Biografia:
Nascido em Newhaven, East Sussex, Inglaterra, no dia 18 de maio de 1954, sob o nome Eric Goulden, Wreckless Eric é um cantor e compositor que ficou conhecido pelo seu single "(I'd Go The) Whole Wide World" lançado em 1978 pela Stiff Records. Mais de duas décadas depois, esta canção foi incluida na lista dos melhores singles de punk rock de todos os tempo da revista Mojo.
Atualmente ele vive na França com sua esposa, a cantora e compositora Amy Rigby.
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A Popsong - Wreckless Eric
[A Bb B C](bass notes or chords) Bb F x4
[A Bb B CCC]* verse riff x4
A Bb B C C C A Bb B C C C
My record company phoned me today
* *
They said we're running out of product, and we need something to play
* *
Just a two minute song; a snazzy middle eight
A Bb B C(stop)
We'll get some AM-FM action in the United States
[A Bb B CCC] x4
* *
Now the agency that handles all my affairs
* *
Said we're running out of time we ain't got any time to spare
* *
Better write a pop record with a money spinning hook
A Bb B C(stop)
If the muse don't hit you you're off their books
F C
We want a pop song write a pop song
F F G FG FG FG
We need a pop song Oh, noooo
Ab Eb
Hell's bells Buckets of blood
Bb F
You got me reaching for my tranquelizers
Ab Eb
Too late to start It's much too soon to stop
Bb D7 D C
Why don't you book another act to fill your 20 minute spot
* x6
* *
I don't know why everybody is making all this fuss
* *
Why don't you switch the television on, I think I've had enough
* *
Back on ITV they're advertising dandruff
A Bb B C(stop) (fill - see below)
And here comes the music to sell the stuff
F C
It's just a pop song Another pop song
F F G FG FG
Well, it's a pop song Oh no, no, na, na, nooo
F
It's just a pop song - asphyxiates your mind
C
It's a pop song - the neolithic kind
F
It's just a pop song - you can hear every day
F G FG F G
You go hey, hey - its cheering up your day
F
A pop song
C
A monster pop song
F
Another pop song - got a lot of class
C
It's just a pop song - like Heart of Glass
F
It's just a pop song - your radio on
C fades....
It's just a pop song - keeps you going while you're travelling on
fill:
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[A Bb B C](bass notes or chords) Bb F x4
[A Bb B CCC]* verse riff x4
A Bb B C C C A Bb B C C C
My record company phoned me today
* *
They said we're running out of product, and we need something to play
* *
Just a two minute song; a snazzy middle eight
A Bb B C(stop)
We'll get some AM-FM action in the United States
[A Bb B CCC] x4
* *
Now the agency that handles all my affairs
* *
Said we're running out of time we ain't got any time to spare
* *
Better write a pop record with a money spinning hook
A Bb B C(stop)
If the muse don't hit you you're off their books
F C
We want a pop song write a pop song
F F G FG FG FG
We need a pop song Oh, noooo
Ab Eb
Hell's bells Buckets of blood
Bb F
You got me reaching for my tranquelizers
Ab Eb
Too late to start It's much too soon to stop
Bb D7 D C
Why don't you book another act to fill your 20 minute spot
* x6
* *
I don't know why everybody is making all this fuss
* *
Why don't you switch the television on, I think I've had enough
* *
Back on ITV they're advertising dandruff
A Bb B C(stop) (fill - see below)
And here comes the music to sell the stuff
F C
It's just a pop song Another pop song
F F G FG FG
Well, it's a pop song Oh no, no, na, na, nooo
F
It's just a pop song - asphyxiates your mind
C
It's a pop song - the neolithic kind
F
It's just a pop song - you can hear every day
F G FG F G
You go hey, hey - its cheering up your day
F
A pop song
C
A monster pop song
F
Another pop song - got a lot of class
C
It's just a pop song - like Heart of Glass
F
It's just a pop song - your radio on
C fades....
It's just a pop song - keeps you going while you're travelling on
fill:
e|--12----------|
B|-----13-15----|
G|-----------12-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
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