The Jazz Butcher
The Jazz Butcher Lyrics Sixteen Years

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Sixteen Years
Privatised hospitals
Privatised water
Privatised electric
Privatised gas
Privatised buses
Privatised railways
Privatised garbage
Privatised jails

I hate you
I hate you
I hate you
I hate you

I hate you
I hate you
I hate you
I hate you

Privatised pensions
Privatised airports
Privatised dentists
Privatised coal
Privatised ferries
Privatised housing
Privatised telephones
Privatised nuclear power

I hate you
I hate you
I hate you
I hate you

I hate you
I hate you
I hate you
I hate you

Privatised businesses have shareholders
who expect to make personal gain
from their stake in essential public services
infested with junior-rat management...
and people wonder where
all the fucking money's gone.

I hate you
I hate you
I hate you
I hate you

I hate you
I hate you
I hate you
I hate you

(liars)
(cowards)
(fools)
(wankers)

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Illuminate
1994 live line-up stumbled through a series of tunes and such under Butcher's direction, aided and abetted by a number of the usual suspects; Alex Lee on guitar, Alex Green on saxes, that sort of thing.
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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

Pat Says

The Butcher Says..
Defly manoeuvring their way around a Leveller's song title, the JBC show up mob handed and do their collective nut on behalf of Clause Four. Nasty, Brutish & Short... The single. Source: Creation Promo Summary

Live Stats

1 documented performances (click to explore)
1994 1 (JBC)

Media

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  • Privatisation
    ukstephene[at]-remove-aol.com - Stephen, Battersea
    19Jan2004 7:31 PM (19 years 324 days ago)
    Well said.

    So I take it you don't queue to grab a copy of the delightful Metro at the Junction of a morning..?