Young dicks make TV Get 'em away from me Young dicks make TV Loads of hairstyle ideals Here's the other end of the tale Here's the other end of the scale
Law expert makes studio He had waited so long Patrick Moore got a manifesto He learned the words, "vid king" and "spontaneous" He learned the words, "analysis" and "through video"
Solicitor in studio, if he got it right Could be a celebrity, like M Pyke
Scientists and their bloody childish reading habits Scientists and their bloody childish reading habits
But solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble Solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble Solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble
From the start, trouble with the mike Noises and high-pitched whines Aggressive interviewer much too fast Then up came Beaumont-Dark, ripped his argument to shreds
Solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble Solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble Solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble
He inadvertently proved the point That his profession was rot He inadvertently proved the point That his profession was shh shh shh
Solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble Solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble Solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble Solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble
Young dicks make TV Get 'em away from me Young dicks make TV Get 'em away from me
Young and old dicks make TV Young and old dicks make TV Solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble Solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble Solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble Solicitor in studio soon ran into trouble
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Sources / Links
The Annotated Fall: “Solicitor in Studio” [Archived]
Ford, Simon (2003). Hip Priest: the story of Mark E Smith and The Fall. London: Quartet Books.
Mackay, Tommy (2018). 40 Odd Years of The Fall. Place of publication unknown: Greg Moodie.
Pringle, Steve (2022). You Must Get Them All: The Fall on Record. [paperback edition]. Pontefract: Route Publishing Ltd. [Online store]
Smith, Mark E. (1985). The Fall Lyrik & Texte Von Mark E. Smith. In Deutsch & Englisch. With Drawings by Brix. Berlin: The Lough Press. [AKA The Orange Book. Available online in The Internet Archive]
Smith, Mark E. (2008). vII. The Lough Press & AMarquisManipulationProductions. [AKA the Blue Lyrics Book]
