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Colin Newman wrote the music to “106 Beats That” as he rode the subway between Watford and London; the song’s progression is based on an intricate set of correspondences he devised linking the names of stations in the tube network to specific guitar chords. The words were penned as a separate concep...
If he had a room, he'd paint it white
Avoids the day, prefers the night
Build slight
Got a head for figures
No time for bickerers
Or so he says
Prefers the company of a woman
One, two, three, four
Finds it more physical, that's an important word
Always seen first then heard
Such a rare bird
With praise he glows, with change he grows
Finds that important, hates waiting
I can't understand why that is so funny
That is sex
106 Beats That was written by Colin Newman & Bruce Gilbert & Graham Lewis & Robert Gotobed.
106 Beats That was produced by Mike Thorne.
Wire released 106 Beats That on Thu Dec 01 1977.