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I've been on tenterhooks
ending in dirty looks,
list'ning to the Muzak,
thinking 'bout this 'n' that.
She said that's that.
I don't wanna chitter-chat.
Turn it down a little bit
or turn it down flat.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
Pump it up until you can feel it.
Down in the pleasure centre,
hell bent or heaven sent,
listen to the propaganda,
listen to the latest slander.
There's nothing underhand
that she wouldn't understand.
Pump it up until you can feel it.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
She's been a bad girl.
She's like a chemical.
Though you try to stop it,
she's like a narcotic.
You wanna torture her.
You wanna talk to her.
All the things you bought for her,
putting up your temp'rature.
Pump it up until you can feel it.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
Out in the fashion show,
down in the bargain bin,
you put your passion out
under the pressure pin.
Fall into submission,
hit-and-run transmission.
No use wishing now for any other sin.
Pump it up until you can feel it.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
ending in dirty looks,
list'ning to the Muzak,
thinking 'bout this 'n' that.
She said that's that.
I don't wanna chitter-chat.
Turn it down a little bit
or turn it down flat.
Pump it up until you can feel it.
hell bent or heaven sent,
listen to the propaganda,
listen to the latest slander.
There's nothing underhand
that she wouldn't understand.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
She's like a chemical.
Though you try to stop it,
she's like a narcotic.
You wanna torture her.
You wanna talk to her.
All the things you bought for her,
putting up your temp'rature.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
down in the bargain bin,
you put your passion out
under the pressure pin.
Fall into submission,
hit-and-run transmission.
No use wishing now for any other sin.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
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but in a way, aren't all songs about masturbation?
Pumpkinhed - only if you're Freud.
I've studied Freud, however briefly, and though some are fairly straightforward in naming, some can be twisted just enough to make them dirty by certain idiots.....like me.
THIS SONG IS NOT ABOUT MASTURBATION, YOU FUCTARD!!
Yes, it is
Yes, it is
I'm fairly sure it's about having a wank, mate.
However, what's wrong with that? Self-love is the purest, and safest kind of love
Coming from a second-hand source, Elvis once said that the song's about a night out with a bit of "assisted insomnia"
(Best drug euphemism ever, by the by)
Ramones were great, so is Elvis C. ILoveLife full of hate for someone using Love in their name...and by the way, Ramones excelled at their instruments.
Elvis Costello is more punk than anybody ive ever heard. And I still hate the Ramones, because they suck and cant play instruments. Costello is the most talented musician and song writer in punk music.
This song is pretty much just about giving in to the flow and having fun. He deems that hes just been on tender hooks and people look down on him, like his parents (turn it down flat!) and possibly his girlfriend (he bought things for her and tried to please her but she was too smug to give a shit). So, he just listens to music and partys all the goddam time.
I'm writing this to everyone who thinks that Elvis Costello is "punk," "pretty punk" or "very punk." First, EC is one of my all-time favorite artists. But, punk? Are you kidding me? Here are some of my other favorite artists that are PUNK: The Sex Pistols, The Clash, David Johanssen and the New York Dolls, Patti Smith, The Scientists, Dead Kennedys, The Ramones, etc.
I'm writing this to everyone who thinks that Elvis Costello is "punk," "pretty punk" or "very punk." First, EC is one of my all-time favorite artists. But, punk? Are you kidding me? Here are some of my other favorite artists that are PUNK: The Sex Pistols, The Clash, David Johanssen and the New York Dolls, Patti Smith, The Scientists, Dead Kennedys, The Ramones, etc.
Punk began in the mid 1970s in the U.K (protopunk began in the 1960s). It was very political and did not have a mainstream audience, though there was a subculture...
Punk began in the mid 1970s in the U.K (protopunk began in the 1960s). It was very political and did not have a mainstream audience, though there was a subculture of punk fans here in the U.S. This was mainly among diaffected and disillusioned young people. It was rebellious and it had an anti-government feel. Because punk wasn't mainstream, it didn't really catch on here until the 2000s. Sadly, many people missed out and believe to this day that new wave artists like Elvis Costello were punk, which they were not.
Punk actually started in the mid seventies in New York at CBGB's. Malcolm McClaren got the Idea for the Sex Pistols from Richard Hell when he saw their style.
Punk actually started in the mid seventies in New York at CBGB's. Malcolm McClaren got the Idea for the Sex Pistols from Richard Hell when he saw their style.
It came out in England around 76 to 77 with the Sex Pistols and The Clash and like bands. When it came out in the UK it was much more political because of the climate their.
It came out in England around 76 to 77 with the Sex Pistols and The Clash and like bands. When it came out in the UK it was much more political because of the climate their.
The Ramones predates Never Mind the Bullocks and the first Clash album. The New York Dolls predate the UK punk movement as well.
The Ramones predates Never Mind the Bullocks and the first Clash album. The New York Dolls predate the UK punk movement as well.
You are right, Shoshana, that Elvis Costello isn't really punk. He did ride the Coat tails of the new punk movement though to get his career going. He originally was on Stiff Records which was a DIY label for many punk artists.
You are right, Shoshana, that Elvis Costello isn't really punk. He did ride the Coat tails of the new punk movement though to get his career going. He originally was on Stiff Records which was a DIY label for many punk artists.
Elvis is really a singer/songwriter.
Elvis is really a singer/songwriter.
What are tender hooks?
What are tender hooks?
@ILOVELIFE This is for all you know nothing millennial twats who get your opinions from magazines and blogs and others who have little more than a passing knowledge of the topic. Anyone who thinks punk is defined by one's image, their 'look', or by music that is little more than loud three chord songs played in 4/4/ and sung by some grimey mug with spittle hanging from his gob needs to get a clue. The lyrics, subject matter, and mix of anger, repression, and a sense of revenge was a real and 'punk' as most any of his contemporaries. Hell,...
@ILOVELIFE This is for all you know nothing millennial twats who get your opinions from magazines and blogs and others who have little more than a passing knowledge of the topic. Anyone who thinks punk is defined by one's image, their 'look', or by music that is little more than loud three chord songs played in 4/4/ and sung by some grimey mug with spittle hanging from his gob needs to get a clue. The lyrics, subject matter, and mix of anger, repression, and a sense of revenge was a real and 'punk' as most any of his contemporaries. Hell, those 1st two albums were more punk that a lot of so-called 'punk' bands. And robsun, if you think Costello is merely a singer/songwriter, then you know next to nothing about his early recordings.This song is
@ILOVELIFE All the replies in this thread are wrong. Music is music and labels are labels. I do not own the copyright to any words expressed
@ILOVELIFE All the replies in this thread are wrong. Music is music and labels are labels. I do not own the copyright to any words expressed
@ILOVELIFE All the replies in this thread are wrong. Music is music and labels are labels. I do not own the copyright to any words expressed
@ILOVELIFE All the replies in this thread are wrong. Music is music and labels are labels. I do not own the copyright to any words expressed
HOW can you hate Ramones? I agree that Costello is pretty punk, but your sterotyping the ramones into the beginning of their career.
Well, I did once have a cello masterclass with Phillip Sheppard, who claimed that all music is about sex or death...
(more on that story later)