Biography:
Gang of Four are a British post-punk group from Leeds, England. Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham. They were fully active from 1977 to 1984, and then re-emerged twice in the 1990s with King and Gill. In 2005, the original lineup reunited.
The group had a single in the British Top 60 with "At Home He's A Tourist" in 1979, which was blacklisted by Top Of The Pops for its use of the relatively innocuous term "rubbers".
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 17:15:48 -0500
From: Hideo Gumm
To: [email protected]
Subject: CRD:I_Found_That_Essence_Rare by Gang of Four
"I Found That Essence Rare"
Gang of Four
.CRD by Hideo Gumm
[email protected]
[Intro]
[Twelfth fret harmonics E-A-D-A for A bunch of bars, then:]
E - E - E - E - E - E - E -E - A - D - E - E - C - B - F# - F#
E
Paid for the body rare, you see it on TV (???)
E
Worst thing in 1954 was the Bikini
E
See the girl on the TV dressed in a bikini
E
She doesn't think so much, she's dressed for the h-bomb [FOR the h-bomb]
[Chorus]
A B E
I found that essence rare, it's what I look for
C B F#
I knew I'd get what I asked for
Paid for the country fair you read it in the papers (???)
Worst thing happens any week scattered on the front page
See the happy pair smiling there (???) like they're monkeys
They [something something something] they're holding themselves down
[HOLD
themselves down]
[Chorus]
[Feedback/Percussion Bridge]
[Chorus]
Paid for politicians rare they act their photos well (????)
Last thing they'll ever do: Act in your interest
Look through the world with your polaroid glasses
Things all look a whole lot better for the working classes [WORKing
classes]
[Chorus]
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 17:15:48 -0500
From: Hideo Gumm
To: [email protected]
Subject: CRD:I_Found_That_Essence_Rare by Gang of Four
"I Found That Essence Rare"
Gang of Four
.CRD by Hideo Gumm
[email protected]
[Intro]
[Twelfth fret harmonics E-A-D-A for A bunch of bars, then:]
E - E - E - E - E - E - E -E - A - D - E - E - C - B - F# - F#
E
Paid for the body rare, you see it on TV (???)
E
Worst thing in 1954 was the Bikini
E
See the girl on the TV dressed in a bikini
E
She doesn't think so much, she's dressed for the h-bomb [FOR the h-bomb]
[Chorus]
A B E
I found that essence rare, it's what I look for
C B F#
I knew I'd get what I asked for
Paid for the country fair you read it in the papers (???)
Worst thing happens any week scattered on the front page
See the happy pair smiling there (???) like they're monkeys
They [something something something] they're holding themselves down
[HOLD
themselves down]
[Chorus]
[Feedback/Percussion Bridge]
[Chorus]
Paid for politicians rare they act their photos well (????)
Last thing they'll ever do: Act in your interest
Look through the world with your polaroid glasses
Things all look a whole lot better for the working classes [WORKing
classes]
[Chorus]
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