| Trax: | Beat Him Up, Super Boy, Super Girl, Matthew Kaplan Superstar (CD only) |
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| Label: | Damaged Goods, DAMGOOD 89 |
| Released: | 1995, 2-track 7", 3-track CD |
| More info: | Helen Love get aggressive, with possibly their best cover picture so far, of two ninjas in action. The musical highlight is, however,
only available to those who bought the CD (or who, like me, cheated and bought Radio Hits 2. Matthew
Kaplan Superstar is a tribute to the New York DJ who's consistently championed the band. It could even be he who brought them to the
attention of Joey Ramone, though that's just speculation on my part. A short sample of the Central Park interview was included on
Yeah, Yeah, We're Helen Love and the line that "the only records you owned were Ramones records" also appears here. But it's a
good quote that's worth repeating. The song also brought the band's dissatisfaction with Damaged Goods into public in spectacular fashion. I doubt there's many bands that could get away with a line like "Matthew Kaplan Superstar came to our first gig / More than our label did". You can hear the sneer in Helen's voice as she sings it. That debut show, of course, being in New York at Mr Ramone's special invitation. Oh, and Rodney Bingeheimer is a DJ in Los Angeles. |
Who's that boy who made you blue?
Stuck those bruises all over you?
We're gonna find him soon and beat him up,
Just because he cries sometimes,
When he's kicked your face and smashed your spine,
We're going out to find him and beat him up
See that boy, he looks so sweet,
When he's with his friends,
But when he gets you on your own,
He'll smash you up again
So let's beat him up (wo-oh),
So let's beat him up (wo-oh),
So let's beat him up,
That's what we're gonna do
Afraid to stay and afraid to go,
Afraid in your own home,
No-one knows when the bruises go,
But I know it'll happen again
So beat him up, beat him up,
Beat him up, beat him up
Who's that boy who made you blue?
Done all those bad things to you?
We're gonna find him soon and beat him up,
When he comes home late at night,
He's always looking for a fight,
I've got him in my sights, let's beat him up
See that boy, he looks so sweet,
When he's with his friends,
But when he gets you on your own,
He'll smash you up again
So let's beat him up (wo-oh),
So let's beat him up (wo-oh),
So let's beat him up,
That's what we're gonna do
Afraid to stay and afraid to go,
Afraid in your own home,
No-one knows when the bruises go,
But I know it'll happen again
Can't believe you look so sweet,
Can't believe you're hurting me,
Can't believe you look so sweet,
Can't believe you're hurting me,
Can't believe you look so sweet,
Can't believe you're hurting me,
Can't believe you look so sweet,
Can't believe you're hurting me
Can't believe you look so sweet,
Can't believe you're hurting me,
Can't believe you look so sweet,
Can't believe you're hurting me,
Can't believe you look so sweet,
Can't believe you're hurting me,
Can't believe you look so sweet,
Can't believe you're hurting me
Super boy's going out on the town tonight,
He's got his rock'n'roll shoes
And his white shirt done up tight, tight, tight
All the girls in the world go 'Whoo! What a really great guy',
In his grey flecked trousers
With the beer stains down the side, side, side
There's a love-god guru, guru, guru, on the scene,
He's the boy with everything,
Who'll illuminate your dreams
Super boys, super girls,
Spending all night in their super world,
Flashing lights, neon signs
Super girl's got hairspray all round the toilet,
She's ironing her dress,
'Cos it's Saturday night, night, night,
She tells her mother not to wait up cos she won't be home until daylight,
'Cos tonight she's going out,
On a hunt for Mr Right, Right, Right
There's a love-goddess guru, guru, guru, on the scene,
She spots those grey-flecked trousers
On a killing sex machine
Super boys, super girls,
Spending all night in their super world
Flashing lights, neon signs
Super girls, super boys,
Super girls, super boys
Push, push, push and pull, push and pull girls,
In, out, in and out, in and out boys
Look there goes another super boy and girl,
Look there goes another super boy and girl
Push, push, push and pull, push and pull girls,
In, out, in and out, in and out boys,
Push, push, push and pull, push and pull girls,
In, out, in and out, in and out boys,
Boys
Matthew Kaplan Superstar, Matthew Kaplan Superstar,
He's so cool on WFDU
Matthew Kaplan Superstar, Matthew Kaplan Superstar,
Plays records for you on WFDU
I think he's finer than Rodney Bingeheimer,
But not by much,
Cos he's also cool,
Plays our records too
Matthew Kaplan Superstar interviewed us in Central Park,
On a summer's day, listening to John Cale,
Matthew Kaplan Superstar, Matthew Kaplan Superstar,
Came to our first gig, more than our label did
I think he's finer than Rodney Bingeheimer,
But not by much,
Cos he's also cool,
Plays our records too
Keyboards! Roxy!
Sheena, guitar!
Matthew Kaplan Superstar, Matthew Kaplan Superstar,
He's so cool on WFDU
Matthew Kaplan Superstar, Matthew Kaplan Superstar,
Plays records for you on WFDU
I think he's finer than Rodney Bingeheimer,
But he's cool too
WFDU,
WFDU,
WFDU