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          Lyrics


          The Other Half

          Mr. Pharmacist
          Can you help me out today
          In your usual lovely way
          Oh Mr. Pharmacist, I insist
          Can you give me something that will persist
          Mr. Pharmacist

          Dear Pharmacist, won't you please
          Give me some energy
          Mr. Pharmacist
          Mr. Pharmacist

          Hey Mr. Pharmacist
          I'll recommend you to my friend
          And they'll be happy in the end
          Oh Mr Pharmacist, can you help
          And send me on that magic trip
          Mr. Pharmacist

          Dear Pharmacist
          To ease your mind, you can stock me all the wintertime
          Mr. Pharmacist
          Mr. Pharmacist

          Hey Mr. Pharmacist
          Words cannot express
          The feeling that I suggest
          Oh Mr. Pharmacist, thank you indeed
          I'll drink all that vitamin D 1
          Oh Mr. Pharmacist

          Dear Pharmacist, I'll be back
          With a handful of empty sack 2
          Mr. Pharmacist
          Mr. Pharmacist
          Mr. Pharmacist
          Mr. Pharmacist

          The Fall

          Mr. Pharmacist
          Can you help me out today
          In your usual lovely way
          Oh, Mr. Pharmacist, I insist
          That you give me some of that vitamin C 3
          Mr. Pharmacist

          Dear Pharmacist won't you please
          Give me some energy
          Mr. Pharmacist
          Mr. Pharmacist

          Hey Mr. Pharmacist
          I'll recommend you to my friends
          They'll be happy in the end
          Oh, Mr. Pharmacist can you help
          Send me on a 'delic kick 4
          Mr. Pharmacist

          Dear Pharmacist use your mind 5
          You better stock me up for the wintertime
          Mr. Pharmacist

          Hey Mr. Pharmacist
          Words cannot express
          Feeling I suggest
          Oh, Mr. Pharmacist I can plead
          Gimme some of that powder I need 6
          Mr. Pharmacist

          Dear Pharmacist, I'll be back
          With a handful of empty sack
          Mr. Pharmacist

          Commentary

          < Post in progress >

          Footnotes

          1. The Fall’s version cites “vitamin C” rather than D. See later note. โ†ฉ๏ธŽ
          2. To carry all the pharmaceuticals home in. โ†ฉ๏ธŽ
          3. Instead of the “vitamin D” of the original, presumably in tribute to the Can song, “Vitamin C” (1972). Smith’s version moves the line earlier in the lyric, and uses it in place of the original’s “Can you give me something that will persist”. โ†ฉ๏ธŽ
          4. “‘delic trip” meaning “psychedelic trip”, obviously. The Other Half’s original lyric referred to a “magic trip”, which is only slightly less obvious. MES did sometimes sing “magic trip” live. โ†ฉ๏ธŽ
          5. The Fall’s version of this line changes the meaning somewhat. Whereas The Other Half are suggesting that the pharmacist “ease your mind” by providing plentiful supplies up-front, The Fall are being more assertive in asking the pharmacist to “use your mind”. โ†ฉ๏ธŽ
          6. These lines, “Oh, Mr. Pharmacist I can plead / Gimme some of that powder I need” do not appear in the original. โ†ฉ๏ธŽ

          Sources / Links

          • Smith, Mark E. (2008).ย Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Markย  E. Smith. London: Penguin.
          • The Track Record: “Mr. Pharmacist”
          • Wolstencroft, Simon (2014). You Can Drum But You Can’t Hide. London: Strata Books.
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