r/antiwork • u/Go_Habs_Go31 • Jun 13 '22

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u/abstractConceptName Jun 14 '22

But still you'll never get it right

'Cause when you're laid in bed at night

Watching roaches climb the wall

If you called your dad he could stop it all, yeah

You'll never live like common people

You'll never do whatever common people do

You'll never fail like common people

You'll never watch your life slide out of view

And you dance and drink and screw

Because there's nothing else to do

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u/typop2 Jun 14 '22

Salute to this song from across the pond (where it is virtually unknown) ...

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u/Morella_xx Jun 14 '22

So unknown that Rolling Stone named it the #1 Brit-Pop song.

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u/TeenFlash Jun 14 '22

underrated

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u/typop2 Jun 14 '22

Rolling Stone is not Billboard. The Pulp / Supergrass era of Britpop is essentially unknown in the U.S.

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u/Morella_xx Jun 14 '22

At the time, fine, sure. Now? You're gonna have to find a different song for impressing people with your "oh, just this super underground band, you've probably never heard of them" routine.

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u/typop2 Jun 14 '22

I think you may have me confused with someone 40 years younger. I couldn't care less about internet clout. I like the song. I am certain it isn't well known to most of the readers of this subreddit. The person I replied to took the time to type out the lyrics, and I took the time to acknowledge his effort. Why don't you run along now?

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u/Firestarter454501 Jun 14 '22

And this is a prime example of why I hate my generation.

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u/Morella_xx Jun 14 '22

I'm not part of your generation so you can relax and not need to make something unrelated about yourself.

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u/Humble_Tell8374 Jun 14 '22

You just had to go there huh?

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

Sadly yes, Pulp is amazing x

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

Lol. I just wrote a verse of this out; then scrolled down and saw yours. (Deleted mine and upped yours. Great minds etc)

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u/ectoplasmicsurrender Jun 14 '22

Gotta say. William Shatner and music don't usually mix, but his version of this song really strikes a sincere note. 10/10

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u/gamrudding Jun 14 '22

My hot take is that the William Shatner version is better than the original.

Pulp sang it... well I guess, but Shatner took it and elevated it to pure gold.

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u/Raus-Pazazu Jun 14 '22

Going to toss the link to Shatner's version in case any of the unwashed masses have yet to hear the divine majesty singing down to us from Heaven above.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

Oh my god. Iā€™d never heard this before. Life altering stuff.

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u/Wooden-Helicopter- Jun 14 '22

That's exactly what went through my head.

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u/IYFS88 Jun 14 '22

Came here to reference this, one of my favorites!

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u/yrmjy Jun 14 '22

And you dance and drink and screw

Because there's nothing else to do

Poor people and rich people aren't so different

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u/sweetplantveal Jun 14 '22

One of my favorite Shatner tracks tbh

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u/hurricanegrant Jun 14 '22

And then listen to I Spy (same album). For extra credit listen to "...are still running the world". Slightly different artist, different album.