# Clark's Bowling Club A 6-piece funk/pop band based in Lyon, France. Inspired by Jungle and Deluxe, bringing modern disco-funk, hip-hop, and jazz to the vibrant music scene. ## About Clark's Bowling Club is a 6-piece funk/pop band based in Lyon, France. Inspired by the likes of Jungle and Deluxe, their music brings a modern twist to disco-funk, hip-hop, and jazz genres, breathing new life into the vibrant music scene. They have shared the stage with acclaimed artists including Guts, Dabeull, Imanbek, Vulfpeck, Peter Bence, Arnaud Rebotini, Etienne de Crécy, and many more. Rising to prominence with their unique spin on funk, Clark's Bowling Club has achieved notable recognition, notably being selected for the prestigious Ninkasi Musik Lab program in 2023. ## Music ### Live Performances - Clark's Bowling Club - Just Gotta Live With It (Live @ La Belle Électrique) - Clark's Bowling Club - Blue Bird (Live @CNSM de Paris) ### Music Videos - Clark's Bowling Club - YES Day! - Clark's Bowling Club - Monroe (ft. Odd Man Black) ### Albums - Clark's At Musilac 2023 (Live) ### Singles - The Night is Here ### EP - Jump! Vol. 2 ## Tour Dates ## Lyrics ### Cool Kids #### Real Ones (Verse) I heard the MC's like it, the DJs drop it, The players with a pool can't take a dive without my record, I never told myself, nor somebody else, What it feels when I remember having bugging health. My parents told me : "We're really sorry, we really love you" But I'm puking on me Good vibes bringing on the good vibes I get apologies for my pathologies thinking The life we live is filled with this, you give a kiss, You realize having love is bliss, It goes 1 for the homies living up in the south 2 for family living love in the house I getz down to it, my rhymes goin' do it, 3 is for the little that for the music And I getz down to it, my rhymes goin' do it Live for the music now (Chorus) Wait a minute or 70 years We don't mind doing whatever this is, Feeling good now I can see you're loving, Let it slip down money will be coming Abandoning yeah you better ignore, A funky tune happens better indoors Keep on rocking heaven should know Real ones never go below (Chorus) #### Double Double (Verse) I start rapping to the tap and keep on tapping to the rap, There ain't a trap inside my rap unless you crap because it's flatulence My rap ain't fast but it's effective like an ambulance I drop the bomb I keep it hot they call it fabulous I keep it going, you toss the coin, The beat is bumping I got something till the break of dawn, Low on the what? My feet are jumping Low on the kick, high on the snare, my vocals bumping I give the rubber to the lover, let the mother to recover, Find a cover for the governor another summer? I helped my friends getting out of trouble And tell my girl to take another double double take another double double x5 Odd Man Black (Verse) Mental state we regulate, racing down the interstate, transcending transgressions, catch the riddim don't be late. Drop ill ties, meet your fate; carnal exercise profit nothing, seek the real king; the spirit of God exist in every living thing, keep the faith. While Several devils attacking since I was born, but man a real souljah set to war without a gun with YodHey-Wav-Hey Beth NunSofit YodHey-Wav-Hey, The Holy One!! Giving praise to the Most High YodHey-Wav-Hey, Yahweh everyday! Clarks Bowling Club Sovereign Music Movement Odd Man Black - this is that. Live Session! x2 As your bopping your head, and your feeling the saxophone, your feeling the drums, your feeling the piano. Just be thankful for everything you have in this day. That's why they call it the present. #### Monroe (feat. Zaya Solange, Odd Man Black) (Verse Zaya Solange): Most of the time, I don't know what is wanted from me, You make no sense at all (make no sense), But that's alright, you just do what you got to do baby, And I just keep my shit, moving along. I've sitting here thinking why You'd come back and try to write a new verse to a brand new style I've been sitting here thinking why You come here and try to write, with a bottle in hand you're wasting my time. (Verse Pierre): So have it your way, put trouble on my mind, I'm happy to say, my love's by my side This feeling's got me thinking baby I wonder who's the hypocrite x2 So what do you think just happened today? I was walking in the street with my lady, I was talking to her sweet here she goes Yapping on, tapping on, like I didn't want to fall for her. I just don't know nothing to say How can I give up on my lady Why can't I keep walking alone like Marilyn Monroe. (Verse Odd Man Black): Character like a royal is how she came to the earth. Blessed in the scriptures proverbs 31st, Scheming with the devil had me gone with the curse, But me without you my life would be worst. But as the world turns and suns rise in the East Yahweh wash us both clean so we can dine on his feast. My Adamic roots will grow Yahweh’s law in your mind, Peruse this deepened love and surely you'll find That wisdom of old that you can turn to gold, That wisdom of old to testify to your soul. My lady walk tall and clothe yourself, Keep your composure under spiritual hell. Adorned in white, formed in light, Yahweh’s voice is the path to right choices. My lady love come uptop, why... Cause you're rolling with Odd Man Black! #### Walk On By (feat. Zaya Solange) Take it to the max x9 Walk on by I'm a cursed flirt, a purp toker I'm always first to burst at bluffing during poker Now I'm a joker. Haven't you heard? I smoke the dopest dope there is, Fact is, for people money's really all there is. Would you define it as a mockery, That I tore the score playing stupid at monopoly, I win to see, if money can be good to me, With a step back, I think back I believe that I'm becoming someone bad, Losing everything is really making me feel mad, I'm lethal, not pretending to be legal, I'm realistic like a never-ending sequel, I'm peaceful and mystical Not one of those people that beat you for your biscuit x2 Zaya: (lyrics coming soon) *vocalizing* #### My Uncle Charly (Chorus) This sound's another way, to talk about My frown is gonna stay, without a doubt Packed your things they'll go away defeated They'll back back to get you You let them tripping on that wretched feeling Just do as you're used to (Verse) It's like in the movies, ain't it? A long life edit Positive vibes on my mind, can you dig it? Make the bass bounce put the thoughts on pause Don't be the opposite of activist when you don't know the cause Say what right is dissed, my fights exist Pass your message to the followers, they're class dismissed Is there a problem with humanity? People pushing people out the light with one aim is to be seen (Verse 2) My Uncle Charly keep patrolling, puts the men down I stayed to rolling and rolling with my hands down (x4) My Uncle Charly keeps patrolling, puts the men down I stayed to rolling, rolling, rolling with my hands down #### Getz Down I know you feel it, deep inside your bones When I look into your eyes girl, It's like everyday's about to get a little crazy, day's about to get a little crazy x3 Won't you getz down, won't you getz down for me (x4) #### Je T'aime À toi public, toi qui m'écoute, qui nous écoute, qui nous regarde, Qui sait apprécier la valeur des choses justes et des choses vraies. À toi public, qui nous entraine vers l'avant, qui nous fait croire à un futur meilleur, Qui nous fait croire à une musique vraie, profonde et qui vient du coeur. Alors à toi public, toi public qui vogue de page en page, Qui tourne les pages d'un livre, Comme s'il s'agissait de simples bateaux voguant sur une mer des brûmes, Et la brûme, qu'est-ce que c'est la brûme? C'est seulement le brouillard qui cache la véritable raison de l'existance, L'amitié fraternelle d'un monde uni, D'un monde où chacun, chacune pourrait voyager, Pourrait s'expatrier de sa propre patrie. Alors je te le dis public, Je t'aime Je t'aime tellement, tu me fais vivre, tu me fais vibrer, tu me fais respirer, Et grâce à toi on est devenus des gens bien, des gens vrais, Des gens qui aimont le goût du risque. On a appris à rire, on a appris à pleurer, On a appris le goût des soirs d'été, On a appris le printemps, on a appris l'hiver, On a appris à rire autour d'un verre. Et ça, c'est quelque chose... ### Jump! Vol. 1 #### Just Gotta Live With It (feat. Odd Man Black) So I wake up in the morning like "What’s on the news?"
 I switch it on, I'm seeing girls in the nude, What’s that man? "Another ad full of crap!" What’s that then? "Another ad full of crap!" Never mind, I switch to something else, I wish I had something to eat I guess I’ll tighten up my belt Oh geez! Here’s Trump again, Reminiscing 'bout the times someone else is to blame.
 You've got politics on one side, us on the other, Playing with our minds, bound to kill one another But we never wanna get with that, Endeavour till we can find: a heaven: ain’t a place to fight O’ never! When I think about it my nose bleeds, I getz the chills, Keep thinking about the price of the government’s pills, Keep your focus on the white lies, move your troubles to the bright side (Chorus) You've got 2000 problems? You just gotta live with it! Mosquitoes in your tent man? You just gotta live with it! Your ex is going out with the world? You just gotta live with it! Spilling red wine on your white shirt? You just gotta live with it! (Verse Odd Man Black): I was born in the Darkness of Babylonian Empirical reign, They said: “I had to live with it”, The Most High took me by the hand and said “Son, you better stop living in vain, ain’t gotta live with it” [Patoi] An’ Him educate me; Him say vanity’s insanity infecting the path of our destiny, The Devil’s working tirelessly to keep our minds wrapped up in a “ignorancy” so how can we see? So I accept, believe, receive Yod Hey Wav Hey as the Son; Divine mind whose Wisdom is extraordinary. Piety superb. He is the Eleemosynary ever benevolent One! One! One! So we sing: Tek mi to the East I’m crying out Aba Tek mi to the East and don’t leave me in the West Tek mi to the East and bless the rhythm in my Prayers (Chorus) So why you gotta contemplate the things on the other side?
 You gotta get up, pass on all the good vibes! So why you gotta contemplate the things on the other side?
 You gotta get up now! #### A Stone's Throw Can’t stop asking for you Can’t stand hanging on you I’ve been longing on you Can’t stop thinking about you (x2) Time that passes, that lasted Coming on the fastest plane to get you Talking international passport, Finishing my Master’s class to get you. I’ll been doing things yeah you know me, I’ll be there in less than 5, 4, 3, (2, 1) To one of those adventures you don’t know of, Taking all the choices you’ve never been told of. I don’t know what time it is when I waken, I just wanna smile a bit for a second, I just wanna fly with you, get tired with you, Up to the moon, we’ll be getting Counting all the clouds, yeah you’re seeing devotion, Listening to Nas, I’ll be feeling emotion, Guilty bout the gas that I put in the ocean, And aerial is nice so I forget that notion Way out of space, I’m done doing a lot of thinking, Time’s gone away, there’s still something that feels so real In the plane, can’t believe everything’s so easy I can’t wait, oh a stone’s throw away Keeping it, own your time, take a minute, Turn the lights real low, can you feel it? If it’s all for you and me, It's really worth for you to see Come on baby, show me your backside, Never went bad since you’re baptised, I want to see you on skype, Tell you things I cannot type. I miss a bunch of things i mean it, Come out of bounds I know you feel it, Come out of bed, you got played, your head’s a mess, You're never leaving anyway, your heart’s all over the place You know what love is? I know what love is You know what love is? I know what love is You know what love is? Being the man and handling your biz' What’s love gotta do with it? Way out of space, I’m done doing a lot of thinking Time’s gone away, there’s still something that feels so real In the plane, can’t believe everything’s so easy I can’t wait, oh a stone’s throw away #### Play In Sand We're made of passion End up in ashes We build and break things man Like sand castles It’s beautiful when it’s ephemeral, Will the time keep running if the mind can stop it? Laughing with you is like a fountain of youth, it happens with you cause you can handle the truth The best of friends, yeah, sipping and relaxing Sipping in the grass Cool Kids just keep on laughing We can make the best things if we get the chances We can make the bells ring even if they’re plastic Wanna do the math? yeah we consider it a blessing Thing’s so good, just to have it for a second, Second's gone past, oh baby don’t cling Owning a castle don’t make you no king Open up your eyes this beauty ain't forever Digging up gold baby you will find a treasure Memories way back When kids would play in sand I think about that And I like the way it feels (x2) Yeah, we don’t play like we used to, Loops and sounds and balls in the playground. Got the feeling we move this crowd way more gracefully Cause when we shout a line on the top of our lungs,
 Music has the power to inspire the young, Make another record we can sound the alarm, “Gotta stay together, make communities strong!” We never knew one like that, Papa tell me why you never teach me like that? Brothers in the family you gotta chit-chat Passing on the word, it’s the one that comes out! Man, that’s what’s true to me, Straight and from the heart, it’s the unity, Coming from the start, that’s community, Never heard of that? Man, that’s news to me! Memories way back When kids would play in sand I think about that And I like the way it feels (x2) #### Afterwork 2 sips and I lay back, Wonder if I’ve got to be the one to take that call. Work pace: gotta fake that Never want to be mistaken trouble maker (no) Big boss waving, summoning me, the devil tells me “Can i get a pen & hot cup of tea?” “Yeah!" 2 sugars and a pen will I be bringing? Thing is: I’ve got a girl that I’ve been digging I want her right now! Not the tea! Travel the world somehow, pay for thee! We 'bout to go downtown, trick or treat, Another day I never dare but I won’t take no risk. I’ll buy her wigs and fancy things, I'll down a pint of spicy wings, I'll make her dance on Ricky James, And then stop! stop! -and back again! On and on the night is on the way, I can feel her heart is in my hand, Closer baby don’t you understand Choking every time I need to say… What have I done these things keep happening to me? Man I just wish that time could fade to see! After work we party! Now's that time that we go out together! After work we party! Come on and let your lovin’ Shine all over you After work we party! Now's that time that we go out together! After work we party! Come on and let your lovin’ Shine all over you Come in every day like it’s a dancehall What d'you reckon “meetings” really do stand for? Got so many things to do, it’s on me Let’s go have a drink or two get tipsy, But I don’t wanna hear you say “I can’t make it” Saving up a few excuses, I get it I’ll just go to bed and realise my life is shit i’ll finally smoke a spliff Oh no no! Living the life, oh baby it’s amazing Get up and ask yourself if it’s a phase and Live in the now forget about your pain and Never look back you’re missing everything and all the vivid little moments that give you the giggles, Having a nice time let your body wiggle, Don’t give f*ck! Oh wait it’s five past two, I missed my bus again What have I done these things keep on happening to me? Man I just wish that time could fade to see! After work we party! Now’s that time when we go out together! After work we party! Come on and let your lovin’ Shine all over you ### Jump! Vol. 2 #### YES Day! Good morning everyone! Welcome to a very special edition of The Morning Show! Today, I'm happy to announce the results of the first ever worldwide elections! Please give a warm round of applause for our special guest the house representative of YES Day! C'est fini la misère avec YES Day! L'abondance totale pour notre espèce ! Sache que rien n'est trop beau pour toi et ça c'est important: un robot, une villa, une piscine en or blanc ! T'es unique, un héros, so it’s open bar! T'es plus payé en euros, but in golden bars! Pioche n'importe quoi dans les magasins, Prend tout ce que tu veux, pas ce dont t'as besoin ! Anything I want? Like that cellphone over there? Can’t stop, I won’t stop, I’ll grab a pair! Can drive a fast car no permit, Serendipity is happening so believe it! C'est l'apogée du système, celui que t'aime, un immense week-end, montres et voitures par dizaines ! Plus riche chaque seconde alors profitons-en, y'en a pour tout le monde mais pas pour longtemps ! (Chorus) What day is it today? (It’s a Y. E. S. Day!) Give it an attitude! (It’s a Y. E. S. Day!) I can’t believe my mind! (It’s a Y. E. S. Day!) You’re loving everybody now! (It’s a Y. E. S. Day!) And we’re back! It is 92,3 degrees on earth and it is just killing in the studio right now am I right? Hahaha Ha! Experts predict our once lovely blue planet only has a few hours left on the clock, so what can we do now? Eh bien no worries car toutes les exo-planètes sont à moitié prix, alors on en profite et on quitte la terre ! Oh it’s disco/funk on the moon tonight, You can fly off the world so you can relax! Envole-toi tu vas tripper un max, planètes offshore exonérées de taxes ! We've got 6 pods, 8 jets, 70 spaceships; 5 done for you ma’am "the galaxy matrix" ! Une promo pour toi, Take whatever you want! Pour le monsieur là-bas, With the pair of blue trunks! Exciting! How about a brand new jet pack, A hot air balloon to the moon and then back? Un golf sur Mars ? Oh I’d give it a swing! Une partie de Space Bowling ? Is it even a thing? It feels so good cause you can choose it all, Spending’s limitless if you demand! No more time hope you got your deals, keep on living your dreams, bye! (Chorus) #### Red Star Diamonds may never glow, we may not ever grow. Happened so fast, chill, you've gotta take it slow. One's got to elevate, and never fade away. You've got a fine mind, you better meditate! You never grow until you're fighting for the feeling. You never grow unless you’re smiling at the ceiling. One with the hand saying “I can understand so much effort in your life; it’s never easy making plans, goddamn!” Need to know your mind, carefully you picture it; it freezes all the time. World is at your feet, kinda keeping it together. World is all good, never need to know the weather. Never need to know cause you can hold what's inside, Never need to know hold up a little in your mind Cause you’re living this dream, right? You’re living this dream. Move out the way! Far! Farther to another Red Star I can’t hold much longer, Pain! Shooting me down. I just to want to be alone! Move! Maybe catch the moon baby! And if you're running after time, don’t trip on who’s late then Cause I’ve got things on my mind I’ve got to say, Things so deep inside, you’re bound to move out anyway. So don't sink when you can uphold. Visionary state of mind you know you can afford. Answers to be found. Don’t stop; just keep on digging deeper down the rabbit hole. You’ll find yourself forever. Help is out there but right now it's just yourself! You’ve got to stay, far from those who make you look the other way! Now it’s time to wipe away your dirty flaws, wake up early morn, Make a remedy that you'll adore and looking up above there’s only love there’s only things that you can have a laugh at. Follow every tear, never disappear, Come home. I can’t believe it! Grabbing on tight; I need it! See these stars they don’t beat it! Burning all night you feel it? Move out the way! Far! Farther to another Red Star I can’t hold much longer, Pain! Shooting me down. I just to want to be alone! #### Be On Top Every other hundred days, you’re gonna be on top so why you going to play? Every other hundred days, you’re gonna be on top, why you going out to play? Laced up in neon, European, we gone! Where we be today? Say Lyon! We want freedom, tip-top vision, beyond... all the world let’s agree on... Georgia! Around the world it goes: Lagos! Around the world it goes: London! All around the world so don’t stay home checking out the repetitive passion on the flat screen you could never be on. Rhythm's in your feet now, moving on to be strong, Be on top! Coming in the match like We on top! Come and put your hands up We on top! Everybody stand up: We on top! Never put your hands down We on top, we on top, everybody stand up, we on top! (Chorus) Gotta be on top! Got to fight this war inside my head And we could do this all night, Until there’s no more jeopardy! Gotta be on top! Got to fight this war inside my head And we'll be good darling, yeah! We’re in ecstasy! Yeah, we’ll never get to be friends Some people don’t wanna funk on the week-end! Forever gonna pretend? Some people even don’t want to be different. Though I don’t care about the pain, Nothing can control my brain now. Why don’t people say the same? Cause if they do say that they would never do shit, Look at my eye don’t blink for dissipation, Thinking that I might find this information, Check out the time you spend you keep on waiting! Now is the time, don’t stop, don’t fall so far so good, You act like a fool! Saying that I might like what you do What happened me, might happen to you So what will it be? (Chorus) Every hundred days, you're gonna be on top! When you coming to play? (x4) (Chorus) #### Upside Down Don’t you stop 'til you're living large, got that money & you're kinda happy. Don’t you stop 'til you’re finished nah, don’t stop til you find a better following. Don’t you stop 'til you're living fast, don’t stop til you’re loving every bit of it. Don’t you stop you’re the one in charge, if you stop it will never be the same again. Don’t you stop for a minute now, time’s up gotta get up early back to work and Don't you stop 'til you've got it all, don't stop cause you never know what happens to you. Don’t you stop 'til you live in stars, don't stop there's another planet waiting for ya. Don’t you stop gotta finish fast, you'll go from love to nothing You know what: how could you feel? Sometimes you can do things, Stop and break it down calm down have a blue pill! New thing introducing : never had enough new car 'til it’s too large, extra large Don’t stop reminisce argh you’ve been loving this right now kinda feeling numb Goodbye have a good one... Living everyday so high smoking doubies! Roll up like a drunk thing could be making songs no doubt why don’t you see Your life making bucks saying "I could make a tour whole world travel 2 seas, ooh oui !" Scroll down on your newsfeed, have a little bump go down how could you feel... well I don't get it, it’s upside down My mind can’t take it, round and round Took years in the making, it's crumbling down If I can’t take it anymore it might be better You've always tried to keep up with the dance, Turned down all your dreams in the past, Doing things only you can agree to... Sometimes nothing feels or appears true! Scratch off all the dirt from your fingernails, Hard work get it done like the story tells. Rise up, have a think can you live with a little bit of nothing are you kidding ever blink? "How do you live with that?" Times so hard gotta take it smile everyday fuck that, "Can you live with that?" Ride or die gotta fake that shit "Never live nor die? No you live with that" End up moaning like the rest of them so you can't complain cause "you live with that!" Mind goes blank gotta find something now's your time oh we'll be living this not like in the movies, Mistakes in the millions working everyday countdown to the beauty, late night on ya checklist, you be making up these things never feel good ooh wee Count down you can do this careful where you look you'll get where you aim for you'll see, right now you can choose life! We could be living out, we could be dreaming it out, we could be flying on top of our worries, find and make love in a heartbeat, we could be shutting our worries down "can't stop in a hurry" so why can't we live in our stories now? I don't get it, it’s upside down My mind can’t take it, round and round Took years in the making, it's crumbling down If I can’t take it anymore it might be better “Let your ship sail with the flow but do not forget to check where you're going. This is your ship, you and only you can choose where to go! Let go of the bar! But don't let go of yourself! Take control. Take control of where you're going, right now! Or you'll end up like most, upside down” ## Contact Email: contact@clarksbowlingclub.com Website: https://clarksbowlingclub.com ## Social Media - Facebook: https://facebook.com/clarksbowlingclub - Instagram: https://instagram.com/clarksbowlingclub - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4K3IjWGpwXYwjyNONZwvMZ - YouTube: https://youtube.com/@clarksbowlingclub - SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/clarksbowlingclub - TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@clarksbowlingclub