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From: rjc@cstr.edinburgh.ac.UK (Richard Caley)
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Subject: Ken is the leader of the GLC!!!
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Date: 18 Mar 90 22:40:50 GMT
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   From: jsd@UMASS.BITNET (Jonathan S. Drukman)

   I almost barfed up a lung when I heard the opening beat and then those
   terrible Fairlight horns (what an inept arrangement!  what a lousy
   patch>!!)... but those LYRICS!  Kate shrieks, rattles and rolls!  She
   starts off with some unbelievably dumb and cliched couplet, but it's
   all uphill from there.  KATE IS SCREAMING THE LYRICS TO "RAWHIDE" IN
   THE BRIDGE!  Did you ever think you'd hear her say "Who's a funky
   sex machine?"  I sure didn't, but she does, and it's great.

See, told you it was wonderful. This, in case anyone hasn't triggered,
ws the theme to a "comic strip" film which cast Maggie's fight with
the greater london council as a cross between a spagetti western and a
bad blood & guts horrer B-movie.

Thus the track too is something of a piss take. IED had best not
listen :-). This is KT takeing it out of KT. Remember all those things
people say about Her? Screechy voice? Silly sampled tracks?
Meaningless Lyrics? They're all here. As Jonathan said, it is
hilarious.

In fact I am gonna play it now...

Oh yes, and _the_ laugh sounds great attached to this...

The lyrics ( minus most of the vocal gymnastics ), as well as I can
manage on my walkperson. Corrections? What the hell is that fourth
line? 

	Look to the Left and to the Right,
	We need help but nobody's in sight.
	Where is the man that we all need,
	????    to come and rescue me.	
	
	Ken is the man that we all need,
	Ken is the leader of the GLC.

	Now,
	Head 'em up,
	Rope 'em in,
	Move 'em out,

	Now,
	Oh can't ya see,
	That we need the leader of the GLC.

	Ken is the man that we all need,
	Ken is the leader of the GLC.

	Who is the man we all need?
		KEN!
	Who is the funky sex machine?
		KEN!
	Who is the leader of the GLC?
		KEN!
	Who is the man we all need?
		KEN!

	Now,
	Head 'em up,
	Rope 'em in,
	Move 'em out,

		KEN!

	Oh can't you see?
	We need the Ah! Ah! Ah!

	Ken is the man that we all need.
	Ken is the waaa-aaa-aaa-waaaaaa!

	Who is the man we all need?
		KEN!

		KEN!

	Ken is the man that we all need.
	Ken is the leader of the GLC.

I nearly missed this, if Tim Steele had not pointed out that it
was the B-Side to the 12" I would never have got it. Thanks Tim.

This is one to annoy the neighbours with. Sing it in the street. Did
it in Princes Street, got some very funny looks -- especially the
funky sex machine line. I mean; Ken Livingstone?