Suburban kid, ya got no name
Two ton(e) baby and ya got no brain
I bet you're only happy in suburbian dreams
But I'm only laughing cause you ain't in my scheme

Hey baby
I love you
I love you
I love you

I only ever listen when you're on the phone
From your safety where you sit at home
When I got nothin' better to do
Then there is always you
Cause you're good for my shoe

Hey baby
I love you
I love you
I love you

I'm in love
Yeah in love
Oh, can't you feel it?

No I don't like where you come from
It's just a satellite of London
And when you look me in the eye
Just remember that I wanna die

Hey baby
I love you
I love you
I love you

You're the name but you can't tell
Lookin' like you just came outta hell
How did ya figure that'd you'd any use?
All you're gonna get is my abuse

Hey baby
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you


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Satellite (Satélite) Lyrics as written by Gavin Jones Robert Habolin

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    Song Meaning

    According to the punk77.co.uk website the song is about Nipple Erector Shanne Bradley:

    "Shanne was an early fan of the Pistols and face on the punk scene round the Roxy etc. A one time beau of Johnny Rotten he wrote the song Satellite about her (tho whether that is a good thing or not is debatable)."

    sndr666on July 05, 2013   Link
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    JR is virtually foaming at the mouth by the end of this one. Yes it’s a diss track but all that sound and fury is more of a blast at the attitudes he thinks are common in the satellite towns around London, than at the woman herself. It’s anti-complacency, anti-hypocrisy, anti- aspiring to a comfortable lifestyle, anti- people pretending to be what they’re not. I was growing up in one of those towns at the time, was a Pistols fan, bought ‘Anarchy’ when it first came out etc, and now think he had a point but was only half right. It’s still one of my favourite Pistols tracks though... it’s relentless!!

    andy77whiteon December 17, 2022   Link
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    General Comment

    John explained it talks about all the satellite towns they were playing in at the time

    marxon March 19, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    I think this song is about a man [propably John] phoning his gf, that he wants not to cares about but still does anyway.

    Shaterlotton April 20, 2007   Link
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    This interpretation of the lyrics risible..

    BoudiccaJoneson May 20, 2022   Link

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