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From: andrew@grkermi.UUCP (Peorgie Tirebiter)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Deciphering rock lyrics (a request)
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Date: Thu, 29-Aug-85 15:45:03 EDT
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In article <154@helens.UUCP> dcohn@helens.UUCP (David Cohn) writes:
>I'm trying to get a copy of the lyrics to several songs by The Pretenders.
>Chrissie Hynde is notorious for mumbling and slurring words in a fashion that
>puts the Kingsmen to shame, and their first album has no lyric sheet.

Me too.  Speaking of the Kingsmen, wasn't it great that Chrissie wrote a
completely new song called "Louie Louie"?

>I'm particularly interested in getting the words to "The Wait" (highest
>priority), and also "Telephone call" and "Mystery Achievement".

The first two (especially "The Phone Call") are nearly incomprehensible, but
the last shouldn't be that hard to decipher.  I'd like to see "Up The Neck"
in printed form, too - if only to verify my guesses.

>If you know where I could locate these lyrics, or if you have any good 
>guesses as to what they're singing, or, if you're just bored and want to
>write nasty replies, please send me mail.

There actually was a songbook at one time; I hadn't bought the LP yet so I
just browsed through it to get some of the less intelligible lyrics to
"Brass in Pocket".  You may still be able to find it at a music store where
the turnover is slow... there's a place in Cambridge that still has original
Byrds, Beach Boys, and Rascals sheet music!

AWR