Saw a review of Gil Scott Heron's new album recently OW. Didn't know he'd been in prison etc. The Bottle is a brilliant song!
Saw a review of Gil Scott Heron's new album recently OW. Didn't know he'd been in prison etc. The Bottle is a brilliant song!
I honestly thought he'd died! I knew he was an alcoholic mess. I heard more recently that he lives and his new stuff is good. I also see he is confirmed for Glastonbury this year.Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Saw a review of Gil Scott Heron's new album recently OW. Didn't know he'd been in prison etc. The Bottle is a brilliant song!
I will second that mossdog i had forgotten how good that was.It now on my favourites list.
How about this from our very own John Cooper Clarke HEALTH FANATIC
AROUND THE BLOCK - AGAINST THE CLOCK
TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK
RUNNING OUT OF BREATH - RUNNING OUT OF SOCKS
RUBBER ON THE ROAD... FLIPPETY FLOP
NON-SKID AGILITY... CHOP CHOP
NO TIME TO HANG ABOUT
WORK OUT HEALTH FANATIC... WORK OUT!
THE CRACK OF DAWN HE'S LIFTING WEIGHTS
HIS TELL-TALE HEART REVERBERATES
HE'S HIGH IN POLYUNSATURATES...
LOW IN POLYSATURATES...
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD AWAITS
IT'S A MAN'S LIFE
HE'S A HEALTH FANATIC... SO WAS HIS WIFE
A ONE-MAN WAR AGAINST DECAY
ENJOYS HIMSELF THE HARD WAY
ALLOWS HIMSELF A MARS A DAY
HOW OLD AM I - WHAT DO I WEIGH
PUNCH ME THERE... DOES IT HURT... NO WAY
RUNNING ON THE SPOT DON'T GET TOO HOT
HE'S A HEALTH FANATIC, THAT'S WHY NOT
RUNNING THROUGH THE TRAFFIC JAM - TAKING IN THE LEAD
HYPERACTIVITY KEEPS HIM OUT OF BED
DEEP DOWN HE'D LIKE TO KICK IT IN THE HEAD
THEY'LL REGRET IT WHEN THEY'RE DEAD
THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN FUN
HE'S A HEALTH FANATIC - HE'S GOT TO RUN
BEANS GREENS AND TANGERINES
AND LOW CHOLESTROL MARGARINES
HIS LIMBS ARE LOOSE, HIS TEETH ARE CLEAN
HE'S A HIGH-OCTANE FRESH-AIR FIEND
YOU'VE GOT TO ADMIT HE'S KEEN
WHAT CAN YOU DO BUT BE IMPRESSED
HE'S A HEALTH FANATIC... GIVE IT A REST
SHADOW BOXING - PUNCH THE WALL
ONE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL... WHAT'S THE SCORE... ONE-ALL
COULD HAVE BEEN A COPPER... TOO SMALL
COULD HAVE BEEN A JOCKEY... TOO TALL
KNEES UP, KNEES UP... HEAD THE BALL
NERVOUS ENERGY MAKES HIM TICK
HE'S A HEALTH FANATIC... HE MAKES YOU SICK
LYRICS © JOHN COOPER CLARKE.
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Great! You'll find JCC well received here.
For old times sake...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M5iHJizaXw
Gimmix
Hey Jimmy, gimme the gimmix
Another day - another fad
Funk, yes, even for a minute.
They’re not bad - dad
From the barmy days of the hoola hoop craze
to the skate board panic of today
Amused, amazed, aghast we gaze
we don’t get in the way
Tune in the idle chatter
turn a blind eye to the scream
at the shatter proof heart of the matter
things are as they seem
Mahatma Gandhi’s loin cloth
the cosa nostra kiss
cola cans and coin-op cops
amphetamine psychosis
Sick, sick, sick, or something
talk is cheap and loud
Dying of consumption
join the lonely crowd
Look inside the freezer
watch the pop up toaster pop
The blinking Mona Lisa
is blinking at me non stop
beauty aids, commodity art
and things that are for things
Tea’s Maids, cushions that fart
The Lord of the Rings
Let’s hear both sides of the story
please don’t put me on
Trial by Juke Box Jury
they send me, I’m gone
Chicken runs will sort out
the sheep from the proverbial goats
Speed’s in, Sport’s out
we will not be approached
Caught in the metal of a straight career
on a bent assembly line
Looking younger than last year
marching men mark time
Boy next door seeks girlfriend
outdoor type seeks fun
Swim, sing, cycle and swing
no matter what time of the month
Stereotypical playmates
supplied and not get bored
with impotent anxiety states
collectively called the norm
In ideal homes where missing persons
appear and disappear
the sound of iron curtains
cuts the atmosphere
What’s going on behind the green door
The war, the watusi, or what
The condition of admission is a haircut
A Tony Curtis or a Cooper Clar-ar-ar-ar-ar
LYRICS © JOHN COOPER CLARKE
I had this on a triangular orange vinyl disc and think I was just about old enough to appreciate the irony!
well spotted Harry. I'm in.
Hey, 'nice' one OW, I'd not heard it /read it before - thanks. just shows the power of poetic forms in all their guises.
Am Yisrael Chai
Bloody brilliant Billy C, even if some of the lyrics are perhaps a little too close to home (ouch!). Thanks, I'm going to to re-read that quite a few times....and ponder, introspectively
Am Yisrael Chai
More JCC at www.johncooperclarke.com
I've entered too, thanks for the tip off HHH.
It will give me something to look forward to having just written my car off last night by skidding on ice into a very solid stone bridge. A few hours in A&E and I've been given the all clear, just feel like I've been run over by a steam roller.
oohh nasty,I've entered too, thanks for the tip off HHH.
It will give me something to look forward to having just written my car off last night by skidding on ice into a very solid stone bridge. A few hours in A&E and I've been given the all clear, just feel like I've been run over by a steam roller.
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