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There's unlimited supply
And there is no reason why
I tell you it was all a frame
They only did it ''cause of fame
Who?
E.M.I. E.M.I. E.M.I.
Too many people had the suss
Too many people support us
An unlimited amount
Too many outlets in and out
Who?
E.M.I E.M.I E.M.I
And sir and friends are crucified
A day they wished that we had died
We are an addition
We are ruled by none
Never ever never
And you thought that we were faking
That we were all just money making
You do not believe we're for real
Or you would lose your cheap appeal?
Don't judge a book just by the cover
Unless you cover just another
And blind acceptance is a sign
Of stupid fools who stand in line
Like
E.M.I E.M.I E.M.I
Unlimited edition
With an unlimited supply
That was the only reason
We all had to say goodbye
Unlimited supply (E.M.I)
There is no reason why (E.M.I)
I tell you it was all a frame (E.M.I)
They only did it ''cause of fame (E.M.I)
I do not need the pressure (E.M.I)
I can't stand those useless fools (E.M.I)
Unlimited supply (E.M.I)
Hello E.M.I
Goodbye A & M
And there is no reason why
I tell you it was all a frame
They only did it ''cause of fame
Who?
E.M.I. E.M.I. E.M.I.
Too many people had the suss
Too many people support us
An unlimited amount
Too many outlets in and out
Who?
E.M.I E.M.I E.M.I
And sir and friends are crucified
A day they wished that we had died
We are an addition
We are ruled by none
Never ever never
And you thought that we were faking
That we were all just money making
You do not believe we're for real
Or you would lose your cheap appeal?
Don't judge a book just by the cover
Unless you cover just another
And blind acceptance is a sign
Of stupid fools who stand in line
Like
E.M.I E.M.I E.M.I
Unlimited edition
With an unlimited supply
That was the only reason
We all had to say goodbye
Unlimited supply (E.M.I)
There is no reason why (E.M.I)
I tell you it was all a frame (E.M.I)
They only did it ''cause of fame (E.M.I)
I do not need the pressure (E.M.I)
I can't stand those useless fools (E.M.I)
Unlimited supply (E.M.I)
Hello E.M.I
Goodbye A & M
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Track duration: 03:11
"EMI" as written by Glen Matlock, Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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That's why original EMI pressings of the "Anarchy" are a valued rarity, and I think it also explains all the lines about "unlimited supply" in the lyrics. One thing that characterized the early days of punk was a fetish for limited-edition releases (on pink vinyl, etc.). But the most limited edition of them all was the initial pressing of "Anarchy" on EMI. Lydon's song is in part a sarcastic commentary on this, since the song itself is now available to everybody on the same album that contains "EMI".
Between EMI and Virgin, they were on A&M for about a day, which explains the reference to that label in the song.
monkeyshaver is a genious...totally right.
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The same thing goes for the term "punk".
Despite the claims of many people today SAY that they are "punk"... what almost everybody who has ever said the afformentioned phrase fails to recognize is that it is NOT a way of dressing, NOT a type of music.
Just because someone wears slip-ons, listens to music that shares the same title, and whatever other mockeries of the literal form of punk have been made, it is NONE of these common stereotypes.
TRUE PUNK, the kind you cannot find at a corporate clothing retailer or uttered from the mouth of some jackass that, in their eyes at least, is a "punk" because they happened to be wearing a pair of Vans, or possibly some tight jeans and are listening to a phony "punk" band such as Green Day or Avril Lavigne.
What these people fail to understand is that......
PUNK IS NONE OF THESE!
It is much, MUCH more than a type of dress or a musical form
What it TRUELY is,
it is a way of thinking,
an intellectual property of standing up for yourself,
standing up for what you belive in and doing what YOU want to
and letting big corporations (Nike, Abercrombie and Fitch, and GAP just to name a few) tell you who or what to be, and of course what to look like
completely robs any shred of true, dignified "punk" completely away from these posers.
Punk is a dying way of life.
There are only a handful of real punks left,
surronded by far too many posers.
I listen to real punk rock such as 7 Seconds, Sham 69 and The Misfits and I blatently discourage many of the brands and ideas that have almost killed the true lifestyle of punk.