nice one man! I'm in a particularly FOWL mood today - work bollocks etc etc. So I googled the lyrics to the 1st track off of this new Billy Childish album - which I think is an AWESOME song. Hope you all don't mind me posting them:
Joe Strummers Grave cool Brittania on cctv
your uncle kicked to death but we couldnt quite see
this is the land of the free
your face is on big brother and it belongs to me
plug in your i-pod and sing along with me
i saw you daughter getting fucked on mtv
its the middle of the nite and not a policeman in site
get you knifes out baby come on lets fight
cool Britania – Jesus saves
Rupert Murdoch rules the waves
Richard Branson dosnt shave
and Joe Strummers lying in his grave
identikit market shit – everyplace is full of it
the supermarket stocking it – the government is flogging it
you cant help but buy it – go on try it
there is no sense in anyone trying to deny it
theres no doors on this car – you cant get out
no winders on the windows – no one will here you shout
and no matter how many times you climb up the waterspout
the rain will come and wash you out
cool Britania – Jesus saves
Rupert Murdoch rules the waves
Richard Branson dosnt shave
and Joe Stummers moulding in his grave
in this land filled with hate
the shopping centres open late
and everyones werking on the cheep
listening out for the cell phones beep
i aint no child of the thatcher generation
that uptight bitch was our ruinination
i got no time for the thoughts of marx
this is where the revolution starts
cool Britania – Jesus saves
Rupert Murdoch rules the waves
Richard Branson dosnt shave
and Joe Stummers spinning in his grave
every little home has got 2 tv’s
watching starving children on the bbc
and mummies werking late - shes got 2 jobs
and her little darlings turning into a foul mouthed yob
sitting on the train wearing fizzy headphones
no matter where you turn to youll never be alone
in every supermarket youll hear their muzak drone
no top of the pops for you disco clones
cool Britania – Jesus saves
Rupert Murdoch rules the waves
Richard Branson dosnt shave
and joe stummers laughing in his grave
Billy Childish 06
Now - I dunno.... I hate to sound like a Daily Mail reader (UK folks will understand this lovely cultural reference - for those of you who don't it's a HORRIBLE right wing daily 'newspaper' - I hate it) - but Billy kinda sounds a bit Daily Mail in the lyrics here - in my opinion. BUT - he's kinda right about a lot of stuff - actually maybe this isn't Daily Mail at all. Folks - buy this record when it comes out - just for this track. It's very angry and rightly so...
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