Miscellaneous
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Safety Pins and Genius, Go Johnny Go
published: 25 /
6 /
2010
With John Lydon about to tour again this month with Public Image Limited, Spencer Robertshaw in his 'Evidently Spencertown' poetry series reflects upon the legendary punk figure
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Tartan trousers, safety pins and Genius
Every now and then we get one
Can't even sing a song
Every now and then we get one
Makes the bloody song
Clever bleeders like John Lydon
Don’t sit still
Clever bleeders like John Lydon
Go and form a band called PIL
Metal canisters hold his wares
Funky tunes with jazzy snares
Stopped the media in their tracks
Johnny Rotten pissed up their backs
Go Johnny go, give it to the fans
Back on tour but not living out of vans
Safety pins and genius still the mode of play
Johnny Lydon’s here, Johnny's here's to stay
Clothes by Aunty Vivienne, cost a bloody packet
Music by Johnny Lydon, not just a punk racket
Post punk force a powerful thing
When Johnny Lydon pulls the strings
See how he plays the media game
He keeps ahead not staying the same
Go Johnny go, give it to us all
In a post punk Westwood dressed anarchic ball