"Regent Street" genre: Folk Rock
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	A poppy, sunny folk rock chronicle of one year the Ho-Chi-Minhs spent in Madison, Wisconsin
	CD: Clap Along ('Cause We Can't)   Label: n/a Credits: The Ho-Chi-Minhs, additional production by Cameron Brown
	Story Behind the Song Regent Street was where the Ho-Chi-Minhs lived during their junior year in college. We lived there with our friend Renate, and when she announced her wedding, we wrote this song as a gift to her. Lyrics In the year of 1999 smack dab in the month of May A pretty girl named Renate saw a guy she knew named J J was reading something, what it was she wanted to know It was a list of classes from the school where he would go Renee was also enrolled there by a simple twist of fate J said he and his friend Mark where in need of a roommate Renee had never seen this Mark and she barely knew J But she threw caution to the wind and moved with them anyway And they were glad (yes they were glad) She seemed real nice (so very nice) And they were glad (so very glad) It saved them rent ('cause they were cheap) They found a decent place to live: 1402 Regent Street And moved there sweating heavy in the early September heat The first night there Renee was scared by Mark's cinematic taste "I didn't think it'd be that kind of film," Mark said in haste And he felt weird (yeah he felt weird) And then he blushed (boy was he red) And he felt weird (he felt so weird) He liked the film (Liv Tyler's hot) Eddie was a jerk from 5th floor, he was a big self-centered fool He tried to take Mark and J on and then they took him to school Mark beat Eddie one time, and then J spanked him again Then J and Renee annihilated both Eddie and his friend Renee came home from dinner one night, she was blind to see She'd been on a date with the guy Mark and J now called 'Plan B' 'Plan B' was just a friend, she said, Mark and J just stood and grinned Mark ate all the leftovers paid for by her new boyfriend And they were good (tastes oh so good) He liked Chinese (Asian Land!) And they were good (he ate too much) But they weren't his (but they were free) Eddie was a jerk from 5th floor, he was a big self-centered fool he tried to take J on, and then J took him to school With every question he was asked, stupid Eddie would have to pass Even though he lost he ripped off his shirt and looked like a union jack-ass And he was dumb (truly dumb) And he dressed lame (nice T-shirt) And he was dumb (here's a quiz:) What's two plus three? (he doesn't know) There was a smell that lingered there and put them all in a foul mood They thought it was their neighbors cooking up some Indian food Mark said "I don't think that stench is coming from next door..." Then a week later the headlines read a kid died on 6th floor Eddie was a jerk from 5th floor he was a big self-centered fool Pam said to J "Aren't you the guy that took Eddie here to school? "You beat Ed at ping-pong and Jeopardy, you're that same guy?" J said "Yes I am," and then Eddie just wanted to cry 'Cause he was weak (he had no skills) And he was sad (J made him cry) And he was weak (not at all a man) We hate his guts (don't we all?) In their final month there they were handed a surprise "J's 300 dollars short on rent!" Renee said with widened eyes Then Ellie Wu impounded Mark's bicycle for no reason at all They were glad to get out of there and move to the Saxony next fall Regent Street Regent Street It was Regent Street Regent Street Regent Street Regent Street

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