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The Boy About Town

from Never Mind the Boolocks by Insane Society

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Wag: Garry's vocal delivery dictated the tempo of this one. I wanted to create something a wee bit different so opted for a 'Rose Tatto' vibe using a slide guitar. I don't often employ this method but when I do, I use a large battery and tune to open E. It should have made a great final track to the side but there was more to come....

Garry: I loved this as a poem and rate it as my best recorded performance. I think it's lifted from 'Carry on Oi' The only time I had any rhythm, sounding like a speed freak cockney rapper. This version is even better and I love what Wag has done at the mixing desk.

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The loyal, royal boy about town,
putting up posters on the underground,
his eyes are red, white and blue,
his hair is blonde and he's six foot two,
he's a bully boy in bovver boots,
an anglo saxon looking for his roots,
he's union jack with a flag on his back,
he a jerk, he's a berk and he's on the attack,

Loves to revel in the boot boy glory,
but when he's in his closet, he's a typical tory.

Boy about town, dresses to kill,
fleet street headlines give him a thrill,
Enoch warned, rivers of blood,
boy about town can't see he's a mug,
On a daily diet of stale white bread,
The Sun, the scum with it's middle page spread,
he feeds his face and fuels his head,
with food for thought I thought was dead.

Loves to revel in the boot boy glory,
but when he's in his closet, he's a typical tory.

He's a bully boy in beaver boots,
a willing slave to men in suits,
a militant mug, a vicious thug,
hooked on hate, a dangerous drug,
patriotic songs, slogans of war,
holocaust anthems we've heard before,
a forgotten boy who loves to hate,
a museum piece who's out of date.

Loves to revel in the boot boy glory,
but when he's in his closet, he's a typical tory.

the enemy of the working class,
got no future, lives in the past.

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from Never Mind the Boolocks, released March 28, 2020
Music © 2015 Paul D Waghorn
Words by Garry Johnson

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Insane Society Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK

Insane Society have been around for about 18 years. The first three albums had Sheldon Hannaford on lead vocals. Steve and Wag are almost ever present and Chris is the 4th bassist following Stefan (died) Gavin (retired due to fatherhood) and JJ Kaos who is still playing bass for The Last Resort. Sheldon took a free transfer to Vicious Rumours in 2011 before being dropped. ... more

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