U.K from the L.P/12'' go wild. culture shock was post sub humans pre citizen fish ska punk band with more or less the same members..enjoy ska punk fans!
Still sounds fantastic. Saw them live in Dublin back in the day. I drove Dick mad with my constant request fir 6 ft rooms half way through the gig he held up the set list for me to see and was shouting to me that it was on the setlist. Great gig. Sorry Dick.
I am now busy for the rest of the night. Yes, the crackle of the vinyl got me too....digging through storage bins....hmmm.... just found a swingin' utters album I didn't even know I had. Where the hell did I get this? And a split with violent society, and 3 other bands I've never heard of.....oh, this has "WECS-FM" scribbled on it....guess I stole it from a college station...
They're digging a hole for the people So they can all live in it And when I die I want my own room to die in These smart men in trousers The road they've built tears up the houses Tears up the history Builds up the misery Tears up the countryside Replacing the memory With government policy There's a highrise in suicide Less people unemployed Oh! How the people cried... But they gave me a room to live in I question the way your eyebrows rise Ceiling blocking out the skies Walls so neat around my bed Six foot square & room to breed Deeper down I hate to feed Upon the now subconscious need For more room to die in if you please Outside the road is clean & wet A jogger tires & gets run down Overworked & underfed Running away from it all uptown The lights that burn electric bills The heads in ovens swallowing pills Just another "social ill" They're digging a grave for the people So they can all live in it Up in the piles of six foot rooms It's easier to ignore the gloom With the T. V. Leisure treasure Pleasure comes in waves you cannot measure In one ear & out the other In one eye & there forever Like the drinking, like the weather Like the room they gave your mother Like the cops & British Telecom There to be relied upon... Forever & ever & ever Independent in your room Like the people above & below Banging the floor with the end of a broom Lets them know you're so-and-so Who's got his peace & won't let go They said you could move but you said "No!" You said "No!" Afraid that the next step would be down To the housing developements out of town Where they say the walls are so bloody thin You can hear Mr. So-And-So breaking down You... Just... Can't win They're digging a grave for the people So they can live in it They're housing the people in coffins Into which they can barely fit And to keep the illusion of comfort The streets are always well-lit So the tourists can stand & take photos While you're inside with no room to sit They're digging a grave for the people - Wo! Oh! Oh! Oh! They're digging a grave for the people - Wo! Oh! Oh! Oh! They're digging a grave for the people - Wo! Oh! Oh! Oh! They're digging a grave for you
Still sounds fantastic. Saw them live in Dublin back in the day. I drove Dick mad with my constant request fir 6 ft rooms half way through the gig he held up the set list for me to see and was shouting to me that it was on the setlist. Great gig. Sorry Dick.
Excellent scratchy vinyl. Reminds me of breaking into my (older) friends stash of punk records for the first time. Life-changing stuff!
My favorite punk era song.
I am now busy for the rest of the night. Yes, the crackle of the vinyl got me too....digging through storage bins....hmmm.... just found a swingin' utters album I didn't even know I had. Where the hell did I get this? And a split with violent society, and 3 other bands I've never heard of.....oh, this has "WECS-FM" scribbled on it....guess I stole it from a college station...
Supporting them in Edinburgh, cannie wait
Best punk song candidate
About time somebody posted some Culture Shock!!
hayleykinzz And 8 years later since this post was made and it's still going strong.
Amazing takes me back to the late 80s. Sat in my mates house smoking dubious substances for the first time.
Still relevant 30 years later smdh
They're digging a hole for the people
So they can all live in it
And when I die I want my own room to die in
These smart men in trousers
The road they've built tears up the houses
Tears up the history
Builds up the misery
Tears up the countryside
Replacing the memory
With government policy
There's a highrise in suicide
Less people unemployed
Oh! How the people cried... But they gave me a room to live in
I question the way your eyebrows rise
Ceiling blocking out the skies
Walls so neat around my bed
Six foot square & room to breed
Deeper down I hate to feed
Upon the now subconscious need
For more room to die in if you please
Outside the road is clean & wet
A jogger tires & gets run down
Overworked & underfed
Running away from it all uptown
The lights that burn electric bills
The heads in ovens swallowing pills
Just another "social ill"
They're digging a grave for the people
So they can all live in it
Up in the piles of six foot rooms
It's easier to ignore the gloom
With the T. V. Leisure treasure
Pleasure comes in waves you cannot measure
In one ear & out the other
In one eye & there forever
Like the drinking, like the weather
Like the room they gave your mother
Like the cops & British Telecom
There to be relied upon... Forever & ever & ever
Independent in your room
Like the people above & below
Banging the floor with the end of a broom
Lets them know you're so-and-so
Who's got his peace & won't let go
They said you could move but you said "No!"
You said "No!"
Afraid that the next step would be down
To the housing developements out of town
Where they say the walls are so bloody thin
You can hear Mr. So-And-So breaking down
You... Just... Can't win
They're digging a grave for the people
So they can live in it
They're housing the people in coffins
Into which they can barely fit
And to keep the illusion of comfort
The streets are always well-lit
So the tourists can stand & take photos
While you're inside with no room to sit
They're digging a grave for the people - Wo! Oh! Oh! Oh!
They're digging a grave for the people - Wo! Oh! Oh! Oh!
They're digging a grave for the people - Wo! Oh! Oh! Oh!
They're digging a grave for you
Go Wild everyone!😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Legends!
Its only bands like the CULTURE SHOCK and EARTH CULTURE that really had anything to say
Best fukn song ever Yep i said it
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