Morphine - Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer

From the album " The Night ".

Lyrics:
First we'll pick Priscilla up. And then we'll stop for Jane.
And Mary Ellen needs a ride. We're going by her place.

We're going to a party. Our friends will all be there.
I got the directions. It's across the river somewhere.

We rang the top floor, bottom buzzer.
Top floor, bottom buzzer. Top floor, bottom buzzer.
The middle won't work. Ring the one under.

Priscilla's in the kitchen she's mixing drinks.
She's mixing one for me I think.
And one for Mary Ellen and one for Jane.
Priscilla, she knows how to use a shaker.
She doesn't get up as early as a baker. Uh huh.

There's a muchacha, teaching me to mambo.
There's my buddy Pete eyeing a bowl of combos.
Ramona and a man do a tango dip. Cheek to cheek, hip to hip, come on.

The window's open it's the heart of the summer.
More people coming looking for the number.
Mary Ellen sees them she has a little stutter. She yells...

T-top floor, b-bottom buzzer. Top floor, bottom buzzer.
Top floor, bottom buzzer. Top floor, bottom buzzer.
The middle won't work. Ring the one under. Come on. Woo.

It was later it was after two.
We found a bottle of good chartreuse.
The lights were green and gold. We played Latin soul.
By the time Priscilla put the Al Green on the bottle was gone.

On the top floor, bottom buzzer.
Top floor, bottom buzzer. Top floor, bottom buzzer.
The middle won't work. Ring the one under. Come on. Woo.

Top floor, bottom buzzer. Top floor, bottom buzzer.
Top floor, bottom buzzer. The middle won't work. Ring the one under. Come on. Woo.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• morphine
• the
• night
• top
• floor
• bottom
• buzzer

[AninhaNinah]

I am jsut so addicted to this song. =)

[Waterlaso]

This is one of my top favorite Morphine tracks, such an unusual feeling they could bring to music!

[AninhaNinah]

Its just a unique taste of music like a really bitter wine. ^.^

[AninhaNinah]

Morphine rocks! :D

[19881994for2]

What a killer groove! Love the sax work over the organ riffs! Unique vocals, really-what else have you heard that compares?

[AninhaNinah]

Nothin really, Morhpein has a unique place in my heart for music ^^ Cant replace it =)

[8ulls3y3]

Makes me wanna make love with anything I can reach. Even the toaster is sexy while listening to this. Chapeau.

[topcover2000]

Like dirty all night sex for your ears.

[hottequilabrownsugar]

Bass player out there! I need a tab for this!! Please if anyone has one or has an idea how to play this - message me! Morphine rrruuuuules!

[ja5t1]

i have no idea what generation this song is from but when i uised to use my moms computer to play WoW (i was young) and this was on her itunes and i just remeberd it today for some reason

[bostonrockgrrl]

This song really is one of Morphine's BEST, look past the irreverence(which is actually WHY this song is GREAT!) and realize the genius lyricism of Sandman on this one, and the absolutely spare and sexy contribution of Dana Colley on sax...

[djsundancekid]

could it be more bitter and sexy? no it couldn't...

[DareUtoLoveMusicMore]

...TOP FLOOR,

bottom buzzer...

[Euroca75005]

This was our "in" song in Bulgaria. The correct buzzer rarely worked. :)

I LOVE this group.

[kristofor12345]

@SCROGY Well it is mainly the occasional use of the phrygian mode and the lead voice (saxophone or guitar) having an original approach to the instrument.

[SCROGY]

@kristofor12345 I don't see it.

[kristofor12345]

@19881994for2 Many may disagree, but I actually find myself comparing them to tool a lot.