Author: dannyno
Psycho Mafia
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Lyrics Spit on the streets Numb heads and feetNowhere to goWon’t let us in the shows’Cos we talk about loveAnd the Psycho Mafia I’m talking ’bout loveAnd the Psycho MafiaNo soul in the discosNo rock in the clubsWon’t let us in the pubsAnd the city joys Going on about loveAnd the Psycho MafiaI’m talking about…
Psykick Dancehall
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Lyrics Psykick Dancehall Is there anybody there?Yeah!Rock Rock Rock Rock RockRock Rock Rock Rock RockRock Rock Rock Rock RockRocky! Rocky!Is quester psykick dancehallGet aboard for ESP medium discordMy garden is made of stoneThere’s a computer centre over the roadI saw a monster on the roofIts colours glowed on the roofRound the corner is quester psykick…
Put Away
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Lyrics Album Version Ba da ba da ba da ba da!Late twentieth century was late and just said “yes” or “no”And was mistaken for sarcasm, even belligerentNoun, ‘to fight’Putting me away but I’ll be back somedayPutting me away but I’ll be back somedayPrisoner for a year and a dayPutting me away but I’ll be back…
Race Hatred
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Lyrics What yer gonna do when the blacks get you What yer gonna do when the Pakis get youWhat yer gonna do when the chinks get you What yer gonna do when the commies break throughYeah, race hatredYeah, race hatredWhat yer gonna do when the Yanks get youWhat yer gonna do when the Klan get…
Recipe for Fascism
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Lyrics This is an attempt at a worthwhile tape The cad, he The cad, heHe no longer denies or hides his enfondness for mech What is unequalledUnsure, he writhesBuilt up to twelve Burnt at the crease The little he’d learned was of no concernTo topics of condition to meAll virtue of permeation Fine tuning, fine…
Reece Stick
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Lyrics Reece Stick Reece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece StickReece Stick Commentary Frankly, there isn’t much I can offer by way of in-depth commentary on this one. Writing credits are unknown. “Reece Stick” was played live six times in…
Roll The Bones
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Lyrics <No lyrics available> Commentary We know of five performances of “Roll The Bones”, between August and November 1977. It’s first documented appearance is on the setlist for the gig at the Electric Circus, Manchester, on 21 August 1977. No recordings have emerged, and there is no known studio version. However, it does appear in…
Segue
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Lyrics This was fol-de-rol? Holy rollDag dag dag dag dagOh I dag digDoes it fol-de-rolDah dah fol-de-rol, way-oSad! Sad! Sad! Commentary Mark on biro and wine glass The opening track to The Fall’s final album, New Facts Emerge (2017). It is credited to Mark E. Smith alone and consists of MES singing randomly on a…
Snazzy
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Credits: Mark E. Smith / Eleni Poulou. First released: Sub Lingual Tablet (2015).
Spectre vs. Rector
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Lyrics M.R. James, vivant, vivant Yog Sothoth, Ray Milland Sludge hai choi choi choi son M.R. James, vivant, vivant Yog Sothoth, Ray MillandVan Greenway, R Corman Sludge hai choi choi choi sonPart one – spectre versus rectorThe rector lived in Hampshire The spectre was from Chorazina In evil dust in the airThe rector locked his…
Sten Gun Rock
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Lyrics <No lyrics available> Commentary We had a few crap songs to start with. “Sten Gun Rock” was a Clash-type track that we were sensible enough not to record. … “Sten Gun Rock”, like the German machine gun. “Sten Gun Rock, did it cock?” Ha ha ha. Mark was a little Nazi and he couldn’t…
Stepping Out
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Lyrics I used to believe everything I readI used to believe everything I readI used to believe everything I readBut that’s all changed and now I’m stepping outThat’s all changed and now I’m stepping out, stepping out, stepping outI used to stay in the house and never go outBut now I’m stepping out, stepping outI…
Symbol of Mordgan
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Interview Text John Peel: Craig, you’ve been to see Manchester City, how was it?Craig Scanlon: Er, grim.Peel: Grim? Really? Well once again, you see, because people always assume that I’ve got loads of technology available to me here and lots of people rushing about giving me bits of paper like they do on television. In…
The Vine
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Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary “The Vine” exists in only one version: an instrumental “early rough mix” found on disc 3 of Cherry Red’s 4 x CD “expanded Digipak edition” of Reformation! Post-TLC (2020). It is credited to “The Fall”. As far as we know, the song was never played live. The Track Record describes…
Two Steps Back
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First known performance: Apollo, Manchester, 19 August 1978. Last known performance: Stowaway Club, Newport, Wales, 4 April 1978. Debut recording: Live at the Witch Trials, 1979. Credits: Mark E. Smith / Martin Bramah.
Weeds of Evil
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Lyrics < No lyrics available > Commentary The song appears on two setlists which came up for auction via Omega Auctions in September 2023 and April 2024: the Marquee Club, London, 22 November 1977, and Eric’s, Liverpool, 17 December 1977. No recordings of these gigs have emerged, and there is no known studio version of…
You Don’t Turn Me On
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Lyrics Another day stuck here with youBored with you babyAnd don’t know what to doYour beard don’t hideYour ugly mindI’m going down town See what I can find, ‘cosYou just don’t turn me onYou can’t tell right from wrongYou just don’t turn me on <incomplete> Commentary Lyrics by Una Baines. Music by Martin Bramah. One…
Your Heart Out
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Lyrics Just take for instance a time of great depressionFate out of reasonBad times in seasonDon’t shut your heart out(Your heart out)Don’t cry your eyes out(Your heart out)Don’t shut your heart out(Your heart out)No no no, heart outDon’t cry for me, MexicoOr Savage Pencil I’m nearly healthyAnd they try to take my eyes out(Your heart…
Zandra
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No known live performances. Debut recording: Popcorn Double Feature single (1990) / Extricate 12″ album sampler (1990). Credits: Smith/Beddington (i.e. Bramah).
