Eux Autres (pronounced ooz-oh-tra) are an Omaha-born, San Francisco-based t… Read Full Bio ↴Eux Autres (pronounced ooz-oh-tra) are an Omaha-born, San Francisco-based trio, channeling sixties French pop and with a unique sensibility. The brother/sister duo, Heather and Nicholas Larimer, share lead vocals with Yoshi Nakamoto (The Aislers Set, Still Flyin’) on drums.

Eux Autres write compact songs with sparse instrumentation. Their music has been unfairly described as “fun.” But while the surface of the songs might seem nonchalant, the lyrics offer skewed observations and fierce barbs. Most of their songs are about a) military history b) being “done wrong” or c) sports. The band sounds like the unrequited love song Doug Martsch would have penned for Francoise Hardy, had the time/space continuum conveniently collapsed.

Eux Autres’ debut 7″, was released in 2003, and their first full-length CD, Hell Is Eux Autres, recorded by Jeff Stuart Saltzman and Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney/Quasi), was self-released in 2004 and re-released in 2006 by Grenadine Records (Montreal, QC). The band’s second album, Cold City, was released in 2007 on Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records (Athens, GA). 2009 has seen the release of a single, You’re Alight, and a four-song EP, Strangled Days.

After a brief hiatus, the band resumed activity in Spring of 2010, releasing the single "World Cup Fever 2010" in June and announcing plans to release their third album sometime later in the year.

Molly
Eux Autres Lyrics

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I left a camel coat
On the train to idaho
Out on the ninth fairway
And then a chimney dusts it
All in gray

Molly, Molly where you been tonight?
(Molly, Molly where you been tonight?)

Molly, Molly where you been tonight?
(Molly, Molly where you been tonight?)

When she discovered me
She took my matches and my keys
And then she stole my socks
Gave me a room without a view
And flipped the locks

Molly, Molly where you been tonight?
(Molly, Molly where you been tonight?)
Molly, Molly where you been tonight?
(Molly, Molly where you been tonight?)
Molly, Molly stop your lying
Molly, Molly where you been tonight?

When you take your leave of me
Tell the people that you see
In the places where you roam
Someone needs you back at home

I'm gonna count to ten
(One, two, three, four, five...)
And hope your change your mind by then
And then i'll steal your socks

Give you a room without a view
And flip the locks

Overall Meaning

The song "Molly" by Eux Autres tells the story of a relationship gone wrong. The singer, who is left unnamed, describes losing a camel coat on a train to Idaho and finding it later covered in chimney dust. He then asks Molly where she has been, indicating that he suspects she may have something to do with his lost coat. As the song continues, it becomes clear that the singer has a troubled relationship with Molly. She has taken his matches and keys and given him a room without a view, locking the doors behind him. He begs her to tell people that he needs her back at home, but she continues to lie and avoid him. The song ends with him threatening to take her socks and lock her away as she did to him, indicating that revenge is on his mind.

The lyrics of "Molly" are cryptic and leave much up to interpretation. However, it seems clear that the song is about a toxic relationship where one partner is manipulating and controlling the other. The image of the lost camel coat covered in chimney dust is a powerful one, indicating a loss or a falling from grace. The repetition of the question "Molly, Molly where you been tonight?" emphasizes the singer's confusion and desperation, as he tries to unravel the mystery of his relationship with her.

Line by Line Meaning

I left a camel coat
I abandoned a camel-colored coat

On the train to idaho
I accidentally left the coat on a train heading to Idaho

Out on the ninth fairway
The coat was left on the ninth hole of a golf course

And then a chimney dusts it
The coat gets covered in gray soot from a chimney

All in gray
The coat is now completely covered in gray soot

Molly, Molly where you been tonight?
Asking where Molly has been

(Molly, Molly where you been tonight?)

When she discovered me
When Molly found me

She took my matches and my keys
Molly confiscated my matches and keys

And then she stole my socks
Molly took my socks without permission

Gave me a room without a view
Molly placed me in a room with no view of the outside