Offices - remastered

from Selected Singers (plus some) by !JP

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lyrics

SS, Police, arrest this one
He's talking mathematics and science
I think he thinks he's the new Einstein
But he sounds more like a broken typewriter

SS, Police, arrest this one
Her Hitler hairdo is making me nauseous
Her intentions may be virgin-like
When she took me by surprise overnight

Play the records straight
We have a shortness of offices

SS, Police, arrest this one
Clearing all the icons of our past
Listening to music for the masses
Peacefully mating to attuned rhythms

Take the record straight
We have shortness of offices
Play the records straight
We have a shortness of offices

Before they were towed away, I've arrested myself

SS, Police, arrest this one
Trashed my office for the second time
They will stop at nothing, it's just business
But it kills me to read their voodoo economics

Play the records straight
We have a shortness of offices
Play the records straight
We have a shortness of offices
Play the records straight
We have a shortness of offices

Before they were towed away, I've arrested myself

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from Selected Singers (plus some), released May 1, 2017
Vocal, guitars, sampler: Jean Koning
Bass: Sylvia Selhorst
Drums: Van Weely

Written by Jean Koning
Lyrical samples taken from Radiohead
Produced by Jean Koning and Van Weely

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Jean Koning Amsterdam, Netherlands

Jean Koning has been a compelling force in the underground music scene since his unlikely folk&jazz debut transferring the band The Children of a Lesser God into the avant-punk extravaganza !JP in 1988. His star-studded career includes albums such as Notes from Purgatory, Man Enough to be a Woman and Wake Up In L.A.
Throughout his career, Mr. Koning has been honored with numerous awards. ... more

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