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Thread #102943 Message #3310941
Posted By: Rog Peek
19-Feb-12 - 08:15 AM
Thread Name: Songs for/about Phil Ochs
Subject: Lyr Add: LOVE ME (Chumbawamba)
LOVE ME (Chumbawamba)
Im an anarchist. Im the anti-christ. Well, sort of... Not really. Its not big, Its not clever. Im quite a reasonable fella. Your friendly uncle, good with kids, good ol' paternalist Pop. Good cop, Bad cop, Good cop, Bad cop, Good cop, Good cop. I was a wannabe and wannabe's dont know what they want to be. I neednt have worried cos the man upstairs was looking out for me. God gave me the finger with his free hand, now Im his left hand man. Hey punk! Dont call me mac, my name is Johnny Trabant! (Chorus) Love Me, Love Me Love Me, Love Me Love Me, Love Me Love Me, Love Me Take Me, Take Me Seriously Love Me, Love Me Love Me, Love Me
They call me the great pretender - John Noakes was my mentor. Im a walking talking ideas man, heres one I prepared earlier. Stretch Armstrong and his rubber band. Edwin Meese and the sex police. Please Mr Postman, post-post modern, deliver us from Elvis. Be-bop-a-lula yes my baby, does good culture yes! Now I found what Im looking for, I find myself in another fine mess. Someone muddied my waters. I lost my way but now I see. I O.d'd on irony. I'll rediscover God for the next L.P.
(Chorus) Love Me, Love Me Love Me, Love Me Love Me, Love Me Love Me, Love Me Take Me, Take Me Seriously Love Me, Love Me Love Me, Love Me
Bend me shake me any way you want me, whatever you want, Ill be your hearts desire. Black and cuddly, you want love me. Pop my cork, watch me pop like bubbly. Hot or not, youve got to use what youve got. Where's the weak spot, let me take a shot. What a turn on. Does it feel lovely? Love me love me love me love me . . .
"Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, how you came up. Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, heavens above!"
Johhny Johnny wherefore art thou, how goes Victor Jara? I got a stadium sized pro rata headache. Pretentious, moi? The ghost of Eamonn Andrews smiling watching over me. I love it. Lets shoot it. Johnny Trabba The Movie. I paid my dues, I sung the blues and I've done pain and personal hell. Pass me the phone I got calls to make, this will sell and sell. I'm as Bob Roberts to your Phil Ochs, talking political. So love, love me, love me Im a liberal!
(Chorus) Love Me, Love Me Love Me, Love Me Love Me, Love Me Love Me, Love Me Take Me, Take Me Seriously Love Me, Love Me Freeze Frame Love Me.
Notes: When I found this listed in Wikipedia, I'd not heard it or seen the lyrics, so I contacted Chumbawamba, and received the following reply from Boff Whalley: "Here you go – the song and the lyrics. It's called 'Love Me' (as in Love me I'm A Liberal). Not actually 'about' Phil Ochs but definitely in homage to, and inspired by, him......." The Track can be found on the album "Anarchy" (One Little Indian/London B000006XLA)1994. There are live versions on utube.