The First Ever "DU (song) Dedication Line"! "Going Underground", the Jam

[Brotherjohn]

Use the "DU Dedication Line" to dedicate songs to people or groups whom you may think deserve it for one reason or another, good or bad. The idea is to discuss the song(s) and their relevance, follow up with other "dedications", or whatever.

NOTE: The mods inform me that it's best not to post the entire song lyrics, but only partial lyrics with a link. I suggest also posting links to sites where you can listen to a clip from the song, if possible (they're often on CDnow.com).

Now, here, is the first ever DU Song Dedication on the "DU Dedication Line":
"Going Underground" by the Jam, and it goes out to all of you at DU.
I've been listening to old stuff like the Jam recently, and I find this song is particularly relevant today... besides which, the "Underground" reference, of course.

Partial Lyrics:
Going Underground by Paul Weller (performed by the Jam)

"Somethings happening here today
A show of strength with your boy's brigade and,
I'm so happy and you're so kind
You want more money - of course I don't mind
To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes..."

"What you see is what you get
You've made your bed, you better lie in it
You choose your leaders and place your trust
As their lies wash you down and their promises rust
You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns
And the public wants what the public gets
But I don't get what this society wants"

"We talk and talk until my head explodes
I turn on the news and my body froze
The braying sheep on my TV screen
Make this boy shout, make this boy scream!
Going underground!"

Link to full lyrics: http://www.asklyrics.com/display/Going_Underground_LYRICS/76268

Link to soundclip on cdnow (first song): http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005A7VL/qid=1067969515/sr=1-34/ref=sr_1_34/102-9981844-4600139?v=glance&s=music

[Brotherjohn]

1. Wow.... what a dud. I guess the DU Dedication line is a flop! Sorry!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

3. great song, though.

Don't worry, I've had threads no one ever responded to. Talk about humiliation!

[peekaloo]

4. great song

Funny I never looked at the lyrics before.....thought that line about braying sheep was "they're spraying shit from my TV screen". :silly:

[SiobhanClancy]

2. Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats..dedicated to Siobhan and Clancy..

My cats..

Excerpt:

Can you sing at the same time in more than one key
Duets by Rossini and waltzes by Strauss
And can you (as cats do) begin with a C
That always triumphantly brings down the house

Jellicle cats are queen of the nights
Singing at astronomical heights
Handling pieces from the Messiah
Hallelujah, angelical choir

The mystical divinity of unashamed felinity
Round the cathedral rang "Vivat!"
Life to the everlasting cat!

Feline, fearless, faithful and true
To others who do what


Jellicles do and Jellicles can
Jellicles can and Jellicles do
Jellicle cats sing Jellicle chants
Jellicles old and Jellicles new
Jellicle song and Jellicle dance


Practical cats, dramatical cats
Pragmatical cats, fanatical cats
Oratorical cats, delphioracle cats
Skeptical cats, dispeptical cats
Romantical cats, pedantical cats
Critical cats, parasitical cats
Allegorical cats, metaphorical cats
Statistical cats and mystical cats
Political cats, hypocritical cats
Clerical cats, hysterical cats
Cynical cats, rabbinical cats

[BigMcLargehuge]

6. Ugh... Andrew Lloyd Webber

makes me want to neuter myself

[SiobhanClancy]

8. Sorry!

Musical selection critique duly noted:)

[proud patriot]

5. This one goes out to Halliburton , Carlye group , and the Freepers

TITLE War Pigs

ALBUMS · Paranoid (1971)



Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerers of death’s construction
In the fields the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds, oh lord yeah!

Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor

Time will tell on their power minds
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait ’till their judgement day comes, yeah!

(snip) complete lyrics at link
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/black-sabbath/19418.html

[RandomKoolzip]

7. The Coup, "Lazy Muthafucka," dedicated to any CEO or supervisor

anywhere who deals with the working class:



Now when I go to bed
It's almost time to wake up
I'm tryin not to go to jail
tryin' not to cake up
and even when I serve soda up
it would be as cold as fuck
shiverin' in my socks
serving knocks for ten bucks
and you be in the house
all warm and shit
in an ascot sweater with the fire lit
and whatever you want
you ain't gotta lift a finger
If you want a glass of water you gat the maid on the ringer
I got a job from you under this hot-ass sun
You telling me to hurry up and get some more shit done?
I be so tired when I speak all my words slur together
got so many callouses my hands are like leather
Watching MTV ia big ass chair
trying out slang words while you comb your hair:
"Your productivity's wack."
"Bring that box here fo-sheezy."
"Go get me some coffe, player."
"Punch out before you leave me."
Got your feet on the desk nodding off to sleep
I could work hard all my life and in the end still suffer
Cuz the world is controlled by you lazy motherfuckers

You's a lazy muthafucka, lazy muthafucka X2

Now you don't wash yo ass
you got a personal bather
If you roll outta bed it's like you doin' a favor
You was born into paper and "that" behavior
for a midnight snack you got the bedroom catered
You ain't never learned to drive or to tie your shoe
I GOT MY EAR ON THE STREET AND MY MIND ON YOU
You got a secretary to write down your thoughts
On how to make us work hard and fatten up your vaults
TV says if you poor you must be slow and shiftless
But you pay them to say that so we don't want it different
got a cook and a girl to bring a tray for you
You're hearing this cuz somebody pushed "play" for you
My head is pounding now and my hands are shaking
And to keep my eyelids open takes concentratin'
I don't get no rest it's a say alive hustle
Making you stay rich without you moving a muscle
You think of people as your tool so when your dick salutes
You have the butler get the phone and call a prostitute
you say your sex drive's stronger than the engine of a trucker
but she'll have to be on top cuz you's a lazy muthafucka

Chorus

A hundred person staff jsut to sanitize you
I KNOW YOU DON'T GIVE A FUCK BUT THEY ALL DESPISE YOU
Millions over millions making shit for you to sell
Got the police on alert just in case we rebel
But it's gonna hap'n cap'n
Hope you know that's why I'm rappin'
want the toes to start tappin'
hands and gats to start clappin'
Cuz this whole systems works for you to kick it in PAris
or roll through Hong Kong in a rickshaw carriage
So when you spend a dollar that's ten minutes of my time
and when you spend a billion that's my life and that's a crime
cuz for me life is hard like the track that I'm rappin' on
callin' for the freedom of the backs you be steppin' on
Later for that "pull up your bootstraps" factor
Cuz this hard work got me to the chiropractor
BUT WE COULD WORK HARD TO TAKE BACK THE BREAD AND BUTTER
CUZ ALL THESE MILLIONAIRES IS LAZY MUTHAFUCKAS...

chourus