Tag: Covers
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Prague ’91/Mr. Pharmacist
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Lyrics The Other Half Mr. PharmacistCan you help me out todayIn your usual lovely wayOh Mr. Pharmacist, I insistCan you give me something that will persistMr. PharmacistDear Pharmacist, won’t you pleaseGive me some energyMr. PharmacistMr. PharmacistHey Mr. PharmacistI’ll recommend you to my friendAnd they’ll be happy in the endOh Mr Pharmacist, can you helpAnd send…
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All Clasp Hands
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Lyrics Peel Session version We’re going down to SkagaströndN.Y.C.And God put it hereClasp handsWell, I went out the night before lastI saw a queue outsideClasp handsAnd they didI was empoweredAnd the empowerment made me gentle in my baldnessI was so gladIt was part of the job club Fulfilled, I wasOver the death march of the…
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Classical Gas
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Groovin’ with Mr. Bloe
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John Peel session track. Recorded on 19 February 2003. Broadcast 13 March 2003.
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Hungry Freaks, Daddy
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Lyrics Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention Mister AmericaWalk on byYour schools that do not teachMister AmericaWalk on byThe minds that won’t be reachedMister AmericaTry to hideThe emptiness that’s you insideWhen once you find that the way you liedAnd all the corny tricks you triedWill not forestall the rising tide ofHungry freaks, daddy…They won’t…
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The City Never Sleeps
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Lyrics Nancy Sinatra (The City Never Sleeps at Night) Old man, young manPreacher saying amenTaking up collectionPlaying on a bass drumHow come the city it never sleeps at nightRed cars, blue carsPayment overdue carsCops with indigestionBillionaires and some bumsHow come the city it never sleeps at nightHow come the city it never sleeps at nightShort…
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Jeanie
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Lyrics Eddie Cochran (Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie) Well, Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie, come and dance with meWell, I’ll teach you every dance from across the seaYeah, first we’ll hopYeah, yeah, yeah, then we’ll bopYeah, yeah, yeah, then we’ll slop, rock and roll, well, do the strollWell, Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie, got my blue suede shoesA pink carnation and…
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The Legend of Xanadu
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Lyrics Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich Esta es la leyenda de Xanadu You’ll hear my voice, on the wind, ‘cross the sandIf you should returnTo that black barren land that bears the name of XanaduCursed without hope, was the love that I soughtLost from the startWas the duel that was s’pposed to win…
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Cock in My Pocket
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Lyrics The Stooges I got my cock in my pocket and I’m breezin’ down the old highwayI got my cock in my pocket, I’m breezin’ down the old highwayI’m gonna whip it on you, honey, I’m gonna whip it on you todayI’m gonna get it up, turn around, try it every way, uhI got my…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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!…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Race with the Devil
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Lyrics Gene Vincent Well I’ve led an evil life, so you seeBut I’ll hide from the devil on judgement day, I saidA-move, hot-rod, move manA-move, hot-rod, move manA-move hot-rod, move me on down the line, oh yeahWell, me and the devil sat at a stop lightHe started rollin’, I was out of sight, I saidA-move,…
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Say Mama
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Lyrics Gene Vincent Have a ball, here’s ten of themTake eightSay, mama, can I go out tonight?Say, mama, will it be alrightThey got a rockin’ party goin’ down the streetSay, mama, can’t you hear that beat?Whoa-whoa-woo-hooWhoa-whoa-woo-hoo, whoaYeah!Say, mama, don’t you look that way’Cause I know just what you’re going to sayWell, mama, well don’t be…
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Funnel of Love
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Lyrics Wanda Jackson (McCoy/Westberry) Here I go falling down, down, downMy mind is a blankMy head is spinning around and aroundAs I go deep into the funnel of loveIt’s such a crazy, crazy feelingI get weak in the kneesMy poor old head is a reelingAs I go deep into the funnel of loveI tried and…
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Strangetown
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Lyrics Strange Town (T.S. McPhee, Groundhogs) This is a strange town, people here round don’t have no funI’ve been here two years, I’ve been looking round but I ain’t found noneIt seems that all they care about is pointing people outSaying stupid things like, “get the lice out your hair”I don’t believe these people, spend…
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White Line Fever
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Lyrics Merle Haggard White line feverA sickness born down deep within my soulWhite line feverThe years keep flying by like the highline polesThe wrinkles in my forehead show the miles I’ve put behind meThey continue to remind how fast I’m growing oldGuess I’ll die with this fever in my soulI wonder just what makes a…
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Clasp Hands
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Lyrics Peel Session version We’re going down to SkagaströndN.Y.C.And God put it hereClasp handsWell, I went out the night before lastI saw a queue outsideClasp handsAnd they didI was empoweredAnd the empowerment made me gentle in my baldnessI was so gladIt was part of the job club Fulfilled, I wasOver the death march of the…
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I Can Hear the Grass Grow
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Lyrics The Move (Roy Wood) See the people all in lineWhat’s makin’ them look at meCan’t imagine that their mindsAre thinkin’ the same as meI can hear the grass grow I can hear the grass growI see rainbows in the eveningMy head’s attracted toA magnetic wave of soundWith the streams of coloured circlesMakin’ their way…
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Pharmacist
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Lyrics The Other Half Mr. PharmacistCan you help me out todayIn your usual lovely wayOh Mr. Pharmacist, I insistCan you give me something that will persistMr. PharmacistDear Pharmacist, won’t you pleaseGive me some energyMr. PharmacistMr. PharmacistHey Mr. PharmacistI’ll recommend you to my friendAnd they’ll be happy in the endOh Mr Pharmacist, can you helpAnd send…
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Houston
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Lyrics Lee Hazlewood Well, it’s lonesome in this big townEverybody puts me downI’m a face without a nameI’m just walking in the rainI’m going back to Houston, Houston, HoustonI got holes in both of my shoesAnd I’m a walking case of the bluesI saw a dollar yesterdayBut the wind blew it awayI’m going back to…
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Ibis-Afro Man
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Lyrics African Man (Iggy Pop) I eat a monkey for breakfastI eat a skunk for lunchI live in the bushI eat with my fingers, I don’t use no knife and fork’cause I live in the jungleI no eat tigersI know about lionsI know about lions, I know about everything that lives in the jungleI’m an…
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Gotta See Jane
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Lyrics R Dean Taylor XXXX The Fall Red light, green lightGoing through the dark nightGoing through the pouring rainI gotta see JaneWindow wiper splishing splashingCalling out her nameI gotta see JaneI left her arms to find my wayTo plough my place in a world outsideI could not surviveWas deaf and blind The constant chaseTo win…
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Bourgeois Town
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Lyrics The Bourgeois Blues (Lead Belly) Me and my wife run all over townEverywhere we go, the people would turn us downLord, in a bourgeois townIt’s a bourgeois townI got the bourgeois bluesGonna spread the news all aroundMe and my wife we were standing upstairsI heard the white man say’n I don’t want no niggers…
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Rude (All the Time)
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Lyrics Trigger Happy XXXX The Fall Cool as a breeze she blowsArms that reach, so she sews But she’s rude all the timeRude all the timeWhere did you get your looks?Did you get them from a book?You look like you just don’t careI really like your hairCarol has a breeze she blowsArms that reach, so…
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This Perfect Day
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Lyrics The Saints XXXX The Fall Don’t talk to me ’bout what you doneThere’s nothing changed it still goes onBut I’ll keep laughing to the endAnd I’ve been around this old big worldIn all your cars and sexy barsIt’s all so funnyYour perfect dayYour mummy saysYour perfect dayI can’t laughThere’s no high times, only badIt’s…
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F-‘oldin’ Money
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Lyrics Tommy Blake XXXX The Fall I went to the bank just to get a little moneyWhen he told me their requirements I started feeling funnyHe said, “You ain’t got a house, you ain’t got a plot”I ain’t got a window and I ain’t got a jobBut it takes a lotta blue-backs to satisfy my…
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Jungle Rock
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Lyrics Hank Mizell XXXX The Fall I was walking through the jungle just the other nightWhen I heard a big rumble and I thought it was a fightI lost all volition and began to move my feetIt was a jungle drummer doing a knock down beatIt was a jungle jungle jungle jungle rockJungle jungle jungle…
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I Come And Stand At Your Door
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Lyrics Nâzım Hikmet Ran / The Byrds XXXX The Fall I come and stand at every doorBut no-one hears my silent pleaI knock and yet remain unseenFor I am dead, for I am deadI need no fruit, nor even riceI need no meat, nor even breadAnd I need nothing for myselfWhen children die they do…
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I’m a Mummy
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Lyrics Bob McFadden & Dor XXXX The Fall I’m a mummyI scare peopleLook what happens when I walk up to somebodyHello, I’m a mummyI was born one thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine years agoLook what happens when I walk up to somebodyI don’t try to scare peopleI really came back to meet Paul McCartneyBut people…
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Last Chance To Turn Around
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Lyrics Gene Pitney (Last Exit to Brooklyn) XXXX The Fall You gotta keep those wheels of mineRolling and burning down the highwayLast night that girl of mine left me yearningBest start learning to see things my wayHit me for the very first timeAnd we’re gonna turn aroundI’m leaving her love behindAnd getting out of townI…
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Last Chance to Turn Around (Gene Pitney, Last Exit to Brooklyn)
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Stay Away (Old White Train)
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Lyrics Johnny Paycheck XXXX The Fall When I was a young man, yeah I really knew it allWhen I was young, why I just, yeah really knew it allSo if you’ll listen to an old dog barkYou might see that hole before you fallI’m gonna lay something on you, then I’m gonna move on outGonna…
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I’m Not Satisfied
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Lyrics Frank Zappa XXXX The Fall YeahYeahGot no place to goI’m tired of walking up and down the street all by myselfNo love left for me to giveI try and try but no-one wants me the way I amWhy should I pretend I like to roam from door to doorMaybe I’ll just kill myself, I…
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Shut Up!
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Lyrics The Monks XXXX The Fall Lil lil lil lil lil lil loo hooLil lil lil lil lil lil loo hooWow wow wow wowWow wow wow wowWow wow wow wow (Got a reason to laugh)Shut up, don’t cryWow wow wow wow (Got a reason to cry)Shut up, don’t cry(World is so worried)(World is so worried)Shut…
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Junk Man
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Lyrics The Groundhogs XXXX The Fall Nah nah nah nahNah nah nah nahNah nah nah nah nahTolerance is not a virtueJunk man, lend a handHelp me clear this trackLight a match, burn it upTurn it into ashJunk man, lend a handHelp me clear this crapLight a match, turn it upTurn it into ashGive me back…
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War
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Originally recorded by Henry Cow/Slapp Happy, appearing on “In Praise of Learning” (1975). Credits: Anthony Moore (music); Peter Blegvad (lyrics).
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I’m Going to Spain
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Lyrics Steve Bent XXXX The Fall I’ve sold my car, thrown in my job, I’m thirty-four years oldI think it’s time I saw the world, and not AustraliaI’ve sold my car, thrown in my job, I’m thirty-four years oldI think it’s time I saw the world cos I hate the cold and rain and grey…