What an absolute fantastic song! I can't help but get off my seat and dance! It's pretty infectious. I think it's about how the artists feel that the world is their oyster when it comes to inspiration (even right down to the toilet seat). However, the biggest inspiration to them is what reaction they get from their fans and non-fans alike ("Ah, Come on and give it to us"). For example, the line:"We'll be shaking whatever you got" shows how inspiration happens in at least in two ways. One is seeing the listener being moved by the music (physically, emotionally, or spiritually). The other conjures an image of the artists shaking a box at your garage sale and trying to figure out what is inside it. There is such a great sense of reciprocity (or at very least, cause and effect) in this song. Musicians and listeners exist in a symbiotic relationship. It is not only an homage to the musicians' muse, but it is an homage to the essence of music: the drumbeat (rag and bone).
I heard a few different lyrics than posted (Thanks 'in this silent void' for doing it!). I got my version from itunes and it may be different from the vinyl one NME put out:
(Rag and Bone) Rag and Bone
(Rag and Bone) Rag and Bone
Meg look at this place (What? Ooh!)
Well, this place is like a mansion, it's like a mansion
Look at all this stuff (I don’t’ know)
Look, I see something over there, woo, man
Can't you hear me selling rag & bone
Bring out your junk and we'll give it a home
A broken trumpet or a telephone
Come on, come on, come on
Come on and give it to me, yeah
Come on, come on, come on
Come on and give it to me
Rag and bone, rag and bone
Come on, come on, come on
Come on and give it to me
All of your pretty, pretty little rags and bones
Well, man, look at all this, you don't want it? (What is that?)
You sure you don't want it? I can do it… take it
It's just things you don't want
I can use them, Meg can use them
We can do something with them
We’ll make something out of them
Make some money out of them at least
(This fits me perfect… give it to me)
Hey if you ain't gonna use it, just give it to us
We'll give it a home
Have you got something shiny for me?
Anybody got a Christmas tree?
Can you part with a toilet seat?
Jump Up, Jump Up, Jump Up
Come on and give it to me
Rag & Bone
We want to give you candy while it’s hot
You think it's trash-candy but it's not
We'll be shaking whatever you got
Give Up, Give Up, Give Up,
Come on and give it to me, Woo
All of your pretty, pretty little rags & bones
(I saw some stuff in your yard.
Are you going to give it to us?)
Ah, Meg don't be rude (Or Not?)
They might need it, if you don't want it we'll take it
If you don't want to give it to us, we’ll keep walking by,
We’ll keep going, we're not tired but we’ve got plenty of places to go, lot's of homes we ain’t been to yet on the west side, the south west side, middle east, rich house, dog house, outhouse, old folks house, house for unwed mothers, halfway homes, catacombs, twilight zones
Looking for techniques, turntables to gramophones,
So take a last lick of your ice cream cone
And lock up what you still want to own
But please be kind (have a good time)
And don't rewind (that’s fine)
All of your pretty, your pretty little rags & bones
Your pretty little rags & bones
Jump Up, Jump Up, Jump Up
Come on and give it to me
Your pretty little rags & bones
Come on, Come on, Come on,
Come on and give it to us
… Yeahs-yeahs….
What an absolute fantastic song! I can't help but get off my seat and dance! It's pretty infectious. I think it's about how the artists feel that the world is their oyster when it comes to inspiration (even right down to the toilet seat). However, the biggest inspiration to them is what reaction they get from their fans and non-fans alike ("Ah, Come on and give it to us"). For example, the line:"We'll be shaking whatever you got" shows how inspiration happens in at least in two ways. One is seeing the listener being moved by the music (physically, emotionally, or spiritually). The other conjures an image of the artists shaking a box at your garage sale and trying to figure out what is inside it. There is such a great sense of reciprocity (or at very least, cause and effect) in this song. Musicians and listeners exist in a symbiotic relationship. It is not only an homage to the musicians' muse, but it is an homage to the essence of music: the drumbeat (rag and bone).
I heard a few different lyrics than posted (Thanks 'in this silent void' for doing it!). I got my version from itunes and it may be different from the vinyl one NME put out:
(Rag and Bone) Rag and Bone (Rag and Bone) Rag and Bone Meg look at this place (What? Ooh!) Well, this place is like a mansion, it's like a mansion Look at all this stuff (I don’t’ know) Look, I see something over there, woo, man
Can't you hear me selling rag & bone Bring out your junk and we'll give it a home A broken trumpet or a telephone Come on, come on, come on Come on and give it to me, yeah Come on, come on, come on Come on and give it to me Rag and bone, rag and bone Come on, come on, come on Come on and give it to me All of your pretty, pretty little rags and bones
Well, man, look at all this, you don't want it? (What is that?) You sure you don't want it? I can do it… take it It's just things you don't want I can use them, Meg can use them We can do something with them We’ll make something out of them Make some money out of them at least (This fits me perfect… give it to me) Hey if you ain't gonna use it, just give it to us We'll give it a home
Have you got something shiny for me? Anybody got a Christmas tree? Can you part with a toilet seat? Jump Up, Jump Up, Jump Up Come on and give it to me Rag & Bone
We want to give you candy while it’s hot You think it's trash-candy but it's not We'll be shaking whatever you got Give Up, Give Up, Give Up, Come on and give it to me, Woo All of your pretty, pretty little rags & bones
(I saw some stuff in your yard. Are you going to give it to us?) Ah, Meg don't be rude (Or Not?) They might need it, if you don't want it we'll take it If you don't want to give it to us, we’ll keep walking by, We’ll keep going, we're not tired but we’ve got plenty of places to go, lot's of homes we ain’t been to yet on the west side, the south west side, middle east, rich house, dog house, outhouse, old folks house, house for unwed mothers, halfway homes, catacombs, twilight zones Looking for techniques, turntables to gramophones, So take a last lick of your ice cream cone And lock up what you still want to own But please be kind (have a good time) And don't rewind (that’s fine) All of your pretty, your pretty little rags & bones Your pretty little rags & bones Jump Up, Jump Up, Jump Up Come on and give it to me Your pretty little rags & bones Come on, Come on, Come on, Come on and give it to us … Yeahs-yeahs….