Swan Song and the Government Waste

Swan Song and the Government Waste is the second album by the American rock band Skulls on Parade, released in 2001.
Songs Writing
; "Strange Boys Wild"
An acoustic intro that Freddy came-up with in the studio.
; "Murder in Malibu"
Johnny came up with riff for song while smoking hashish. The song was originally recorded in 1999 as a calypso version titled "Malibu Nightmare". 
; "Beat on Black"
The song is about speed, and was inspired by Dex Barrowe wild behavior as a child. 
; "Ship Wrecked
This song was inspired by a London apartment full of vermin and the band kinda of identified as what a ship ride was like in old English days.
; " I Get You"
Freddy Spencer wrote this song at the band's manager Bob Shraka's house. Spencer hated the song but Dex loved it and wanted it on their next record. Ultimately, Spencer also fell in love with the song. The song is also a great example of Skull's on Parade ability to mix' melodic glam rock-style with a punk flair. 
; "Sailing on the Tears of my Fears"
Written in 10 minutes, but the band still loved the song. The song was written as a mid-tempo, standard 70's rock-, pop-song.
; "Lick My Love"
This song sparked some controversy when it was released. Tom Barrowe wrote the song when he was 17 years old. The song deals with making love and having oral sex with his girlfriend. Spencer has since said that he thinks the song is an "awful slime-ball", and that he hated the lyrics.
; "Faster"
A love-song written by Spencer and Tom Barrowe.
; "Ice Cold Summer"
A song dealing with a summer romance break up
; "Swan Song"
At the time of its release, the song was very popular, but it has since been overshadowed by the many other Skull's on Parade hits. Spencer and Barrowe wrote the song about the bands adventures in the Far-East, the band's fans and the buzz that was also surrounding the band in 2000. The song was combined with a composition that Dex Barrowe was working on and some lyrics were worked into a political anthem underneath. The song is also composed in the same style surfer music and sixties music with punk glam flair.
== Track listing[edit] ==
No.	Title 	Writer(s) 	Length
1. 	"Strange Boys Wild " 	Freddy Spencer, Tom Barrowe, Dex Barrowe, Johnny Brandybuck, Mo Hawkins, Jolly Rogers	0:42
2. 	"Murder in Malibu" 	Freddy Spencer, Tom Barrowe, Dex Barrowe, Johnny Brandybuck, Mo Hawkins, Jolly Rogers	2:46
3. 	"Beat on Black" 	Freddy Spencer, Tom Barrowe, Dex Barrowe, Johnny Brandybuck, Mo Hawkins, Jolly Rogers	5:04
4. 	"Ship Wrecked" 	Freddy Spencer, Tom Barrowe, Dex Barrowe, Johnny Brandybuck, Mo Hawkins, Jolly Rogers	6:11
5. 	" I Get You" 	Freddy Spencer, Tom Barrowe, Dex Barrowe, Johnny Brandybuck, Mo Hawkins, Jolly Rogers	4:37
6. 	"Sailing on the Tears of my Fears"	Freddy Spencer, Tom Barrowe, Dex Barrowe, Johnny Brandybuck, Mo Hawkins, Jolly Rogers	4:09
7. 	"Lick My Love" 	Freddy Spencer, Tom Barrowe, Dex Barrowe, Johnny Brandybuck, Mo Hawkins, Jolly Rogers	4:21
8. 	"Faster" 	Freddy Spencer, Tom Barrowe, Dex Barrowe, Johnny Brandybuck, Mo Hawkins, Jolly Rogers	3:51
9. 	"Ice Cold Summer" 	Freddy Spencer, Tom Barrowe, Dex Barrowe, Johnny Brandybuck, Mo Hawkins, Jolly Rogers	5:11
10.	"Swan Song" 	Freddy Spencer, Tom Barrowe, Dex Barrowe, Johnny Brandybuck, Mo Hawkins, Jolly Rogers	5:02
== Personnel[edit] ==
; Skull's on Parade
** Jolly Rogers– vocals, piano, saxophone (3, 9, 10), harmonica (5)
** Dex Barrowe – guitars, backing vocals,
** Freddy Spencer – guitars, backing vocals
** Johnny Brandybuck-Guitars, vocals, lead vocals on track 9
** Mo Hawkins– bass lead vocals on track 2 and 10
** Tom Barrowe – drums and Lead Vocals
== Production[edit] ==
=== Production personnel[edit] ===
* Producers: Doc Martin
* Engineer: Doc Martin
== Chart positions[edit] ==
=== Album[edit] ===
Year	Chart 	Peak
2001	UK Albums Chart 	87
2001	Japanese Albums Chart	64
2001	Finnish Albums Chart 	6