Tag: Never played live
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North West Fashion Show
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Lyrics Hugh McSheepshagger from BoltonIt is Hugh McSheepshagger from BoltonIt is Hugh McSheepshagger from BoltonNext up, Mr A Ordinary from WhitefieldIt is Hugh McSheepshagger from BoltonNext up, Mr A Ordinary from WhitefieldIt is Hugh McSheepshagger from BoltonJudy’s bastard offspringWe have Richard and Judy’s bastard offspringBaseball cap … Baseball cap reversedThen we have Richard and Judy’s…
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One Day
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Lyrics When I first met you you didn’t go anywhere’Cept for the drama corporation of co-op theatreSkirting from a course, bovver boots on Vacuum breath equals we never close But one day you’ll find out that you lost a good manAnd one day you wake up and find you lost a good manTransparent or notYou’ll…
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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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The $500 Bottle Of Wine
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Lyrics A five hundred dollar bottle of wineA five hundred dollar bottle of wineA five hundred dollar bottle of wineThat’s all we get for being with him all the time I give them a five hundred bottle of wineThat’s all they get most of the timeA five hundred dollar bottle of wineA five hundred dollar…
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Light/Fireworks
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Lyrics Cold, cold, can’t controlCold, can’t controlLight up a cigarette, cos it might be your lastCold, cold, can’t controlCold, can’t controlLight up a cigarette, cos it might be your lastCold, cold, can’t controlCold, cold, can’t controlCold, can’t controlFireworks, darknessCascading with fireworksFireworks, can’t read itFireworks, can’t fathom itFireworksComing up to the dawn hereWhat are those burnt…
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The Knight, the Devil and Death
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Lyrics AccelerateQualifies, that’s what Göring said The knight, the devil and deathThe knight, the devil and deathUsurpingThe knight, the devil and deathThe knight, the devil and deathUsurping cost cuts, that’s why we [ ] [ ] smart-alecThe knight, the devil and deathThe knight, the devil and deathThe knight, the devil and deathUsurpingUsurpingAccelerate! Accelerate! Accelerate!The knight,…
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Pumpkin Head Xscapes
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Lyrics Laughing now? You’re happy now?As the senile morons who run KLF flatsKLF flats in their brains Pumpkin head escapesPumpkin head escapesWe’re coming, we’re coming, LeoWe’re coming, we’re coming, Leo But you will not appreciate anything on your lifeUntil your life veers straight to the crossFull autobiograph self-pity crapSearching now, you’re happy nowSearching now, you’re…
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Sinister Waltz
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Lyrics He must go downHe must go downHe must come downHe mustHe must go downHe must go downHe must go downHe mustWas fraternising with JamesHe embraced the hordes from eastHe must go downHe must go downHe must come downHe must go downHe must go downHe must go downDown with the curseHe must go downAnd reinforced…
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So What About It?
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Lyrics So What About It? Fall advice!Fall advice!Fall advice!Fall advice!Fall advice!Fall advice!Fall advice!Fall advice!Fall advice!The Year Number One has gone and turned into Year of Bomb TV wars twenty-four hours, but it happensFall advice!Fall advice!Fall advice!Shaking my bones down the M40, passenger seat gripped tightIn a Series ThreeI cannot sleep, but I’m happyI cannot eatSo…
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Christmastide
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Lyrics Xmas with Simon Do not fret, rest your head, Jesus had no fearDo not fret, rest your head, Christmas time is hereCastle in the snowSouthern white signNo explanation for the lightsEmpires were tumblingPity the people in the desert, Jesus didPity the people who had too much dessertJesusBig old nice old houseIt’s ChristmasIn old English…
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Xmas with Simon
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Lyrics Xmas with Simon Do not fret, rest your head, Jesus had no fearDo not fret, rest your head, Christmas time is hereCastle in the snowSouthern white signNo explanation for the lightsEmpires were tumblingPity the people in the desert, Jesus didPity the people who had too much dessertJesusBig old nice old houseIt’s ChristmasIn old English…
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The Funeral Mix
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Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
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Black Monk Theme Part II
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Lyrics The Monks (Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)Well, I been waiting a long, long, long, long, long, long time(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)Well,…
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Mollusc in Tyrol
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Lyrics TestingMollusc (role)Ziggurat grave Tombstone states[ ] to Tyrol[ ] back on your streets (slave)Destined to meetTo Weymouth on back [ ] I’m a mollusc (role)I’m a mollusc (role)I scrub the wall, circle, bisexual and [ ] molluscM O D L L U S CCheck the numberI’m a mollusc (role)I’m a mollusc (role)The mollusc was…
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H.O.W.
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Lyrics I can treat you to visits to coastal pillboxes I like to delve in destruction, lust and debauchesAnd I am the one who stamps on all agesFrom sixteen to forty, over and underI’m monolithic, and the black ice on the corner Hiss, hiss, hiss Hiss, hiss, hiss Hiss, hiss, hiss Hiss, hiss, hiss As…
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Guide Me Soft
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Lyrics William!Glorious repressionArticulate, immaculate, glorious revolutionCoast to coastLord guide me softFrom coast to coastGod guide me softI come for your goodsI come for your goodsPray guide me softPray guide me softCoast to coastLord guide me softCoast to coastGod guide me softI come for your goodsI come for your goodsPray guide me softFrom coast to coastLord…
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The Steak Place
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Lyrics Head down Head downHead, head, head downFool of the Commonwealth drove down thereDown turnpikeDesperate for food, desperate for respiteThe steak placeThe steak placeCheap carpet lines the wayAluminium tack door handlesCandelabra lion’s headVia butchers display tooThe steak placeThe steak placeVia a carcass rowThings are brought forward and eatenI see the corners filled with hitmenTwo young…
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Auto Tech Pilot
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Lyrics Last night I heard three real loud ricochetsFrom the police tech centre at the top of my streetAnd then the morning after, brass band, they were unisonJumping, shouting, all three thousandMeanwhile I’ve been broke in twiceAnd had a maniac at door, swearing, 12:05 a.m.And I really think this computer thing is getting out of…
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Vixen
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Lyrics It had taken her a long timeSuddenly back on its ownTo sit friendless and aloneShe is friendless and aloneShe is friendless and aloneAnd the vixen on its ownAnd the vixen on its ownThe triple gang and the throngDid not feel helpless or aloneThe vixen got no friendsShe needs a poison penEven in SwitzerlandThe people…
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Bug Day
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Lyrics First moth, we got ze answerGlycerine, all day, skinBug dayBug dayBug dayMidgesMidges hovered over the heatherThree moths shiveredGreen moths shiveredCockroaches mouldered in the groundTonguehorns belched fireBug dayBug daySo, fleeing at sea Terrors hit waterMinoa said “eek”Minoa said “eek”Sea reaffirms some thingsWe learned some thingsPeople behave very wrongCreate companyGreen is starboard, backLeft is port, there…
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Hotel Bloedel
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Lyrics [Note: verses delivered by MES in bold, verses delivered by Brix in italics]And it’s painless sitting in subterraneaAncient reference to MesopotamiaAnd it’s quiet againHidden figments, surface nowRepetitious historyOne more time for the record2013 Vicksburg Confederate graves are uncoveredThrowing new light on this nineteenth century conflict, sparking off a repeatThese southern spectres were disease ridden,…
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Papal Visit
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Lyrics Hosanna HosannaFirst impressions [ ] HosannaPapal did visit, human trash, wasteProstrate, yellow white umbrellasRoam aroundRoam aroundRoam aroundUniversal love for them [ ] for the [ ] for thePapal visitHuman trash roam the townWoke up by hosannaWoke up by hosannaHelicopters strip the landHelicopters strip the landFirst impressions will be the lastWoke up at twoThe man…
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Black Roof
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Lyrics Why don’t you face up to it If I was youI’d have a deck at your rooftopIf I was you Up from the poles, drug from the hillsInto your present delectationYou simply cannot prove your fog-accenting notionsYou cannot prove your ragged affectationsAll of you with your pals in desperationEaster Island profile and care from…
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Couples Vs Jobless Mid 30’s
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Lyrics Relevant in your later snap stairsJet lagAt his come downComposite set yearThe green jellyGreen jelly envyNo, nevermoreGargoyle legsAre droopyC qualityNext, they jetUpwardly B.T. rancidLaughterHis grin is elfMakes ten copiesTo his mother spouseShe tortures him in big houseDon’t forget thatBirthdayLook at me, kidsIs irrelevant to your latent sexand shock your lizard(Heigh ho, heigh ho)And your…
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Victoria Train Station Massacre
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Lyrics We had no residenceWe had no reservationWe had no pre-bookI crave dramaI crave dramaVictoria Station massacreWe had no[repeats in reverse]Victoria Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
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Octo Realm
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Lyrics Hi, I’m Spliffhead, I like to lie on the floor Hello, I’m Girlie I’m not and I’m cynical Hi, I’m Ketamine Kettison Hi, I’m Julia and I’m Schoolie I’m Smith Hi, I’m smartarse at the computer Hi, I’m Skunklad New programme – The Kettisons Your kids are making queerer soundsYour little dog moansYou don’t…
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Distilled Mug Art
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Lyrics Nought two point three O The god is going down nowRed cup growing on deskBurnt on digitalSlowMore wideningO two point nineteenWhilst the engineers trying to pick up bits left and top of screenTwo point one oneWhilst they are amusing themselvesTrying to make politicians or actors look funny or betterAccording to their present or ingrained…
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Edie
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Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary I sat on my dorm-room bed and played for hours. The bass guitar became an extension of my body. My fingers blistered, on both hands, but the joy of playing overrode any pain. Effortlessly, a song fell into place. It was so natural and easy, I didn’t have time to…
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Dramatic
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Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary I guess I have to accept responsibility for leaking this demo into trading circles. It was a demo for Country On The Click. Jim Watts guitar, Brian Fanning bass, Dave Milner drums. Dave Milner composed the bassline and drums and Jim improvised the guitar line as it was recorded in…
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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…
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60’s Wack
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Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary The sole available version of “60’s Wack” is the instrumental “early rough mix” found on disc 3 of Cherry Red’s 4xCD “expanded Digipak edition” of Reformation! Post-TLC (2020), and credited to “The Fall”. The song was never played live, as far as we know. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary provides…
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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…
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Live at the Witch Trials
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Lyrics We’re still one step ahead of youI still believe in the R-and-R dream R-and-R as primal scream Tied to the Puritan ethic Non-sympathetic to spastics After all this, still a lonely bastard.Eggheads, boneheads, queue Queued for them We were early and we were lateBut, still, live at the witch trials! Commentary A Mark E.…
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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…
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Das Boat
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Lyrics Das BootU-Boat Das BootU-BoatEe-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Das BootDas BootU-BoatEe-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee [ something indistinct about lifeboats or lifebelts? ]Das Boot[ ]U-BoatDas BootEe-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee,…
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Extricate
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Lyrics One, oneLa la laLa la laExtricate! Extricate!La la laLa la laLa la laExtricate!La la laLa la laExtricate!I know you gotta …Sha la la laSha la la laSha la la laI know you gotta extricate!La la laLa la laExtricate!La la laLa la laNow and then you gotta extricate!La la laLa la laExtricate!Sha la la laSha…
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986 Generator
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Lyrics One nine eight six generator One nine eight six generatorOne nine eight six generatorOne nine eight six generatorAnd that’s all he wrote And that’s all he wroteHe’s living a dreamAnd he’s got no hopeIt’s déjà-vu It’s clear to you but it’s a stompGotta move itJob’s gotta doStomp on itOne more job and gone through…
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Overture from ‘I Am Curious, Orange’
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Lyrics Curious, orangeCurious, orangeYes, O yes You’re bad news, girlBad news, girl Hip hip hip hip Bremen nacht Frenz Doctor Annabel Lies! Commentary I sang snippets of the songs’ lyrics and titles in ‘Overture From “I Am Curious, Orange”’. This came about on the occasion Mark didn’t show up at the studio. My vocals are…
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Crew Filth
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Lyrics From the valleys of Leicestershire and all over Came mystic crew filthThe first, the first was Dave Bush-babe The second was Graham ponytail They were mystic crew filthCrew filthThen from the land of the accordion came Dave Kiwi He was crew filthHe had the shirtsHe wouldn’t meditate on his monitor roomMystic crew filthHey mystic…
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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).
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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…
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Instrum Two AKA Two
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Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary An instrumental outtake from the recording sessions for The Fall’s album, The Unutterable (released 2000). Along with “Instrum One“, it was first released on the second disc (known as the “Testa Rossa Monitor Mixes”) of Voiceprint’s two-CD “deluxe edition” of The Unutterable (2008). A bootleg version with the title “Weirdo”…
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Instrum One
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Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary An instrumental outtake from the recording sessions for The Fall’s album, The Unutterable (released 2000). Along with “Instrum Two AKA Two“, it was first released on the second disc (known as the “Testa Rossa Monitor Mixes”) of Voiceprint’s two-CD “deluxe edition” of The Unutterable (2008). A bootleg version with the…