Regarding Sham 69's claim that 'if the kids are united, they will never be divided'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPkt-JS_jDA

i have a strong memory of a live version of this song where jimmy introduces it with the immortal words "have you all got your crackerjack pencils? well shove 'em up your arses"

anyone else remember that at all?

Lucky for the audience it wasn't cabbages.

the part in the reading thing where he stops the guy from kicking people offstage and then embraces him his so beautiful.

yeah it's remarkable really - the whole thing!

The audience are so close to being out of control, Jimmy's at his most insanely passionate and cherry on the cake is Steve Hillage taking the solos!

i wish he had brought out those lil' skins to dance though. and provide backup vocals.

They are still at it. Sham 69 are in Baltimore September 22nd

i have a strong memory of a live version of this song where jimmy introduces it with the immortal words "have you all got your crackerjack pencils? well shove 'em up your arses"

anyone else remember that at all?

― feargal czukay (NickB), Thursday, September 10, 2015 9:06 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

That wasn't Sham 69, that was The Stranglers when they walked off Rock Goes To College.

Ah, thank you! A different bunch of Surrey ruffians then, place was crawling with them in the 70s

hand me your wrist/hand me a fist/let me slash away my heart/there's the killing part he said/and he showed me a joker's face/i could fuck you, boy/i'm not your toy/and i trumped his card with my ace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InngcJdKLlc

i really need an annotated lyrics of jimmy pursey. someone get on that.