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This is a song by Pete Townshend of The Who. It was released 1966, and it reached number 5 in the UK.
You think we look pretty good together
You think my shoes are made of leather
But I’m a substitute for another guy
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young, but I’m just back-dated, yeah
Substitute your lies for fact
I can see right through your plastic mac
I look all white, but my dad was black
My fine looking suit is really made out of sack
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
The north side of my town faced east, and the east was facing south
And now you dare to look me in the eye
Those crocodile tears are what you cry
It’s a genuine problem, you won’t try
To work it out at all you just pass it by, pass it by
Substitute me for him
Substitute my coke for gin
Substitute you for my mum
At least I’ll get my washing done
You think we look pretty good together
You think my shoes are made of leather
But I’m a substitute for another guy
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young, but I’m just back-dated, yeah
Substitute your lies for fact
I can see right through your plastic mac
I look all white, but my dad was black
My fine looking suit is really made out of sack
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
The north side of my town faced east, and the east was facing south
And now you dare to look me in the eye
Those crocodile tears are what you cry
It’s a genuine problem, you won’t try
To work it out at all you just pass it by, pass it by
Substitute me for him
Substitute my coke for gin
Substitute you for my mum
At least I’ll get my washing done
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OLDCHAVYCAR2RED wrote:
cool tune
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beast345 wrote:
Great song
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kiffkiff01 wrote:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SavageNation wrote:
I look all white, but my Dad was black...
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piratesundersun wrote:
ur lies for fact..
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chrismarr66 wrote:
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth. Is this one of the greatest lines of in songwriting history?
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terrycee wrote:
God - there's not much to make you proud of being born in "the 'Bush" but the Who are probably it (and QPR, The White City, the Scrubs, et al..)
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Elodave wrote:
If bands are balls-then The Who have the knackers of a stallion!
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dear_near_scary wrote:
How in the world have I not listened to The Who before now??
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Marjo47 wrote:
Or the other scooters names{we allready had them in those years} Nothing new.Life is a circle I think.
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Elodave wrote:
Just back-dated yeah-brilliant lyrics!Where's my Lambretta?
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punkpoet1961 wrote:
THE GREATEST MOD BAND EVER
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Placy5 wrote:
shut the hell up kayna22
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BeNgEE4 wrote:
can really notice the amazing bass in this
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melska1977 wrote:
Nothing wrong w/ being dated. Why would you want classic rock to sound modern?? :)
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Eduardopira wrote:
Muito massa The Who... Rock n roll
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PascaGabi wrote:
great song
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ampersandbox wrote:
They sound a bit like the Beatles. and not because of the accent ;)
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DJ_Pathfinder wrote:
not agreed
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f1exo wrote:
like it, but the Who sound so dated now
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