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Press Darlings Lyrics
we are guilty, we are beyond hope
we beg to differ, we are a terminal case
press darlings, press darlings, press darlings
press darlings, press darlings
we depress the press, darlings
we're on the outside, but we're not looking in
we are the vaseline gang, don't play your little games
press darlings, press darlings, press darlings
press darlings, press darlings
we depress the press, darlings
and if evil be the food of genius
there aren't many demons around
if passion ends in fashion
nick kent / bushell is the best-dressed man in town
are we different? - no
we are exactly the same
there are no boxes for us
the ones you love to hate - so read on!
Press Darlings is one of my favorite songs. I love how heavy it sounds. Nick Kent and (Garry) Bushell were "Rock journalists".
Good find on Kent and Bushell. I've always considered this song scandalous in that Ant managed to successfully get it on vinyl, on radio, and in ears, because to me, it's a scathing commentary on gay control over what was then the London media. "We are the Vaseline gang" reminds me quite a bit of 2013 American media. They ARE the Vaseline gang and should be lampooned without mercy until they return to their roots here at the edge with the rest of us, where they came from. Gays have become bourgie, and until they quit their alliance with TPTB, may all punks pillory and throw eggs at them for their hypocrisy.
Even should he deny it today, the words "Vaseline gang" made it quite clear to whom he was referring. That, and the lisp he affects on the first 4 of the last 10 times he says "Press Darlings" coming at the very end of the song. Deny it if you will, Adam, but you know full well what you were saying, and you were astutely correct.
Even should he deny it today, the words "Vaseline gang" made it quite clear to whom he was referring. That, and the lisp he affects on the first 4 of the last 10 times he says "Press Darlings" coming at the very end of the song. Deny it if you will, Adam, but you know full well what you were saying, and you were astutely correct.
Prick up your ears.
Prick up your ears.
Interesting take on the song. I had always assumed it was just Adam getting back at Kent/Bushell and the music press in general for their agenda against him after recording Deutscher Girls, Dirk, Puerto Rican and his so-called "nazi sympathies". More of a blast against the left wing music press than the gay music press.
Interesting take on the song. I had always assumed it was just Adam getting back at Kent/Bushell and the music press in general for their agenda against him after recording Deutscher Girls, Dirk, Puerto Rican and his so-called "nazi sympathies". More of a blast against the left wing music press than the gay music press.
@heatherfer Can't agree with that interpreation at all. If it's about gay control of the London media then why target Bushell of all people who gained a reputation for being homophobic? As for vaseline, I've never known what that line means but it's "WE are the vaseline gang". "We" in the song refers to Adam and the Ants throughout. My theory is it's a reference to them being theatrical instead of presenting themselves as authentically working class, such as the bands taht Bushell champions. The song is about how the Ants were scorned by the media , and that's about...
@heatherfer Can't agree with that interpreation at all. If it's about gay control of the London media then why target Bushell of all people who gained a reputation for being homophobic? As for vaseline, I've never known what that line means but it's "WE are the vaseline gang". "We" in the song refers to Adam and the Ants throughout. My theory is it's a reference to them being theatrical instead of presenting themselves as authentically working class, such as the bands taht Bushell champions. The song is about how the Ants were scorned by the media , and that's about all there is to it.