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Candyland
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Rock
Candyland was released on June 2, 1992 by Columbia/Legacy as a part of the album Candyland
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Release DateJune 2, 1992
LabelColumbia/Legacy
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM151

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James McMurtry
James McMurtry
Vocals
Randy Garibay Jr.
Randy Garibay Jr.
Background Vocals
Jimmy Ryser
Jimmy Ryser
Background Vocals
Michael Wanchic
Michael Wanchic
Background Vocals, Lap Steel Guitar
David Grissom
David Grissom
Lap Steel Guitar
David Pomeroy
David Pomeroy
Bass Guitar
Kenny Aronoff
Kenny Aronoff
Drums, Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James McMurtry
James McMurtry
Composer, Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Michael Wanchic
Michael Wanchic
Producer
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
Executive Producer
Ross Alexander
Ross Alexander
Engineer
Nathaniel Kunkel
Nathaniel Kunkel
Assistant Engineer
Paul Mahern
Paul Mahern
Assistant Engineer
Jeff Rach
Jeff Rach
Mixing Engineer, Assistant Mixing Engineer
Brett Swain
Brett Swain
Assistant Mixing Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Ross Hogarth
Ross Hogarth
Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Ugly pictures on the wall
Traffic outbound slowing to a crawl
Evening papers on the manicured lawns
It never ceases, it just goes on and on
The people next door don't mind at all
They got 'em a spiked fence ten feet tall
In the candyland
In the candyland
Grey squirrel running down a telephone wire
Kids around the poolside screaming like cats on fire
Cats on fire chasing after the ice cream van
But that circus music's got to be hell on the ice cream man
He flips his roach and he hauls his load
Taking his half out of the middle of the road
In the candyland
In the candyland
In the candyland
In the candyland
The hills grow tall and the skirts hang low
There could be something here but they just won't let it show
In the candyland
In the candyland
Same old neighborhood with a colder feel
Just the curbs and drains left over from the New Deal
Smooth young faces on the TV news
They can read copy, they don't have to be real
Thinking back on the finer days
Remembering the pendulum swings both ways
In the candyland
In the candyland
In the candyland
In the candyland
In the candyland
In the candyland
In the candyland
Written by: James McMurtry
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