Motown Junk
Manic Street Preachers * Track #20 On Forever Delayed
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Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless)Manic Street Preachers
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So Why So SadManic Street Preachers
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The EverlastingManic Street Preachers
- #20Motown Junk
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Motown Junk by Manic Street Preachers
Release Date
Performed by
Manic Street PreachersProduced by
Robin Wynn EvansWrited by
Sean Moore & James Dean Bradfield & Nicky Wire & Richey EdwardsAbout
This early Manics hit, released as a single before their first album came out, is one of the few songs from that era that remains a staple at the band’s concerts. They usually perform it after a partial cover of some pop song, such as Motown’s own The Supremes' “Baby Love” or 80s hits such as Van Ha...
Motown Junk Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Never ever wanted to be with you
The only thing you gave me was the boredom I suffocate in
Adrift in cheap dreams don't stop the rain
Numbed out in piss towns just want to dig their graves
[Pre-Chorus]
Motown, motown junk
I laughed when Lennon got shot
21 years of living and nothing means anything to me
[Chorus]
Motown junk a lifetime of slavery
Songs of love echo underclass betrayal
Stops your heart beating for 168 seconds
Stops your brain thinking for 168 seconds
Motown junk, motown junk, motown junk, motown junk
[Verse 2]
I don't want cause I just get
All your slut heroes offer is a fear of the future
Past made useless cause I'm dying now
Communal tyranny a jail that bleeds our wrists
[Pre-Chorus]
Motown, motown junk
I laughed when Lennon got shot
21 years of living and nothing means anything to me
[Chorus]
Motown junk a lifetime of slavery
Songs of love echo underclass betrayal
Stops your heart beating for 168 seconds
Stops your brain thinking for 168 seconds
Motown junk, motown junk, motown junk, motown junk
Motown junk a lifetime of slavery
Songs of love echo underclass betrayal
Stops your heart beating for 168 seconds
Stops your brain thinking for 168 seconds
Motown junk, motown junk, motown junk, motown junk
[Outro]
We live in urban hell, we destroy rock and roll
Motown Junk Q&A
Who wrote Motown Junk's ?
Motown Junk was written by Sean Moore & James Dean Bradfield & Nicky Wire & Richey Edwards.
Who produced Motown Junk's ?
Motown Junk was produced by Robin Wynn Evans.
When did Manic Street Preachers release Motown Junk?
Manic Street Preachers released Motown Junk on Mon Jan 21 1991.
What did Manic Street Preachers say about "Motown Junk"?
James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire spoke about the recording in a 2011 interview with NME:
James:
We recorded it in the Power Plant up in North London, which is where “Maggie May” had been recorded, and we’ve never managed to get a lot of these sounds back: the drums, the guitars, or the vocal so...