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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Specials
The Specials
Performer
Terry Hall
Terry Hall
Vocals
Lynval Golding
Lynval Golding
Guitar
Horace Panter
Horace Panter
Bass Guitar
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Keyboards
Steve Cradock
Steve Cradock
Guitar
Kenrick Rowe
Kenrick Rowe
Drums
Tim Smart
Tim Smart
Trombone
Pablo Mendelssohn
Pablo Mendelssohn
Trumpet
Oli Langford
Oli Langford
Violin
Tom Pigott-Smith
Tom Pigott-Smith
Violin
Bruce White
Bruce White
Viola
Ian Burdge
Ian Burdge
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lynval Golding
Lynval Golding
Composer
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Composer
Saffiyah Khan
Saffiyah Khan
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Terry Hall
Terry Hall
Producer
Lynval Golding
Lynval Golding
Producer
Horace Panter
Horace Panter
Producer
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Producer
George Murphy
George Murphy
Engineer
Sophie Ellis
Sophie Ellis
Assistant Recording Engineer
Cenzo Townshend
Cenzo Townshend
Mixing Engineer
Rob Sellens
Rob Sellens
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Frank Arkwright
Frank Arkwright
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

The Commandments of I, Saffiyah Khan Thou shall not listen to Prince Buster Or any other man offering kindly advice In matters of my own conduct You may call me a feminazi or a femoid And then see if I give a stinking shit Pseudo-intellectuals on the internet They tell me I'm unhappy because I'm not feminine Failing to consider that I may be unhappy Because it's 3 AM and I'm in the depths of YouTube Watching them... whining Thou may catcall me on the street But thou should take note that I'll catcall you right back To tell you that you look pretty sexy too in your joggers Or your suit, or your new-found look of confusion Girls should not turn on each other Or use man-made ideals like paths Don't you realize that you're only making a fool of yourself When you ask... "Why don't you wear makeup?" Is that what it takes to impress a bloke Whose brain is made up of promises of curvy size zeros And anti-gravity tits? Thou shall not tell a girl she deserved it Because her skirt was too short She walked home, streets lights illuminating her as a target But she started it, because she looked at him And he finished it 'cause he wanted to And they'll bring out her skirt as "exhibit A" before the judge And she should have the right to say "Thou shall not tell me what to wear Nor how to wear it" I shall not be the icing on your cake And I shall not be the candy on your arm But I shall be seen And I will be heard The commandments of I, Saffiyah Khan Pseudo-intellectuals
Writer(s): Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Nikolaj Torp Larsen Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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