The Busters
Recorded and mixed by Stephan Keller
Recorded at Trick Studio Rauenberg
Mastered by Kalle Knecht & Stephan Keller



Tracks

1.

There is something going on
and you’ve waited for so long
and you know that good old saying
what doesn’t kill you makes you strong

Here I come - Here we go
Here I come - you can’t stop me, no

There’s a late night Jamboree
satisfaction guaranteed
Have a good old rockin’ jam
I came late, but here I am

There are times you look for fun
And it seems you can’t fi nd none
And it seems I kept you waiting
But I only took a run

Here I come - Here we go
Here I come - you can’t stop me, no

There’s a late night Jamboree
satisfaction guaranteed
Have a good old rockin’ jam
I came late, but here I am

[Music: J. Ibrahim, S. Keller – Lyrics: R. A. Jung]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

2.

It was the Eighties, I must have been
Sixteen or seventeen
And I remember going through that door
Where the owner smiled at me in favorite record store

I was a three minute hero
On a night boat to Cairo
I went one step beyond
With Pauline and James Bond

It was the best of times – when we danced all night to Two Tone Ska
It was the best of times – and every day we could feel the heat
It was the best of times – with all manners of madness in the mind
It was the best of times – with a special selected beat

I’ve passed the Nougthies, I’ve been around
Sometimes I come to see my old stomping ground
Then I dust my scooter and I start to drive
With that old soundtrack in my head, the feeling’s still alive

Still a three minute hero
On a night boat to Cairo
Going one step beyond
With Pauline and James Bond

It was the best of times – when we danced all night to Two Tone Ska
It was the best of times – and every day we could feel the heat
It was the best of times – with all manners of madness in the mind
It was the best of times – with a special selected beat

[Music & Lyrics: R. A. Jung]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

3.

My Baby said to me we
Got to go out on the town
Sick of these four walls oh man
I’m sick of sitting around

Found my coat I grabbed my hat
Need my dancin’ shoes today
Your shoes are where you left ’em
Was all that she could say

She said - I might not know another thing
But one thing is for sure

Ska is where my heart is, she said
Ska is where my heart is. she said
Ska is where my heart is, she said
Ska is where my heart is, she said

Seek and you shall find my friend
’Cause luck is what you make it
You gonna find what you look for
As long as you don‘t fake it

Wasn’t there when they got lost
She said I don’t know who hid them
The only thing that‘s in my head
Is this funny funky rhythm

She said - I might not know another thing
But one thing is for sure

Ska is where my heart is, she said
Ska is where my heart is. she said
Ska is where my heart is, she said
Ska is where my heart is, she said

Preach it baby speak the truth
Cause at those pearly gates
For young and old, for good and bad
A smoking Ska band waits

And if your heart is pure and true
There‘s one thing you should know
Eternity for you ’n’ me’s
A blasting Busters show

[Music & Lyrics: R. Solomon]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

4.

Hunky-dory, I’m feeling fine
my shoes on my feet, and you on my mind
and I come calling
In my Sunday best

Hunky-dory, no need to frown
tonight we’re gonna jive in this sleepy old town
and we’re rolling
come and be my guest

I know we can make it
shuffle the night away
show me how you shake it
There’s no hurry and no worry, things are going my way
(no hurry and no worry - things are going my way)

Hunky-dory, I’m feeling neat
with you on my mind and my shoes on my feet
Hunky-dory
we’ll have a skanking good time

[Music & Lyrics: R. A. Jung]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

5.

Some people walk around in the streets of Germany
Mess up everybody’s mind with their imbecility
With nothing to be proud of but their nationality
And denying needy folks help and hospitality

They call themselves Skinhead, are they too blind to see
That’s a youth culture movement from a foreign country
That has nothing to do with racist ideology?
Better call them “Bonehead” – we all can agree

They run their mouth, but have nothing to say
We got to keep the morosis at bay
They got to go; we don’t want them to stay
We got to chase dem away

We got to chase them
We got to chase them
We have to chase them
Chase these boneheads out of here

You have the old knuckleheads, but now you have also youth
Who love to dress up like a soldier, like an army recruit
Love to march in their gang and make it look like a troop
Greeting each other with a Nazi-salute

They want hatred and anger to become absolute
They would use knives to stab, and use guns to shoot
Let us all get together, come let’s take up pursuit
I know we are strong, let us give them the boot

[Music & Lyrics: R. A. Jung]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

6.

I was on my own
Left alone
Could not fi nd my way
Everything I knew
Wasn’t true
What am I to say?

I had to shake it off
And now it’s plain to see

The smoke has cleared
Clouds disappeared
And I can see the light
The way is right
The future’s bright
’cause now I see the light

Happy days are rare
And there’s bad air
You think you’re down and out
But lift your head
And look ahead
There’s sunshine on your route

Just shake it off
And now it’s plain to see

The smoke has cleared
Clouds disappeared
And you can see the light
The way is right
The future’s bright
’cause now you see the light

The smoke has cleared
Clouds disappeared
And you can see the light
The way is right
The future’s bright
’cause now you see the light

The smoke has cleared
Clouds disappeared
And you can see the light
The way is right
The future’s bright
’cause now you see the light

The smoke has cleared
Clouds disappeared
And we can see the light
The way is right
The future’s bright
’cause now we see the light

[Music: J. Ibrahim, S. Keller – Lyrics: R. A. Jung]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

7.

Get out late and come back at eight
Ain’t gonna do it again
Used to blow my dough on the rodeo
Ain’t gonna do it again
I used to get real drunk and fake the funk
Ain’t gonna do it again
Used to lose my shit by the gravel pit
Ain’t gonna do it again
Ain’t gonna do it again

Established companies here and overseas
Ain’t gonna do it again
Had a love affair almost everywhere
Ain’t gonna do it again
Used to do my dance and fake romance
Ain’t gonna do it again
And I’d make sure I get my cure
Ain’t gonna do it again
Ain’t gonna do it again

sing who-oooh-oh-oh…

[Music & Lyrics: R. A. Jung]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

8.

Ev’rybody’s talking ‚bout love these days
They say love could make this world a better place
Sounds like extinguishing fi re with gasoline
It’s been tried in the past and it works for the ones
That are loved, but after the love is gone
Its big ugly twin called hate is moving in

With hallelujah they try to school ya
While money talks you walk the chalk

Who will put an end to this insanity
Who will tuck these wackos into bed
Could it be there’s no need for a saviour
If we only stop this love and prayer mania

For some there’s not enough praying
And talking to angels and organ playing
Worship is their clue to save the earth
I’d feel much safer with some good engineers
to turn down the heating right now right here
And some psychiatrists to soothe everybody’s nerves

With hallelujah they try to school ya
While money talks you walk the chalk

Who will put an end to this insanity
Who will tuck these wackos into bed?
Could it be there’s no need for a saviour
If we only stop this love and prayer mania

[Music & Lyrics: S. Breuer]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

9.

One day the wind will blow in your face
And things don’t run so fine
Your bank-account is a real disgrace
All you wanna do is whine
When a million sorrows is all you’ve got
And you can’t take another liver shot
Stay cool and let life give you a treat
And when it looks like you’re done
You’ll be still on your feet

Rope-a-dope - it’s give and take
Rope-a-dope - your jaws might ache
Rope-a-dope - another hit on your chest
Rope-a-dope - who laughs last laughs best

It ain’t over till it’s over
No one can keep you from going “rover”
When you’re built to last, you won’t give in so fast
Rope a dope - and have a blast!

Rope-a-dope - the hits might be hard
Rope-a-dope - your reaction is smart
Rope-a-dope - just relax and wait
Rope-a-dope - before you escalate

Once the offender’s puffed and really pumped out
You’ll be in control without any doubt
A wise man will save his energy
Rope a dope - the best strategy!

[Music & Lyrics: S. Breuer]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

10.

Now I’m stuck with you
what are we gonna do?
I thought I’d seen all before
Always and evermore

Now my life is a joy
And I feel like a boy
You’re the one I adore
Always and evermore

Cold, rainy and dark
Out in the park
Wond’ring what’s dear to me
To know it’s just a show
Friends come and go
And what I would fear to see

Then right out of the blue
There was hope, there was you
What a lovely surprise
when I saw your brown eyes

Now I’m stuck with you
what are we gonna do?
I thought I’d seen all before
Always and evermore

Now my life is a joy
And I feel like a boy
You’re the one I adore
Always and evermore

Say, where have you been
While in-between
I tried to get on with life?
Hey, before you arrived
I barely survived
But there’s no more worries nor strife

Now I call you my own
And I’m never alone
Don’t need fortune and fame
and I know you feel the same

Now I’m stuck with you
what are we gonna do?
I thought I’d seen all before
Always and evermore

Now my life is a joy
And I feel like a boy
You’re the one I adore
Always and evermore

There is no need to talk
Rather go for a walk
Me on two, you on four
Always and evermore

When we run through the park
And I hear your soft bark
That’s what I’m living for
Always and evermore

Now I’m stuck with you
what are we gonna do?
I thought I’d seen all before
Always and evermore

Now my life is a joy
And I feel like a boy
You’re the one I adore
Always and evermore

[Music: R. Solomon – Lyrics: R. A. Jung]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

11.

Down there in the rectory by the sanctuary light
With a demon on the left and an angel on the right
Kneeling on the floor, anticipating the appeal
Wondering if he cares if I believe that he’s real
Doctor, lawyer, soldier, sailor, beggar man, thief
Will they all look down on my poor soul in disbelief
With these motes in their eyes, how are they supposed to see?
Sorry, judge, not guilty, don’t put the blame on me

The devil made me do it, I swear that he did
God didn’t even watch when I was messin’ with that kid
The devil made me do it, I pray and I swear
Say, does he give a damn if I believe he was there…?

Hang on Saint Pancras, you were only fourteen
Poor but ambitious, and new on the scene
You tried to be humble, you tried to be meek
You didn’t have it coming when you turned the other cheek
God was hiding in the gaps when there was no room for doubt
The choir boys came in - there was no need to come out
Some may go to heaven and some may go to hell
Tried to exorcize my demons and my angels left as well

The devil made me do it, I swear that he did
God didn’t even watch when I was messin’ with that kid
The devil made me do it, I pray and I swear
Say, does he give a damn if I believe he was there…?

[Music & Lyrics: R. A. Jung]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

12.

It was late at night and the only light
Was the sign of the local cantina
The camarera said hola, hombre
Mi nombre es Catrina

I had no more pesos for a plato con queso
Or a little tequila
But Catrina’s advice was so very nice
And we felt like una familia

Bailamos, Bailamos

There were tres chicos standing en el rincon
Looking like real bad hombres
I said hola, they said nos encanta el ska
Amigo, cual es tu nombre

Bailamos, Bailamos

[Music & Lyrics: S. Breuer]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

13.

See that posh limousine
Driving down the lane
It would suit me so well
It almost drives me insane
I should be in this movie
That’s where I belong
Something bout this world
Is terribly wrong

I can fi gure out when I’m hanging with my friends
Can someone take me to the promised land
When I sit in the sun, watching for my private plane
I wonder if I may be waiting in vain

You got to go hunting if you want some meat
You won’t get it cooked if you can’t stand the heat
If you want the princess you must kill the beast
Life is a jungle it’s famine or feast

All these bands and rock stars
They’re looking so cool
With their sunglasses on
Sitting in their pools
I should be in their place
This should be my name
On that billboard,
I can already taste the champagne

I can fi gure out when I’m hanging with my friends
Can someone take me to the promised land
When I sit in the sun, watching for my private plane
I wonder if I may be waiting in vain

You got to go hunting if you want some meat
You won’t get it cooked if you can’t stand the heat
If you want the princess you must kill the beast
Life is a jungle it’s famine or feast

– solo –

I can fi gure out when I’m hanging with my friends
Can someone take me to that promised land
When I sit in the sun, watching for my private plane
I wonder if I may be waiting in vain

You got to go hunting if you want some meat
You won’t get it cooked if you can’t stand the heat
If you want the princess you must kill the beast
Life is a jungle it’s famine or feast

[Music & Lyrics: S. Breuer]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

14.

You might have coffee black or white
You might be riding left or right
You can run or you can hide
You can be rude or quite polite
But one choice is set so far:
There’s no alternative to Ska

There is brandy, scotch and gin
Here is virtue, there is sin
Do you prefer blond or red?
Or rather curly brunette?
Besides the issues at the bar
There’s no alternative to Ska

There’s no alternative to Ska
There’s no alternative to Ska
There’s no alternative to Ska-Ska-Ska-Ska
There’s no alternative to Ska
Yes, one choice is set so far:
There’s no alternative to Ska

Some choices are quite awful
The devil or the deep blue sea
But then again in a deli
You will pick quite happily
It’s clear from here to Srinagar:
There’s no alternative to Ska

There’s no alternative to Ska
There’s no alternative to Ska
There’s no alternative to Ska-Ska-Ska-Ska
There’s no alternative to Ska
Yes, one choice is set so far:
There’s no alternative to Ska

Truth is always in between,
Between all the truths around.
Even facts have different faces,
It’s the new White-House-sound
Our solid certainty so far:
There’s no alternative to Ska

There’s no alternative to Ska

Besides the issues at the bar
There’s no alternative to Ska
Our solid certainty so far:
There’s no alternative to Ska

[Music & Lyrics: M. Schramhauser]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

15.

We’ve known each other for quite a while
Ev’ry time I see you I start to smile
You and your life became a part of me
There’s no chance for you to fl ee

When you act like you don’t know me
I still know that we are homies

I’m your number one fan
And I’ve got a masterplan
One day you will know me, too
And I can be as cool as you

You’ll never walk alone, I’ll follow you
We are together, no matter what you do
You’ve got no choice, I share your life
For a divorce it will take a knife

You’ve got all these bodyguards
I can’t come closer than 50 yards

I’m your number one fan
And I’ve got a masterplan
One day you will know me, too
And I can be as cool as you

[Music: J. Ibrahim, S. Keller, S. Breuer – Lyrics: S. Breuer]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

16.

Straight ahead – no looking back – straight ahead
Straight ahead – get on the right track – straight ahead
Straight ahead – not one step behind – straight ahead
Straight ahead, straight ahead – forward ever – backward never!

Put the pedal to the metal, you can’t miss the Busters show
Step it up a notch, and crank up the stereo
There’s a beat on the street, I can hear the horns men blow
There’s only one direction to satisfaction, just go – go!

Straight ahead – cut to the chase – straight ahead
Straight ahead – and get into the race – straight ahead
Straight ahead – keep up with the pace – straight ahead
Straight ahead, straight ahead – forward ever – backward never!

Put the pedal to the metal, you can’t miss the Busters show
Step it up a notch, and crank up the stereo
There’s a beat on the street, I can hear the horns men blow
There’s only one direction to satisfaction, just go – go!

– solo & horns –

[Music & Lyrics: R. A. Jung]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)

17.

I can explain the world to you
And if there’s time enough some others, too
I’ve got my convictions, they depend on the mixture
Of wisdom I inhale to see the whole picture

Life is so goddam complicated
And evidence is so overrated
All this thinking and reasoning is so sad and boring
I’m too spirtual for all this self-monitoring

Ooooh wisdom Weed
Makes you wise and tastes so sweet
When you’re troubled, when you’re weak
Get a little confused with wisdom weed

Ooooh wisdom weed
Makes you wise and tastes so sweet
When you’re troubled, when you’re weak
Get additionally dizzy with wisdom weed

The truth is exactly what I feel
You’ d better believe me, emotions are real
Let the grownups keep calculating
I listen to my soul and do some wisdom- tasting

There are folks who believe in my wisdom
And the rest of the world, I call ?em the system
I don’t allow them to get on my nerves
One day they’ll fall off of the edge of the earth

Ooooh wisdom weed
Makes you wise and tastes so sweet
When you’re troubled, when you’re weak
Get a little confused with wisdom weed

Ooooh wisdom weed
Makes you wise and tastes so sweet
When you’re troubled, when you’re weak
Get additionally dizzy with wisdom weed

[Music & Lyrics: S. Breuer]
Release: "Straight Ahead" (album)