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Downs

Release date: 1978

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About This Track

"Downs" is a track by Big Star, from the album Third/Sister Lovers, released 1978. Full lyrics are available below.

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Big Star

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Lyrics

Downs

Think downs

Things sinkin' with a melody

Someone's gonna ask if you graduated

But as for you

Throw downs

Isolated as far as you go

I'm well versed and the walls are worst

And the windows are most

Wind downs

A.C

Coast to coast

High cool 'cept when I lie with you

Naked on a sudden low

Oh, cool downs

Cool downs

Wise and prosperous

That I am

Flustered and erratic

'Cept when I lie with you

Naked on a sudden low

Give downs

Live downs

Lie downs

Any downs at all

Any downs at all

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1978
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Third/Sister Lovers
Third/Sister Lovers
Big Star
Release year
1978
  1. —O, Dana
  2. —Femme Fatale
  3. —Big Black Car
  4. —Stroke It Noel
  5. —Till the End of the Day
  6. —For You
  7. —Holocaust
  8. —Dream Lover
  9. —Blue Moon
  10. —Downs
  11. —Kangaroo
  12. —Kizza Me
  13. —Nature Boy
  14. —Nightime
  15. —Thank You Friends
  16. —You Can't Have Me
  17. —Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
  18. —Take Care
  19. —Jesus Christ

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2015
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2014
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2013
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1999
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Jim Dickinson
Engineer
Alex Chilton, Jim Dickinson, John Fry, Richard Rosebrough, Scott Levitin
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Adam Hill
Additional Production
Cheryl Pawelski, Glenn Fidell, John Fry
Art Direction
Greg Allen
Artwork
Murray Brenman, Steven Jurgensmeyer
Associate Producer
Adam Hill
Engineered At
Ardent Studios, Fantasy Studios
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Greg Allen, Murray Brenman, Shoot That Tiger!, Steven Jurgensmeyer
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Lacquer Cut Engineer
George Peckham
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Bud Scoppa, Howard Wuelfing, John Tobler, Rick Clark
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Cinram (Olyphant, PA), Disque Americ, Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp., Omnivore Recordings, P+O Pallas, Rainbo Records, Rykodisc
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Larry Nix, Michael Graves, Toby Mountain
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John Fry
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Michael O’Brien [Photographer]
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John Fry
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Adam Hill
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Scott Levitin
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