The Rape of Lucretia by Momus
The Rape of Lucretia by Momus

The Rape of Lucretia

Momus * Track #7 On Circus Maximus

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The Rape of Lucretia by Momus

Release Date
Wed Jan 01 1986
Performed by
Momus
Produced by
Momus
Writed by
Nick Currie
About

This song relates the much-dramatized rape of Lucretia to the Faust legend, anachronistically set in 80s London.

Lucretia was a noblewoman in Ancient Rome whose rape by the son of the king (Sextus Tarquin) generated so much anger that it resulted in a rebellion which overthrew the Roman monarchy.

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The Rape of Lucretia Lyrics

(TARQUINIUS) - O Dr Faust I've got a pain
Where I sit on the throne
Where an Englishman's home is his kingdom

(FAUST) - Mr Tarquinius of Romford
You've got blue blood on the brain
But I know a Roman sanatorium
Where they'll cure you with a story
From 2500 years ago:

The Rape of Lucretia

(TARQUINIUS) O Dr Faust
Abroad I shall not go
The past, so they say, is a foreign country
And abroad equally so

(FAUST) - Mr Tarquinius of Romford
Since you stubbornly insist
I'll administer the history of democracy
Beginning when a woman was done by the son of the king:

The Rape of Lucretia

Romulus and Remus
Orphans of the forest
Grow to their majority
Throw up their hands in horror
The democratic gesture
When Sextus puts his Sextus where no king should he
Singing `We who are about to die salute thee!'
The Rape of Lucretia

(TARQUINIUS) - O Dr Faust
I should've guessed
That a doctor named after the self-confessed lover
Of Mephistopheles would say `Take two of these after meals
And mean leeches - for all your fine speeches
Your anthem is `Where the beast sucks there suck I'

(FAUST) - Mr Tarquinius of Romford
You may set your mind at rest
My soul's not with the devil but the NHS
And although I am loathe to
I've taken an oath to
Cure people like you who think SPQR stands for
'Sense Prevents the Queen's Removal'
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Romulus and Remus
May your example lead us
Your brotherhood and merit be our guiding force
You ushered in democracy, you understood that monarchy
Stands by incest, falls by sexual intercourse
We who are about to die salute thee!
The Rape of Lucretia

The Rape of Lucretia Q&A

Who wrote The Rape of Lucretia's ?

The Rape of Lucretia was written by Nick Currie.

Who produced The Rape of Lucretia's ?

The Rape of Lucretia was produced by Momus.

When did Momus release The Rape of Lucretia?

Momus released The Rape of Lucretia on Wed Jan 01 1986.

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