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Blue Christmas
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Lyrics Elvis Presley (Billy Hayes / Jay W. Johnson) I’ll have a blue Christmas without youI’ll be so blue just thinking about youDecorations of red on a green Christmas treeWon’t be the same dear, if you’re not here with meAnd when those blue snowflakes start fallingThat’s when those blue memories start callingYou’ll be doing all…
The Love Between
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Lyrics White Fence April come and weigh a tonMany hate the alphabetYou keepInsideCan you do right?Can you be right next to me?I think it’s more about the love betweenWaking upGo to workJoin the raceTimes are badMake or takeYour time in spaceTake a restOn your plainTake a V ride you’ll never forgetAnd i think that your…
Jack the Ripper
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Lyrics Screaming Lord Sutch (Stacy, Stacy, Haggin, Simmons) Ah-ha-ha, aaah!(The Ripper, Jack the Ripper)(The Ripper, Jack the Ripper)There’s a man who walks the streets of London late at night(The Ripper, Jack the Ripper)With a little black bag that’s oh-so tight(The Ripper, Jack the Ripper)He’s got a big black cloak hangin’ down his back(The Ripper, Jack…
Werewolves of London
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Lyrics Warren Zevon I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his handWalking through the streets of SoHo in the rainHe was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook’sGonna get a big dish of beef chow meinAh-hoo, werewolves of LondonAh-hooAh-hoo, werewolves of LondonAh-hooYou hear him howlin’ around your kitchen doorYou better not let…
Walk Like a Man
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Lyrics Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Ooh(Walk, walk, walk, walk)OohWalk like a manOh, how you tried to cut me down to sizeTellin’ dirty lies to my friendsBut my own father said, “Give her up, don’t botherThe world isn’t comin’ to an end”(He said)”Walk like a man, talk like a manWalk like a man my…
Jet Boy
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Lyrics New York Dolls Who’s so fly high in the skyFaster than any boy could ever describeWho’s got that love so deepWith everything alive, I saidJet Boys fly, Jet Boys goneJet Boy stole my babyFlyin’ around New York City so highLike he was my babyThis the kinda place where no one caresWhat your livin’ forAnd…
Tunnel
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Countdown
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Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary A chirpy little instrumental with a surf/garage type beat. The slower bit is infectious and almost nursery rhyme like. “Countdown” was the title bestowed on this “hectic, bubbly instrumental” when a live recording from Irving Plaza, New York City (1 March 1986) was included on disc 5 (“Live Rarities”) of…
Brand New Cadillac
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Lyrics Vince Taylor Well my baby drove off in a brand new CadillacOoh, my baby drove off in a brand new CadillacWell she looked at me, daddy, I ain’t never comin’ backI said baby-baby-baby won’t you listen to meCome on sugar, come on hear my pleaWell she looked at my Ford, we’ll never agreeCadillac car!…
Interferance
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Only known performance: Bierkeller, Bristol, 28 January 1997. Credits: Mark E. Smith and Julia Nagle.
Let’s
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Lyrics We like pop-stik stickersWe like weak tea[ ]We like pop-stik stickersWe like weak tea[ ]We eat pop piggiesPopsiclesIciclesWe like pop stickersWe like weak tea[ ]Why are you laughingWhy are you smilingAt or with this songIt’s not like your scene[ ]No matter how bad it isLittle plastic (animal)They are [ ] We like weak teaLet’s…
Pop Stickers
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Lyrics We like pop-stik stickersWe like weak tea[ ]We like pop-stik stickersWe like weak tea[ ]We eat pop piggiesPopsiclesIciclesWe like pop stickersWe like weak tea[ ]Why are you laughingWhy are you smilingAt or with this songIt’s not like your scene[ ]No matter how bad it isLittle plastic (animal)They are [ ] We like weak teaLet’s…
My Condition
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No studio recording. Two official live recordings available. Performed live in November-December 1978 by Mark E. Smith, Martin Bramah, Karl Burns, Yvonne Pawlett and Marc Riley.
Session Musician
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Lyrics The singer thinks, “One day I’ll be recognised for the great cool prophet that I am”The band think one day they’ll be seen as the geniuses they amOne day they’ll get complacence and they’ll have to take a chanceGo back to the family and become their old manAnd, and leave the press and stick…
Black Night
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Lyrics Deep Purple Black nightIs not rightI don’t feelSo brightI don’t careTo sit tightMaybe I’ll find on the way down the lineThat I’m freeFree to be meBlack night is a long way from homeI don’t needA dark treeI don’t wantA rough seaI can’t feel,I can’t see.Maybe I’ll find on the way down the lineThat I’m…
Strychnine
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Lyrics The Sonics Some folks like waterSome folks like wineBut I like the tasteOf straight strychnine (Hey, hey)You may think it’s funnyThat I like this stuffBut once you’ve tried itYou can’t get enough, wowWine is red, heyPoison is blueStrychnine is goodFor what’s ailin’ you (Wow)Wow, wine is redPoison is blueStrychnine is goodFor what’s ailin’ youIf…
Theme from ERROR-ORRORI
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Lyrics The conference is over Peace is the planI wonder how long will it last When Izzy and Bizzy and Boney began We wondered how long they would lastChuff had a cough And cold in his snoutLetterHorror errorError horrorHorror errorHorror errorMan’s prog fanatic Or as Italians say itError orrorError orrorPlease take our three morons And…
Town Called Crappy
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Lyrics Hammersmith Palais, London; 25 March 1982 Got to get out of that city called CrappyNow, I don’t like MaggieAll the money I made out of mods has made me feel guiltyTown called Crappy! Nightmoves, Glasgow: 1 April 1982 < not yet transcribed > Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
Noel’s Chemical Effluence
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Lyrics Noel’s chemical effluence Noel’s chemical effluenceWe were going right through the Alps when we picked up this fabulous scentOf Noel’s chemical effluenceNoel’s chemical effluenceNoel’s chemical effluenceThere was a fuss about the elementsWaiting for the keyboards as everThe firmamentThe firmament of it is going out the exitNoel’s chemical effluenceNoel’s chemical effluenceNoel’s chemical effluenceThere’s an inherent…
I’m Ronnie The Oney
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Dropout Boogie
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Lyrics Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band You wanna do what?, you wanna do what?I told you what, I told you whatYou wanna do what?, you wanna do what?I told you what, I told you whatGo t’school, go t’schoolGo t’school, go t’schoolJust cain’t, just cain’tJust cain’t, just cain’tDropout, dropout, dropout, dropoutCain’t get a job, cain’t…
Cloud of Black
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Lyrics It’s stifledIt’s jealousyPlots behind my backAre all in itCloud of blackCloud of blackNorth-west territoryWake up pressurised every dayIn low-lying landsThe sight every day is cloud of greyTake me back to the old east babyFor silver eyesCloud of greyLasering my backCloud of blackWake up mesmerisedCrumbling in the skiesWake up mesmerisedCrumbling in the skiesSee a cloud…
Beatle Bones ‘n’ Smokin’ Stones
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Lyrics Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band Beatle bones ‘n’ smokin’ StonesThe dry sands fallThe strawberry mouth; strawberry moth; strawberry caterpillarStrawberry butterfly; strawberry fieldsThe winged eel slither on the heels of today’s childrenStrawberry feels foreverYeah, roosters, ol’ glass roosters, stick to your raceIn a drag-queen, live-wood farmhouseTractors are clawin’; the folks are crawlin’Trees in a…
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
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Lyrics George Whitefield etc The Fall Hark the herald angels singGlory to the new born KingPeace on earth and mercy mildGod and sinners reconciledJoyful all ye nations riseJoin the triumph of the skiesWith angelic host proclaimChrist is born in BethlehemHark the herald angels singGlory to the new born KingChrist by highest heaven adoredChrist the everlasting…
Jingle Bell Rock
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Lyrics Bobby Helms (Joe Beal, Jim Boothe) Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rockJingle bells swing and jingle bells ringSnowin’ and blowin’ up bushels of funNow the jingle hop has begunJingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rockJingle bells chime in jingle bell timeDancin’ and prancin’ in Jingle Bell SquareIn the frosty airWhat a bright time,…
Plug Myself In
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Lyrics Hey ahmmmmmm!Hup! Dictum – shout!Wey!Convicts are out and the security are inI just can’t seem to plug myself in, myself inMob equals roam ring your answerDry hump clip clopAppliances are broken, nobody around to fix themI just can’t seem to plug myself in, myself in, myself in, myself inAround of lilac proposed coloured droplets…
Plaster on the Hands
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Lyrics (The Pilsner trail, Pilsner trail, the Pilsner trail, Pilsner trail, the Pilsner trail, Pilsner trail, the Pilsner trail, Pilsner trail)Plaster on the handsPlaster on the handsPlaster on the handsRepublic grim truthHot blood eruptsRepublic grim truthHot blood erupts through the plaster on the handsPlaster on the handsAnd the yellow seeps through plaster on the handsPlaster…
Job Search
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Lyrics They say the sheep’s (cool)Two menAnd cold stone booksFrom Prozac to the internetDead stopI go [ ]Somebody turns awayI get big shot inNow is the time of my recompenseMad ‘ArryLong arm with falseCloseFrom the mountains of [ ]Once were peaceful mountainsAnd [ ]They are so desperateBut the rhododendrons of the radioImitating rhododendrons to get…
Jazzed Up Punk Shit
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Lyrics Stick with me, we’ll rest I’ll take [ ] In a blue country skyIce patches [ ] Sun shines at nightAnd all the messThe two eyes stepThe stinking mess, you made the messExpress [ ] Sink with tan elvesJazzed-up punk shitJazzed-up punk shitAnd with [ ] Which is the way to Which is the…
I African Mancunian
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Lyrics I, ManicheanIt’s song approach, find poems, storiesI, ManicheanOld people who left down phone wiresAltered [ ][ ]Bear with meI, ManicheanBack for … to the swingingBats, roomy, Greco, alabaster, greenThis is the construction …I, ManicheanVengeancePushed the columns, smashedI, ManicheanBy body is lower, extra eye, expedientI, ManicheanI, ManicheanI, ManicheanI’m well pleased with this, it is excellentIt…
Hey! Marc Riley
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Lyrics Old Marc Riley had a homeAnd in that home he had some lizardsLizards here, and reptiles thereLizards and spiders crawling everywhere(Hey! Marc Riley)He had a manager called Khambatta (Hey! Marc Riley)He was renowned as a bit of a dancer(Hey! Marc Riley)And we all know him as a cock(Hey! Marc Riley)Hey! Marc Riley(Hey! Marc Riley)I…
Ma Riley
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Lyrics Old Marc Riley had a homeAnd in that home he had some lizardsLizards here, and reptiles thereLizards and spiders crawling everywhere(Hey! Marc Riley)He had a manager called Khambatta (Hey! Marc Riley)He was renowned as a bit of a dancer(Hey! Marc Riley)And we all know him as a cock(Hey! Marc Riley)Hey! Marc Riley(Hey! Marc Riley)I…
Crackhouse
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Lyrics The house that crack built![ ]The house that crack built[ ]The house that crack built[ ]The house that crack built[ ] Commentary < Post in progress > AKA “Crackhouse”. A lot more work needed on the transcription! Footnotes Sources / Links
The House that Crack Built
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Lyrics The house that crack built![ ]The house that crack built[ ]The house that crack built[ ]The house that crack built[ ] Commentary < Post in progress > AKA “Crackhouse”. A lot more work needed on the transcription! Footnotes Sources / Links
Afternoon Disco
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Lyrics There’s official offalMalefaction unofficiallyPaper and proceduresGot big wheels rollingLand, river, official, keeps willingI get to crew themYou’re not welcome here in the cityOn a small island part of town[ ]Played up so much that you could see the teeth falling outAfternoon disco, bald-head idiotsLearn a bit of man-danceClean the town, it is now a…
Fiend with a Violin
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Birthday
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Lyrics The Idle Race (Jeff Lynne) She had a birthday yesterday, she criedTook off her glasses, let her hair down, criedShe told them all at work about the dayHow it is no-one came?Whoa oh, whoa ohShe sent the invitations to her friendsThey were too busy doing other thingsShe told them all at work about the…
Arid Al’s Dream
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Lyrics From the interstellar combinationThe colours were brown and creamAnd he gets pre-psicognition everywhere he goesIt screams psi-cog from doorwaysAnd upper shut-off windowsHe had a brain with a weight of four ouncesHis psi-cog was very advancedAnd quick justice not his stickHe wasn’t taking any crap from you dickBut he got a dose of a psi-cogHe…
Medical Acceptance Gate
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Lyrics I worked for future salaryThe night-shift in Spalding StreetThe respect is worth itOne a.m. at the front gate It had just been Sunday night Stood this man, tall and twisted backHe spoke loud and said, “come out of there”The grill on the wall contains a crowd And the twisted shape you call the laundry…
Higgle-Dy Piggle-Dy
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Lyrics Monks Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Let’s do this!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Way down to heavenYeah!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Way down to heavenYeah! The Fall I am confusedI am confusedI’m ringing my brother in DusseldorfI am ringing DresdenIt’s Monk timeIs Fall time more likelyIs Fall time more likelyHiggle-dy-piggle-dy Higgle-dy-piggle-dyHiggle-dy-piggle-dy Higgle-dy-piggle-dyIt’s Fall time, it’s Monk timeYeah!Way down to heavenYeah!It’s Fall time, it’s [ ] timeIt’s Monk time, yeah!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy…
Blind Man
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2 Librans
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Gray
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Lyrics Glaciers destroyed as gray were bornFrom water, from depths at seaAnd they answeredGrayThe day todayGrayGray todayWe’re born from waterDepths and mouths glacials etceteraAnd your replacementsGrayYou’ll learn to embrace grayTheir species destroyed as you born from water [ ] and your replacementsFor your speciesGray[ ]GrayAnd your replicantsHis brain goes BabylonGrayThe day todayGrayGray todayReplacements, replicants and…
Suddenly, Certainly
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Lyrics Suddenly, certainlySuddenly, certainlySuddenly, certainlySuddenly, certainlySuddenly, certainlySuddenly, certainly Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
Disco (City)
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Lyrics There’s official offal, manufactured unofficiallyPaper and procedures got big wheels rollingPlaque-ridden officials keep swimmingI get to crew themYou’re not welcome here in the cityOn a small island part of townBeachifiedPlayed up so much that you could see the teeth falling outAfternoon disco, bald-head idiotsWouldn’t let them in a barn danceInclude the town, it is…
Hitmen (Dream)
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Lyrics Three dreams of the times fantastic and movingAnd forgotten after the first projectile of the morningYou live in a void where you can sit on a [ ] you can avoidCan avoid a direct questionTwo, the parents of the new parents are lazy and sinisterThey embrace the morning, bitter in tobacco breathThey avoid where,…
No Xmas for John Quay
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Lyrics The “x” in Xmas is a substitute crucifix for Christ One, two, one, two, three, fourNo Christmas for John QuaysNo Christmas for John QuaysNo Christmas for John QuaysNo Christmas for John QuaysWell, the powders reach you and the powders teach youAnd when you find they can’t reach youThere is no Christmas for John QuaysHe…
Facebook Troll
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Wise Ol’ Man (Inst.)
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Lyrics Dead DJThe wise old manAll and aroundHe was fair and justHis wisdomTen thousand milesWise old manWIse old manWisdomGet you out, baby!On the busThe hill folkRemoveEar plugsSorrow he’s proudTo repulseWise old man can get you out!Wise old manWise old manWise old manHis wisdom…He wasn’t seen in the haremIn fact he was only nineteenWise old man…
Dedication (Remix)
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