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Hey Gwen!

from Radio Silence by When Planets Align

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Song about going to high school with Gwen Stefani and No Doubt in the late 1980s in Anaheim, California.

lyrics

Copyrighted (C) 2009

Verse 1
Living in the mouse's shadow
Always snow on the Matterhorn
Stuck in a suburban ghetto
It was such a small, small world

Pre-Chorus
Hey Gwen! Remember when?
Dr Glenn, was the big man then
Yeah Gwen, way back then
We didn’t know of fame and when

Chorus
We were just these kids in school
You made your own clothes no label fool
An original you know you're cool
You know you're cool

Verse 2
Always sunny behind the O-C curtain
Oranges, berries, so sweet and tart
Ethnics labor to make it perfect
Future's rosy, ¿se habla 'spanol?

Chorus (first version)
We were just these kids in school
You made your own clothes no label fool
Still original you know you're cool
You know you're cool

Chorus (second version)
The drill team moved to Duran Duran
No Doubt just the high school band
Now you've even got Shibuya fans
And Harajuku fans

Bridge
Go Saxons, Fight fight fight!
School we cherish Hail, hail, hail!
Go Saxons, Fight fight fight!
Got spirit? L! H! S!

Repeat Chorus 1 and 2
Rideout..."You Know You're Cool!, Oh So Cool!"

credits

from Radio Silence, track released September 3, 2009
Music and lyrics by Mark Nguyen (aka Mark Equinox), Jacqueline Van Bierk (aka Pinkstar) and Juan Lizarazo (aka Johnny Heaven). Copyrighted (C) 2009; registered with ASCAP; released by Planet L.A. Records.

Mixed and produced by Rodrigo Nunes. Engineered and additional mixing by Elias Issa. Recorded and mixed at Mandala Studio, Sherman Oaks, California.

Mastered by Chris Bellman, Bernie Grundman Mastering studio, Hollywood, California.

Lead vocals: Jacqueline Van Bierk and Mark Nguyen
Supporting vocals: Juan Lizarazo, Nicole Janssens and Nasjwa Vermeulen
Guitars: Juan Lizarazo
Drums: Special guest
Bass: Rafael Tudesco
Keyboard/Synthesizer: Jacqueline Van Bierk

Special thanks to Yuri Hisa for the design of the cover art.

A retrospective by Mark on going to high school in the late 1980s in Anaheim, California and how the high school band No Doubt and eventual lead singer Gwen Stefani escaped from the O.C. curtain and conquered the world with their uber-cool tunes!... "Go Saxons, fight! fight! fight!"

Also check out the retro 80s-themed music video with scenes from Southern California and Tokyo, available on iTunes and YouTube/whenplanetsalign

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L.A. based alternative rock band with global overtones. Releasing their latest album "The Universe in Me" on June 23, 2012.

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