Seit 30 Jahren.

I love the way she smells,
the way her scent hangs on the morning dew
She wakes my dreams up
She shakes my dreams apart
You know her name, rhymes with gasoline
Her perfume, I think it's turpenteen
And I feel alive
and I hope it's love
Caroleen, Caroleen, Caroleen, Caroleen



I live in a house without any windows
I got a 40 watt bulb to light up my life

David Thomas writes:
"As I have stated elsewhere the back story for this album was the Jim Thompson novel he never wrote. The title came to me as I was sitting in my local during what we call the Dysfunctional Hour. Some pubs have Happy Hour. The Nep has Dysfunctional Hour. The title seemed to me to be the perfect Jim Thompson title. Knowing what would lay ahead I was not happy. Weeks went by as I searched in vain for an alternative. I was then determined to construct the album package in such a way that the consumer would have no easy outs, no pat answers. John Thompson did a great job, as did Kathy, his wife, whose self-portrait is the cover image, and their daughter Mimi whose handiwork is the centerfold image. At the end of this process John noted that there still remained the Irony Card. We agreed that there was no way around this, which is, of course, why the Irony Card is so beloved by those who can stomach it. It allows for a Mobius Strip of denial. Pere Ubu does not dabble in irony - it is the last refuge of the weak-willed and cowardly. We are no cowards. So I instructed John to insert "This is an irony-free recording." I have two regrets: (1) That we did not design a logo and add a trademark symbol for "irony-free" as if it were a product line (thanks to Keith for this idea); and (2) That I did not instruct John to add, "We really mean it!" But of course then we would have had to add, "No, really, we mean it." We can only do what we can do."