Concentratin' on truckin' right
I heard a dark voice beside of me
And I looked round in a state of fright
I saw four faces one mad
A brother from the gutter
They looked me up and down a bit
And turned to each other
I say
I don't like cricket oh no
I love it
I don't like cricket no no
I love it
Don't you walk thru' my words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru' my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet.
Well he looked down at my silver chain
He said I'll give you one dollar
I said you've got to be jokin' man
It was a present from me mother
He said I like it I want it
I'll take it off your hands
And you'll be sorry you crossed me
You'd better understand that you're alone
A long way from home.
And I say
I don't like reggae no no
I love it
I don't like regaae
I love it
Don't you cramp me style
Don't you queer me pitch
Don't you walk thru' my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet.
I hurried back to the swimming pool
Sinkin' Pena Calarda
I heard a dark voice beside me say
Would you like something harder
She said I've got it you want it
My harvest is the best
And it you try it you'll like it
And whollow in a Dreadlock Holyday.
And I say
Don't like Jamaica oh no
I love her
Don't like Jamaica oh no
I love her oh yea
Don't you walk thru' her words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru' her words
'Cause you ain't heard her out yet.
I don't like cricket
I love it Dreadlock Holiday
I don't like reggae
I love it Dreadlock Holiday
Don't like Jamaica
I love her Dreadlock Holiday.
10cc are a British rock band formed in Stockport in 1972. The group initially consisted of four musicians – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme – who had written and recorded together since 1968. The group featured two songwriting teams. Many regard Stewart and Gouldman as the predominantly pop songwriters, and Godley and Creme as the more experimental half of 10cc. Some have described Godley and Creme’s songwriting as featuring art and cinematically inspired writing.
Every member of 10cc was a multi-instrumentalist, singer, writer and producer. Most of the band's records were recorded at their own Strawberry Studios (North) in Stockport and Strawberry Studios (South) in Dorking, with most of those engineered by Stewart.
From 1972 to 1978, 10cc had five consecutive UK top-ten albums: Sheet Music (1974), The Original Soundtrack (1975), How Dare You! (1976), Deceptive Bends (1977) and Bloody Tourists (1978). 10cc also had twelve singles reach the UK Top 40, three of which were the chart-toppers "Rubber Bullets" (1973), "I'm Not in Love" (1975) and "Dreadlock Holiday" (1978). "I'm Not in Love" was their breakthrough worldwide hit, and is known for its innovative backing track.
In 1976, due to artistic disagreements, Godley and Creme quit the band and became a duo act. Stewart left the band in 1995. Since 1999, Gouldman has led a touring version of 10cc.
I LOVE IT!!
Ok this is growing on me, 2
You've got to be jokin' man
I was first grader, getting ready for school, my parents to work,as we we gathered in dinning room this song start playing on the radio, my parents start dancing and singing and i clearly remember i was adding I don't like school, I love it, hahaha
I don't believe I've ever heard Godley/Creme on RP. Odd, they would fit right in here.
For a while, in the mid-70s, I recall, 10cc was on top of the world. When I was in 7th Grade, my nerdy friend Robert K. and I would sing clever lines from "Wall Street Shuffle" while playing kick-ball during recess. At the skating rink, "I'm Not In Love," was a staple "slow skate" song, and was all over the airwaves. I recall hearing "The Things We Do For Love," over a transistor radio while my Boy Scout patrol and I cooked bacon and eggs over a campfire one bright and snowy November morning. Then THIS song was their newest hit, and my teenage ears would perk up every time. Fun stuff! My friends and I could never resist singing along, and went forth carrying lines from it in our heads, ready to blurt them out whenever it felt right. Saw them in a smallish but excellent venue in Yokohama about 15 years ago and they put on an incredible show. The songs I grew up hearing, containing and marking so many emotional passages of Life, were done and played in such a friendly, intimate way, and the multicultural audience and I were utterly enthralled. We were reminded, in banter, then in superb song, that Gouldman had given The Hollies their monster hit, "Bus Stop," and to The Yardbirds, "Heart Full of Soul" and "For Your Love." What a fantastic songwriting and singing powerhouse they were! Thanks, RP!
Great story, thanks Colorado John!
Excellent musicianship all the way through though.
Thanks for that, and thanks for playing it.....mon...
It's an 8 from the Silly Mid On!
I am bumping this 14-year old comment to the top. I do notice RP seems to be distancing itself from the 1970s in recent years, but I'd like to see some of these talented musicians get some airplay here, it doesn't need to be all about Supertramp and Pink Floyd.