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“Sorted for E’s & Wizz” is a single by the English band Pulp. Taken from their UK number one album Different Class, it was released as a double-A sided single with “Mis-Shapes”, and reached number two in the U.K. charts. It was Pulp’s second successive number two hit in the summer of 1995.
The single caused controversy because it describes a teenager going to a rave “somewhere in a field in Hampshire” and contains references to drugs. “E’s and Wizz” refers to Ecstasy and Speed, and “getting sorted” means obtaining drugs before attending an event, in particular ingesting them before entering. In addition, the single’s CD sleeve contained instructions on how to make a paper wallet to hold drugs. The Daily Mirror newspaper ran a front-page story with the headline “Ban This Sick Stunt” around the time of its release.[1]
However, the song expresses the negative side of “getting sorted” - it refers to a “hollow feeling” that “grows and grows” and includes the line “‘Nice one!’ ‘Geezer!’ That’s as far as the conversation went.” The song’s chorus describes the difference between the highs during the rave itself and the feeling the next morning:
“In the middle of the night
It feels alright
But then tomorrow morning
Oh, then you come down”
The last line of the song is the ominous warning: “What if you never come down?”
Despite its referencing of a field in Hampshire, it is widely believed that this song was largely influenced by Cocker’s own experience watching the Stone Roses at Spike Island, Widnes
The single caused controversy because it describes a teenager going to a rave “somewhere in a field in Hampshire” and contains references to drugs. “E’s and Wizz” refers to Ecstasy and Speed, and “getting sorted” means obtaining drugs before attending an event, in particular ingesting them before entering. In addition, the single’s CD sleeve contained instructions on how to make a paper wallet to hold drugs. The Daily Mirror newspaper ran a front-page story with the headline “Ban This Sick Stunt” around the time of its release.[1]
However, the song expresses the negative side of “getting sorted” - it refers to a “hollow feeling” that “grows and grows” and includes the line “‘Nice one!’ ‘Geezer!’ That’s as far as the conversation went.” The song’s chorus describes the difference between the highs during the rave itself and the feeling the next morning:
“In the middle of the night
It feels alright
But then tomorrow morning
Oh, then you come down”
The last line of the song is the ominous warning: “What if you never come down?”
Despite its referencing of a field in Hampshire, it is widely believed that this song was largely influenced by Cocker’s own experience watching the Stone Roses at Spike Island, Widnes
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corinuskaaa wrote:
I had actually never realized how great Pulp is. [2]
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lyd1982 wrote:
great!
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Diegoo21 wrote:
I had actually never realized how great Pulp is.
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sdrev41 wrote:
At 4 o'clock the normal world seems very, very, very far away.
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TantoTempo wrote:
Staring at a wall for six hours ;--))
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saintsluvver wrote:
"I lost my friends and danced alone, it's six o' clock, I want to go home..." Indeed.
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dbod wrote:
takes me back, way back... all the way to Torpedo Town
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dbod wrote:
nice one geezer
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GanjaBabe27 wrote:
yep yep
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Terrasidius wrote:
brilliant song!
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Davienet wrote:
love it, in the best top 3 albums of the 90's easily. www.mashedbrewery.co.uk
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mastrogirls wrote:
so great!
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kittencalamity wrote:
Oh, Jarvis... *sigh* Any chance of Pulp ever reuniting?
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NancyBotwin wrote:
ohh my dear Jarvis, what a fucking great song!!
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TheGang wrote:
Fantastic opening line! And that's just for starters. Lovely instrumentation. And the Jarvis voice painting a vivid image....................................................................................
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jonruffell wrote:
nice one. geezer.
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Marjo47 wrote:
a good one!
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CaptainKevman wrote:
Bloody love this tune. In my early 20s(may even have still been in my teens) when this song was out. Some cracking nights out to this soundtrack!
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benadlard wrote:
Yep, I have been there a few times too
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kittencalamity wrote:
One of their best! Don't wanna come down...
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