What Rhymes with Cars and Girls is the debut studio album by You Am I frontman Tim Rogers,[1] and also the name of the stage musical created by Rogers and playwright Aidan Fennessy in 2015.[2]
The album was recorded at Jen Anderson's (of Weddings Parties Anything) home studio, and featured many varied musicians, including Sally Dastey of Tiddas (on "Up-A-Ways").[1][3]
"You've Been So Good to Me So Far" and "I Left My Heart All Over the Place" were released as a double-sided radio single.
Track listing
"Bushell and a Peck" – 2:08
"You've Been So Good to Me So Far" – 4:40
"I Left My Heart All Over the Place" – 4:11
"You Just Don't Do It for Me, Friend" – 3:36
"Arse Kickin' Lady from the Northwest" – 2:56
"Happy Anniversary" – 3:51
"Twenty Eight" – 3:28
"Under the Flight Path" – 3:10
"Up-A-Ways" – 3:16
"Hi, We're the Support Band" – 2:47
"The Songs They Played as I Drove Away" – 4:45
All songs were written by Rogers. "Arse Kickin' Lady from the Northwest" and "Under the Flight Path" both appeared previously as You Am I songs on the "Rumble" single, with the former also appearing as the first track on the live ...Saturday Night, 'Round Ten album.[4][1]
In 2015, the album was adapted for the stage, with playwright Aidan Fennessy working with Rogers to create a new musical, What Rhymes with Cars and Girls, for the Melbourne Theatre Company.[2][6]