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Author: Chris Ripple
Started: 11/03/08
Last Edited: 05/04/08
Published: 05/04/08
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Tax Exile On Main Street.Outline: Posted for fun after alluding to a quote from the 'coolest man in rock' (Keith) in a reply to one of my previous posts. There are a few 'Stones' song and album titles scattered within, can you get all of them ? This is the first draft. If I get out the albums I could probably add to it and so it is unchangeable as I have counted the titles. WARNING. Includes one expletive. Why: fun Review: any TAX EXILE ON MAIN STREET.
We're the tax exiles on Main Street we play gigs all down the line but something happened to me yesterday when reading yesterday's papers I was shattered to see that this government is coming down again on rock bands Cool, calm and collected after reading a memo from Turner The Chancellor said 'We're happy... I've got them under my thumb'. I mean I don't wanna paint it black but undercover of the night our government brought in this retrospective tax, and I was thinking whilst I had my nineteenth nervous breakdown did we elect them in for that ? So we all trooped off to see him You know... We just wanna see his face but he said 'you can't always get what you want... I can't be satisfied you got the silver and everything is turning to gold... To put it bluntly you live in luxury You might generate ten million in four days but if we backtax you we get twelve million for nothing... It's not that complicated'. We cried mercy mercy get offa my cloud Come on, let us off the hook four gigs is all we're doing and they're all sold out We ain't your beast of burden Hang fire, let it loose... We're halfway through a world tour and he's got a heart of stone and us by the short and curlies Trying to stall him we said gimme shelter... It's only rock and roll we ain't too proud to beg but by then the honeymoon was over no more Cool Brittania That was a right goats head soup and seriously torn and frayed you gotta move to stay respectable so now it's on with the show in another land. We're sorry we can't play a citadel in our own country we love you but what can a poor boy do ? We have no expectations of politicians giving us all the cocksucker blues we're the salt of the earth so before they make me run I'd like to say you can't feel sympathy for the devil So start me up... Man the barricades I've already been a street fighting man and if our government think that they're hot stuff and want to play with fire two hundred thousand fans are now gonna vote for a different party in the next election As for Cool Brittania ? It's all over now Let it bleed and come the revolution lets get our rocks off and rip this joint put these turds on the run and make this the last time they get elected and all because (I can't get no) satisfaction on my tax exemption... Author Explanation: It was written as a fun exercise to see how many titles I could dredge up from memory ? Dates from 1998 when they cancelled the British leg of the tour because of it, but Mick still got his knighthood tho', so 'Ya Boo Sucks' to Gordon... I used to 'try' and give away a copy of my first C.D. to anyone who got the right number at gigs... and only one person ever got it right and got their freebie. No prizes now, but if you want a go then please be my guest and p.m. me. I'll post your name if you get it right. |
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