Arguably the most popular song from the often overlooked power-trio Budgie, Breadfan is a prog-rock and early heavy metal classic from their third studio album Never Turn Your Back On A Friend.
The song itself is divided into three main sections, bookended by thunderous main riff-backed verses with...
Breadfan
Open up your mind
Open up your purse
Never, never, never gonna lose it
Breadfan
Take it all away
Never give an inch
Gotta make a mint
Gotta make a million
Breadfan
You got it wrong
Some long-time friend's gonna lose it
In the end who's a fool?
Seagull
Give it all away
Stay a bird
Stay a man
Stay a ghost
Stay what you wanna be
Loser
Give it all away
Never stay with the winner
With the man
With the money
Sailor
Roughin' up the town
With the gal
With a record on the top
If you're gonna be a bad boy
Breadfan
Finger in the pie
In the sky
Put a guinea on the nose
Of a gee gee
Come on
Keep it on the side
With a ride
On a throne
In the middle of an island
[Guitar Solo]
Loser, give it all away
‘Cause I'm never gonna stay
‘Cause I don't need it
Don't you feel it in your veins?
All the money in this world
And I don't need it
Breadfan
Open up your mind
Open up your purse
Never, never, never gonna lose it
Breadfan
Take it all away
Never give an inch
Gotta make a mint
Gotta make a million
Breadfan
You got it wrong
Some long-time friend's gonna lose it
In the end who's a fool?
Seagull
Give it all away
Stay a bird
Stay a man
Stay a ghost
Stay what you wanna be
Loser
Give it all away
Never stay with the winner
With the man
With the money
Sailor
Roughin' up the town
With the gal
On a record on the top of your van
Breadfan
Finger in the pie
In the sky
Put a guinea on the nose
Of a gee gee
Come on
Keep it on the side
With a ride
On a throne in the road
In the middle of an island
Breadfan was written by Tony Bourge & Ray Phillips & Burke Shelley.
Breadfan was produced by Budgie.