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9​/​40: Radical You! (vol​.​1)

by Grant Sharkey

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If you’re slightly terrified of the fascist fuckers on the rise Don’t sit around and boo-hoo-hoo – it’s time for radical you! You may be feeling useless and your protesting may seem quite fruitless Come with us – there’s loads to do – it’s time for radical you! When the lies are flying all everywhere And tempers and tensions begin to flare Hold on to your sanity By trying extreme rationality Generate your own energy. Share food with your community, You might make yourself a friend or two, because you’re Radical You! If ‘they’ need your fear and bile, just say ‘fuck you!’ but say it with a smile! They’ll be impressed and a little confused. By sexy RADICAL YOU! It’s time for RADICAL YOU!
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Hello You 01:14
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Fighting You 00:43
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General You 00:38
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Long before middle management, long before kings and coins, Our mistress was a fizzing brain and tingly-zingly loins, Our struggle for survival was rewarded with biochemical ecstasay, Buzzing, blissed-out, snarling and gurning: to protect our DNA, We competed to eat. The need to breed. For feed. For seed. We’d war. We’d bleed. Rewarded to prosper and thrive. Rewarded to simply stay alive. As we grew up, dancing with our addiction, We built a society that denied it – and now we’re conflicted. Once to keep us alive, Now not so much, stuck in traffic, on the M25. FUCKING RARRRRRAGH! BIOCHEMICLUSTERFUCK! MOVE! FUCKING MOVE! Donuts, donuts, everywhere – all for us to eat, Carbohydrates, fat, salt and sugar – inspire neurological treats. We used to crave these goodies from a time when energy was tricky to be found That energy now is as cheap as chips, and we’re all putting on the pounds. CALORIES! BIOCHEMICLUSTER-FUCKING YUM! Village green. Sunday. Sunday. A cricket match takes place. Gentle summer. Civility. Cucumber sandwich smiles on faces. Dr. Langman is at the wicket – as he musters up all of his might, He knocks that troublesome seamer for six to win the match. The fight. FUCKIN’ ARRRAGH! BIOCHEMICLUSTERFUCK! DIE! FUCKING DIE! Now we arrive at the Holy Quest – the drive to reproduce It twitches, itches in our veins – it is the essence of our juice, Our flesh, our skin, find ancient meaning – the day our fruit is ripe, Dancing in devoted dreaming – to the tune of Pan’s playful pipes. We stiffen. We slicken. Cavorting and engorging, Teasing and pleasing. Heavy breathing, increasing. Slurping and licking. Plunging and flicking. Shunting and grunting. The beast/the goddess – one and the same.
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I guess you’ve prob’bly heard of the Alternative Right: Men who are definted by all the things they don’t like, Women, gays and muslims seem to give them a fright, Make them shiver at night (even if they are white) They love to talk all day about the things that they hate, Maybe that’s the reason why they can’t get a date, Caught up in a spiral of perpetual rage, They’re not getting laid (unless the victim is paid) Ugly, ugly, ugly fellas inside and out, I’m gonna take some time right now to help these guys out, Now, I’m no Cassanova but I’ve been about, There’s no need to pout or grizzle or shout You need sex and women with taste If you’re gonna make babies to build a master race, I find people wanna kiss my balls and face When I’m compassionate and funny and playing a bass! I didn’t go to college – haven’t got a degree The letters after my name are E, A, D and G, I suggest you try and be a little like me, Bootsy and Lemmy – then you will see. Something happens to the world when a bass is played, Magic travels through the air and into our brains, Before you even know it your hips start to sway, And then you’re enslaved to the bassline you crave Bow down to your superiors, We rule with funk – not fear and mayhem, You want peeps to know you’re serious? I suggest you go home and study Larry Graham I’m not bragging that we’re better than you (although deep down inside, you know that it’s true and the thought it probably making you blue, well ‘boo-hoo-hoo-hoo’ – we’re still better than you!) Maybe there’s no hope for you (you weird little psychotic!s) But here’s a list of shitf you can do...to get a clue Don’t mess with Wooten and Watt If you cross Carol Kaye she’s gonna kick your arse Don’t even speak to Gail Ann Dorsey Kim Deal, John Paul Jones and...introducing Joe Dart! Get some blisters on your fingers, one on your thumb Enjoy the endless power of low frequency fun Music is the force that shows us we are all one (even if you are dumb...’cause there’s always the drums!) Angry little men are not born to be great, They’re pent up little weasels - twisted with hate, They certainly don’t like it when you laugh in the face Of a ‘master race’ that can’t even play bass (HA HA HA!)
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Paranoid You 00:49
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Up in my room I do my research Asking the questions nobody asks Like ‘why are there no photographs Of satellites up in the sky?!’ It’s a plot – they’re lying to us Making us stupid – it’s obvious They’re using chemicals sprayed out of planes To change the weather – to change our brains I’ve read the reports. I’ve seen the movies. Now I’m an expert in the melting point of steel And I’ve got a blog – they know I I’m watching THEM I must be a target. I’ll die for this TRUTH CHEMTRAILS – they only fly at night! CHEMTRAILS – they only fly at night! Our rulers controlling us All of the rage eating my guts I know I’m right as I bathe in blue light Don’t open my blinds – I open my MIND! A polling card, raging in side I go to vote to make the world right I’m up to the booth [it’s my first time here] But what’s this I see lying right there? PENCILS! Erasable pencils! PENCILS! Erasable pencils! ISHOULDABROUGHTAPEN! You can’t erase a pen! ISHOULDABROUGHTAPEN! Thwarted again!
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Honest You 00:22
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Sayin' Doin' 02:44
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Selfish You 00:28
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Spoons 03:27
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Losing You 00:43
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Navigation 04:45
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Planning You 00:49
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My friends tonight we have nothing to fear As long as we have fairylights, ukuleles, vegan snacks White privilege...and beards. I won’t dare to talk about politics, I won’t get in your face. For fear of losing a customer...for fear of losing a friend: This is a safe space. Whilst the world outside is getting out of hand We will fight it by being quite bland. We’ll pretend we live in soft focus, everything is great, Like we live in an advert for a bank account Or posh cinema chain. While the global temperatures continue to rise We’ll die singing: ‘Everything’s fine!’ Butterflies and rainbows and unicorns Will save us, alright! I wouldn’t dare to say something meaningful And ruin your night As the darkness of lies from the mad men continues to fall I’ll sing: doo-doo-doo, everything’s fine! And say nothing at all. I’ll sing: doo-doo-doo, everything’s fine! And say nothing at all.

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In a year when everything seems a little impossible to understand for any compassionate person - it's time to get radical.

RADICAL YOU! Vols 1&2 are training manuals to express why certain actions and directions are necessary and fundamental to saving the human race, the planet and, most importantly, our dignity.

With songs, collaboration and interviews with some of the top people in their fields, RADICAL YOU set Grant on a mission to become the ultimate threat to a draconian, climate-change denying regime of populism - self-regulating, self-sustaining, self-respecting.

RADICAL YOU (Vol. 2) is out on November the 5th 2017.

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released May 1, 2017

All Songs Written by Grant Sharkey

Except:
BIOCHEMICLUSTERFUCK - written by GS and FireFarm, BIOCHEMICLUSTERFUCK and the 'lessons' were recorded at FireFarm studios Jan-Apr 2017.

PENCILS! Written by GS and Toupé (Dan Parkinson and Jason Havelock) - recorded Jun/Jul 2016. Originally released on 'Evans' Scent' by Toupé in Aug 2016.

EVERYTHING'S FINE - solo performed by Looptron. Recorded by Dan O'Farrell at Dan's Magic Shed Complex, Southampton and at Looptron HQ, London.

Everything else recorded by Dan Parkinson at Wooden Heart Studios, Andover 8/9 April 2017. Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Dan Parkinson.

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DIY, bass playing troubadour. On a mission to release an album every 6 months for 20 years.

RELEASE: 1st May and 5th November every year.

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