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Stigma & Style

by Tommy Mackay

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1.
Bully Boy 02:40
Hi, hi bully boy What you found, what's your new joy? Look right, jailbird son I'm coming round to spoil your fun Fear, dread, bully boy Don't be smart, don't be so coy Run, run, Mr Fist I'm coming round to slap your wrists There's my bully Oh, there's my bully There's my bully Bully boy Search and destroy Bully boy Get out and enjoy Crumbs, crumbs, kick them out Never mind that little doubt Building up inside your brain Will I be the same again? Will I ever be the same again? Will I be the same again? Will I ever be the same again? Will I ever? Bully Boy
2.
What's in tomorrow's big surprises? What do we have lined up tonight? What's in store, can you wait to find out? What is tomorrow's big surprise? What's for the boys and girls Wide eyed and new I'm tired of wondering What's for me and you Out there to give for some reason Out there to share in it all Out there no matter what the season I'm cold but I will not fall
3.
Well, what is it then, it's It's, it's, it's, it's Your skin next to mine Well, what is it then, it's It's, it's, it's, it's A thought we both share To think that we try to explain why Naturally it's all a waste of time I don't even know what I am saying It does not make sense What the hell is love, eh? It's, it's, it's a Piece of nonsense All the crap in the world makes me want to cry All the strength in the world explains why
4.
Don't forget all your treasures Force out the hope that's inside Deep down in all the blackness There shines one big bright light It's only a passing Only a passing Only a passing Only a passing Phase So let's not be morbid Think positive now It might do you some good to wallow It's useless, pull yourself out Self doubt is so easy Hope needn't be hard A bright future awaits you Who are you kidding now? It's only a passing Only a passing Only a passing Only a passing Phase
5.
I'll remember that one And I'll get you back I can be real spiteful And don't you forget that It's not that I bear grudges For a very long time But my memory smudges You out of my mind Isn't that hard Isn't that hard Isn't it so damn hard that you've nothing left to ruin Sweet revenge, I'm grateful You gave me a chance To get my own back on you You're squirming in your pants I will leave you begging I will say goodbye You abused my kindness I'll leave you behind I won't give you money Won't give you the time I won't give you anything Just get out my life Isn't that so damn hard you've got nothing left to ruin So damn hard you've got nothing left to ruin
6.
I suppose it'll be alright Another stupid fable Everything's alright tonight Another stupid fable Look up, look down, look left, look right Another stupid fable Paint the whole world brand new white Another stupid fable Let's get up and let's get down Another stupid fable Twist and shout and turn around Another stupid fable How are you, well I am sound Another stupid fable Lift the mask, bring in the clowns Another stupid fable Come on, let's face it, rock and roll Another stupid fable A silver spoon and a crock of gold Another stupid fable
7.
Spare time for the raving nutter Spare time for the way we are Spare sweat for your bread and butter You've no chance, you reach too far Over the hill Take heed now before we shut down No one needs a fallen boy Remember we need some muscle Young bucks we need to employ
8.
Seriousness 02:52
There's the young girls dancing round With serious expressions Sucked in cheeks, yes they know all the words They read last week's Smash Hits Hey! hope the DJ Plays it cos we want to mime the words And it's abuse, abuse, abuse, abuse And seriousness never loses Views and viewers vying for their lives Choose and choose and choose and choose And this one product never loses Men get fun out of abusing wives (isn't that hard) Every single thought is thought in syncopation No time for error, perish the thought Every dance step learned is down to observation The only humour they have got is bought It might take a miracle to make you laugh, girl But I know bitching is much more fun Did you see the way she walked into the room - uuuurgh! Who does she think she is, number one?
9.
Kill A Hippy 03:32
Kill the hippies, watch them burning Kill a hippy, watch him dying It will make you feel much better Happy hippies need a lesson Oh so risqué, fuck the hippies Stub a joint out in their eyes
10.
Reach Me 02:30
Oh come away, come away Oh come away, come away Won't you be my Roman galley slave Won't you be just like me for a day Oh come away, come away Oh come away, come away Let's pretend we don't care, not at all Let's run off right now and sod them all
11.
Happy Man 02:27
I like swinging from the trees And I like sitting on people's knees I like doing the best I can Cos I'm a very happy man I like listening to Iggy Pop And I like dancing until I drop I like doing the best I can Cos I'm a very happy man Happy man, happy man I like making a terrible noise Sometimes I even like playing electronic toys I like doing the best I can Cos I'm a very happy man I'm a very happy man

about

From The Diary Of A Musical Nobody Chapter Nine.

After unearthing some old cassettes from the late 1970s/early 80s, I thought I’d discovered a treasure trove of rare unheard masterpieces of modern music. Well, turns out I didn’t, but in amongst the dross were quite a few wee gems that I decided to rescue from the skip. These are tunes I wrote in my teens and early twenties – most of them never played live, but some I played with my old groups, The Pedestrians, The Innocents, The Voice Toys and Third Light.

Remastered tracks. Hear the originals here: www.dailyreckless.com/diary-1983

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released April 27, 2023

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Tommy Mackay Edinburgh, UK

Scottish comedy performer and editor of The Daily Reckless - the paper that sings the news.

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