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Happy Now

by Gang of Four

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Toreador 03:34
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See me drive Catch the light in my car I'm breaking all the rules I disappear, I'm gonna reappear In a puff of smoke, I'm here In my despair in the maze, I curse the way she holds my gaze Where you been? Missing you And we've got so much catching up to do Can you hear me now? I've been missing you And we've got so much catching up to do Look in my eyes, show me your respect There's things I want to forget Toreador Kill the bull, the Minotaur Then you walk through the open door Let's celebrate me! I'm bound, but I believe I'm free You diggin' me? I'm your friend, family You must never stop talking about me Pocket dolly, plastic fork Cappuccino foam I get all the air in the room 'Cause that's my home Toreador Kill the bull, the Minotaur Then you walk through the open door Toreador Kill the bull, the Minotaur Then you walk through the open door Get into me, friendly Let's explore my sexuality Lying in filth Since 1000 BC I never said, I never said That I was a people person
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Alpha Male 04:33
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All unplanned All unplanned There you go And I'm at the top of the tree If you're an Alpha Male like me And you think it's pretty good as it stands Magic Mirror, where do we go? And was this all unplanned Or are we heading for the Fatherland? Night vision sex, for all your tomorrows Yearning, shame and sorrow If you've been affected by stories, depraved There's help online for all the issues raised What you praying for? What you praying for? British and American rats Take meetings with Russian diplomats There on the floor, in the urinе pool As a fully waxed Klaus Barbie drools So sad, so pathetic You don't know what you'rе missing Then I awoke, but it was no dream Ministers, oligarchs and showgirls were all with me In a steam room with the deep fake tans Clinging to the shipwrecks of our lives and all our plans All unplanned And you think it's pretty good as it stands Where do we go? In a steam room with the deep fake tans Clinging to the shipwrecks of our lives and all our plans
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One True Friend 04:24
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Well I'm your one true friend Ask of me anything Ask of me what you want I'll take you by the hand We learn from what you know Harvest the seeds you sow Start your thought, I'll take it Where it needs to go You can be yourself with me I can set you free I know what you have been Share what we believe This too shall pass Even if the memory lasts All the pain is on a tab In your name You know I'll help you out With anything Run my fingers through your hair We don't know who we are The genie's left the jar To what do you aspire? I can help us gеt what we require You can bе yourself with me I can set you free I know what you have been Share what we believe This too shall pass Even if the memory lasts All the pain is on a tab In your name You can be yourself with me I can set you free I know what you have been Share what we believe This too shall pass Even if the memory lasts All the pain is on a tab In your name
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Ivanka - 'My Name's On It' 03:52
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Where once were her eyes Ivanka now sees through pearls She said I don't know What it means to be complicit Be complicit Need to believe You got to understand Need to believe You got to understand You mustn't want the things you can't have It's only worth something if you work for it You mustn't want the things you can't have It's only worth something if my name's on it I saw how hard daddy worked for his money Daddy loves women and he believes in family Need to believe, you gotta understand You mustn't want the things you can't have It's only worth something if you work for it You mustn't want the things you can't have It's only worth something if my name's on it She said It's clear to me That things would not just be given to me Given to me She said It's clear to me That things would not just be given to me Given to me, (Given to me), Given to me In the morning daddy wants me in his room, it's where we get together It's not true that daddy calls my name in stormy weather Mr. Putin said to Daddy "Russian prostitutes are the best" Then Daddy walked into a Moscow hotel room, Y'all know the rest (A long way from home) Now we're a long way from home Now we're a long way from home 'You need to know I'll do my best for you'
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Don't Ask Me 03:41
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Null null zero one Shows me my life rerun Like stupid jokes from my favourite comedian We made laws and bank accounts Invented God, to tell the women what it's all about What it's all about We can escape the web Don't let the monsters follow you to bed Feed them, treat them lovingly Then later on let them all walk free Let them all walk free It's not the world as you might want it But it is what you see And if you don't get it Why are you asking Why'd you keep asking me? Don't ask me Don't ask me Stand to attention, There's work to be done My border guards with their sub-machine guns Sub-machine guns It's right and it's popular And now it's time for fun The good times have only just begun Only just begun It's riotously funny I laughed myself into an early grave As I look down on the little world Does anyone expect to be saved? Powerful white men rule the world Uphold democracy But I keep giving the wrong answers So don't bother asking, Don't ask me
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Change The Locks 04:07
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Indiscernible identity So many passing by, she sees Silver sprayed living statue She stands watching the absurdity The idea of self is a placebo Run the data, it knows where you go I'm a construct Oh I'm a suspect but don't want it known Change the locks, The system's down They say everyone's a suspect now Don't have to change the locks, We can change our minds Smoke signals wake the drones in the hive Do what you want, you won't be found out You'll never be held to account We're just getting static on the line A broken voice says everything's fine You and a friend could be our guest At our request, come and fine dine It's our gift for you to celebrate The last of the mall's great redesign Change the locks, The system's down They say everyone's a suspect now Change the locks Don't change the plan They're applauding me, but I'm an also-ran The Kings of Comedy The Kings of Comedy Bang, bang on the drum Bang, bang on the drum Bang, bang, but we just didn't see it Change the locks The system's down They say everyone's a suspect now Don't have to change the locks
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I'm A Liar 04:09
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Need to make friends Seems I was someone else But now I’m truly me That’s what many seem to believe Transform yourself Secrets take vacations Fact and fiction are in the mixture, but you don’t need a diagram to get the picture They said I’m a liar ‘cause no one believes when the place is on fire Know the meaning of too much Got the word, we do what we must They said I’m a liar ‘cause no one believes when the place is on fire Know the meaning of too much, Got the word we do what we must Sold the story But that’s not what gets told Don’t waste time, don’t repent Can’t pack the bags and leave We’re addicted too. On which we’re weaned Connections fail, collectives dissolve So we invented celebrity They said I’m a liar, Cause no one believes when the place is on fire Know the meaning of too much Got the word we do what we must They said I’m a liar, 'cause no one believes when the place is on fire Know the meaning of too much Got the word, we do what we must
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White Lies 03:43
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Before we begin I ask, please listen to me Time destroys empires But not empires of the heart If it makes me happy If it makes me happy If it feels this good to me I imagine what I see Turn up the light As we lie under covers These lies are white Until the end of the night Hold back the dawn For dawn will break everything Everything that matters If it makes me happy If it makes me happy If it feels this good to me In the mirror, what do I see? Turn up the light As we lie under covers These lies are white Until the end of the night Turn up the light As we lie under covers These lies are white But in truth it's not over
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Paper Thin 03:38
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Call for history The past is dark They make it up as they like We put down a flag, we put down a line in the sand I had no Innocent mind It's not hidden, It's there to find They don't own the past They say that the future glows We double-lock the doors But these walls are paper thin We await the next message to enter within The future looked good But in space we spin Everything was solid, but now it's all paper thin You have an opinion Confrontation, us and them Just because you move your mouth don't mean a debate We double-lock the doors But these walls are paper thin Can't stop the endless messages pouring in The clouds fill the sky And as the light dims Moving so fast but everything is paper thin We double-lock the doors But these walls are paper thin We await the next message to enter within The future looked good But in space we spin Everything was solid but now it's all paper thin Everything is paper thin
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Lucky 04:40
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You work hard, you pay your dues Play by the rules but still you lose Stick or twist, I hold my nerve Nobody ever gets what they deserve All the years is a long time But what costs the most is free (It's free) I'm a double-jointed conman I specialize in mimicry (Mimicry) When I look at my life I see how I've been used I'll never pay back the money I spent Never return the favours I was lent Some have no luck with love But I'm a lucky man The cards I mark are the cards I choose The lucky get the luck and the longshots lose The lucky get the luck And the longshots lose The lucky get the luck And the longshots lose We know what it's about All your luck has run out Leveraged your self-doubt Chewed you up and spat you out We can leave the scene of the crime We can turn back time We can change Yeah, we can change our minds Some have no luck with luck But I'm a lucky man (He's a lucky man) The cards I mark are the cards I choose The lucky get the luck and the longshots lose The lucky get the luck And the longshots lose The lucky get the luck And the longshots lose Nothing's too special for you We’re here to help you through Please say you won't refuse But you got everything to lose (Everything to lose) (Everything to lose) The lucky get the luck And the longshots lose I get what I can The lucky get the luck And the longshots lose 'Cause I'm a lucky man The lucky get the luck And the longshots lose But I'm an also-ran The lucky get the luck And the longshots lose Oh, I'm a lucky man

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This is the tenth and final studio album by Gang of Four with John Sterry on lead vocals, Thomas McNeice on bass and drums recorded by Tobias Humble and Jonny Finnigan. Amy Love from Nova Twins provided the majority of the backing vocals.

“Andy Gill’s guitar work is still distinctive and angular on tracks like ‘Toreador’ and ‘Don’t Ask Me’, but the band seem intent on lending the old with the new.” – Uncut, May 2019.

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released February 24, 2019

All songs written by Andy Gill unless indicated. Co-produced by Andy Gill, Ben Hillier, Ross Orton and DECOY.

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Gang of Four is one of the most radically important, and influential rock groups of the last 40 years.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers, INXS, R.E.M., U2, Rage Against the Machine have all spoken of their debt to Gang of Four, with today's creators of angular rock music having GO4's influence and imprint all over it.

This page features Gang of Four's new music output from 2008 onwards. ... more

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