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Shoot the Sexual Athlete Lyrics
Now I'm in a band, people try to make me do things
Kiss arses and pay tribute
But I'm inclined today to do those things anyway
And I don't care who hears it
Because I'm a fan of the Go-Betweens
A fan of Robert, and I always have been
But I like Grant, not that I've met him
Because he's charming
Of all the stars, and all the would-be stars
I'd take him home to my mum and dad
Yeah, he's charming, but he's a trouble-maker too
He amuses me greatly
I like Lindy and I saw Vickers
Pete stole the set list, and the itinerary
He wrote my name down as "Tour Rent Boy"
It was hard, but so is life
I was making button badges
And I had too much time on my hands
I coloured them by hand
Pere Ubu and the Sugarcubes
Kids came in to watch me
But Pete and Sean just scorned
Just like they scorned Robert
But I secretly loved the big guy
He dressed like Sherlock Holmes
And he fixed us with a quizzative eye
Before singing such romances
That only the sods trampled underfoot by Thatcher
Could appreciate their love
Could appreciate their love
Kiss arses and pay tribute
But I'm inclined today to do those things anyway
And I don't care who hears it
A fan of Robert, and I always have been
But I like Grant, not that I've met him
Because he's charming
I'd take him home to my mum and dad
Yeah, he's charming, but he's a trouble-maker too
He amuses me greatly
Pete stole the set list, and the itinerary
He wrote my name down as "Tour Rent Boy"
It was hard, but so is life
And I had too much time on my hands
I coloured them by hand
Pere Ubu and the Sugarcubes
But Pete and Sean just scorned
Just like they scorned Robert
But I secretly loved the big guy
He dressed like Sherlock Holmes
Before singing such romances
That only the sods trampled underfoot by Thatcher
Could appreciate their love
Could appreciate their love
Song Info
Submitted by
modernrocksong On Apr 29, 2006
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i love the strings in the instrumental after the fourth verse!
it's always lovely when belles does spoken word type songs.
i don't know what my life would be like if it weren't for stuart murdoch.
I love this song, like so many other B&S songs from the earlier days. (The new ones are ok too, but a bit too polished for my taste.)
In this case, I can't quite figure out the overall story of the song. Maybe lots of "in-jokes". Mainly it's the poetry and imagery of the words and stanzas that I enjoy so much. And of course the musical setting.