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Rock, folk, folk-rock, country. Political. Fun!
NUMBER 1 ON NEIL YOUNG'S WEB CHART WITH "TAKE YOUR WAR AND STICK IT UP YOUR ARSE" To all those who have been voting/listening - a great big thank you. We are hoping to use this to launch a publicity campaign in the UK media. Let's also not forget that, more important than songs going up charts, we can get this war ended as soon as possible. Sollox and The Spooners have been making music for a long time, but the exposure that the www can give them has inspired them to new efforts. The band are . . . Billy Sollox - vocals, writer, arranger. “Guitar” Gill Bates Snr Acoustic six-string, 12-string and electric guitars, backing vocals Chuck Babbage - Keyboards, piano, percussion, backing vocals Dick Mell - Keyboards, Guitars, Saxophone Job Stevens - Drums, percussion & backing vocals Lee Bernerstim - Bass, backing vocals Little Gilly Bates - Electric guitars Sunil “Sunny” Lavrot - Piano, keyboards Suze Konrad - Backing Vocals, percussion
Song Info
Genre
Rock • Rock General
Charts
Peak #391
Peak in subgenre #117
Author
Billy Sollox
Rights
2007
Uploaded
March 11, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.8 MB • 128 kbps • 4:08
Story behind the song
I thought I was the smoke and mirrors king, but I just handed my bullshit crown to him.
Lyrics
Smoke & Mirrors Ever since Saddam was captured, I’ve been thinking about this war With no weapons of mass destruction, what the hell are we fighting for? I ain’t seen nothing like this, anyplace at all This war on terrorism, sure damn beats it all. They said “45 minutes and he could have us dead” If I had believed them, you should be examine my head. Can’t find weapons of mass destruction even after Saddam’s fall This war on terrorism, sure damn beats it all. Chorus: It’s all smoke and mirrors, they say ignorance is bliss Smoke and mirrors, how’d they talk us into this? Break1: Why did we let them fool us? What makes them so right? Why did we keep our mouth’s shut Why did we let 'em fight? Verse3 Don’t tell me I’d talk different, if we’d been the target Ever since the 1970s, Britain has been hit From Warrington to Brighton, the British blown to bits Where’d the money come from, for the IRA to hit? Break2: I thought I was the smoke and mirrors king But I just handed my bullshit crown to him Verse4 When peace talks are tabled, he says he knows what’s best You can talk about peace, but he won’t let war rest He’s got crazy war advisors, they won’t see him fall, This war on terrorism, sure damn beats it all.
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