“Thela Hun Ginjeet” was initially concieved by paranoid feelings Adrian Belew had after hearing about the murder of John Lennon in NYC, while touring with Talking Heads on their 1980 European tour. When they landed, they ironically checked into the same hotel Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono had their i...
[Chorus]
Thela hun ginjeet, thela hun ginjeet
Thela hun ginjeet, thela hun ginjeet
Thela hun ginjeet, thela hun ginjeet
Thela hun ginjeet, thela hun ginjeet
Qua tari mei, thela hun ginjeet
Qua tari mei, heat in the Jungle street
[Verse 1]
Well, first of all, I couldn't even see his face
I couldn't see his face
He was holding a gun against me, and- umm
I was thinking this is a dangerous place
Oh, this is a dangerous place
[Instrumental Break]
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Thela hun ginjeet, thela hun ginjeet
Thela hun ginjeet, thela hun ginjeet
Thela hun ginjeet, thela hun ginjeet
Thela hun ginjeet, thela hun ginjeet
Qua tari mei, thela hun ginjeet
Qua tari mei, heat in the Jungle street
[Verse 2]
I said, "I'm nervous as hell from this stuff
I thought those guys were going to kill me for sure
They ganged up on me like that, I couldn't believe it
I mean, look, I'm still shakin', it's weird
There out in the streets like that, ok
It's a dangerous place, it's a dangerous place
So, suddenly, these two guys appear in front of me
They stopped real aggressive, start at me, you know
"What's that?" "What's that on that tape?"
"Yo, what do you got there?"
I said, "huh?"
They said, "What are you talking into that for?"
I said, "It's just a tape, you know"
They said "Well play it for me", I said "oh, no", ha ha
I put it off as long as I could
And finally they turned it on, you know
They grabbed it from me
Took it away from me, turned it on and it said
"He held a gun in his hand. This is a dangerous place."
They said, "What dangerous place?"
"What gun?" "You're a policeman!"
The deeper I talked, the worse I got into it
I talked, I told him... I said, "Look man, I'm not talkin'...."
It went on forever
Anyway, I finally unbuttoned my shirt, and said
"look, look... I'm in this band here, you know
I'm in this band you know
And we're makin' a recording, you know
It's just about New York City, it's about crime in the streets..."
The explanation was going nowhere, but
Finally, they just kinda let me go, I don't know why
So I walk around the corner, I'm like shakin' like a leaf now
And I thought
"This is a dangerous place once again, you know."
Ugh, who should appear, but two policemen
Ha ha ha, ah ha ha!
[Chorus]
Thela hun ginjeet, thela hun ginjeet
Thela hun ginjeet, thela hun ginjeet
Thela Hun Ginjeet was written by Tony Levin & Bill Bruford & Robert Fripp & Adrian Belew.
Thela Hun Ginjeet was produced by Rhett Davies & King Crimson.
King Crimson released Thela Hun Ginjeet on Tue Sep 22 1981.
in 1980 I was on tour with Talking Heads. we were in europe. it was winter. it was evening and we were boarding an airplane from the rear, walking up the outdoor stairwell was strange enough to begin with but then I overheard someone say John Lennon had been shot in New York City. it was believed he...