X-Ray Spex are an English England punk punk rock band from London that formed in 1976.
During their first incarnation (1976 – 79), X-Ray Spex were “deliberate underachievers” and only managed to release five singles plus one album. Nevertheless, their first single, "Oh Bondage, Up Yours!", is now acknowledged as a classic punk rock single and the album, Germ Free Adolescents, is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest albums of... [read more] - India
India, India, IndiaIndia, India, clarified butter from the holy cowIndia, India, IndiaI'm a pauper bereft of spiritual visionLooking for a guru such a decisionIndia, India, IndiaClarified butter from the holy...
- Good Time Girl
I don't wanna be? I don't wanna beA good time girl A good time girlString you along like I string my pearlsA typical good time girlA good time girlA good time girlA typical good time girlI don't need no diamonds...
- Sophia
Sophia look like a witchA beautiful witch is sheSophia look like a witchHidden form in the name of chastitySophia wears a crucifixChrist hung round her neckSophia wears a crucifixCrucifix effectSophia lies between...
- Junk Food Junkie
Johnny's got an addictionHe's strung out without convictionHe was raised with a microwaveSticky trashy fast food slaveHe's a junk food junkyHe could be a lot more spunky hunkyBut he's a junk food junkyBlame it on the...
- Cigarettes
Packet of cigarettes on the counterCarrying a government health warningStill they want the money, still they want the taxStill they want the money, still they want the taxWhy not take paper currency and light it up?A...
- Party
Did you enjoy the party you went to the other night?No not really not really, no not really at allI was bored stiff all night.Did you find anyone you could talk to?Anyone with a lot to say?No not really no one, no not...
- Dog In Sweden
Iggy says "I wanna be your dog."But I want you to be a demigodLook at my bow wow sitting thereSniffing scratching without a careOnce upon a lifetime peroxide hairWhat a heavy load to bearWhat a heavy load to...
- Melancholy
My mother the cow who still feeds me now is being torturedHer son the bull who the fields should plough is being slaughteredThe human child in the womb who is never born for being unwantedMelancholy in the Age of...
- Hi Chaperone!
You know, you know, you know you know you knowI can't go out aloneHi chaperone, my chaperoneWhat you think is all wrong'Cos you shouldn't treat a girl like a game of ping-pongBut I can't go out alone without a...
- Prayer For Peace
We got something don't you know it's true?We got something don't feel it too?We got something, we got something to doNot a mushy line that I'm pushing on youJust another blue-note sung slightly out of tuneWe got...
- Crystal Clear
How do you feel now? I want to knowClear as crystal, I can see your faceIn my glass of water, I can see your faceHow do you feel know? I want to knowDoes your love burn like a summer's dayOr is it still on hold in an...
- Peace Meal
Not much difference 'tween a cow and youFlesh, blood, bonesShe cries like you doCries like you doYours is the hippest hypocritical point of viewWake up and realise the things that you doYou're busy whipping Hitler cos...
- Oh Bondage Up Yours!
Bind me tie meChain me to the wall I wanna be a slaveTo you allOh bondage up yoursOh bondage no moreOh bondage up yoursOh bondage no moreChain-store chain-smokeI consume you allChain-gang chain-mailI don't think at...
- Let's Submerge
It's dark and eerieAnd it's really lateCome on kid's don't hesitateWe're going down to the undergroundWe're going down we're going downTo the undergroundThe hades ladies are dressed to killDagger glares from Richard...
- Obsessed With You
You are just a conceptYou are just a dreamYou're just a reflectionOf the new regimeYou are just a symbolYou are just themeYou're just another figureFor the sales machineOoo ooo they're obsessedWith yoo oooOoo ooo cos...
- The Day The World Turned Day-Glo
I clambered over mounds and moundsOf polystyrene foamAnd fell into a swimming poolFilled with fairy snowAnd watched the world turn day-gloyou know you knowThe world turned day-glo you knowI wrenched the nylon curtains...
- Germ Free Adolescents
I know you're antisepticYour deodorant smells niceI'd like to get to know youBut you're deep frozen like the iceHe's a germ free adolescentCleanliness is her obsessionCleans her teeth ten times a dayScrub away scrub...
- Genetic Engineering
GENETIC ENGINEERINGCOULD CREATE THE PERFECT RACECOULD CREATE AN UNKNOWN LIFE-FORCETHAT COULD US EXTERMINATEINTRODUCING WORKER CLONEAS OUR SUBORDINATED SLAVEHIS EXPERTISE PROFICIENCYWILL SURELY DIG OUR GRAVEIT'S SO...
- I Am A Poseur
I am a poseur and I don't care I like to make people stare I am a poseur and I don't careI like to make people stare Exhibition is the name Voyeurism is the game Stereoscopic is the show Viewing time makes it grow I...
- I Live Off You
I LIVE OFF YOUAND YOU LIVE OF MEAND THE WHOLE WORLDLIVES OFF OF EVERYBODYSEE WE GOTTA BE EXPLOITEDSEE WE GOTTA BE EXPLOITEDBE SOMEBODY BE SOMEBODYBE SOMEBODYTHE CAT EATS THE RATWHILE THE PIMP BEATS THE WHOREAS SHE...
- I Am A Cliche
I am a clicheI am a cliche, I am a cliche I am a cliche, I am a cliche I am a cliche you've seen before I am a cliche that lives next door I am a cliche you know what I mean I am a cliche pink is obscene Yama yama...
- Plastic Bag
1977 and we are going madIt's 1977 and we've seen too many ads1977 and we're gonna show them allThat apathy's a dragMy mind is like a plastic bagThat corresponds to all those adsIt sucks up all the rubbishThat is fed...
- Age
Darling am IGetting oldTell me dearI must be toldY'know it's aMillion dollar fearIf linesCreep in over hereAge she's so afraidAge she's no the rageShe never seems to realiseCelluloid beautyNever dies
- Warrior In Woolworth's
Warrior in Woolworth'sHumble he may seemBehind his servile innocenceHe plots and he schemesHe's the rebel on the undergroundShe's the rebel of the modern townHe's the rebel on the undergroundShe's the rebel of the...
- Highly Inflammable
HIGHLY INFLAMMABLEWAITING TO EXPLODENEUROTIC TENSIONSRISEN OVERFLOWEDYOU THOUGHT I WAS A WOMANI THOUGHT YOU WERE A MANBUT I WAS TINKERBELLAND YOU WERE PETER PANINFLUENCED BY THE FASHION PAGESINFLUENCED BY OTHERS'...
- I Can't Do Anything
I can't writeAnd I can't singI can't do anythingI can't readAnd I can't spellI can't even get to hellI can't luvAnd I can't hateI can't even hesitateI can't danceAnd I can't walkI can't even try to talkFreedom tried...
- Identity
IDENTITY IS THE CRISIS CAN'T YOU SEEIDENTITY IDENTITYWHEN YOU LOOK IN THE MIRRORDO YOU SEE YOURSELFDO YOU SEE YOURSELFON THE T.V. SCREENDO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THE MAGAZINEWHEN YOU SEE YOURSELFDOES IT MAKE YOU...
- Art-I-Ficial
I know I'm artificialBut don't put the blame on meI was reared with appliancesIn a consumer societyWhen I put on my make-upThe pretty little mask not meThat's the way a girl should beIn a consumer societyMy existence...
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