Neopolitan is a 1991 album by Odds

Odds (band)

Odds are a Canadian alternative rock band. The band's power pop style has been frequently compared to that of contemporaries such as Squeeze, Elvis Costello, Weezer, Tom Petty, Sloan, The Clash, XTC, Franz Ferdinand, and The Tubes.-Odds :...

. It is named for the flavour of ice cream

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; although intentionally a misspelling (the ice cream flavour is actually spelled neapolitan

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), "neopolitan" is the spelling that appears on the album cover. Members of the band have stated that the album title was intentionally misspelled in order to see if anyone would pick up on their cunning. "Neo"-new, "politan"- people. New People.

The first two hits were "Love is the Subject" and "King of the Heap". Third single "Wendy Under the Stars" featured the controversial refrain "I was fucking Wendy under the stars/The night that Elvis

Elvis Presley

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 died". A true story. " An edited version of the song, with the lyric changed to "I made love to Wendy", was released to radio.

Track listing

All songs written by Craig Northey

Craig Northey

Craig Northey is a Canadian musician and one of the founding members of the band Odds.After the breakup of Odds in 1999, Northey has embarked on several other ventures, including working with Colin James, Rosanne Cash, Glen Phillips, Bruce McCulloch and many others...

, Steven Drake, Paul Brennan and Doug Elliott.

1. "King of the Heap" (4:58)
2. "No Warning" (3:31)
3. "Are You Listening?" (1:44)
4. "Evolution Time" (4:35)
5. "Eternal Ecstasy" (3:53)
6. "Family Tree" (3:56)
7. "Wendy Under the Stars" (4:14)
8. "Truth or Dare" (3:41)
9. "Love Is the Subject" (4:45)
10. "Trees" (2:51)
11. "Domesticated Blind" (3:25)
12. "Big White Wall" (4:15)
13. "Horsehead Nebula" (2:08)