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Julian H. Cope

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Cast away on a desert island

Me and poor Crusoe are sharing the same fate

Cast away on a desert island

With Great Britain written on its name plate

With my umbrella I go walking

Through all the sands on a building site

Across the shopping malls and motorways

Birds from Heathrow fill the

Night with people flying to escape

Friday comforts me and says it's pay day

Cast away on a desert island...

The game and coconuts is plentiful

You pick 'em right off of a supermarket shelf

And all the man-eaters are parked away

Down in garages

While their selfish owners drinking to escape

Lord of flies with c ocktails in his conch shell

Don't rescue me, no

This is my home sweet home dear

Don't rescue me, no

I am far from alone here

Cast away on a desert island

Me and one nation are sharing the same fate

Cast away on a desert island

With Great Britain written on its name plate

Cast away on a desert island

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Cast away on a desert island

Me and poor Crusoe are sharing the same fate

Cast away on a desert island

With Great Britain written on its name plate

With my umbrella I go walking

Through all the sands on a building site

Across the shopping malls and motorways

Birds from Heathrow fill the

Night with people flying to escape

Friday comforts me and says it's pay day

Cast away on a desert island...

The game and coconuts is plentiful

You pick 'em right off of a supermarket shelf

And all the man-eaters are parked away

Down in garages

While their selfish owners drinking to escape

Lord of flies with c ocktails in his conch shell

Don't rescue me, no

This is my home sweet home dear

Don't rescue me, no

I am far from alone here

Cast away on a desert island

Me and one nation are sharing the same fate

Cast away on a desert island

With Great Britain written on its name plate

Cast away on a desert island

 

Is this some prog rock nonsense?

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Just embarked on a Warron Zevon binge after reading his biography 'I'll sleep when I'm dead' over Christmas. He's a bit '70's soft rock' in places for my taste, but once you know the tall tales of his life the songs take on a bit of context and some of the lyrics are fantastic.

 

Also loving the 'TV on the Radio' album.

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Just embarked on a Warron Zevon binge after reading his biography 'I'll sleep when I'm dead' over Christmas. He's a bit '70's soft rock' in places for my taste, but once you know the tall tales of his life the songs take on a bit of context and some of the lyrics are fantastic.

 

Also loving the 'TV on the Radio' album.

Not especially well known but a great loss to music.

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Had a bit of a post-xmas music binge and haven't given any of them a proper listening yet but I'm liking -

 

the new animal collective album - lovely and swirly, like (alt)sitting in the middle of your fave (alt)tornado

the new max tundra album - great in small bursts, but prolonged listening will unravel your mind

deerhunter - like a punchier, less bloated flaming lips

flaming lips / christmas on mars OST - just like fl circa soft bulletin

Hercules and love affair - coketastic disco funk from DFA

Jay Retard - lo-fi indie/punk, just like how mumma used to make it.

Pavement - a bootleg of a gig on their wowee zowee tour, great stuff, reassuringly ramshackle

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Had a bit of a post-xmas music binge and haven't given any of them a proper listening yet but I'm liking -

 

the new animal collective album - lovely and swirly, like (alt)sitting in the middle of your fave (alt)tornado

the new max tundra album - great in small bursts, but prolonged listening will unravel your mind

deerhunter - like a punchier, less bloated flaming lips

flaming lips / christmas on mars OST - just like fl circa soft bulletin

Hercules and love affair - coketastic disco funk from DFA

Jay Retard - lo-fi indie/punk, just like how mumma used to make it.

Pavement - a bootleg of a gig on their wowee zowee tour, great stuff, reassuringly ramshackle

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