Track 8
Public Image Ltd. * Track #2 On The Flowers of Romance
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Album The Flowers of Romance
- #1Four Enclosed Walls
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- #2Track 8
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- #3Phenagen
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- #4
The Flowers of RomancePublic Image Ltd.
- #5Under the House
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- #6Hymie’s Him
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- #7Banging the Door
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- #8Go Back
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- #9Francis Massacre
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- #10Flowers of Romance (Instrumental)
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- #11Home Is Where the Heart Is
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- #12Another
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Track 8 by Public Image Ltd.
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Public Image Ltd.Produced by
Nick Launay & John Lydon & Keith Levene & Martin AtkinsWrited by
John Lydon & Keith LeveneAbout
Contrary to its name, “Track 8” is the second track on The Flowers Of Romance. The drum track is an erratic loop of Martin Atkins playing drums, that was recorded onto an early sampling keyboard by engineer Nick Launay.
Track 8 Lyrics
A bed in the corner
The suffering suffragette
Such an obvious trap, imagine that!
A Butterball turkey
Spread her body, naked and silly
A bulbous heap batting her eyelids
The lights go down
Erupting in fat
The black-wall tunnel, an elephant's grave
A second-hand mattress
Come and play total commitment
Premenstrual tension
Alright, I finished
Track 8 Q&A
Who wrote Track 8's ?
Track 8 was written by John Lydon & Keith Levene.
Who produced Track 8's ?
Track 8 was produced by Nick Launay & John Lydon & Keith Levene & Martin Atkins.
When did Public Image Ltd. release Track 8?
Public Image Ltd. released Track 8 on Fri Apr 10 1981.
What did Public Image Ltd. say about "Track 8"?
Producer Nick Launay recalls
in an interview with Fodderstompf, February 2003, how the band was interested in new technology:
We had an AMS digital sampler, one of the first digital devices ever available. One day Martin played a drum groove and I pushed ‘Loop Lock’ and tried to make a perfect loop...