Case, Neko - Bad Luck Lyrics

this is great!

this is groovy

I saw her at Monday's concert, and it was absolutely magical....and I always thought one lyric here was....not as bad as a daughter would be, but it's still pretty bad luck....and it's not as bad as I thought it would be. LOL, but, I even liked her when I thought she had some issues with little girls

How is this song not more popular?

I hate myself

NEKO!! You are awesome! Come play my wedding party next year! You did amazing on Live From Here this weekend! We all love you!

Instant classic, love this great song by Neko

KUTX Austin played this song many times. It stuck in my head. I search for it and could not find it.

Tonight I heard you on the radio, made a not of the time and found you and your sweet little song. Now I'm a fan Neko. Thank you, I love your sound.

I'm eating solar low-pressure cooked dinner as I listen and type this note (it took me years to figure out how to cook this way).

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Thank you for sharing yourself with us.

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666 likes as of right now.

I would have been there to Rebuild her house after the fire, as long as she was there...singing, making wise cracks, cussing, drinking...you know...Being the Neko we all love...

Isn't it ironic? (No, it's bad luck.)

Fantastic song....lavender oil for that shoulder burn should help.

This song annoys me so good....

'Pink Emerson Radio' … hold on tight to the roller coaster, it's an important journey!

This is the first time I've ever listened to Neko. SHE BLOWS ME AWAY WITH HER BEAUTIFUL VOICE!!!

It has gotten airplay in my neck of the woods. One of those songs that has a haunting refrain IMO. Kinda makes me think of Natalie Merchant, The Sundays, and Courtney Barnett. I've always been a sucker for female, alternative vocalists.

The cover art for this track is kind of awful tbh. Pretty tacky. ((P.S. Trolls, I'm allowed to have an aesthetic opinion even if you don't like it. But bash me if you want. If that brings you some peace, I'll be the martyr for you. Kiss kiss.))

Best songwriter alive.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍

Feeling this hard #bringmetoyourleader

I want to be your drummer

Made my morning great!!! SO GREAT <3

Last 48 hours of My life defined - I'm looking forward to Neko Case and Ray LaMontagne in concert on June 3

This song is absalulty my life this year had two deaths in my family. Almost lost my house. 1 surgery another on the way.

Sounds like it would be the intro song to a 80's movie.

remind me of the bangles

still the worst album art I've ever seen.

I had the exact opposite reaction. Art is like that.

I think its pretty awesome too lol

I think it's pretty lit

Lots of new pornographers influence in this jawnski

The queen has returned!!!!!!

Can’t wait

From NPR Music: Here's what we do know. Out June 1, Hell-On will feature contributions from Beth Ditto, Mark Lanegan, k.d. lang, A.C. Newman, Eric Bachmann, Kelly Hogan, Nada Surf's Doug Gillard, Laura Veirs, Calexico's Joey Burns, and others. While she's often shared producer credits in the past, this is the first time Case has completely self-produced her own album, saying in a press release: "Producing a record is a huge task and there were times I was deep in the weeds, but that is normal for a record that takes a year plus. The weeds aren't so bad."

Neko Case's "Bad Luck" debuted at #20 on the New Alternative 40 Chart this week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnCRbKyn1KY&index=20&list=PLxlSBzMcrtkMCVtuXEIz5BXpPfycTwsS5

Thanks nekothony casetano. I wouldn't have heard this without him

Is that Jeff Tweedy 2:56?

I think it is!

Nah it isn't

This little taste whets my appetite for her new album, but that is the worst lip syncing I have seen in my life.

Hey, her hair is on fire and she cannot find her cigs...she doesn't have time to lip sync..

[Chorus]
Woke a dog from a running dream
And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Ate a black fly in the cream
And that's bad luck (Bad, bad luck)
Chipped my tooth on an engagement ring
And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Could have stopped any one of these things
But that would have been bad luck

[Verse 1]
Are you tired of things going right?
Things going wrong?
Tired of trying to make everyone happy?
Too tired to sing your own songs

[Verse 2]
Do you wish you could stop everything
And take back your love?
Are you sorry you gave it up so easy?
Do you cry like you're trying to be born?

[Chorus]
Woke a dog from a running dream
And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Ate a black fly in the cream
And that's bad luck (Bad, bad luck)
Chipped my tooth on an engagement ring
And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Could have stopped any one of these things
But that would have been bad luck
Bridge]
So I died and went to work
So I died and went to work
It's not as bad as I thought it would be
But it's still pretty bad luck
It's not as bad as I thought it would be
But it's still pretty bad luck

[Chorus]
Woke a dog from a running dream
And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Ate a black fly in the cream
And that's bad luck (Bad, bad luck)
Chipped my tooth on an engagement ring
And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Could have stopped any one of these things
But that would have been bad luck

[Verse 3]
And love, the most contrary asset of them all
Dragging in on nature's coattails
Acting like it wrote the moon
Trying to pass riddles as poetry
Embargo is love's waiting room
And meantime, right here in human time
My heart could break for a one-legged seagull
And still afford nothing to you (That's bad luck)
[Verse 4]
Are you tired of things going right?
Things going wrong?
Tired of trying to make everyone happy?
Too tired to sing your own songs

[Chorus]
Woke a dog from a running dream
And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Ate a black fly in the cream
And that's bad luck (Bad, bad luck)
Chipped my tooth on an engagement ring
And that's bad luck (Bad luck)
Could have stopped any one of these things
But that would have been bad luck

[Outro]
So I died and went to work
So I died and went to work
So I died and went to work
So I died and went to work

Thanks for the lyrics!!!!

The Essence Identity great stuff

Thx for lyrics :)

NEKO PLEASE NEVER STOP MAKING MUSIC !!!!

AGREED BUT YOU SHOULD QUIT SMOKING.

Vince Patino it's natural Japanese incense *by Shoyeido* (for your judgment). Finished burning half way through.

Agreed smoking is bad, quit that years ago 🐥👍

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god, those background vocals from Kelly Hogan!
‘So I died and went to work’
genius!

Kelly Hogan is a GEM 💍

Yes she is!

Catchy tune!

It’s good, but it sounds like a step back honestly, especially lyrically.

I agree, and I expect Case will put a "poppy" song or two on the album so it sells better and is more marketable. "Hell On" was great, lyrically, and Case's strength has always been song writing, so I'm confident the album as a whole will be excellent!

I think she plays with poetic lyricism and more minimalist, simple but potent lyrical approaches equally well and balanced in her tracks.

Hope Flynn some of her lyrics in "Hell-On" sound like bad high school poetry.

Maybe the fact that her VT farmhouse burned down is a kinda "clue." ??? This is classic Neko irony. Few songwriters can use melody and lyrics so intelligently these days.

If taken at face value, yes. Look to the bridge though, which reveals that lyrics are a play on of lesser lyrics. Specifically "Ironic."

It sounds like Neko Case is having the most fun she’s ever had, while having the worst time ever.

this tune blows...bad case of over-singing.

tulllguy ... the lid off the container of good songs. And hot dick

It seems like you would be a great person to meet, while dancing to a confused Neko Case

I love this song. I would suggest If u dont like a song, then dont listen to it... and not waste the time to listen to it.

Love your music neko. Excited for the new album

She didn't post this.

Shane Kennedy does it matter lol

I love it! Can't wait to listen to the rest of the album!

I can dance to this wonderful misery

Genius...