Variations on Swing

Variations on Swing
Studio album by Meet Me In St. Louis
Released September 24, 2007
Recorded 2007
Genre Post-Hardcore
Length 44:25
Label BSM Records / Denovali Records
Producer Alex Newport
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Variations on Swing is the debut LP by British post-hardcore outfit Meet Me in St. Louis. It was released September 24, 2007, on BSM Records and will be soon released as a 12" on Denovali Records.

The track "I Beat Up The Bathroom, I'm Sorry" is a collaboration between Meet Me In St. Louis and Yndi Halda guitar player James Vella. Yndi Halda bass player Brendan Grieve also appears on the recording.

Track listing

  1. "The Torso Has Been Severed In Mid Thorax" – 4:24
  2. "Well You Damn Well Should!" – 2:34
  3. "Right This Way, You Maverick Renegade" – 5:29
  4. "I Am Champagne, You Are Shit" – 4:52
  5. "I Beat Up The Bathroom, I'm Sorry" – 5:04
  6. "Eins Zwei Drei Hasselhoff!" – 5:51
  7. "All We Need Is A Little Energon, And A Lot Of Luck" – 3:44
  8. "Come To New York, There Were Fewer Murders Last Year" – 5:31
  9. "I've Got Knives In My Eyes I'm Going Home Sick" – 4:35
  10. "You're Doomed" – 2:21

Film references

The song titles of the songs are lines from various films.

  1. "The Torso Has Been Severed In Mid Thorax" – 4:24 (Jaws (film))
  2. "Well You Damn Well Should!" – 2:34 (Meet Joe Black)
  3. "Right This Way, You Maverick Renegade" – 5:29 (Team America: World Police (film))
  4. "I Am Champagne, You Are Shit" – 4:52 (Happiness (1998 film))
  5. "I Beat Up The Bathroom, I'm Sorry" – 5:04 (Punch-Drunk Love)
  6. "Eins Zwei Drei Hasselhoff!" – 5:51 (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (film))
  7. "All We Need Is A Little Energon, And A Lot Of Luck" – 3:44 (The Transformers: The Movie)
  8. "Come To New York, There Were Fewer Murders Last Year" – 5:31 (Crazy People)
  9. "I've Got Knives In My Eyes I'm Going Home Sick" – 4:35 (Brick (film))
  10. "You're Doomed" – 2:21 (Cannibal! The Musical)