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Brexit means Toxic

from Brexit means Toxic by Officer!

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    Packaged in a full colour spined cover,
    with printed inner sleeve.
    Pressed at Optimal.
    Independently released by Life and Living,
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lyrics

If I had a hamper
I’d take it on a picnic
All over this continent
All over this land
& I’d invite you all
Not to hamper in the morning
Cos it’s a song about the love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land

If I had a bell
Not a phone but a bell
I’d ring it up somewhere
In little britain
I’d ring up Danger
I’d ring up Warning
Try to speak to the love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land

B-R-E-X-I-T why oh why?
Because… because
S-T-U-P-I-D-I-T-Y
Because Brexit means Brexit
B-R-E-X-I-T why oh why?

If I had a song
Not a bell but a song
I’d ask myself why oh why
Do we leave?
I’d think of our children
I’d think of the future
And I’d think about the love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land

I part-own a song
Got shares in the bell
And I’ve gotta hammer
But big deal
Cos the bell’s in the hamper
And the song’s in free fall
Look what they’ve done to my song, ma.

credits

from Brexit means Toxic, released September 9, 2019
Brexit means Toxic

This song acknowledges its debt to Pete Seeger and Melanie Safka.
Make the past serve the present.

Flora Tunesberg - voice, piano
Mick Hobbs - 12 string und andere
Pete Ringrose - contrabasse
Mestre Mags - surdos, caixa, repique, ganza, pandeiro

Ben Hobbs - mix and mastering
Mick & Ben - production

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Officer! London, UK

Officer! has always been around, from its inception in 1984 to the present day. Invariably Mick Hobbs is at the thick of it, with an ever-increasing range of collaborators, participants and guests. Due for release in 2021 is Officer’s next big item – a rousing set of thumping tunes that pay hommage to the unforgettable and unforgotten Cornelius Cardew. ... more

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