Damaged Goods
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Damaged Goods by Gang of Four
Release Date
Performed by
Gang of FourProduced by
Dave Allen & Hugo Burnham & Jon King & Andy GillWrited by
Dave G. Allen & Hugo Burnham & Jon King & Andy GillAbout
“Damaged Goods” was the 1978 debut single from Leeds-based post-punk innovators Gang Of Four.
The song offers a Marxist critique of everyday life— characterizing the “Damaged Goods” of a breakup in the terms of a financial transaction.
This song featured the original Gang—Jon King on lead vocals,...
Damaged Goods Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The change will do you good
I always knew it would
Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you
But I know it's only lust
Your kiss so sweet
Your sweat so sour
[Verse 2]
Your kiss so sweet
Your sweat so sour
Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you
But I know it's only lust
The sins of the flesh
Are simply sins of lust
Sweat's running down your back
Sweat's running down your neck
Heated couplings in the sun (Or is that untrue?)
Colder couplings in the night (Never saw your body)
Your kiss so sweet
Your sweat so sour
Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you
But I know it's only lust
The change will do you good
I always knew it would
You know the change will do you good
You know the change will do you good
[Bridge]
Damaged goods (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
Send them back (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
I can't work, I can't achieve (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
Send me back (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
Open the till (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
Give me the change you said would do me good (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
Refund the cost (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
You said you're cheap but you're too much
[Verse 3]
Your kiss so sweet
Your sweat so sour
Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you
But I know it's only lust
The change will do you good
I always knew it would
You know the change will do you good
You know the change will do you good
[Outro]
I'm kissing you goodbye
(Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye)
I'm kissing you goodbye
(Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye)
I'm kissing you goodbye
(Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye)
I'm kissing you goodbye
(Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye)
I'm kissing you goodbye
(Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye)
I'm kissing you goodbye
(Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye)
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, bye (Goodbye)
(Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye)
Damaged Goods Q&A
Who wrote Damaged Goods's ?
Damaged Goods was written by Dave G. Allen & Hugo Burnham & Jon King & Andy Gill.
Who produced Damaged Goods's ?
Damaged Goods was produced by Dave Allen & Hugo Burnham & Jon King & Andy Gill.
When did Gang of Four release Damaged Goods?
Gang of Four released Damaged Goods on Fri Oct 13 1978.
What did Gang of Four say about "Damaged Goods"?
Jon King told Clash Magazine:
Saturday afternoons, we wandered, walleyed, through the sun-bright aisles of Morrison’s supermarket in Leeds, looking for a 2-4-1 bargains and generic baked beans. The hopeless in-store slogan at the point of sale was: “The change will do you good” meaning “change” as...