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Readers Wives
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Rock
Readers Wives was released on October 16, 2015 by Sony Music UK as a part of the album Anthologia
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Release DateOctober 16, 2015
LabelSony Music UK
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM116

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke
Performer
Lyn Oakey
Lyn Oakey
Guitar
Martin Hannett
Martin Hannett
Bass
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
Guitar
Paul Burgess
Paul Burgess
Drums
Steve Hopkins
Steve Hopkins
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke
Lyrics
Martin Hannett
Martin Hannett
Composer
Steve Hopkins
Steve Hopkins
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Martin Hannett
Martin Hannett
Producer
Laurence Diana
Laurence Diana
Engineer
Phil Bush
Phil Bush
Engineer
Pete Wolliscroft
Pete Wolliscroft
Assistant Engineer
Ray Staff
Ray Staff
Mastering Engineer
David Kent-Watson
David Kent-Watson
Engineer

Lyrics

Make a date with the brassy brides of Britain
The altogether ruder readers' wives
Who put down their needles and their knitting
At the doorway to our dismal daily lives
The fablon top scenarios of passion
Nipples peep through holes in leatherette
They seem to be saying in their fashion
'I'm freezing Charlie - haven't ya finished yet?'
Cold flesh the colour of potatoes
In an Instamatic living room of sin
All the required apparatus
Too bad they couldn't fit her head in
In latex pyjamas with bananas going ape
Their identities are cunningly disguised
By a six-inch strip of insulation tape
Strategically stuck across their eyes
Wives from Inverness to inner London
Prettiness and pimples co-exist
Pictorially wife-swapping with someone
Who's happily married to his wrist
Written by: John Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett, Steve Hopkins
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