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Love Song for Urban Chaos
It’s a sign of the times,
The fortresses are bleeding.
Don’t go out of your mind,
They’re punishing the greedy.
They’re the urban rebels,
They smash the world with industry.
Shaking it up where inertia takes its toll,
All for one and one for all.
But if they try to break you and me,
Come over here to this side of town.
Get yourself into my dwelling place.
Don’t forget to take the long way round.
My body is a temple. I’d like to let you in,
So we can shake it together, be one again.
So shake me baby, shake me,
Shake me with your feeling.
Take me baby take me,
Give me some real attention now.
Because those urban rebels,
They’re shaking it up all of the time,
It’s time for us to shake it too.
Within the chaos we’ll find the sublime.
ooh oh yeah, ooh oh yeah,
Because these urban rebels,
they’re shaking it up all of the time,
It’s time for us to shake it.
Within the chaos we’ll find the sublime.
So shake me baby shake me,
Shake me with your feeling.
Take me baby take me,
Give me some real attention now.
You know, it’s not a faraday cage we need,
We’re on the same frequency.
So shake me baby, shake me,
Shake me with your feeling.
Take me baby take me,
Give me some real attention now.
You know those urban rebels,
They’re shaking it up all of the time,
It’s time for us to shake it too.
Within the chaos we’ll find the sublime.
Whooooo oo oo aaaahh whoo
© Linda Landers 2013
credits
© Linda Landers 2013
Mastering by Pete Maher
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The Supermarket Wars
03:58
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The Supermarket Wars
The Medicine Woman has got something to say to you,
Come a bit closer, can you hear
The silent sounds of card machines as they take control?
Some fat cat is selling you dreams.
But hold on now,
To dream you must be asleep…
But this Island belongs to you.
You’re no stowaway on this ship of dreams…
It’s time to wake up!
It’s time to wake up!
Stockings that only last one wear,
Supermarkets that mustn’t care,
It’s all about a war,
Tell me it’s not!
Charity is against the law,
Feed the rich and screw the poor.
It’s all about a war,
Of more, more, more, more!
Supermarket wars!
Supermarket wars!
Don’t tell me it’s not!
Another year, another machine,
Another thing that you can be seen with…
All about a war…
Tell me it’s not!
You aspired to have some taste,
But you ended up a shopping basket case!
It’s all about a war,
Of more, more, more, more!
Supermarket wars!
Supermarket wars!
Don’t tell me it’s not!
©Linda Landers 2015
credits
©Linda Landers 2015
Mastering by Pete Maher
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Fairground Shootout
01:52
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Fairground Shootout
Mother cried all night because she saw a film
About zombies coming out of the grave.
She threw on her apron and ran down the road
The fairground lights to find
She was almost out of her mind shouting;
Give me the rifle, Give me the rifle,
Give me the rifle Maureen.
Give me the rifle, Give me the rifle,
Give me the rifle Maureen.
I can't let him go by,
I've set my sights so high,
I just might surprise him.
Give me the rifle, Give me the rifle,
Give me the rifle Maureen.
Give me the rifle, Give me the rifle,
Give me the rifle Maureen.
Maureen, you know my aim is true
(You know my aim is true),
The zombies are on the rise.
We've got to shoot them now
Between the eyes.
(So come on!)
So come on!
Give me the rifle, Give me the rifle,
Give me the rifle Maureen.
Give me the rifle, Give me the rifle,
Give me the rifle Maureen.
Maureen!
© Linda Landers 2016
credits
released February 25, 2018
copyright Linda Landers. Mastering by Pete Maher
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Angels and Demons (Flying and Dreaming)
We’re in the Netherworld,
Flying and Dreaming.
Turn your light on,
Can you see them?
You know what they are…
Angels and Demons?
Angels and Demons?
Is it a game?
Do you feel tame?
Now that you’ve played it
Do you feel the same?
You know what you need to do…
Turn the light on,
Can you turn the light on?
Do it again,
It’s the how and when.
Take your shirt off,
Be like Supermen.
It won’t make you a superman
If you take your shirt off,
Take your shirt off.
Grab hold of your controller,
Push the button,
Let’s get flying.
Step on the launch pad,
Turn on your engines,
Come over here ‘cause I want to play
Angels and Demons,
Angels and Demons.
Make your mind up.
You seem uncertain.
Look over there,
What’s behind the curtain?
You know what you need to do…
Make your mind up.
Won’t you make your mind up?
Climb the wall,
Let’s get over it all.
We could be so innocent,
Like before the fall.
You know what I’d like you to do…
Come and play with me,
Come on and play with me.
Grab hold of your controller,
Press the buttons,
Let’s get flying.
Get on the launch pad,
Turn on your engines,
Come over here ‘cause I want to play
Angels and Demons,
Angels and Demons.
Angels and Demons,
Angels and Demons.
©Linda Landers 2013
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Mandy Be Free
04:23
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Mandy be Free
Mandy sugar- candy was a good looking girl,
Lipstick and tight shoes, mini skirt and pearls.
She met a guy, a man’s man, in a bar one day.
He wooed her and he cooed her
Till she’d almost forgotten
The stories mama told about men that were rotten,
But despite that she let him pursue her to keep up with the game.
They married far too soon and built their home in a hurry,
They bought a house and filled it up with children and worry,
Then everything became routine, a lot more of the same.
Ooh yeah a lot more of the same.
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Soon the lipstick girl was all curlers and tights,
She wore the bags under her eyes on sleepless nights.
She spent her whole life living through others
Though it made no sense.
Oh Mandy don’t be a fool,
You know you’re somebody cool,
Oh Mandy, you’re gonna be free today
Mandy put the bottle down,
You’re not likeable when you’re drinking.
Are you sleeping or waking?
Next thing she noticed that middle age spread,
She filled her head with everything he’d said.
Oh the bruises, se never saw them in magazines.
She said ‘I’m fine’ but she lied you know.
She wanted to go out now the kids had grown,
But there was too much going on inside her.
Oh Mandy don’t be a fool,
You know you’re somebody cool,
Oh Mandy, try to be free today
Oh Mandy, try to be free today
Oh Mandy listen to me,\there’s somewhere
That you should be.
Oh Mandy, try to be free today
© Linda Landers 2013
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Warpaint and Razors
04:12
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Warpaint and Razors
I see you in your overcoat and eyelashes on,
You look like a fella but I could be wrong.
Coming closer, closer than he should be,
He flashed his eyes, then he looked at me.
A hint of shadow and lipstick on,
He was a she, oh, but I could be wrong.
You can hold me tight, but you can’t fool me,
You rebel women are just not easy.
(She said) I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you aahh,
ooh! I love you, I love you.
Warpaint and Razors, Warpaint and Blazers.
Time to get it off and get it on.
He’s a she, ah, but I could be wrong.
Then she, then she, then she, then she,
said, push it in, push it in, just let it be.
The Ladygirls, strap it on, strap it up, do it up,
It’s the power of three, just you and me.
Don’t you think it makes life easy?
Some of these men you meet are so goddamn sleazy!
Instrumental?
Warpaint and Razors, Warpaint and Blazers.
Time to get it off and get it on.
He’s a she, ah, but I could be wrong.
Oh, this girl keeps giving me, giving me,
ah, the power of her make-believe,
She’s so strong, she’s so cool, she’s so cool,
Wrap me up I’m going home with you.
Growl, growl, wow, wow, purr, purr etc
© Linda Landers 2013
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London Boyz
04:22
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London Boyz
(Going out with the London Boys)
She’s been out with the London Boys,
She’s been making lots of noise,
Ah, but she’s alright!
It doesn’t matter what you think,
She’ll get past you in the blink of an eye,
Sneaking out in the middle of the night,
With her high heels and her dress on tight,
Ah the London Boyz,
Going out with the London Boys,
We’re the smartest, we’ve got the biz
They tell their story just like it is,
Looking at you across the dance floor
Got to ask you, can’t wait a minute more…
Ah London Boyz
Going out with the London boys.
Two, three, four… (London boys love London girls)
(instrumental)
London Boys don’t do as they’re told
As they’re walking down the King’s Road.
It’s just a fashion, it’s not a riot,
London boys just can’t keep quiet,
Ah London Boyz,
Going out with the London boys.
London Boys, you soon get used to them,
They’re not shirty, they say what they feel.
They’ll take you out dancing all night…
The London boys, you’ve gotta like them.
Ah the London Boyz,
Going out with the London boys,
Going out with the London boys,
Going out with the London boys.
© Linda Landers 2012
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Retro Punk
02:13
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Retro Punk
Retro Punk, you’ve gotta like it.
Retro Punk, you’ve gotta like it.
You’ve got something teeming,
You’ve got Retro Punk.
Retro Punk, you’ve gotta feel it.
Retro Punk, you’ve gotta feel it.
You’ve got something with meaning,
You’ve got Retro Punk.
Retro Punk, you can’t fight it.
Retro Punk, you can’t fight it.
She don’t need to join in
She’s got Retro Punk.
When they said the whole world was dead,
Nihilism in side your head,
You felt the punk explosion -
Retro Punk.
Retro Punk.
Retro Punk.
Retro Punk.
Retro Punk.
You felt the Punk explosion.
©Linda Landers 2015
credits
released May 13, 2018
Linda Landers (Mastered by Pete Maher)
all rights reserved
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Never Never
02:20
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Never-Never
Though you’ve never been bad,
Paid your taxes like a real good lad,
When it came to your time
They deserted you.
No money for a year, to live on.
You could go out of your mind,
Waiting on the never-never,
I’m certain it’s a crime.
Always fight the system
Before it gets you.
It's the only way.
Always fight the system
Before it gets you.
If you took a job
Would you die on the floor?
From their point of view
You’re no trouble anymore.
No protection for all your virtue.
Should you die like a dog?
You could be so good
But they would hurt you anyway.
Always fight the system
Before it gets you.
Oh! It’s the only way.
Always fight the system
Before it gets you.
Always fight the system
Before it gets you.
A part of you lives on in me.
OPTIONAL: Always fight the system
Before it kills you.
Oh! It’s the only way.
© Linda Landers 2014
credits
released July 20, 2016
© Linda Landers 2014
Mastering by Pete Maher
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Sky Keepers London, UK
Sky Keepers band was formed in 2010 by singer/songwriter Linda Landers, who was originally taught to play guitar by Mark Ryan aka ‘The Kid’ formerly of ‘Adam and the Ants’ back in the 70’s. Sky Keepers musical influences are as diverse as The Kinks, The Velvet Underground, The Pretenders, Reggae, Punk and Rock. Played Dingwalls, Headlined at Monto Water Rats. Occasional drumming from Rat Scabies. ... more
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