Who Needs Information
Roger Waters * Track #2 On Radio K.A.O.S
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After introducing himself to Jim and the listeners of Radio K.A.O.S., Billy tells the story of his brother Benny, a former Welsh coal miner who, along with thousands of other fellow Welshmen, had lost his job after many mines were closed.
The closures led to the infamous UK miners' strike, in which...
Who Needs Information Lyrics
[Spoken Intro: Jim & Billy]
[Jim:] Alright, that's a song called “Radio Waves”! You are listening to K.A.O.S in Los Angeles, and we've got Billy on the line!
[Billy:] I'm from the Valleys
[Jim:] You're from the valley?
[Billy:] No, Jim you schmuck, the Valleys. Wales. Male voice choir
[Jim:] Oh, you're from Wales! Now is this, uh, sperm or blue-tip?
[Billy:] Ha, ha, ha, ha. Very funny, Jim
[Jim:] Sorry
[Billy:] Me and Benny went out
[Jim:] Who's Benny?
[Verse 1: Roger Waters]
Me & Benny went out last night
Looking for fun
Supping ale in the moonlight
Waiting for the dawn to come
Benny pointed at a Hi-fi shop
He said, “Hey man, look at all the stuff they've got!”
How'd you make a have out of a have not?
[Chorus: Roger Waters & Background Vocals]
Who needs information
When you're working underground?
Just give me confirmation
We could win a million pounds
[Verse 2: Waters]
Benny climbed up on a footbridge
And he teetered on the parapet
He said, “Can you see the whites of their headlights?
Are they coming yet?”
[Chorus: Waters & Background Vocals, (Only Background Vocals)]
Who needs information
This high off the ground?
Just give me confirmation
We could win a million pounds
Who needs information
When you're living in constant fear?
J-j-just give me confirmation, yeah
There's some way out of here
(Some way) out of here
(Some way) out of here
(Some way out of here, out of here)
Some way (out of here)
Some way (out of here)
(Some way out of here)
[Bridge: Waters]
Benny hefted a breeze block
And tried to let go
Got hung up on a teardrop
So me & Benny went home
[Chorus: Waters & Background Vocals, (Only Background Vocals)]
Who needs information
When you're living in constant fear?
Just give me confirmation, yeah
There's some way out of here
(Some way) out of here
(Some way) out of here
(Some way out of here, out of here)
Some way (out of here)
Some way (out of here)
(Some way out of here)
Who needs information
When you're living on borrowed time?
Just give me confirmation
There will be a winner this time
Who needs information
When you're working underground?
Just give me confirmation
We could win a million pounds
Who needs, who needs, who needs information?
(This high off the ground)
This high off the ground?
Just give me confirmation
We could win a million pounds
[Spoken Outro: Jim]
*Jim lights a cigarette*
[Jim:] So your brother's in jail?
*Closing the prison's door*
Who Needs Information Q&A
Who wrote Who Needs Information's ?
Who Needs Information was written by Roger Waters.
Who produced Who Needs Information's ?
Who Needs Information was produced by Roger Waters & Ian Ritchie & Nick Griffiths.
When did Roger Waters release Who Needs Information?
Roger Waters released Who Needs Information on Mon Jun 15 1987.