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Gift Horse by IDLES
Release Date
Performed by
IDLESProduced by
Nigel Godrich & Kenny Beats & Mark BowenWrited by
Adam Devonshire & Jon Beavis & Joe Talbot & Lee Kiernan & Mark BowenAbout
Joe Talbot said this about the song in an Interview with Kerrang!
“That was Jon [Beavis, drums] and Dev [Adam Devonshire, bass], in Bristol. I was working with Jon, just the two of us, doing beats. I was trying to get him to listen to disco and techno and stuff, and find pocket grooves and work on...
Gift Horse Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Sinew exploding from chrome hooves
Where we're going, we don't need glue
Can he run in a tutu?
He looks a little long in the gold tooth
[Pre-Chorus]
Watch-watch my-my steed-steed go-go far-far
Watch-watch my-my steed-steed go-go far-far
Watch-watch my-my steed-steed go-go far-far
Watch my steed go far
[Chorus]
(Go)
Look at him go
Look at him go
Look at him go
(Look at him go)
Look at him go
Look at him go
Look at him go
[Verse 2]
My steed sees how dreams are made
He's my dream like I just got paid
No joy ride fee, it's free today
We don't care what the people say
'Cause he moves like a generator
He puts the foot down and see you later
Somebody call up the undertaker
Handing out passes to meet your maker
[Pre-Chorus]
See-see my-my steed-steed go-go far-far
See-see my-my steed-steed go-go far-far
See-see my-my steed-steed go-go far-far
See my steed go far
[Chorus]
(Go!)
Look at him go
Look at him go
Look at him go
(Look at him go)
Look at him go
Look at him go
Look at him go
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
My baby, she, shе's so raw
I give her love, and shе gives me more
Ask us to kneel and bow to the floor
She say "No" and she ask "What for?"
My baby, she, she's so strong
She talks me straight when I'm doing wrong
Ask us to sing your empire songs
She laughs, tells you where I'm from
My baby, she, she's so great
I wake up grateful every day
My baby is beautiful
All is love and love is all
Fuck the king
He ain't the king, she's the king
[Chorus]
(Go)
Look at him go
Look at him go
Look at him go
(Look at him go)
Look at him go
Look at him go
Look at him go
Gift Horse Q&A
Who wrote Gift Horse's ?
Gift Horse was written by Adam Devonshire & Jon Beavis & Joe Talbot & Lee Kiernan & Mark Bowen.
Who produced Gift Horse's ?
Gift Horse was produced by Nigel Godrich & Kenny Beats & Mark Bowen.
When did IDLES release Gift Horse?
IDLES released Gift Horse on Mon Jan 15 2024.
What have the artists said about this song?
Joe Talbot:
Look at us go! Music and movement for you and yours. Be bold and ride us like the disco donkeys we are.
— via press release
What did IDLES say about "Gift Horse"?
Joe Talbot:
I was trying to get this disco thing going, so I gave Jon [Beavis, drummer] a bunch of disco beats to work on. And Dev [bassist Adam Devonshire] is bang into The Rapture and !!! and LCD Soundsystem, and he turned out that bassline real quick. I wrote a song around it, and it felt great....