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Funk Pop a Roll by XTC
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XTCWrited by
Andy PartridgeAbout
“Funk Pop a Roll” is the 10th and final track on the original vinyl/cassette release of Mummer in 1983. It is probably best understood as Andy Partridge replying to his own earlier song, “This Is Pop” from XTC’s first album, White Music. Where the earlier song celebrated pop, this song is very cynic...
Funk Pop a Roll Lyrics
Funk pop a roll beats up my soul
Oozing like napalm from the speakers and grill
Of your radio
Into the mouths of babes
And across the backs of its willing slaves
Funk pop a roll consumes you whole
Gulping in your opium so copiously
From a disco, everything you eat is waste
But swallowing is easy when it has no taste
They can fix you rabbits up
With your musical feed
They can fix you rabbits up
Big money selling you stuff that you really do not need
They can fix you rabbits up
With your musical feed
They can fix you rabbits up
Big money selling you stuff that you really do not need
Funk pop a roll for fish in shoals
Music by the yard for the children they keep
Like posable dolls, the young to them are mistakes
Who only want bread but they're force-fed cake
Funk pop a roll, the only goal
The music business is a hammer to keep you pegs in your holes
But please don't listen to me
I've already been poisoned by this industry
Funk pop a roll beats up my soul
Funk pop a roll beats up my soul
Bye-bye
Funk Pop a Roll Q&A
Who wrote Funk Pop a Roll's ?
Funk Pop a Roll was written by Andy Partridge.
When did XTC release Funk Pop a Roll?
XTC released Funk Pop a Roll on Tue Aug 30 1983.