Buzzcocks

Sixteen

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you know i don't like dancin' an' i don't like to bop too much movement's exertion makes me wish i could drop dro' dro' dro' dro' dro' dro' drop an' i don't like french kissin' cos you swallow my tongue and you think that you're oh so very old you only want me 'cos you think i'm so young yo' yo' yo' yo' yo' yo' young all right ok no way an' i wish i was sixteen again then things would be such fun all the things i'd do would be the same but they're much more fun than when you're twenty wo' wo' wo' wo' wo' one all right ok no way an' i hate modern music disco boogie pop they go on an' on an' on an' on an' on how i wish they would stop

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x_melancholy_x On Aug 27, 2002

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by Tricky1979

14y ago

"i hate modern music disco boogie pop they go on an' on an' on an' on an' on how i wish they would stop"....

Yair I hear ya pete...This song still seems relevant to me even now. Just replace disco and boogie with hip-hop and techno. An awesome song from a highly underrated punk band. Gimmie the Buzzcocks over the Clash any old day. (bound to start some controversy... hopefully) :P

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by Tricky1979 12y ago

And props for not only being able to belt out a great tune, but to have foresight and keep pushing the envelope of punk in all sorts of directions. IMO this song is way ahead of it's time.

by stephenosj 3y ago

@Tricky1979 Great choice of lyrics. I was 17 when song came out and the words just resonated with me so much.

by makhno

12y ago

"And if you want some more practical advice"

Nah it's:

And if you want some old fashioned advice

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