Monday, January 3rd, 2005

Old Leeds Bands

Monday, January 3rd, 2005 03:24 pm
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I googled for The Three Johns (prompted by a comment I left in [livejournal.com profile] kristian's journal) and was pleased to find a couple of web pages devoted to this quirky 1980s Leeds band, although I couldn't find the lyrics to "Nausea" (their version of the Patti Smith song "Gloria", with lyrics about Jean-Paul Sartre). Unfortunately, though, The World Cup Willie Quartet vanished leaving no trace on the web, which is a shame, si,nce they had some great songs. One of my favourites was the Wham! song, sung to the tune of "I Don't Want Your Freedom":

What does Andrew do in Wham?
What's the job requiyerment?
He can't sing and he can't play,
He's just a bloody ornament.
What does Andrew do-oo-oo ....?
Oh what does Andrew do in Wham?

I once did a guest appearance as a fascist country singer. The song was called "Soldier of Fortune" went something like this:

I was born on a farm in the country,
Bad Ass* was where I was reared.
We had to work hard, but we kept on our guard
'Gainst the bums and the pinkoes, the niggers and queers.
But now I'm a soldiyer of fortune
Mah only trade is mah gun.
So Ahm goin' off far, to Nickeraggewar **
To kill me some commies and have me some fun.

God bless America, and God bless the Contras as well
If we all pull together, we'll win this ole war
Or we'll blow their whole country to Hell.

There was more, but I won't inflict it on you.

* Apparently, there really is a place called Bad Ass.
** This was in the early 80s.

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