"Spontane
Time"
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Lyrics (c) Batchelor / Wood 1994 / 1995 / 1998
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The Dull Towns Of
England |
Home |
I've been
to Leicester it’s the home of ‘BensonShoe’- I’ve been to Redditch
and there’s nothing there to do. I’ve been to Morecambe felt the
overpowering gloom! And oh, if Corby were the bride, the Devil would
be groom.
I have seen the dull
towns of England!
I’ve been to
Solihull the dull place I was raised I’ve been to Dartford just
to see the different greys I’ve been to Worcester and I got more
stares than smiles! Oh, I’ve been to Coventry the same old brick for
miles
I have seen the dull
towns of England! |
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The Rake |
More
Words
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Every girl
who’s ever loved me has the right to weep ‘Cos I’m always making
promises I cannot keep And now I’ve found the girl who’s got me on my
knees Oh it’s such a precious thing to a guy like me
chorus:’cos I’m a rake (bom
bom de doo dom) I’m a rake (bom bom de doo dom) (he’s a rake!) I
can’t make no happy face today ‘Cos she’s gone and gone and gone
away!
I’ve been a scoundrel and
I’ve been a loner too I’ve ducked and dived and run away when it suits
me to do I’ve left them waiting many times, yes it’s true But I
could never run away, away, away from you
’cos I’m a rake (bom bom de
doo dom) I’m a rake (bom bom de doo dom) (but he’s very Frank) I
can’t make no happy face today ‘Cos she’s gone and gone and gone
away! |
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Chelter
Skelter |
Yeh man!
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TURN FRONTY
UP!
Silver boots a mile
apart and by the bed there’s a broken vase A broken vase was not
your scene and now I know what traffic means
chorus: I’m going
home
I’m going home
I’m going HOME home HOME home home-home home-home HOME
You gotta let me go-oh!
I remember down in
Cheltenham On the night we danced and sang In a sordid basement
bar Self-adhesive luminescent stars
chorus
It’s five to ten
You’ve done my head in again I think I should leave But I don’t
know when, really don’t know when
1st verse
repeated
chorus |
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My Favourite
Restaurant |
What The Nice Journalist
Says
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You’re my
favourite waiter in the world I’d rather talk to you than the world’s
most beautiful girl So thank God it’s not Tuesday Then I wouldn’t
see your smiling face tonight.
You’re such a man you’re such a
guy You don’t even even have to try! Oh no! So thank God it’s not
Sunday, oh no! Then I’d have to stay at home tonight
You told me
I’d be better off at your place And here I am stuck in this ugly little
dump called Paris So thank God it’s not Wednesday, oh noo! Thank god
it’s not Wednesday (ba doo buddy doo) Thank god it’s not Wednesday
(doom buddy doo) |
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Psychedelic
Situation |
Spaghetti
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What do you think of
the psychedelic situation in this town? What do you think of the
psychedelic situation in this town? Are you still waiting and hoping
for it to come back around? Are you still waiting and hoping for it
to come back around?
Spent five years
recreating one summer so long ago Spent five years recreating one
summer so long ago When you look at your shirts and the drugs have
all gone do you feel low? When you look at your shirts and the
drugs have all gone do you feel low?
All across the
nation there’s a cerebral vibration Cats and kids in speedway
strips scouring through the bargain bins
1st section
repeated |
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Amsterdam Hotel
Lounge |
Home
Again |
Supa dupa dilruba baby, Well you never really made the
scene. Wandering round in your home town Encapsulated in a plastic
dream Milky baby, overfed and rheumy-eyed with tears Giant rabbits
in the sky confirm your latest fears
In ’72 you know what to do
already living through to ’74 In ’76 you were turning
tricks as a local conversational bore And now you try to tell us
that we burned you of your sound Should have known it wouldn’t take
too long for that to come around
chorus: We no longer want the same
sound
That trickles out of your
mouth
And blocks up the
drains
Please don’t ever give us that
sound
The Amsterdam Hotel
Lounge
is fading away, fading away, fading away
Ultra-vavu it’s not the things that you do but the
things that you don’t that are bad ‘Cos Indian giving is the way you
make a living You’re all over like a nasty little rash And now you
try to tell us that we burned you of your sound Should have known it
wouldn’t take too long for that to come around
1st verse repeated
chorus repeated
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I've
Been Looking |
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I’ve been looking when
I’m down the pub I’ve been looking when I’m on the bus I’ve been
looking when I’m in the shower Even at an ungodly hour. I’ve been
looking when I’m in a club I’ve been looking even in the tub I’ve
been looking when I’m in the car I’ve been looking in every
bar
chorus: ‘Cos I’ve been looking for so
long
I’ve been looking for
someone
I’ve been looking, oh I’ve been looking
Oh I’ve been looking around.
I’ve been looking from the mountain
top I’ve been looking in the corner shop I’ve been looking wherever
I roams Even been looking in stately homes I’ve been looking in the
cheap café I’ve been looking every way I’ve been looking down every
street And wherever I take my feet
chorus.
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Hard
Friend |
Buy Our Stuff?
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He’s kind of
low on subtlety But very high on loyalty Like Chewbacca or Mr.
T So no-one’s gonna mess with me
chorus: He’s
my hard friend, he’s my hard friend HARD FRIEND, HARD
FRIEND He’s my hard friend, he’s my hard friend HARD FRIEND, HARD
FRIEND He’s my hard friend there’ll be nothing left of
you
Well, I’m not
much good in a fight My hard friend makes sure it’s alright He never
picks on any sop But if you pick on him then watch them drop
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chorus repeated. |
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Edsel |
Buying
Time
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Phwwhhhhhhhhhhhwhhhhhwhhwhhhhhhgghhhhhwwwhhhhh...~~~~
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Shoot Out |
Where we came from
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I never met a
man against me so What I’m gonna do I just don’t know Well, she’ll
never have it easy when he is around Pointing his guns at everybody in
town
chorus: He’s
become my enemy, I’ve got no choice in the matter.
He knows all
about me, more that I’d tell To a man who’d rather see me in
Hell Well, she’ll never have it easy while he is the judge He’s got
in this position and he just won’t budge
chorus
Well, I’ve
done bad things make no mistake And I done things that’ll make you
quake But I’m not as bad as he makes out He’s madder than madder
than mad there’s no doubt now
chorus. |
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(Never Be A)
Milksop |
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Sorry about my
hair I’m sorry about my voice Sorry about my trousers too Sorry
I’m so soft Sorry I’m so fey Sorry to upset you
chorus: Never be a
milksop
Never be a
milksop
Never be a milksop (I was born that way)
Sorry about my hat I’m
sorry about my class Sorry I exist at all Sorry about my
muscles Sorry I hate tussles Sorry to use long words
chorus
Sorry about my
purse Sorry that I flirt With women that should be yours Sorry
that you beat me I know that you hate me Of course it’s not your
fault
chorus.
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When She's Flirting
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With
emotions she’s toying Gets kind of annoying But I’ve only got
myself to blame ‘Cos I like her that way She’s rolling eyes and
swinging hips You get a close-up of her lips Don’t think about
relationships But I like her that way.
She’s
happiest when she’s flirting
Now she’s
on the dancefloor For her smile you’re gonna fall You could say
she’s a silly girl But I like her that way. ‘Cos I like the fact
that she is free She’ll never be tied to a guy like me She won’t
yearn for my company Oh! I like her that way.
She’s
happiest when she’s flirting. |
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Perfect Sound
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Sly and the
Family they made what for me was the perfect sound Sly and the
Family they made what for me was the perfect sound
chorus:
PERFECT SOUND
Oh! I
remember as I went, as I went over that old ground My head, it was
spinning Completely full, completely full of the perfect
sound
chorus. |
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Hey Modigliani!
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Hey Modigliani
! We know where you came from Did you bang your head on the ceiling
One too many times when you were young?
Hey Modigliani
! We called you on the phone You were lost and trapped in a Pernod
ad in Montmartre all alone-
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-Modigliani Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-Modigliani We
know you to say hello to, But not like that, crazy cat.
Hey
Modigliani ! Looked at things in different ways Problems are just
answers Upside-down in the wrong tray Hey Modigliani ! We feel
much better now The sun shines through the chimney stacks in the
tram on the way down in the tram on the way down
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-Modigliani Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-Modigliani Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-Modigliani We
know you to say hello to, But not like that, crazy cat.
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Stop Paddling
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Stop
paddling, stop paddling, stop paddling in my pool Take a swim or go
back in to the changing room ‘Cos I want to be your boyfriend I just
can’t drop the boy Rescue me from misery Drive me wild with
joy
Stop picking,
stop picking, stop picking at my pie ‘Cos I want to be eaten
whole And here’s the reason why ‘Cos I want to be your boyfriendYou
drive me wild you see I can’t take to the slopes with only one
ski
Stop
drinking, stop drinking, stop drinking half a cup ‘Cos I want to be
glugged down whole Instead of half way up. ‘Cos I want to be your
honey I want you to stay all night I want the apple whole I don’t
want just a bite ‘Cos that’s what makes me cry ‘Cos that’s what
makes me cry That’s what makes me cry. |
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King Of Your |
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Don’t want to be on the
edge of your life Don’t want to be around when you find another
guy Don’t want to be just another friend in your life Don’t want to
be here when you find another guy
chorus: Cos you’re the
Queen of my
heart
and I want to be the King of yours.
Don’t want to stop you
doing exactly what you want Just got to tell you you’re the queen of my
heart. Don’t want to chain you up or cramp your style I’m winded by
a baseball bat every time I see you smile |
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