| Trax: | Bubblegum, Let's Go |
|---|---|
| Label: | Damaged Goods, DAMGOOD 61 |
| Released: | 1995?, 7" only, first 500 on pink vinyl |
| Re-released: | 1997 |
| More info: | Bubblegum - another of Helen's pre-Spice Girls 'girl power' anthems. The chorus features one of their most sugary-but-nasty put-downs. Let's Go, on the other hand, is a pretty basic affair that turns the chorus of 'Much Too Young' by the Specials into a singalong but leaves the message intact. Actually, the lyrics are a blatant steal, though I can't imagine Jerry Dammers would get too much from the royalties. (I wonder if he even knows?) |
Monday morning, up at eight,
The bus comes early from the bottom estate,
The weekend was blue, and so are you,
Sad boy
Front seat, top deck, look at the view,
Wish you were 14 and going to school,
Can't forget what your girlfriend said to you
Last night - she said
You should put an advert in the music press,
'Sensitive boy needs a girl in a flowery dress',
You're like bubblegum on my shoe,
Need a stick to get rid of you,
You're like bubblegum on my shoe,
Can't get it off, can't get off on you
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble,
Bubble, bubble, bubblegum,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble,
Bubble, bubble, bubblegum,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble,
Bubble, bubble, bubblegum
Bus pulls up in the middle of town,
But you don't go to work, you just hang around,
Take a degree in self-pity,
Sad boy
Sit in a cafe, buy a cup of tea,
Put the change in the bandit, lose 50p,
Going round in your head are the things that she said,
So hurtfully - she said
You should put an advert in the music press,
'Sensitive boy needs a girl in a flowery dress',
You're like bubblegum on my shoe,
Need a stick to get rid of you,
You're like bubblegum on my shoe,
Can't get it off, can't get off on you
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble,
Bubble, bubble, bubblegum,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble,
Bubble, bubble, bubblegum,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble,
Bubble, bubble, bubblegum
You're like bubblegum, bubblegum
You're like bubblegum, bubblegum, she said
Bubblegum, bubblegum, she said
Bubblegum, bubblegum
Let's go, it's a beautiful day,
Let's go, it's a beautiful day,
Let's go, it's a beautiful day,
Every boy and every girl,
All around the world
You've done too much, much too young,
Married with a kid when you should be having fun,
With me,
But you've got to stay home
You've done too much, much too young,
Married with a kid when you should be having fun,
It's a beautiful day outside
Let's go, it's a beautiful day,
Let's go, it's a beautiful day,
Let's go, it's a beautiful day,
Every boy and every girl,
All around the world
Friends are gonna call me,
We're gonna go downtown,
And buy records from America,
And spend all day lying around
(Let's go, it's a beautiful day),
You've done too much, much too young,
Married with a kid when you should be having fun,
(Let's go, it's a beautiful day),
You've done too much, much too young,
Married with a kid when you should be having fun,
(Let's go, it's a beautiful day),
You've done too much, much too young,
Married with a kid when you should be having fun
Done too much, much too young,
Married with a kid when you should be having fun,
With me
