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Not Your Man
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Trash-pop, guitar rock and melodic miscellany.
Not so much a band as a bloke with a guitar and a laptop, The Smivets deliver a genre-bending blend of pop, rock, punk, prog and many other monosyllables.
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Genre
Alternative • Ska
Charts
Peak #140
Peak in subgenre #2
Author
Steve Smith
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Steve Smith
Uploaded
May 07, 2008
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MP3 3.6 MB • 128 kbps • 3:53
Story behind the song
Guy urges girl to leave her man, but I'm not so sure he's a better prospect. I always secretly loved ska and early reggae, but back in the day this was skinhead music and since we didn't like skinheads we couldn't be seen to like their music either. This is an attempt to recapture that sound, inspired somewhat by Tim Armstrong et al.
Lyrics
Gotta leave him girl You know it's right Gotta leave him baby Come back tonight 'Cos you know he can't do it Like you know I can Just get through it He's not your man You think you're sure I know you're not You think you're cool I think you're hot Caught you lookin' And a little smile Somethin' cookin' Cassanova style Gotta leave him girl ... Now we're meeting In secrecy It's not cheating It's your destiny Why stay home with him Watching TV When you could be out Having fun with me? Gotta leave him girl ... So he might have money Buy you from me I can get money Just wait and see Buy you diamonds And an SLK Then no nobody Take you away Gotta leave him girl You know it's right Gotta leave him baby Come back tonight 'Cos you know he can't do it Like you know I can Just get through it He's not your man
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Major Snagg
Jun 30, 2008
This is really cool. You're a 'rude-boy' at heart I see . . . Where did you find 'Rico' the trombone man from . . . lol Very authentic sounding. By the way, have you heard the Ska track by 'The Kingpins' on my music station, 'Radio Arcadio'. Think you may enjoy them. keep all these 'hits' coming.
Rodrica Rudge
Jun 22, 2008
Brilliant stuff! Top class ska track - fantastic writing and arrangement. Great vocals and instrumentation.