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Matt Farley is an Unstoppable Songwriting Maniac Magician

**Matt Farley is an Unstoppable Songwriting Maniac Magician!** is a track on *Unexpected Songs of Joy, and Celebrations of Music Stars* (2011) by The Passionate and Objective Jokerfan. It is the first released Motern Media song to identify Matt Farley by name in the title.

This song was covered on a youtube video in 2016.[1]

## Lyrics

Let me tell you all about Matt Farley

Let me tell you about Matt Farley

Matt Farley is the greatest songwriter in the world

Matt Farley is a member of the band Moes Haven

Matt Farley made some of the best songs of all time with Moes Haven

The other member of Moes Haven is Tom Scalzo

Farley and Scalzo are the two greatest songwriters of all time

All time, all time

Matt Farley wasn't satisfied

Matt Farley was not satisified being the greatest songwriter of all time

So he spent days and weeks and months and years in his basement making more music

Matt Farley puts out a couple albums every month

He changes his name with each album that he puts out

He puts out this amazing ridiculous magnificent t piano pop out there in the world

And he changes his name with each album he puts out

And nobody knows what he's doing

But he knows what he's doing

He's Matt Farley

I'm talking about Matt Farley

He is the greatest singer songwriter in the world
Motern Extravaganza 2023

***Motern Extravaganza 2023*** is the eleventh live album by The Motern Manly Band, which was recorded at seventh Motern Extravaganza, held at the Peabody Marriott in Massachusetts on May 20, 2023.

## Track listing

1. Taking Care of Each Other (Live) 04:19 (from Perfect Crime (2023) by The Big Heist)
2. Great Time in the Meantime (Live) 03:16 (from Perfect Crime (2023) by The Big Heist)
3. Picnic (Live) 04:32 (from Songs About Food (2004) by The Spoiled Chefs)
4. Place by the Fire (Live) 01:54 (from Sirens (2023) by The Big Heist)
5. Kick Back Walter (Live) 03:02 (from This Ain't Mardi Gras (2023) by The Big Heist)
6. Home (Live) 02:46 (from This Ain't Mardi Gras (2023) by The Big Heist)
7. King of Late Night (Live) 02:36 (from MO75, Vol. 3 (2018) by The Big Heist)
8. Beat Gets Settled (Live) 03:06 (from MO75, Vol. 1 (2018) by The Big Heist)
9. Postcards and Memories (Live) 02:18 (from Stromboli’s Alarm Clock (2010) by Moe's Haven)
10. Basin and Range (Live) 02:52 (from Tightrope (2020) by The Big Heist)
11. Diarrhea Bounce Back (Live) 02:23 (from Still Farting, Pooping, Puking and Peeing (2011) by The Toilet Bowl Cleaners)
12. What Shall We Do with This Moment? (Live) 03:12 (from The Beyond (2020) by Brennan McFarley)
13. Ha Ha Rocks (Live) 01:40 (from Motern Heartburn (2016) by Matt Motern Manly Man)
14. Killer Clown (Live) 02:34 (from I’ve Never Left My Hometown (2016) by The Guy Who Sings Songs About Cities and Towns)
15. Wherever You're Going, Take Me with You (Live) 02:50 (from I Forgot What I Was Gonna Say (2019) by Matt Motern Manly Man)
16. The Beyond (Live) 03:24 (from The Beyond (2020) by Brennan McFarley)
17. Scarlett Johansson Farts (Live) 01:22 (from Celebrities Fart and Poop (Just Like You & Me) (2009) by The Toilet Bowl Cleaners)
18. Plow Guy (Live) 02:06 (from Joyous Cackle! (2015) by Matt Motern Manly Man)
19. Going Nowhere (Live) 02:46
20. Late Night Fight by the Rock (Live) 03:49
21. Tours of Duty (Live) 02:50
22. Sleison Is a Boxer (Live) 02:24
23. Tin Roof Tap Dance (Live) 03:03
24. Nod to the Gods (Live) 03:03
25. Dig In (Live) 02:08
26. Boston Johnny (Live) 00:52
27. Walking Back from Lincoln (Live) 02:12
28. Don't Cross That Road (Live) 03:10
29. Bucket Seats (Live) 02:58
30. Let's Silently Agree (Live) 01:44
31. Rattletrap (Live) 03:34
32. Orbit (Live) 03:58
33. Heard She Got Married (Live) 03:55
34. Never Stop Being Amazed (Live) 02:17
35. I'll Make a Poster (Live) 02:55
36. Motor Boat (Live) 03:07
37. I Got a Promotion (Live) 02:02
38. Poop Into a Wormhole (Live) 02:42
39. Timothee Chalamet (Live) 02:00
40. Charles Darwin (Live) 02:04
41. I Forgot What I Was Gonna Say (Live) 02:08
42. Poop in My Fingernails (Live) 02:10
43. Only People at This Beach (Live) 02:46
44. Next Time Around (Live) 05:44
45. Never Got over It (Live) 02:54
46. The Katie Poop Song (Live) 01:14
47. Mothman (Live) 02:39
48. Bleach (Live) 02:26
49. Good Intentions (Live) 02:44
50. Poop Clouds (Live) 01:32
Freaky Farley 2

***Freaky Farley 2*** is the name of a potential sequel to the 2007 cult classic *Freaky Farley*.

As of 2020, if the movie was to be made, it will not come out before 2025. Farley and Roxburgh have long discussed a potential sequel to the original film. In early 2020, Farley predicted it would be made "sometime in the next 5 years or so."[1] In early 2016, he also told a fan he'd write a part for him in the movie if he was free in 2023 for filming.[2]
CD Baby

## "CD Baby"

### Album

*If Not Us, Who?*

**CD Baby** is the tenth track on *If Not Us, Who?* (2007) by Moes Haven.

## Lyrics

CD BABY!

When I put my first CD for sale on CD baby

I was sure Derek Silvers was gonna call me and say

"Wow, I just heard your CD and it's so good!

We're so proud to be carrying it here on CD BABY!

And we're gonna make it one of the featured albums

right here on the front page of CD BABY!"

Either my answering machine's broken or he didn't call

He probably didn't call

Cause, after all

We've only sold one copy of that album up on CDBABY

And that was purchased by a girl I went to college with

And she only bought it cause I asked her to

Oh, CD BABY!

I check my account everyday

To see how many hits I got the day before

Oh, CD BABY!

People are coming to the site but it never leads to sale

Oh, CD BABY!

You probably all laugh at me when I send another disc

You probably say,

Oh no! It's another Moes Haven album when are these guys gonna give up?"

Oh, CD BABY!

We're not giving up, no

CD BABY!

I've spent something like 300 dollars putting my songs up on your site

And we've only made 23 dollars in sales

Ah! But you've gotta start somewhere

Oh, CD BABY!

Why don't you guys call me and say

"Hey, your band, it's so talented."

My number's 603-644-0048

Call me

And tell me

That CD BABY is so proud to be carrying Moes Haven

Cause I know you are

I know you are

You've got to be

You've got to be

Or some day you will

And I'm waiting by the phone

Oh, CD BABY!

Oh, CD BABY!
Amelia Shields

**Amelia Shields** is an actor in a number of Motern Media/ShockMarathons movies.

Her biggest role to date is playing Rosie in *Metal Detector Maniac* (2021).

## Filmography

* *Boston Johnny* (2023) as Carlotta
* *Metal Detector Maniac* (2021) as Rosie
* *Slingshot Cops* (2016) as Amelia (Cupcake Shop Owner)
* *Don’t Let The Riverbeast Get You!* (2012) as Cupcake Shop Patron #2
Brianna Henderson

**Brian Henderson** is an actress who appears in a number of early Motern Media/ShockMarathons movies. She and Matt Farley dated for some period of time.

## Filmography

* *Obtuse Todd* (2005)
* *Druids Druids Everywhere* (2003/2020) as Bri
* *Druid Gladiator Clone* (2003) as Bri
* *Sammy: The Tale of a Teddy and a Terrible Tunnel* (2002) as Bri
Jay Mayo

**Jay Mayo** is an actor and comedian who has appeared in a number of Motern Media/Shock Marathons movies since 2017. He has also released solo music as "Chuck Wagon", among other musical projects.

Papa Razzi and the Photogs released the song "Jay Mayo Is New England Comedy Awesome" on their 2014 album *I Feel Compelled to Make Good Music Songs*.

## Filmography

* *Boston Johnny* (2023) as Ombudsman Mayo
* *Magic Spot* (2022)
* *Metal Detector Maniac* (2021) as Hank Appleton
* *Heard She Got Married* (2021) as Officer Mayo
* *Slingshot Cops* (2016) as Officer Mayo
* *Motern Media Christmas Special* (2017) as Comedian Extraordinaire / Unscrupulous Locksmith
Songs About Food

***Songs About Food*** is the debut album by The Spoiled Chefs. It features Kevin McGee on vocals. The album was recorded in 2001, but was released online on November 3, 2004 (Amazon release date).

The album has 13 tracks, five of which also appear on *Dislocated Songs* (2004) by Moes Haven, specifically "Chocolate Ice Cream", "Pig Products", "Filet Mignon", "Who Put Coffee in my Mountain Dew?", and "Franks 'n' Beans". An instrumental version of "Filet Mignon" is also used in the movie *Sammy: The Tale of a Teddy and a Terrible Tunnel* (2002).

The cover art of the album features a black and white picture of Farley, McGee, and other people, who appear to be standing in a commercial kitchen facility. What appear to be photos of McFee and Farley flank the top left and right of the cover, and the album cover includes the starting caption "Moes Haven Presents". This make sense because the album was originally released online under the CDBaby account made for Moes Haven a few months before, and the album was also listed on the Moes Haven's website in existence at that time.
Freaky 4 Farley

***Freaky 4 Farley: The Many Moods of Motern Quarterly*** is a zine written by renowned Chicago writer Leor Galil documenting his quest to listen to all of Matt Farley's music. It is intended to be a quarterly zine, give or take.

Issue 1 was released in May 2021 and covers Farley's first 77 albums. (32 pages)

Issue 1 is very insightful and also wise in that Galil notes that he has used this wiki to assist him in his research.

Elizabeth Peterson can be seen reading Issue 1 in a scene in the 2021 movie *Heard She Got Married*.
Roy and Cathy

***Roy and Cathy*** (2017) is the 12th album by The Very Nice Interesting Singer Man. It has 15 tracks and is 30:44 in length. It was released in October 2017.

Farley discusses the album on MMIP Ep. #166 Roy and Cathy (Oct 9, 2017). (link)

In 2018, Justin Decloux of *Film Trap* rated this album as among Farley's Top 5 No Jokes albums for new fans.

## Track list

1. A Typical Case of Serendipity (2:05)
2. Rainbow Street (1:25)
3. Pretend I'm Someone Else to Be Brave (2:31)
4. Let's Silently Agree This Magical Connection Is Happening (1:47)
5. Never Need to Leave This Tent (1:47)
6. I See Something No One Else Sees (3:07)
7. Kissing All the Time (2:14)
8. The Club That Began on the Street (2:16)
9. Jellyface Woman, I Wanna Kiss You a Lot (0:58)
10. No Secrets (1:10)
11. Balloons for My Baby (2:31)
12. Lipstick on My Face (Like Ash Wednesday)(1:44)
13. Asking for a Friend (1:58)
14. Can We Go Down to Lovers' Lane? (2:24)
15. Picnic in the Clearing (2:47)

## References

<references>

1. ↑ Decloux, Justin. The Best Music of Matt Farley, *Film Trap* (June 11, 2018)
Miss Molly Kiely

**"Miss Molly Kiely"** is track 22 on Moes Haven's 2005 album *Down With Memories*.

The track is a solo piano and voice composition, in the more emotional style of *Someone Else.*. The song does not specifically say for sure, but Molly Kiely (b. 1969) is a Canadian-American alternative cartoonist best known for her erotica, and the song talks about asking "Miss Molly Kiely" to draw a picture of him. The lyrics also say that Molly sent him a note - which seems like a possible event because Farley was mailing out hundreds of Moes Haven CDs to people who he found interesting on the internet in this era, and the song "Rattletrap" on *March: of the Aliens* is also about an alternative cartoonist.

## Lyrics

Hey Miss Molly Kiely

Won't you draw a picture of me

Hey Miss Molly Kiely

Won't you draw a picture of me

I was so lonely one day

And then Miss Molly

She dropped me a line

Now i ain't so lonely

One little note from Molly Kiely

And I say

Hey Miss Molly Kiely

Won't you draw a picture of me

And if I can't sit still

You could just take a snapshot

And put the print next to your easel

And take all the time in the world

You could take all the time in the world

Hey Miss Molly Kiely

Won't you take a snapshot of me

Then bring the film to the grocery store

And have them make a 4 by 6 print

Or maybe an 8 by 10

Either way you can take all the time in the world

You could take all the time in the world

Hey Miss Molly Kiely

Won't you draw a picture of me

With the print beside your easel

You can take all the time in the world

All the time in the world

All the time in the world

All the time in the world
Cancelled Plans

**"Cancelled Plans"** is the first track on Moes Haven's 2005 album *Down With Memories*.

The song is a slow piano-and-vocals composition sung by Farley. It seems to be discussing an event one time in college where Farley and Tom Scalzo's evening plans were ruined when their friend Emily had to cancel. This may be the same Emily that sings on "Propane Man" on *Songs from Deep in the Vault, Vol. 1*.[1] Farley goes on to talk to Scalzo, asking him how his friend liked the Woody Allen movie *Husbands and Wives* (1992).

## Lyrics

I was ready to go and get Scalzo

And go to Alfie's

But you called to say that Emily couldn't come

We cancelled the plans and said

We'd do it some other time

Or something like that

Effin Emily that little effin rat

Called Scalzo and I told him about the change

Said sorry that you'll have to rearrange

Your plans, but he said he didn't mind

And I asked him, how did your friend find

The Woody Allen movie

He said she thought it was groovy

But so many people were running out of the room (?)

It was like a convention

And so she wasn't able to pay complete attention

and Husbands n Wives requires

The viewers' 100% attention

So i suggested she watch it again someday

In a quiet quiet room

Turn off the phone

Just with one or two other people

Or maybe all alone

I was ready to go to alfie's

I was halfway out the door

When she called

I was ready to go
The Singing Phone Ringtone Party Band

**The Singing Phone Ringtone Party Band** is a Matt Farley single song band which released one album in 2009 titled *First and Last Name Ringtones*. The album consists of 69 versions of the same song, using common names, e.g., "John Smith, You Have a Phone Call."

The album was released on October 29, 2009 (55:43).
Great Unfinished Masterpiece

***Great Unfinished Masterpiece*** (2017) is the fourth album by Matt Motern Manly Man.

This No Jokes album has 12 tracks and a runtime of 29:06. It was released on December 23, 2017, and appeared on Spotify about December 28. Farley discusses the album on MMIP #174 (December 24, 2017). Farley has referred to the album as a "show tunes" album, influenced by songwriting styles of the 1930s and 40s.

## Critical reception

Director and music critic Justin Decloux wrote of this album: "Farley at the keyboard is Farley at his most pure: All you get is his warbling voice, melodic playing, and aching sadness. *Great Unfinished Masterpiece* is a more recent album (as of this writing), but it’s a great starting point to hear Farley tackle a number of different heartbreaking subjects in one digestible package.

‘Fake News’ is the tale of a man that realizes his loved one is having an affair, but still refuses to believe it’s true. In ‘The Definition of Insanity’ Matt reflects on why he still continues to make music. ‘Be on my podcast’ says so much in lines like “What’s the point of the two of us being a room if we’re not doing it for others to consume? Shhhhhhh…Don’t say a word until I press record."

Music critic and sometimes Motern actor Odilon Green wrote this about the album in early 2018: "This album is a real change of pace for Motern Media, being made up of songs primarily in a “show tune” style. There’s a ton of wit on display in the lyrics, expertly straddling the line between silly and sincere, while the music, to a greater or lesser extent, fits the thematic conceit throughout. This has a very different feel than the other albums on this list, but scratches its particular itch very nicely indeed."

Spotify: [1]
Amazon: [2]
Apple Music: [3]

## Track list

1. Fake News 2:42
2. I'll Work Overtime (If She's on That Shift Too) 3:29
3. Binge Watch You 2:02
4. The Definition of Insanity 1:52
5. I Don't Need to Check My Phone 3:44
6. Great Unfinished Masterpiece 2:34
7. Be on My Podcast 2:20
8. I Refuse to Accept That Time Goes Fast 1:27
9. College Application 2:07
10. Fireworks Reunion Fantasy 2:00
11. Unidentified Lights in the Sky 2:39
12. Smarts and Restraint 2:06

## Covers

Robert Janz did a cover of "Fake News" on the 2020 Motern Media Cover Song Challenge.

## References

1. ↑ .Tweet "now on Spotify (6:41am ET, 28 Dec 2017, Matt Farley)
2. ↑ Decloux, Justin (11 June 2018). The Best Music of Matt Farley (In Five Albums, *Film Trap*
3. ↑ Ranking Motern Media's Self Proclaimed Twenty Best Albums 2014-17
Tom Scalzo

**Tom Scalzo** is a guitarist who met Matt Farley in college, where they formed Moes Haven, which has released over 25 albums.  Scalzo also plays in many other Farley projects, including The Big Heist, the second album from Projection From The Side, and Matt Motern Manly Man.   He also appears in many of Farley/Roxburgh movies.

Scalzo also released a solo ambient electronic instrumental album in 2016, titled *A Garden for Mars*.

## Filmography

* *Boston Johnny* (2023) as Toronto's Own Will Sloan
* *Metal Detector Maniac* (2021) as Professor Scalzo
* *Motern Media Christmas Special* (2017) in multiple roles
* *Slingshot Cops* (2016) as The Eastern European
* *Local Legends* (2013) as Tom Scalzo
* *Don’t Let The Riverbeast Get You!* (2012) as Teddy Hollingsworth
* *Monsters, Marriage and Murder in Manchvegas* (2009) as All-Star Pete
* *Freaky Farley* (2007) as Lyric Poet
* *Obtuse Todd* (2006) as Justin
* *Druids Druids Everywhere* (2003/2020) as Photographer Johnson
* *Druid Gladiator Clone* (2003) as Johnson

*Out With the Old* (2004) • *Dislocated Songs* (2004) • *Svetlana* (2005) • *Someone Else.* (2005) • *Explorations in Madness* (2005) • *Moe's Haven* (2005) • *Sir Paul Made Ram. We Made This.* (2005) • *Down With Memories* (2005) • *January* (2006) • *February: From the Bayou to the Barnyard and Back* (2006) • *March: of the Aliens* (2006) • *April: What A Cruel Month* (2006) • *May: I Buy You A Sandwich?* (2006) • *June* (2006) • *July: In The Sun With Me?* (2006) • *August: of Temporal Inconsistency* (2006) • *September: In Manchvegas* (2006) • *(SH)OC(K)TOBER* (2006) • *November the Tar!* (2006) • *December* (2007) • *If Not Us, Who?* (2007) • *This is My Millennium* (2008) • *Stromboli’s Alarm Clock* (2010) • *Metal Detector Maniac* (2022) • *(Several Supreme Beings Told Us To Make This) One Last Album* (2023)
**Compilations**: *Victory is Ours! (For Now)* (2007) • *It Takes a Lot of Guts!* (2009)
**Songs from Deep in the Vault (1996 - 2010)**: *Vol. 1* (2013) • *Vol. 2* (2017) • *Vol. 3* (2017) • *Unheralded Origins of Genius* (2021)
Wednesday Night Chronicles

***Wednesday Night Chronicles*** is the debut EP of Brennan McFarley.

The EP is discussed in depth on the September 2, 2019 episode of MMIP. It has a Spotify listed release date of August 28, 2019, but it was not announced until discussed on the the podcast.

Matt and Frog intended the band name to be "Brennan/McFarley" with a slash, and this EP to be titled "Side One", but streaming rules caused the changes.

The album has six songs and a runtime of 21:27. Nine draft songs that did not make the album became the debut album of Caniko Tucci.

## Track listing

1. Don't Cross That Road 3:33
2. Like an Outlaw 3:51
3. The World Is Too Much for Us 4:11
4. Pulverizing the Penguin 3:04
5. This Is What They Meant 3:41
6. To Figure Out Our Way 3:07
More Songs About Singers

***More Songs About Singers*** is the third album of The Passionate and Objective Jokerfan. Released just over seven months after the artist's prior album, it has 27 tracks and a runtime of 46:03.

The album continues very much in the same vein as *Songs About Singers*, but Farley begins to loosen up a bit in his writing and recording on this album. Some of the lyrics seem more improvised, and he adds more non-word flourishes such as his falsetto impersonation of Art Garfunkel on "Paul Simon Probably Resented Art Garfunkel".

The review of this album in 2015 by the Motern Mania Tumbler excerpts some of the funny lyrics from this album, and notes this emerging trend: "Jokerfan seems to enjoy telling frontmen what bands they belong to. 'Michael Stipe, you are the lead singer of R.E.M.' And later, 'Wayne Coyne, you are the lead singer of The Flaming Lips.' "

## References

1. ↑ The Passionate & Objective Jokerfan Part 3: More Songs About Singers, Motern Mania Tumblr (August 26, 2015)

Moes Haven • The Big Heist • The Toilet Bowl Cleaners • Matt Motern Manly Man • Brennan McFarley • Caniko Tucci • Papa Razzi and the Photogs • The Very Nice Interesting Singer Man • The Passionate and Objective Jokerfan • Projection from the Side • The Finklestinks • The Guy Who Sings Songs About Cities And Towns • The Odd Man Who Sings About Poop, Puke and Pee • The Hungry Food Band • The Strange Man Who Sings About Dead Animals • The Singing Animal Lover • The Paranormal Song Warrior • The Great Weather Song Person • The Spoiled Chefs (with Kevin McGee) • Single song bands • Sports bands • No Jokes • Full 75+ band list on home page
The Hungry Food Band

**The Hungry Food Band** is a Matt Farley solo band with songs about, well, come on, its pretty obvious. The band has released four albums from 2009-12, for a total of 251 songs.

The most streamed songs from this artist on Spotify, as of May 2019, are "Garlic Bread Song" and "I Love Bacon, Yes I Do!" from *Food Song Central: A Lot of Songs About Food* (2012)

* The Hungry Food Band on Spotify

 2010
 2012

Moes Haven • The Big Heist • The Toilet Bowl Cleaners • Matt Motern Manly Man • Brennan McFarley • Caniko Tucci • Papa Razzi and the Photogs • The Very Nice Interesting Singer Man • The Passionate and Objective Jokerfan • Projection from the Side • The Finklestinks • The Guy Who Sings Songs About Cities And Towns • The Odd Man Who Sings About Poop, Puke and Pee • **The Hungry Food Band** • The Strange Man Who Sings About Dead Animals • The Singing Animal Lover • The Paranormal Song Warrior • The Great Weather Song Person • The Spoiled Chefs (with Kevin McGee) • Single song bands • Sports bands • No Jokes • Full 75+ band list on home page
The Vampire & Werewolf Experience

**The Vampire & Werewolf Experience** is a Matt Farley band which releases songs about the Twilight franchise.

The band has released two albums and one single, all of which happened in a brief time period of December 2009 to August 2010, after which the band has remained silent. The second Twilight movie, *New Moon*, was released on November 20, 2009, a few weeks before the band's debut.

As of July 2019, the most streamed song from this artist on Spotify is "Team Kendrick (Robert Pattison is the Man!)" followed by "Anna Kendrick, You are so Cute!"

## Discography

 2010
 Single
Mature Love Songs

***Mature Love Songs*** is the 11th album by The Toilet Bowl Cleaners.

The album was released on August 6, 2014, only a month after *Never Gonna Flush Again*, which concluded by saying the band was done recording poop songs. And they followed through with this No Jokes album of "mature long songs". However, the band left Motern Media, releasing the album on Singing Animal Lover Music. This was part of The Singing Animal Lover's revolt against Matt Farley.

According to all reports, this album was a flop, and the band was forced to return to Motern Media and poop songs in the surprisingly good *Poop Oh Yeah! Poop Yes! Uh Huh! Poop!* in 2016.

The album has 12 tracks and a running time of 22:00. The album cover art features Matt Farley making a heart figure with his hands while in front of his fireplace.

Spotify: [1]
Amazon: [2]
Apple Music: [3]

## Track listing

1. River of Love 2:03
2. Walk in the Moonlight 1:48
3. Something About Love 1:31
4. In and Out of Love 1:43
5. Love On a Saturday 1:32
6. I Swear That's the Truth 1:31
7. Electricity Between You and Me 1:49
8. Phases of the Moon 1:08
9. Leave a Window Open for Love 1:42
10. You're of Utmost Importance to Me 2:02
11. I'm Brokenhearted Cause You're Gone 1:31
12. Love Me 'til the End of Time 1:34
13. You Know Where You Can Find Me 2:02
Fake News

***Fake News*** is the opening track on *Great Unfinished Masterpiece* (2017) by The Very Nice Interesting Singer Man.

On MMIP #174, Farley discusses this song. He notes pianist Bobby Short as one of the inspirations for the style of this song, playing a snippet of Short's performance of "How Could We Be Wrong" by Cole Porter. The song has a number of journalistic references; the term "Fake News" was a common phrase in American political discourse during the time this album was recorded. Farley comments on the podcast that the concept of "fake news" is nothing that new, the term "propaganda" is not new, though people paying critical attention to the news is good.

Robert Janz did a cover of "Fake News" on the 2020 Motern Media Cover Song Challenge.

## Lyrics

This just in

First to report, this is exclusive

She was was with him

And I was dumb to believe her lame excuses

They’ve been sneaking

Then they were spotted by a journalist

Who was right there peeking

As he went in for a kiss

But there are no action shots

So I choose to refuse

That this is anything other than fake news

You’ll have to wait

If you’re looking for my reaction

It will be great

When you issue your retraction

She has my trust

I’ve unsubscribed, I’m not a reader

Quit raking up muck

You gossip column bottom feeder

There are no action shots

So I choose to refuse

That this is anything other than fake news

We’ll hold a press conference

I’ll declare she has my confidenc
e
She’s honest and reliable

And we’re suing you for libel

You’re quite bold

Armed with no proof you’ve called me out

But truth be told

Since your report, I’ve had some doubts

I should learn

Never to believe the press

Don’t ask her to confirm

Cause I’m too afraid to that she’ll say yes

And we have no action shots

So I can still choose to refuse

That this is anything other than fake news
Do You Like These Songs About Wisconsin Cities and Towns?

***Do You Like These Songs About Wisconsin Cities and Towns?*** is the 20th album by The Guy Who Sings Songs About Cities And Towns. The album contains 50 tracks and has a runtime of 83 minutes. It was released to Spotify on January 16, 2019. CDBaby blurb: "Good songs." Album notes: "Me like this."

The track order of the album is mostly similar to a descending list of the largest cities in Wisconsin as listed on Wikipedia. However, there are unexplained exceptions, such as Track 5 "Chippewa Falls Forever, Alright?", which is listed as of July 2019 as only the 60th most populous city in Wisconsin. Also, The Guy doesn't slavishly follow the population list, some cities are skipped. Wisconsin has 85 municipalities listed on Wikipedia as of July 2019. Track 50 of the album is about Grand Chute, which is a town (similar to a township in most states).

Link: Album on Spotify

## Tracks

1. Milwaukee, Oh Yeah! 1:59
2. Madison, Wisconsin, Yes! 1:34
3. Green Bay! Green Bay! Green Bay! 1:44
4. Let's Hear It for Kenosha, Ok? 1:44
5. Chippewa Falls Forever, Alright? 1:48
6. Remarkably Great Racine Song 1:42
7. Song About Appleton, Wisconsin 1:23
8. Waukesha Forever! 1:58
9. Song for Oshkosh 1:42
10. Oh Eau Claire! Yep! 1:51
11. A Fine Song About Janesville 1:54
12. Dance Song About West Allis 1:42
13. La Crosse Is Nice Place 1:34
14. Oh Sheboygan! What a Town! 1:50
15. Wauwatosa Spectacular Song 1:16
16. Fond Du Lac 1:28
17. New Berlin Is a Great Place 1:47
18. Wausau! Oh Wow! 1:26
19. Anthem for Brookfield 1:49
20. Beloit Is a Superb Spot 1:52
21. Greenfield Is the Greatest 1:54
22. Franklin Is Incredible Municipality 1:16
23. Live the American Dream in Oak Creek Now. 1:45
24. Manitowoc Anthem 1:49
25. Incredible West Bend Melody 1:34
26. Sun Prairie Forever 1:32
27. I Love Superior Wisconsin 1:36
28. Stevens Point Deserves a Song This Great 1:37
29. Neenah Is Nice Place 1:34
30. Yeah Yeah! Fitchburg, Wisconsin 2:00
31. Muskego Is the Best Place 1:42
32. Watertown Is a Fine Place to Raise Your Family 2:03
33. De Pere Is Delightful! 1:31
34. Mequon Song 1:37
35. I Made This Song About South Milwaukee 1:44
36. Oh! Marshfield! 1:42
37. Wisconsin Rapids Is an All-American Town 1:45
38. Cudahy Forever! 1:57
39. Onalaska Is the Greatest Place 1:37
40. I Wrote This Middleton Song 1:28
41. Menasha Is a Fine Community 1:43
42. Menomonie Is a Nice Place 1:41
43. Beaver Dam Is the Best 1:40
44. Oh! Oconomowoc! 1:56
45. Kaukauna Anthem 1:57
46. River Falls Is Such a Nice Place 1:33
47. Whitewater! Wisconsin! America! World! 1:30
48. Hartford Is Nice Place 1:21
49. Glendale Is the Best Place, I Tell Ya! 1:35
50. Grand Chute, Great Town 1:10
Motern on Motern

***Motern on Motern: Conversations with Matt Farley and Charles Roxburgh*** (2020) is a book by film critics Will Sloan and Justin Decloux about the cinematic productions of Motern Media/Shock Marathons.

It was released in October 2020. The book cover artwork is a recreation of the cover of the *Turnstiles* album by Billy Joel. It was originally commissioned as a potential cover for the 2020 Blu-Ray release of *Local Legends*.

## Official blurbs on the book

“Will Sloan and Justin Decloux have created the definitive work on two of cinema’s most inspiring artists. Matt Farley and Charles Roxburgh make films for all the right reasons, if not always in the precisely right ways, and their output and methodology merit study by any gestating independent filmmaker.” - Simon Barrett, writer of The Guest and You’re Next

At last! The mad geniuses behind such warped masterpieces as Don’t Let The Riverbeast Get You!, Freaky Farley, and Slingshot Cops tell their SHOCKING TRUE STORY!

In the first book about the greatest horror/comedy auteurs that Manchester, New Hampshire has ever known, Matt Farley and Charles Roxburgh take a film-by-film tour of their eccentric cinematic oeuvre. In a series of wide-ranging interviews with Will Sloan and Justin Decloux (hosts of The Important Cinema Club podcast), the mavericks behind Motern Media tell the epic story of a 20-year collaboration crafting cult classics on the margins of cinema. From wrangling zero-budget productions to tangling with fly-by-night distributors, they never lose the joy of making a backyard movie with friends.

In the tradition of Hitchcock/Truffaut, Bergman on Bergman, and This Is Orson Welles, MOTERN ON MOTERN is a story of friendship, community, and the agony and ecstasy of filmmaking. Featuring bonus interviews with Motern cast members and a sample from a never-before-seen Farley/Roxburgh screenplay, it’s the definitive resource for indecorous deviants everywhere!

## External links

* *Motern on Motern* from Gold Ninja Video
* *Motern on Motern* on Amazon.com
Still Farting, Pooping, Puking and Peeing

***Still Farting, Pooping, Puking and Peeing*** is the seventh album by The Toilet Bowl Cleaners.

The album has 18 tracks and a running time of 26:24. It was released on March 1, 2011, about ten months after *Famous People Fart & Poop*.

This release is one of the band's most popular albums. Track 1, "The Poop Song", has long been the most streamed song from the band, with over 5.2 million streams on Spotify as of March 2023. "The Diarrhea Bounce Back" is another big bit.

The album art is the first cover from this band to have a color photograph, and appears to feature a toilet not seen on any previous cover. This toilet is the same one used for the cover of the band's next album, *The White Album (With Brown and Yellow Stains)*.

In 2021, journalist Leor Galil said that he wished *Pitchfork* would do a lengthy review of this album.[1]

## Track listing

1. The Poop Song 1:12
2. The Dingleberry Song 1:04
3. The Diarrhea Bounce Back 1:24
4. Everybody Poops 1:43
5. The Defecation Song 1:10
6. The Conjunctivitis Song (Pink Eye!) 1:32
7. Toilet Paper Stuck in my Butt 1:14
8. Butts Were Probably Dirty in the Old Days! 1:11
9. The Upper Decker Poop Song 1:11
10. Cover Up Your Butt Crack, Please! 1:17
11. Jingle Bells Poop Song 1:25
12. The Plimptons Poop (Together) ! 1:29
13. My Gums Bleed Whenever I Floss 1:51
14. Coffee Makes You Poop 1:19
15. I'm So Thirsty (That I'm Drinking My Own Pee!) 2:14
16. The Gleeking Song (Gleek! Gleek! Gleek!) 1:31
17. Fecal Matter on My Toothbrush 1:52
18. When Drew Has to Poo (What Does Mike Do?) 1:37
March: of the Aliens

## March

***March: of the Aliens*** is the eleventh released album by Moes Haven. It was released on April 3, 2006, and is a semi-concept album. Side 2 (tracks 6 - 9) is about an alien invasion, and Side 1 is just a "collection of songs", Matt says. *March: of the Aliens* is often considered one of the best Moes Haven albums, along with *Out With the Old*and *December*.

The songs "Rattletrap" and "The Aliens Spare Earth (For Now)" appear on the band's 2007 compilation *Victory Is Ours! (For Now)*. The song "Rattletrap" was inspired by a comic by Jerry Smith titled *RATTLETRAP,* about married life and life being an artist.

"Alien Lullaby", "The Aliens Are in Sacramento", "Break It", "Elegy For a Space Commander", and "The Aliens Spare Earth (For Now)" are a sequence about an Alien invasion. "I Like Her Ambition" is sung from the perspective of Creepy Bobby. Tom is not featured on "Unrequited Love is So Good For Your Diet".

Dan Speake features on the cover art, calling nobody on a payphone. Dan Speake was a coworker of Matt and now stars in his movies. Speake has also featured on other Moes Haven albums.

Unlike other Moes Haven albums, this album has less tracks and longer songs. Most Moes Haven albums have more tracks and shorter songs. "Rattletrap" was performed at the 2017 Extravaganza and "The Aliens Spare Earth (For Now)" was performed at the 2018 Extravaganza.

By March 2016, 10 years later, the album had only made $38.

## Track listing

*Out With the Old* (2004) • *Dislocated Songs* (2004) • *Svetlana* (2005) • *Someone Else.* (2005) • *Explorations in Madness* (2005) • *Moe's Haven* (2005) • *Sir Paul Made Ram. We Made This.* (2005) • *Down With Memories* (2005) • *January* (2006) • *February: From the Bayou to the Barnyard and Back* (2006) • ***March: of the Aliens*** (2006) • *April: What A Cruel Month* (2006) • *May: I Buy You A Sandwich?* (2006) • *June* (2006) • *July: In The Sun With Me?* (2006) • *August: of Temporal Inconsistency* (2006) • *September: In Manchvegas* (2006) • *(SH)OC(K)TOBER* (2006) • *November the Tar!* (2006) • *December* (2007) • *If Not Us, Who?* (2007) • *This is My Millennium* (2008) • *Stromboli’s Alarm Clock* (2010) • *Metal Detector Maniac* (2022) • *(Several Supreme Beings Told Us To Make This) One Last Album* (2023)
**Compilations**: *Victory is Ours! (For Now)* (2007) • *It Takes a Lot of Guts!* (2009)
**Songs from Deep in the Vault (1996 - 2010)**: *Vol. 1* (2013) • *Vol. 2* (2017) • *Vol. 3* (2017) • *Unheralded Origins of Genius* (2021)
Couch of Culpability

***Couch of Culpability*** is a 1998 short film by Charles Roxburgh and Matt Farley. It was created when Matt was in his junior year of college at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island and Charlie was in his senior year. After 1997's *Seeking Freedom*, this is the second short film created by Charlie and Farley that is distributed in the present day. *Seeking Freedom* has not been distributed since 1997 for unknown reasons.

Released in early 1998 and re-released on YouTube on May 29, 2015, it is the oldest thing that Matt Farley has ever produced that is still around today. It was originally released on VHS.

## Plot synopsis

Matt and Charlie are two students living at Providence College. Matt, while roaming the campus, finds his friend asking for help moving a couch he has lying around. His friend places a box of Nerds candy on the table and decided to clean a little bit. While cleaning up under the couch, Matt accidentally drops the couch on his friend's head, killing him. He flees the scene to buy groceries. When Matt returns, the body is mysteriously gone.

Matt is unable to sleep that night and catches a news program stating that his fingerprints were found at the scene of the crime and is now a prime suspect. Nerds candy start popping up in the fridge, prompting Matt to get angry at Charlie who he thinks is pulling a prank. Charlie leaves to go to class when Matt attempts suicide with a chair. A bit later, Matt gets a call from the police station asking him to come in for an investigation. He hangs up and places himself under his sofa - finally ending his life with a spurt of blood coming out of his mouth.

## Cast

* Matt Farley as Matt
* Charles Roxburgh as Charlie
* Matt Sova as Matt's friend
* Tom Scalzo as a newscaster
Odilon Green

**Odilon Green** is an actor in a number of Motern Media films, and also a musician.

Green appears as one of Trailhead Troubadours in *Magic Spot* (2022), and as one of the college professors in *Metal Detector Maniac* (2021), and also appears in *Motern Media Christmas Special* (2017). He is known for his handsome beard.

He has released music under his own name and also as "The Other Strange Man".

Papa Razzi and the Photogs released the song "All-Time Odilon Green Sensation" on *I Am Not Wasting My Life* (2018).

## Filmography

* *Boston Johnny* (2023) Drape Boy
* *Magic Spot* (2022) as Troubadour Odilon
* *Metal Detector Maniac* (2021) as Professor Odilon Green
* *Motern Media Christmas Special* (2017) as Coffee Milk Pitchman #2
Songs from Deep in the Vault, Vol. 3

***Songs from Deep in the Vault, Volume 3*** is the twenty-seventh album by Moes Haven and the third *Songs from Deep in the Vault* album. It is currently their final release. It was released on the same day as *Songs from Deep in the Vault, Volume 2**.*

Like *Volume 2*, it features more on the earlier work of Moes Haven instead of *Songs from Deep in the Vault, Volume 1*that features mostly demos and outtakes from *Stromboli’s Alarm Clock*. It also features outtakes / demos from that album, and songs from the early 2000 demo tape *Tasteless**,* released under the band name Scandal.

The cover is a match with *Volume 2* as it is a screengrab of the 2013 film *Local Legends*. If you put them side-by-side, it makes one bigger image.

## Notes

**"Our Troubles May Be Over** [Demo 2]**"** is the second demo of the song "Our Troubles May Be Over" from *Stromboli's Alarm Clock*. While the first demo featured solo piano, this one features a single acoustic guitar and Farley vocals.

**"Song to J.L."** features Pete Peterson on dual vocals with Matt. Possibly an early Finklestinks song.

**"Wait a Minute, Lester"** is from the 2001 rock opera *The Lester Saga*, which remains unreleased wholly.

**"Fiasco"** is originally from the 1997 original *Moe's Haven*, not to be confused with the 2005 album *Moe's Haven**.*

**"He's Farley and He's F'n Great"** and **"What's So Great About F'n Scalzo"** are the two opening tracks from the May 2000 demo tape *Tasteless* by Scandal.

**"Escaping the Family"** is the opening track from the original 2004 version of *Music for the Final Millennium*.

**"The Instability of Friends"** is from the 2002 album *An Art Supreme*, that featured songs like "Recognize You" and "Beautiful Cars".

## Track listing

*Out With the Old* (2004) • *Dislocated Songs* (2004) • *Svetlana* (2005) • *Someone Else.* (2005) • *Explorations in Madness* (2005) • *Moe's Haven* (2005) • *Sir Paul Made Ram. We Made This.* (2005) • *Down With Memories* (2005) • *January* (2006) • *February: From the Bayou to the Barnyard and Back* (2006) • *March: of the Aliens* (2006) • *April: What A Cruel Month* (2006) • *May: I Buy You A Sandwich?* (2006) • *June* (2006) • *July: In The Sun With Me?* (2006) • *August: of Temporal Inconsistency* (2006) • *September: In Manchvegas* (2006) • *(SH)OC(K)TOBER* (2006) • *November the Tar!* (2006) • *December* (2007) • *If Not Us, Who?* (2007) • *This is My Millennium* (2008) • *Stromboli’s Alarm Clock* (2010) • *Metal Detector Maniac* (2022) • *(Several Supreme Beings Told Us To Make This) One Last Album* (2023)
**Compilations**: *Victory is Ours! (For Now)* (2007) • *It Takes a Lot of Guts!* (2009)
**Songs from Deep in the Vault (1996 - 2010)**: *Vol. 1* (2013) • *Vol. 2* (2017) • ***Vol. 3*** (2017) • *Unheralded Origins of Genius* (2021)
Svetlana Finds Solace in the Arms of English Men of Letters

***Svetlana Finds Solace in the Arms of English Men of Letters,** Vol. 1(or simply just **Svetlana**)* is the third released album by Moes Haven. The album has 14 tracks, and is a concept album about Samuel Johnson and James Boswell. It is described by the band as "the musical equivalent of James Boswell's memories of his long-lost love, Svetlana, as he wanders through 21st Century America."

CDBaby lists a 2004 release date. Amazon lists a CD release date of as February 2, 2005, and Spotify lists February 7, 2005. It seems most likely it was released in late 2004, but not actually available online until early February 2005. Official CDBaby blurb: "Raw, ragged and brimming with energy, most of these songs are from two days of manic songwriting and recording." The majority of the album was recorded in one weekend in June 2004.

Track 1, "Arizona's Flat," also appears on the 2009 best-of compilation *It Takes a Lot of Guts!*. Track 7, "Subterranean Lovesick Painter", currently appears on the "Official Motern Media Playlist".

## Track listing

*Out With the Old* (2004) • *Dislocated Songs* (2004) • *Svetlana* (2005) • *Someone Else.* (2005) • *Explorations in Madness* (2005) • *Moe's Haven* (2005) • *Sir Paul Made Ram. We Made This.* (2005) • *Down With Memories* (2005) • *January* (2006) • *February: From the Bayou to the Barnyard and Back* (2006) • *March: of the Aliens* (2006) • *April: What A Cruel Month* (2006) • *May: I Buy You A Sandwich?* (2006) • *June* (2006) • *July: In The Sun With Me?* (2006) • *August: of Temporal Inconsistency* (2006) • *September: In Manchvegas* (2006) • *(SH)OC(K)TOBER* (2006) • *November the Tar!* (2006) • *December* (2007) • *If Not Us, Who?* (2007) • *This is My Millennium* (2008) • *Stromboli’s Alarm Clock* (2010) • *Metal Detector Maniac* (2022) • *(Several Supreme Beings Told Us To Make This) One Last Album* (2023)
**Compilations**: *Victory is Ours! (For Now)* (2007) • *It Takes a Lot of Guts!* (2009)
**Songs from Deep in the Vault (1996 - 2010)**: *Vol. 1* (2013) • *Vol. 2* (2017) • *Vol. 3* (2017) • *Unheralded Origins of Genius* (2021)
Adventures in Cruben Country

***Adventures in Cruben Country*** is a 2002 low-budget comedy-horror movie directed by Matt Farley and produced by Farley and Charles Roxburgh. It is the first of the Motern Media/ShockMarathons Druid saga movies.

It is available to rent on Vimeo.

## Plot

Official ShockMarathons description: The first movie in the exciting DRUID SAGA!

Matt (Matt Farley) has recently been elected mayor of Thomasville, a small New England town. Along with his assistant Charlie (Charlie Roxburgh), Matt has caused quite a stir by making radical proposals, such as the banishment of motorized vehicles and the construction of an underground pedestrian walkway.

When he announces plans to develop a vast wilderness tract known as Cruben Country, Matt angers some of the city’s most powerful residents. Despite this stressful situation, Matt does his best to nurture a budding relationship with Melanie, a local newspaper reporter.

With the covert Druids scheming against them, Matt and Charlie are about to find out that they not only have to fight for their political opinions, they also have to fight for their lives!

## Background

This is the first Farley/Roxburgh movie they made after graduating college, and the first of their four Druid saga films.

## Reception

The film won "Best Original Screenplay-Amateur Division" at the Yellowstone Film Festival 2002.

*Swampflix*, in a 2018 review, wrote that *Cruben Country* "is sure to play as a fairly standard backyard movie project to the uninitiated but will feel like a shocking revelation to already converted Motern devotees," because so many themes that appear in the later more professional movies can be seen in this very early (and rough) production. "The highs of *Adventures in Cruben Country* never quite match the best of Farley’s work, but it’s still a successfully funny, adorable hangout comedy with strong Adventures of Pete & Pete *vibes that telegraph what he’d later accomplish in* Manchvegas."

## Primary Cast

* Matt Farley as Mayor Matt Farley
* Charles Roxburgh as Charles Roxburgh
* Kevin McGee as Kevin McGee
* Mel Chayer as Mel Chayer (newspaper reporter)
* Kyle Kochan as the Hobo
* Jon Noble as City Engineer
* Colleen Kochan as Schoolgirl
* C.J. Hebert as Radio Station D.J.
* John Miller as Attack Druid
* Jon Demaio as Attack Druid
* Keith Ruggiero as Attack Druid
* Jim Farley as Thomasville citizen
* Rachel Farley as Thomasville citizen
* Jess Bliga as Thomasville citizen
* Sarah Roxburgh as Thomasville citizen
* Mike Tabtabai as Thomasville citizen
* Matt Sova as Thomasville citizen
* Greg Kochan as Thomasville citizen

## Songs

* "Alpine Slide (Someday There Will Be)" (2001) by Matt Farley
* "Car-Free Thomasville" (2001) by Matt Farley
* "Her Name is Mel" (2001) by Matt Farley
* "Indifference" (2001) by The Finklestinks, written by Chris Peterson (this song also appears on *Sir Paul Made Ram. We Made This.* (2005) by Moes Haven)
* "Rendezvous Point" (2001) by Matt Farley
* "Vote For Me" (2002) by Matt Farley

## Reviews

* Matt Farley’s Druid Trilogy, SwampFlix (August 18, 2018)

## References

1. ↑ Yellowstone Film Festival '02 Awards, Yellowstone Film Festival
The Centennial Ganza

***The Centennial Ganza*** is the eight live album by The Motern Manly Band, which was recorded at the Ganza held at the Centennial Room of a hotel north of Boston, on September 3, 2022.

The track listing below is as the song titles appear on the album; some of the titles are shortened or altered from the originally released song.

IN PROGRESS

## Track listing

1. Turtlehead Poop (Live) 3:48
2. Have You Seen Dooma Blooma? (Live) 2:41
3. It's Ok to Break the Law If You Have Good Intentions (Live) 3:24
4. Sirens (Live) 2:52
5. Shorts Too High (Live) 2:48
6. I Wasn't Joking (Live) 2:08
7. Balloons for My Baby (Live) 2:24
8. Submit (Live) 2:35
9. The Erika Poop Song (Live) 2:30
10. I've Never Left My Hometown (Live) 2:50
11. I'm the Monster You Created (Live) 2:38
12. I Am a Dangerous Man (Live) 2:21
13. We're the Only People at This Beach (Live) 2:41
14. Sweetheart Deal (Live) 3:03
15. They're Already Nostalgic (Live) 3:10
16. Sleison Is a Boxer (Live) 3:08
17. Being a Pallbearer (Live) 2:36
18. Natural Wizard (Live) 3:10
19. Next Time Around (Live) 5:24
20. Heard She Got Married (Live) 3:52
21. Katie Said (Live) 3:56
22. Motor Boat Song (Live) 3:02
23. A Thousand Tries (Live) 4:34
24. Don't Cross That Road (Live) 3:28
25. Loring Ave. (Live) 4:24
26. Thirsty Killer (Live) 2:00
27. Late Night Fight by the Rock (Live) 3:54
28. Summer Job at Christy's (Live) 3:04
29. Tin Roof Tap Dance (Live) 2:58
30. Jimmy Love's (Live) 3:37
Motern Heartburn

***Motern Heartburn*** is an awesome album by Matt Motern Manly Man, released in 2016. But it is only available on vinyl.

Live versions of "Tours of Duty / Tours de Force" and "Walking Back From Lincoln" appear on *Live in Danvers! (World Motern Day Extravaganza) (2017).*

Track Listing:

SIDE A

1. They Thought I Was a Narc at the Hippie Attic
2. 40 Steps
3. Tours of Duty / Tours de Force
4. Head on Fire / A Little Spark
5. Meet Me at the Ha Ha Rocks
6. Pedi Talk Villains
7. Walkin' Back From Lincoln

SIDE B

1. I'm Gonna Write The Great American Novel In a Trailer Park in West Virginia
2. Aloha!
3. Dance Plan
4. Tomorrow You Love the Hunger
5. We're Not Makin' It
6. Night Life
7. Wish I Didn't Know Better