Alright good people. Do you want to hear a 10 minute slice of tribal-punk-cockney-jazz-soul-poetry, including four wicked spoken dialogues in the Cockney lingo? Course you do! Head on over to┬áhttps://soundcloud.com/fishinabox/sold┬áwhere you can hear it. It stars trumpeter Andie Handei Kumafaro and it’ll be a treat for all fans of CRASS because it features ex-members Penny Rimbaud and┬áEve Libertine.
It’s a recent release from the Fishinabox Studio, who told us:┬á”It took 3 Cockneys a Mockney and a bit of a likely lad who actually turned out to be Greek but swore he lived within the sound of the Bow Bells to get the dialogue right on this track.”
Cockney dialogue starts at 2:30.
Update
Lyrics to “Sold” by Fishinabox
You sold me your love as a divinity,
But it was only your social obscenity
You sold me your love as a divinity,
But it was only your social obscenity
Love, Obscenity, Divinity, Obscenity
You sold me your love as a divinity,
But it was only your social obscenity
You sold me
Love, Obscenity, Divinity, Obscenity
You sold me your love as a divinity,
But it was only your social obscenity
Love, Obscenity, Divinity, Upsetting me,
You sold me your love as a divinity,
But it was only your social obscenity
Love, Obscenity, Divinity, Obscenity,
You sold me your love as a divinity,
But it was only your social obscenity
Love, Obscenity, Divinity, Upsetting me,
You Sold me your Love, Your Love, Your Love, Your Love, Your Love, Your Love, Your Love
Gunna Raise my Head up,
Gunna keep my head up,
Gunna Raise my Head up,
Gunna keep my head up,
Gunna hold my head up,
Gunna lift my head up,
Gunna Raise my Head up,
Gunna hold my head up,
Gunna keep my head up,
Gunna hold my head up,
Gunna Raise my Head up,
Gunna keep my head up,
Gunna hold my head up,
Gunna lift my head up,
Gunna Raise my Head up,
Gunna hold my head up,
True Feelings that you mocked and Distorted,
Turning a blind eye to what you say,
Equality with Dignity,
Dignity like it was meant to be,
Unity with Equality,
Equality like it was sold to me,
Ere, beg yer osama but ya gone bow n arra,
DonÔÇÖt rhubarb, put a pony in yer sky an get yer billy on,
LetÔÇÖs go foÔÇÖ a Nelson down the rub-a-dub yeah ?
We can ave a nice frank n pat down there without you givin me the Jeremy right ? |
Beg your pardon (Osama bin Laden) – but you’re just being paranoid (Bow and Arra)
DonÔÇÖt grumble (Rhubarb Crumble) – put ┬ú25 (Pony) in your pocket (Sky Rocket) and put your coat (Billy Goat) on
Let’s go to the pub (Rub-a-Dub) for a pint (Nelson Mandela = Stella)
We can have a chat (Frank and Pat) about things there without you needling (Jeremy Beadle) me over it. |
What do you know ?
What do you care ?
What do you know ?
What do you care ? What do you.?
What do you know ? What do you know ?
What do you care ? IÔÇÖm gunna hold my head up
What do you know ? Lift my Head up
What do you care ?
What do you know ? What do you know ?
What do you care ? IÔÇÖm gunna hold my head up
What do you know ? Lift my Head up
What do you care ?
What do you know ?
What do you care ?
What do you know ? What do you know ?
What do you care ? IÔÇÖm gunna hold my head up
What do you know ? Lift my Head up
What do you care ?
What do you know ? What do you care ?
What do you know ?
What do you care ? Care..
True Feelings that you mocked and Distorted,
Turning a blind eye to what you say,
Ere she goes again with her Zetas, havin a mare
Yer cockin a deaf un you ainÔÇÖt erd a dickie bird I said,ave ya ? |
SheÔÇÖs moaning again (Catherine Zeta Jones, complaining again ÔÇô a ÔÇÿmare-
Are you deaf, donÔÇÖt you listen to anything (Dicky Bird) I say ? |
The dreams you sold werenÔÇÖt of servility,
Your double standards they ainÔÇÖt making things easy for me
Equality with dignity,
Dignity like it was meant to be,
Ah, your avin a belt, I only ever gave the John West,
an you ainÔÇÖt even given me yer four seasons,
IÔÇÖve ad a French an I donÔÇÖt give a monkeyÔÇÖs toss for yer rabbit no more,
I reckon ya just need a bit of the ÔÇÿampton, ere you on the blob ? |
You’re having a chuckle (Belt Buckle) I only gave you the very best (John West)
And without having heard your reasons (Four Seasons) I ÔÇÿve had enough (French Egg – un oeuf)
And I donÔÇÖt give a damn (Monkey’s Toss) to be listening to your chat (Rabbit and Pork) about it anymore
I think you just frankly need a good seeing too ÔÇô (Hampton Wick/dick/f+ck)
Are you on your period (Blob) or something? |
True Feelings that you mocked and Distorted,
Turning a blind eye to what you say,
Oh bloody fu+kin Nora, not again, you wanna be on the Mandy Dingle ?
Well me little Maurice, itÔÇÖs your rolls,
GoÔÇÖon goÔÇÖon out the Ronald, take a glen,
coz yer gunna get brussel from me if ya do a frank,
ere I bet the ken doddÔÇÖs on yer comin back flippin jalfreizi,
Yeah, youÔÇÖll be back, youÔÇÖll be back, youÔÇÖll be back, youÔÇÖll be back,
Unless ya gone west end |
Oh bloody fucking (Nora or Norah was a destitute maid wealthy Duke Wodingtonshire
in the 17th century who murdered a man with a stick of celery) FOR REAL SEE FOOTNOTES !
Do you want to end up single (Mandy Dingle – Amanda “Mandy” Rose Dingle
is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Lisa Riley.)
You little liar (Maurice Gibb – fib) – its your choice (Rolls Royce) – Go on out the door (Ronald de Boer) –
And take a look around (Glen). I’ll give you nothing (Brussel Sprout – nowt)
ÔÇô if you go off (Frank) –
I put money on the odds of you coming back though (Ken Dodds) – youÔÇÖre crazy (Chicken Jalfreizi)
You’ll be back unless you’ve become a lesbian ÔÇô (West End Thespian) |
So sell me your love as a divinity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity,
donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, obscenity, obscenity, obscenity,
What do you know ? What do you care ?
What do you know ? What do you care ?
So sell me your love as a divinity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity,
donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, obscenity, obscenity, obscenity,
Another guilt (trip) token tantrum, Covers up your fears,
You wont use me, Or abuse me, AinÔÇÖt got no cross to bear,
What do you know ? What do you care ?
What do you know ? What do you care ?
Turn a blind eye to what you say, no compromise, no sacrifice,
Am closing the door now on your lies,
What do you know ? What do you care ?
What do you know ? What do you care ?
What do you know ? What do you care ?
What do you know ? What do you care ?
What do you know ? What do you care ?
What do you know ? What do you care ?
What do you know ? What do you care ?
What do you know ? What do you care ?
So Sell me, Another guilt token tantrum,
another guilt , another guilt,
Another guilt token tantrum,
So Sell me, Another guilt token tantrum,
another guilt , another guilt,
Another guilt token tantrum,
So sell me your love as a divinity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity,
donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, obscenity, obscenity, obscenity,
Me,
Turn a blind eye to what you say, no compromise, no sacrifice,
Am closing the door now on your lies,
Deceitful, Deceitful,
DonÔÇÖt Rhubarb,
Deceitful, Deceitful
DonÔÇÖt Rhubarb,
So sell me your love as Divinity, d-d-d, d-d-d
Deceitful, Deceitful
DonÔÇÖt Rhubarb,
So sell me your love as Divinity, d-d-d, d-d-d
DonÔÇÖt Rhubarb,
So sell me your love as Divinity, d-d-d, d-d-d
So sell me your love as Divinity,
So Sell me,
So Sell me, So sell me your love as Divinity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
So Sell me, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
So Sell me, So sell me your love as Divinity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
So Sell me, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
So Sell me, So sell me your love as Divinity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
So Sell me, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
So Sell me, So sell me your love as Divinity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
So Sell me, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
Me, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
So sell me your love as Divinity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
Sold, Sold , Sold , Sold
So sell me your love as Divinity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
So sell me your love as Divinity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity, donÔÇÖt make it a social obscenity
Sold me your love
Obscenity, obscenity, obscenity, obscenity, obscenity,
obscenity, obscenity, obscenity, obscenity, obscenity
Footnote – the tale of Bloody Nora
Bloody Norah was originally called Norah and was the maid for the wealthy Duke Wodingtonshire in the 17th century. She earned the name Bloody Norah after she killed a servant of the Duke with a stick of celery.
When the Duke caught her repeatedly slapping the bloody corpse with the stick of celery he shouted “Oh dear god you”re all bloody, Norah….” and after beating her he banished her to a basement cell for 3 years.
When the 3 years was up the Duke set her free but Norah insisted on working for the Duke. Reluctantly the Duke gave her a job cleaning the stables only to find 4 days later she had killed another servant, this time with a kettle. When the Duke found her once again maiming her victim with the dented kettle he cried “oh, bloody Norah” and grabbed a horseshoe in an attempt to kill Norah. After a long struggle Norah escapes and leaving the battered Duke cursing to himself “Bloody Norah!”.
The expression came from the Duke himself as would tell the story of Norah to all he knew and would always refer to her as “Bloody Norah”. As the Duke aged he grew senile and would be heard talking to himself and shouting “….BLOODY NORAH!!!!……”. As people around saw him still as a respected figure in the community they all started saying Bloody Norah as they all thought the Duke has invented a new curse word. It has stuck until present day.