“You Tear Me Up” is one of the Buzzcocks earliest songs. They recorded a demo version in October of 1976 at Revolution Studio, Stockport,m UK. The demo version has been bootlegged since at least 1978.
[Verse 1]
Well, I know it's the night
But have you gotta beat the daylights out of me?
I'm getting so god-damned bruised
I'll soon, I'll soon be softer than a stoned cherry
And when you let your flesh creep over me
You know, I don't know what's come over me
Something about the way you drool and kiss
That makes love, that makes love seem nothing like this
[Chorus]
You tear me up, you grab what's mine
You tear me up, every single time
You tear me up, what a hideous crime
You tear me up, you're a bloody swine
[Verse 2]
And all this slurping and sucking
You know, it's putting me off my food
You're noisier than a motorway
And about two times, about three times as rude
You know, you know you got such big eyes
And they make me feel so small
My heart is only one mouthful
But you, yeah, you, you can have it all
[Chorus]
You tear me up, you grab what's mine
You tear me up, every single time
You tear me up, what a hideous crime
You tear me up, you're a bloody swine
[Bridge]
And you know, you're just as hard as a pavement
And I sure don't know where my passion went
You think that maybe I should walk on you
You'd make a first-class anesthetic, I'll say that for you
[Chorus]
You tear me up, you grab what's mine
You tear me up, every single time
You tear me up, what a hideous crime
You tear me up, you're a bloody swine
[Outro]
Bloody swine, you're a bloody swine
You're a bloody swine, you're a bloody swine
You Tear Me Up was written by Howard Devoto & Pete Shelley.
You Tear Me Up was produced by Martin Rushent.
Buzzcocks released You Tear Me Up on Fri Mar 10 1978.