
Lyrics
Well, well, wellI don't need no Ford Fiesta
I don't need no Mercedes
I don't need no Holy Roller
No, I still ride around in ease
I don't need no Turtle Wax
I bought some once, but I sent it back
I don't need those radial tyres
I don't need no drums and wiresChorus:
'Coz I'm cruising in the bus laneRiding around in a foreign land
I'm cruising in the bus lane
Yeah, I'm cruising in the bus lane
I'm cruising in the bus lane
With a half-mad group and a half-dead van
The B.R.D. is a fine, fine placeBundes Republik Deutschland = W. Germany 1985
Gotta get this cake from offa my faceGot Black Forest Gateaux everywhere
And all those people stop and stare
Been buzzing all of those English tanks
Been singing this tune since I heard Blank Frankan Eno tune 1973Chorus
Sometimes I feel like a dog
I guess that must go with my job
Now a Jaguar is a fine, fine beast
But the bus is the place that I found peaceEveryday 'bout 12 'till 5
I feel glad to be alive
Ain't got no fridge, ain't got no telly
But a crate of beer and an Antonelli and that's enough for meplastic Italian melodica thingChorus (x2)
So spare Nerven, spar Verdruss fahr mit uns im kleinem Bus
(translates to)
So save your nerves, avoid the bother, go with us on the small bus
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Four CD box set gathering A-sides, the would-be hits along with B-sides, tangential 12-inch tracks (the C-sides), and an excellent session for Los Angeles radio station KCRW from 1989.
Includes over a dozen indie chart hits including ‘Southern Mark Smith’, ‘Girl Go’, ‘The Human Jungle’, ‘16 Years’ plus a host of truly eclectic Butcher tunes from his early Glass recordings through his time at Creation.
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Bus Lane
JonathanJ[at]-remove-shaw.ca - Box1Canada(tol-oko)
13Apr2003 8:49 PM (19 years 349 days ago)Can't help you as per c.d. version...I prefer the
"Big Question" version though. -
Different Versions on Big Questions and Bloody Nonsense
tommcbride67[at]-remove-yahoo.com - Cleveland, Ohio USA
1Oct2002 11:26 AM (20 years 178 days ago)Does anybody know which is the original or on what sngle/12"/album each verson was originally released? The version on Big Questions seems to be more accoustic, "unplugged", and have more of a laid back feel. The version on Bloody Nonsense sounds much more like a full electric band, with a more aggressive performance. Both Big Questions and Bloddy Nonsense are compilation albums so I don't know which version came first or what the source for each release was. Was the version on Bloody Nonsense ever released on CD? Thanks for any info.