Gang of Four
Gang of Four
Gang of Four
Gang of Four
Gang of Four
Gang of Four
Gang of Four
Gang of Four
Gang of Four
Gang of Four
Gang of Four
Gang of Four
“Natural’s Not In It,” like several other songs on album, is a somewhat sardonic critique targeting commodification of fundamental personal relations like love and sex, that is mostly based on Marxist and Situationist ideas.
It famously appears over the opening credits of Sofia Coppola’s “Marie Ant...
[Verse 1]
The problem of leisure
What to do for pleasure
Ideal love, a new purchase
A market of the senses
Dream of the perfect life
Economic circumstances
The body is good business
Sell out, maintain the interest
Remember Lot's wife
Renounce all sin and vice
Dream of the perfect life
This heaven gives me migraine
The problem of leisure
What to do for pleasure
[Verse 2]
Coercion of the senses
We're not so gullible
Our great expectations
A future for the good
Fornication makes you happy
No escape from society
Natural is not in it
Your relations are of power
We all have good intentions
But all with strings attached
[Bridge]
Repackaged sex (keeps) your interest
Repackaged sex (keeps) your interest
Repackaged sex (keeps) your interest
Repackaged sex (keeps) your interest
Repackaged sex (keeps) your interest
Repackaged sex (keeps) your interest
[Verse 1 Repeated]
The problem of leisure
What to do for pleasure
Ideal love, a new purchase
A market of the senses
Dream of the perfect life
Economic circumstances
The body is good business
Sell out, maintain the interest
Remember Lot's wife
Renounce all sin and vice
Dream of the perfect life
This heaven gives me migraine
This heaven gives me migraine
This heaven gives me migraine
Natural’s Not in It was written by Hugo Burnham & Jon King & Dave G. Allen & Andy Gill.
Natural’s Not in It was produced by Andy Gill & Jon King & Rob Warr.
Gang of Four released Natural’s Not in It on Tue Sep 25 1979.
“No, it’s [natural’s] not. Nor is there a verse, bridge, chorus or key change. One monster R&B riff, relentless, drop outs, everyone gets a turn, the words self explanatory, on and on, until it stops. It was a hard tune to get down as it’s all feel and drive and energy and this is often hard to...