The Newman Generator (Peel Session)
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The Newman Generator (Peel Session) by Big Black
Performed by
Big BlackProduced by
John PeelWrited by
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This song, from the band’s 1987 Peel Session, is written about the inventor Joseph Newman and his invention, the Newman Generator. He developed what he claimed to be a perpetual motion machine, but had his patent rejected in 1979, which he blamed on a government conspiracy.
The Newman Generator (Peel Session) Lyrics
Who owns the key? I do, that's right, I do
And who owns the machine? I do, that's right, I do
This device will make me famous
This device will make me fly
This device will make all holy
This device defies all laws
This device will make me famous
This device will make me fly
This device will make me holy
This device defies all laws
Laws that are stupid, and make no sense
The Newman Generator, zoom around the world
I know it -- I know, I built this thing
I know what she does
Who owns the key? That's right, I do
And who owns the machine? That's right, I do