Talk In '79

The Clash were headed for a head on collision, crash for complete control The Pistols left behind a swindle and a scandal that nobody wished to handle Sham 69 were left in a shambles Generation X was next Elvis and Nick Lowe, they had a go with the help of the Attractions And Joe Jackson said it wasn't his style Dave Edmunds survived alive on top of a Rockpile Devo didn't know if they were men Because they could not get no satisfaction The Rats were caught in their own trap Steve Strange began to change Ultravox had a system Kraftwerk nearly beat them And the Yellow Magic Orchestra missed them Eno rose for Lowe The Slits became rasta And the Buzzcocks played faster and faster with adrenalin John Cooper Clarke he was smart The Public Image became Limited The Police were re-released And came out as a three-piece The Rocky Horror Show became the history of tomorrow Nina Hagen, she was a German maiden And the music press revealed their anger When threatened by the Stranglers This broadcast was brought to you in 1979 I'm just talking to you over these waves Not just about another time and another place And before we knew it, the old wave was gone and controlled