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Hammer Bomber · #19 Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:02 am

Ok, here is another all time favorite of mine, the song by band that destroyed the Oasis' and Blur's Dominance of BritPop in the Mid-90's. Written and performed by jarvis Cocker, my all time idol. This song represents everything :P

Common People by PULP

She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College, that's where I caught her eye.
She told me that her Dad was loaded
I said in that case I'll have a rum and coke-cola.
She said fine and in thirty seconds time she said,

I want to live like common people
I want to do whatever common people do,
I want to sleep with common people
I want to sleep with common people like you.
Well what else could I do - I said I'll see what I can do.

I took her to a supermarket
I don't know why but I had to start it somewhere,
so it started there.
I said pretend you've got no money, she just laughed and said oh you're so funny.
I said yeah?
Well I can't see anyone else smiling in here.

Are you sure, you want to live like common people
You want to see whatever common people see
You want to sleep with common people,
you want to sleep with common people like me?
But she didn't understand, she just smiled and held my hand!

Rent a flat above a shop
cut your hair and get a job.
Smoke some fags and play some pool,
pretend you never went to school.
But still you'll never get it right.
'cos when you're laid in bed at night
watching, roaches climb the wall
If you call your Dad he could stop it all!

You'll never live like common people
You'll never do what common people do!
You'll never fail like common people
You'll never watch your life slide out of view,
and You'll dance, and drink, and screw,
Because there's nothing else to do!

Sing along with the common people,
sing along and it might just get you thru'
Laugh along with the common people
Laugh along even though they're laughing at you!!!
And the stupid things that you do!!!
Because you think that poor is cool!

Like a dog lying in a corner
They will bite you and never warn you
Look out,
They'll tear your insides out

`cos everybody hates a tourist
Especially one who thinks it's all such a laugh
Yeah and the chip stain and grease will come out in the bath

You will never understand
How it feels to live your life
With no meaning or control
And with nowhere left to go
You are amazed that they exist
And they burn so bright whilst you can only wonder why!!!

Rent a flat above a shop
cut your hair and get a job.
Smoke some fags and play some pool,
pretend you never went to school.
But still you'll never get it right.
'cos when you're laid in bed at night
watching, roaches climb the wall
If you call your Dad he could stop it all!

Youll Never live like common people
Never do what common people do
Never fail like common people
Never watch your life .... slide out of view!!!
And then dance, and drink, .... and screw
Because there's nothing else to do!!!

I, want to live with common people like you

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