Common Phrases

***Common Phrases*** is the ninth album by the The Very Nice Interesting Singer Man. The album has 81 tracks and a runtime of 2 hours 5 minutes, and was released on November 5, 2015.

This album marks where the VNISM departs from massive albums of novelty songs and moves into No Jokes territory, albeit using the conceit of songs titles all derived from common phrases. Farley found a list of common phrases online and commenced to write a song for each one. He first mentioned the name of the upcoming album on October 21, 2015, and announced it was finished on November 4.[1][2]

The album is discussed with Pete during MMIP #75 (November 3, 2015), which opens with "Strike Up a Conversation".

The cover art shows Farley sitting on the floor next to his piano, holding Pippi. As part of the story arc of Roy (the artist), Farley has claimed that Roy went into a 90-day rehab clinic after completing this album.[3]

As of February 2022, the most streamed song on this album on Spotify is "One Step At a Time" (4,051 streams). After the album was out for 11 months, Farley commented that it had earned $110, which he said made him outraged.[4]

## Track listing

1. Easy as Pie / Piece of Cake 1:30
2. Sick and Tired 1:28
3. I Have Bent Over Backwards for You 1:54
4. Bit Off More Than I Can Chew 1:26
5. Changed My Mind 1:26
6. Cut It Out! 1:37
7. Drop Me a Line 1:31
8. I Haven't Seen You in Ages 1:44
9. Give Me a Hand 1:27
10. Time to Hit the Hay 1:14
11. In the Black 1:17
12. In the Red 1:28
13. In the Nick of Time 1:25
14. Keep Your Chin Up 1:36
15. I Know It Like the Back of My Hand 1:24
16. Sleep On It 1:22
17. Take It Easy 1:31
18. Let's Get the Ball Rolling 1:26
19. 24/7 1:37
20. Hold On 1:38
21. Be Careful 1:25
22. Don't Worry 1:27
23. That's a Good Idea! 1:18
24. How Are You? 1:38
25. Hurry Up 1:25
26. I Can't Hear You. Please Speak Up. 2:05
27. When Do You Get Off Work? 1:17
28. I've Got a Headache 1:24
29. Have a Nice Vacation 1:31
30. Time to Go Home (Been Out Too Long) 1:23
31. I'll Come Back Later 1:38
32. Let Me Pay 1:38
33. Clean the House 1:24
34. I Am Thirsty 1:22
35. I Am Hungry 1:42
36. Forget About It 1:22
37. One Step At a Time 2:00
38. I'll See You Later 1:33
39. Adding Insult to Injury 1:42
40. This Costs an Arm and a Leg! 1:39
41. Back to the Drawing Board 1:59
42. The Ball Is in Your Court 1:26
43. You're Barking Up the Wrong Tree 1:20
44. Best Thing Since Sliced Bread (Live) 1:40
45. Burning the Midnight Oil 1:35
46. We'll Cross That Bridge When We Come to It 1:22
47. Don't Count Your Chickens Before They've Hatched 1:35
48. Don't Quit Your Day Job 1:51
49. It Takes Two to Tango 1:29
50. Jumping On the Bandwagon 1:26
51. Killing Two Birds With One Stone 1:43
52. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 1:55
53. Don't Let the Cat Out of the Bag (Keep Your Mouth Shut!) 1:48
54. Strike Up a Conversation 1:05
55. Once in a Blue Moon 1:33
56. Speak of the Devil (And the Devil Will Appear) 1:29
57. I Stole Your Thunder 1:39
58. A Penny for Your Thoughts 1:58
59. Long Time No See 1:31
60. Couldn't Care Less 1:34
61. My Bad 1:46
62. I'm All Ears! 1:21
63. Pull an All-Nighter 1:36
64. Good Call! 1:34
65. Let's Call It a Day! 1:04
66. This Place Is Dead 1:30
67. Elbow My Way Through the Crowd 1:28
68. Fair and Square 2:01
69. I'm Getting Cold Feet 1:58
70. It's a No-Brainer 1:18
71. You're in the Doghouse 1:24
72. Hang in There 1:23
73. Keep a Straight Face (Be Polite) 1:35
74. One Foot in the Grave 1:44
75. This Event Is "Rain or Shine" 1:42
76. Red-Eye Flight 1:07
77. Snail Mail 1:29
78. I Just Spaced Out 1:38
79. Can't You Take a Joke? 1:47
80. Catch Some Z's 1:23
81. 6 and 1/2-Dozen the Other 1:16