A Popsong - Wreckless Eric
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[A Bb B CCC]* verse riff x4
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My record company phoned me today
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They said we're running out of product, and we need something to play
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Just a two minute song; a snazzy middle eight
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We'll get some AM-FM action in the United States
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Now the agency that handles all my affairs
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Said we're running out of time we ain't got any time to spare
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Better write a pop record with a money spinning hook
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If the muse don't hit you you're off their books
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We want a pop song write a pop song
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We need a pop song Oh, noooo
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Hell's bells Buckets of blood
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You got me reaching for my tranquelizers
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Too late to start It's much too soon to stop
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Why don't you book another act to fill your 20 minute spot
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I don't know why everybody is making all this fuss
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Why don't you switch the television on, I think I've had enough
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Back on ITV they're advertising dandruff
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And here comes the music to sell the stuff
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It's just a pop song Another pop song
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Well, it's a pop song Oh no, no, na, na, nooo
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It's just a pop song - asphyxiates your mind
C
It's a pop song - the neolithic kind
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It's just a pop song - you can hear every day
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You go hey, hey - its cheering up your day
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A pop song
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A monster pop song
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Another pop song - got a lot of class
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It's just a pop song - like Heart of Glass
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It's just a pop song - your radio on
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It's just a pop song - keeps you going while you're travelling on
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