The Jazz Butcher
The Jazz Butcher Lyrics Grooving In The Bus Lane

Lyrics

Grooving In The Bus Lane
Well, well, well

I 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 wires

Chorus:

'Coz I'm cruising in the bus lane
I'm cruising in the bus lane
Yeah, I'm cruising in the bus lane
I'm cruising in the bus lane
Riding around in a foreign land
With a half-mad group and a half-dead van
The B.R.D. is a fine, fine place
Bundes Republik Deutschland = W. Germany 1985

Gotta get this cake from offa my face

Got 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 Frank

an Eno tune 1973

Chorus

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 peace

Everyday '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 me

plastic Italian melodica thing

Chorus (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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Ever wondered what Max and I get up to away from the glamour of the modern stage? No, probably not, but let me tell you that there is nothing we like better that to get our teeth into those Big Questions.
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The Jazz Butcher and his group are not in the business of belonging; they are too old and too obstreperous to conform to some attention-seeking image or commercially viable formula. Rather, they bring their not inconsiderable talents to bear on whatever happens to be in the way at the time. The results can only be described as essential.
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Dr Cholmondley Repents: A​-​sides, B​-​Sides and Seasides

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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Fire Records 4xCD

Live Stats

41 documented performances (click to explore)
1985 4 (JBC)
1986 13 (JBC)
1987 13 (JBC)
1988 1 (JBC)
1989 2 (Pat Solo)
1990 7 (JBC)
1992 1 (JBC)
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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.