Castration Squad

Castration Squad was an all-female goth-punk band Elissa Bello (on the right on the pic) joined in the early 80's after leaving the Go-Go's. She kept the drums spot while the rest of the line-up included people like Alice Bag, Mary Bat-Thing aka Dinah Cancer, Shannon Wilhelm, Tracy Lea, Tiffany Kennedy or Phranc. As far as I know, the band never released anything.

But you can still get a glimpse of Castration Squad's sound thanks to Peter Ivers and his New Wave Theatre show, which broadcasted two of the band's songs, "No Mercy For The Dead" and "A Date With Jack"

Elissa can by seen clearly on "A Date With Jack" :

Some live bootlegs are also available but seem quite hard to find. Here's an audio of "Ex Girlfriend" :

The band had some other songs named "Bat Thing", "Are You Blind ?", "Cruela De Vil", "Sheila", "Cadaver Dog", "Piece Of Me", "A Weigh About You".

Castration Squad reunited for a very special show (2005-09-05). Elissa was not on stage, Lisafer was the one playing drums. This has been the one and only Castration Squad reunion for 30 years.

Castration Squad playing "Sheila" on their 2005 show :

Main sources : Alice Bag's Official Website, 2005 reunion show review

Vacation (album lyrics)

VACATION

(Kathy Valentine / Charlotte Caffey / Jane Wiedlin)

Can't seem to get my mind off of you
Back here at home there's nothin' to do
Now that I'm away
I wish I'd stayed
Tomorrow's a day of mine
that you won't be in

When you looked at me I should've run
But I thought it was just for fun
I see I was wrong
And I'm not so strong
I should have known all along
that time would tell

A week without you
Thought I'd forget
Two weeks without you and I
Still haven't gotten over you yet

Vacation
All I ever wanted
Vacation
Had to get away
Vacation
Meant to be spent alone

Vacation
All I ever wanted
Vacation
Had to get away
Vacation
Meant to be spent alone

A week without you
Thought I'd forget
Two weeks without you and I
Still haven't gotten over you yet

HE’S SO STRANGE

(Charlotte Caffey / Leonard Graves Phillps / Glen Custis / Jane Wiedlin)

He's coming out tonight
He'll walk outside the light
You'll feel him very near
Confusion nothing's clear
His presence cold and stark
Like a shadow in the dark
You're scared but you won't run
You almost wish it was over and done

You can't escape the thought of him
Do you wonder why ?
(He's so strange)
And if he brought you down to your knees
Would you cry ?
(He's so strange)
He frightens you so much
He could burn you with his touch
Everything has changed
He's so strange

You've lost all track of time
The victim of a crime
He's stolen heart and soul
He's taken all control
Is this some crazy dream?
Obsession as the main theme
Though you can't see the chains
You're the prisoner of a love so strange

GIRL OF 100 LISTS

(Jane Wiedlin)

Ghetto blasters, phony jewels
Cathedrals, castles, making up rules
Trashy novels and leather gloves
This is a list of things that I love

I am the girl of 100 lists
From what shall I wear
To who I have kissed
Check items off
Let nothing be missed
Sing I to myself and my 100 lists

Pick up your laundry, doctor's at ten
We're out of toothpaste, rehearsal again
Stop by the bank and cash my pay
These are the things I must get done today

I am the girl of 100 lists
From what shall I wear
To who I have kissed
Check items off
Let nothing be missed
Sing I to myself and my 100 lists

Ricky and Danny and Terry and Jim
Dean lasted six months-don't forget him
Perhaps some day this list will end
Till then I tally my gentlemen friends

WE DON’T GET ALONG

(Kathy Valentine)

I'm not very serious
You want me to be straight
I'm not out of time
But you think I'm too late
I'm not feeling desperate
You think I can't wait

Well somehow you always get me wrong
Somehow you always take things wrong
Somehow you always get me wrong
Well I guess we just don't get along

You always go to sleep
When I stay up all night
You say I'm wrong
When I'm thinkin' you're alright
I just wanna talk things over
You just wanna fight

Well somehow you always get me wrong
Somehow you always take things wrong
Somehow you always get me wrong
Well I guess we just don't get along

You leave me broken
And you don't realize
Everything is alright
And then you apologize
The things that really matter to me
They just pass you by

I THINK IT’S ME

(Charlotte Caffey / Belinda Carlisle)

Can't take anymore
My head's spinning 'round
Goin' back and forth
Goin' up and down

Don't know where I stand
Someone always loves a little more
And I think it's me

Sometimes I think you care
And then you don't
Then I think you will
That's when you won't

I don't know where I stand
Someone always loves a little more
And I think it's me

Wonderin' why I feel this way
Could it be something that you said
Or is it just some daydream
When I think of you and me

Then I see you pass me by
With that certain look in your eyes
And now I'm back where I began
Not knowin' where I stand

I think it's me

Go ahead now
Take a chance
Don't worry 'bout losin' another romance

I don't know where I stand
Someone always loves a little more
And I think it's me

I think it's me

I think it's me

I know it's me

IT’S EVERYTHING BUT PARTYTIME

(Jane Wiedlin / Gina Schock)

This is the place for celebrating
This is the crowd that's fascinating
This is the time for concentrating
To hear some words worth translating

He's rapping 'bout his meditating
She's dying for some medicating
And though I shouldn't be complaining
What's lacking here is entertaining

We're all looking for a good time
But what we get is empty rhyme
When everything's right but nothing's fine
It's everything but partytime

Talk about decorating
A room that needs sophisticating
When conversations become straining
No one's good at interest feigning

GET UP AND GO

(Charlotte Caffey / Jane Wiedlin)

If you get up and walk away
Leave the past behind
Go ahead and take a ride
No telling what you'll find

The words you say don't mean a thing
They fly right by my eyes
Look in the mirror don't look at me
Maybe then you'll realize

So get up and go
If you're so tired of moving slow

Go if you're so tired of moving slow

Go, get up and go

I was on the inside
Just looking out for you
But you're the one to make a change
There's nothing I can do

Now's the time for you to move
Actions shout out loud
So cut the talk and move your feet
Cuz words get lost in crowds

Quit talking
Start walking now

So get up and go
If you're so tired of moving slow

Go if you're so tired of moving slow

Go, get up and go

Go, get up and go (x4)

THIS OLD FEELING

(Charlotte Caffey / Jane Wiedlin)

This old feeling
It's new to me
I'm not sure
How I should be
I'd tattoo my vow
For all to see
To prove how much
You mean to me

A million times said
In as many songs
But before you
I could never sing along

This old feeling
It's got me up
I can't believe
My good luck
I'd wait at your door
Till eternity
Because you mean
That much to me

Well a million times said
In as many songs
But before you
I could never sing along

I love you

(Oh yes I do)
I do
I love you

(Oh yes I do)
I do

I love you

(Oh yes I do)

Yes I do

This old feeling

(What a feeling that I'm feeling)
It's got me up

(My head is reeling)
I can't believe

(My heart you're stealing)
My good luck
I'd wait at your door

(I'll be standing by your side)
Till eternity

(Until the end of time)
Because you mean

(Now that you'll be mine)
That much to me

COOL JERK

(Donald Storball)

Cool Jerk
Cool Jerk
Cool Jerk
Cool Jerk

Well I know a cat who can really do the cool jerk
I know a cat who can really do the cool jerk
Well this cat that you're talkin' about
Has nothing, nothing on me
'Cuz I know I'm the heppest cat
The heppest cat that ever could be

Well they see me walkin' down the street
(They say hey )!
All them fellas drop to their knees

(They say hey )!
I'm the reason that they don't smirk
Cuz they know I'm the queen of the cool jerk

Cool jerk
Cool jerk
Cool jerk
Cool jerk

Okay girls... break it down !
Bring it down real low uh-huh
Uh-huh, well that's right

Now, I know a lot of you out there are thinkin'
Man, are those girls fools ?
When way deep down inside
You know we're way cool
Now Gina, hon, she beats that drum
Oh man, she beat it mean
That mighty sound will shake the ground
C'mon and do your thing

Right now !
Oh that sounds good
Kathy hon, I wanna hear some of that bad, bad bass
A one, a two, a one two three four
You're playin' baby

You really smokin'
C'mon everybody
I wanna hear you all

Can you do
Can you do can you do can you do can you do
Can you do can you do can you do can you do
Can you do can you do can you do can you do
The cool jerk
C'mon people
Cool Jerk

Well they see me walkin' down the street
(They say hey )!
All them fellas drop to their knees

(They say hey )!
I'm the reason that they don't smirk
Cuz they know I'm the queen of the cool jerk

Cool Jerk
C'mon people
Cool Jerk
Everybody now
Cool Jerk
Hey, hey
Cool Jerk

THE WAY YOU DANCE

(Charlotte Caffey / Jane Wiedlin / Kathy Valentine)

The way you dance
You move in self romance
And you don't see me watch
The way you dance
Your eyes close in a trance
So you don't see me watching

People in this place just seem to stand around
Flashing cash they eye each other up and down
You're all alone out on the floor
The music spins you 'round
It's all you came here for

The way you dance
You move in self romance
And you don't see me watch
The way you dance
Your eyes close in a trance
So you don't see me watch

I see the night that's slipping by and every song
Takes me closer to the time when you'll be gone
How can I get through
Don't wanna break the spell
Just wanna dance with you

The way you dance
You move in self romance
And you don't see me watch
The way you dance
Your eyes close in a trance
So you don't see it's me...

Who loves the way you dance

I love the way you dance

I watch the way you dance

Don't stop the way you dance

Let's dance !

BEATNIK BEACH

(Charlotte Caffey / Belinda Carlisle)

Dance to the poetry
It's gonna be just you and me
We'll groove on that groovy beat
It will be boss keen neat yeah

Yeah yeah

Yeah yeah

Yeah yeah

Oooh yeah !

The gang they'll all be there
Join the fun don't be a square
We'll lipsync a go-go
Like on the Lloyd Thaxton show yeah

Beatnik Beach

(Yeah yeah)
It's really neat

(Yeah yeah)
Limbo down
Hit the ground

Rock !

Okay let's go !

Put on your paisleys
Put on your black beret too
Join all us beatniks
Nothing better could happen to you yeah

Come on !

WORLDS AWAY

(Jane Wiedlin / Kathy Valentine)

Walking around it's clear
That I'm worlds away
Thinking with only half my mind
Found myself wanting
To be sleeping
To be dreaming
To be worlds away

Slip into bed the sheets are
Cold and smooth
My tension melts to a quiet warm
Find myself waiting
To be sleeping
To be dreaming
To be worlds away

I wanna be worlds away
Apart from the day to day
I know I'll be okay
When I get worlds away

Worlds away
Worlds away

Worlds away

Worlds away

Slipping away to somewhere
In my heart
Go to a world where no one's been before
That's when I find myself
Not quite sleeping
But still dreaming
And I'm worlds away

Beauty And The Beat (album lyrics)

OUR LIPS ARE SEALED

(Jane Wiedlin / Terry Hall)

Can you hear them
They talk about us
Telling lies
Well that's no surprise

Can you see them
See right through them
They have no shield
No secrets to reveal

It doesn't matter what they say
In the jealous games people play

Our lips are sealed

Careless talk
Through paper walls
We can't stop them
Only laugh at them

Spreading rumors
So far from true
Dragged up from the underworld
Just like some precious pearl

It doesn't matter what they say
In the jealous games people play

Our lips are sealed

Pay no mind to what they say
It doesn't matter anyway

Our lips are sealed

There's a weapon
That we must use
In our defense
Silence

When you look at them
Look right through them
That's when they'll disappear
That's when we'll be feared

It doesn't matter what they say
In the jealous games people play

Our lips are sealed

Pay no mind to what they say
It doesn't matter anyway

Our lips are sealed

Hush, my darling
Don't you cry
Quiet, angel
Forget their lies

Can you hear them

(Can you hear them)
They talk about us
Telling lies
Well that's no surprise

Can you see them

(See right through them)
See right through them
They have no shield
No secrets to reveal

It doesn't matter what they say
In the jealous games people play

Our lips are sealed

Pay no mind to what they say
It doesn't matter anyway

Our lips are sealed

Our lips are sealed

Our lips are sealed

HOW MUCH MORE

(Charlotte Caffey / Jane Wiedlin)

Every night I see you walk
Walking by, walking by
You hold your head so close to hers
I could cry, I could cry
I want to be that girl tonite
Girl tonite, girl tonite

How much more can I take
Before I go crazy, oh yeah

Crazy, oh yeah
How much more heartache
Before I go crazy, oh yeah

Crazy, oh yeah

Love is in your eyes
Making me cry
Why isn't it me?
She's looking good
Just like I would
If it could be me

TONITE

(Charlotte Caffey / Jane Wiedlin / Peter Case)

The street lights are shining bright

(Tonite)
The billboards are shedding their light

(Tonite)
And my friends are hanging around
Tonite

There's a charge in the air

(Tonite)
It's kind of electric out there

(Tonite)
And we're all out on the town

Action - gonna track it down
Gonna turn some heads
Tonite

There's nothing
There's no one
To stand in our way
Get dressed up
And messed up
Blow our cares away
Our mind's set on seeing
This night through 'til day
We rule the streets tonite
Until the morning

The boulevard is crowded and loud

(Tonite)
It's time for excitement right now

(Tonite)
There's no better world to be found

If there was
We'd give it all for
For a lifetime like
Tonite

There's nothing
There's no one
To stand in our way
Get dressed up
And messed up
Blow our cares away
Our mind's set on seeing
This night through 'til day
We rule the streets tonite
Until the morning light

LUST TO LOVE

(Charlotte Caffey / Jane Wiedlin)

It used to be fun was in
The capture and kill
In another place and time
I did it all for thrills

Love me and I'll leave you
I told you at the start
I had no idea that you
Would tear my world apart

And you're the one to blame
I used to know my name
But I've lost control of the game
'Cause even though I set the rules
You've got me acting like a fool
When I see you I lose my cool

Lust to love
Was the last thing I was dreaming of
And now all I want is just to love
Lust turned to love

Lust to love
Was the last thing I was dreaming of
And now all I want is just to love
Lust turned to love

That was when the fun was in
The capture and kill
In another place and time
I did it all for thrills

Love me and I'll leave you
I told you at the start
I had no idea that you
Would tear my world apart

And you're the one to blame
I used to know my name
But I've lost control of the game
'Cause even though I set the rules
You've got me acting like a fool
When I see you I lose my cool

THIS TOWN

(Charlotte Caffey / Jane Wiedlin)

We all know the chosen toys
Of catty girls and pretty boys
Make up that face
Jump in the race
Life's a kick in this town
Life's a kick in this town

This town is our town
It is so glamorous
Bet you'd live here if you could
And be one of us

This town is our town
It is so glamorous
Bet you'd live here if you could
And be one of us

Change the lines that were said before
We're all dreamers - we're all whores
Discarded stars
Like worn out cars
Litter the streets of this town
Litter the streets of this town

This town is our town
It is so glamorous
Bet you'd live here if you could
And be one of us

This town is our town
It is so glamorous
I bet you'd live here if you could
And be one of us

This town (x4)

WE GOT THE BEAT

(Charlotte Caffey)

See the people walking down the street
Fall in line just watching all their feet
They don't know where they want to go
But they're walking in time

They got the beat
They got the beat

They got the beat
Yeah
They got the beat

All the kids just getting out of school
They can't wait to hang out and be cool
Hang around 'til quarter after twelve
That's when they fall in line

They got the beat
They got the beat
Kids got the beat
Yeah
Kids got the beat

Go-Go music really makes us dance
Do the Pony puts us in a trance
The Watusi just give us a chance
That's when we fall in line

'Cause we got the beat
We got the beat
We got the beat
Yeah
We got it !

We got the beat

We got the beat
We got the beat
Everybody get on your feet

(We got the beat)
We know you can dance to the beat
(We got the beat)

Jumpin' - get down

(We got the beat)
Round and round and round

We got the beat (x14)

FADING FAST

(Charlotte Caffey)

You thought that I was on your side
That I'd do anything for you
But you found out yesterday
That you were wrong
I opened up the door
I said we were through

And now you're calling me
You want me back again
But I've just got to turn my head
And start to pretend
I've never seen you
You're someone I don't know
Are you just another boy
That I met long ago

You had me all to yourself
I thought that you were such a prize
I finally came to my senses
'Cause I heard just one too many lies

And now you're calling me
You want me back again
But I've just got to turn my head
And start to pretend
I've never seen you
You're someone I don't know
Are you just another boy
That I met long ago

You can talk about old times

(Yesterday is gone)
They don't mean a thing to me

(All you are is...)
You're fading fast
Out of my memory

And now you're calling me
You want me back again
But I've just got to turn my head
And start to pretend
I've never seen you
You're someone I don't know
Now you're just another boy
That I met long ago

You can talk about old times

(Yesterday is gone)
They don't mean a thing to me

(All you are is...)
You're fading fast
Out of my memory

You can talk about old times

(Yesterday is gone)
They don't mean a thing to me

(All you are is...)
You're fading fast
Out of my memory

You're fading fast
Out of my memory

You're fading fast
Out of my memory

AUTOMATIC

(Jane Wiedlin)

Quiet now
Still of night
Inside fire burning bright

Right moment
Laying down
Oh, still no sound

It's all automatic
No thought
Automatic

Golden hair
Skin glisten
Beating heart but don't listen

Angles sharp
Crash together
Time and consciousness sever

Mind in automatic
Time stop
Automatic

Quiet now
Still of night
Inside fire burning bright

(Quiet now)
Right moment

(Still of night)
Laying down
Oh, still no sound

It's all automatic
Time stop
...Automatic

YOU CAN’T WALK IN YOUR SLEEP (IF YOU CAN’T SLEEP)

(Charlotte Caffey / Jane Wiedlin)

Last night you slept, you slept in fits
You smashed your windows bit by bit
You cried out - a bad dream
Horror pictures - what a scene !

Which way will things go tonight
Toss and turn or sleep tight
You can't win you wonder why
That sleep is one thing you can't buy

You can't walk in your sleep
If you can't sleep
You can't talk in your sleep
If you can't sleep

Downed that pill hours ago
Ttime is passing oh so slow
Watch the clock - you're waiting
It's five o'clock and the world is waking

That's the way things went tonight
Tossed and turned though you were tight
Exhaustion brings on desperation
Well there's still some consolation

SKIDMARKS ON MY HEART

(Charlotte Caffey / Belinda Carlisle)

You sure know how to hurt a girl
Fewer hugs and no more kisses
Just water for your carburetor
And bearings for your pistons
Rev her engine for your pleasure
Caress and fondle her steering wheel
When you moan and hug her gear shift
Stop ! Think how it makes me feel

Oooh, skidmarks on my heart
You've got me in fifth
You're burning rubber like my love

Oooh, skidmarks on my heart
You've got me in fifth
You're burning rubber like my love

Spend all your time and money
On that Pontiac GTO pile
Getting tired of your greasy antics
My pride is getting hurt by the mile
Blow her engine blow my mind
Keep her shocks and brakes aligned
I see that you're all jacked up
Leaving me and your exhaust behind

Oooh, skidmarks on my heart
You've got me in fifth
You're burning rubber like my love

Oooh, skidmarks on my heart
You've got me in fifth
You're burning rubber like my love

1, 2, 3, 4

I buy you cologne
You want axle grease
You say get a mechanic
I say get a shrink
I need promises
You want Motor Trend
Our love needs an overhaul
This may be the end

I'm driving in risk (x4)

CAN’T STOP THE WORLD

(Kathy Valentine)

I gave up looking for a reason
To live with things just the way they were
I came around
Used to be easy to get to
So they got to me just about every way

Caught with no cards up your sleeve
Not much to choose from
Grew up all along just thinking that you couldn't lose
Don't want to live without that security
You think that with a little more
You'll be alright

Can't stop the world
Can't stop the world
Can't stop the world
Why let it stop you
Why let it stop you
Why let it stop you

Can't stop the world
Can't stop the world

Your heart, your will, your car
They've all been broken
You let everybody know about your better days
You got beat
And it's not entertaining
Watching you try to stand up on your feet again

Go !

Live cover compilation

Jamie, you are my muse. I know some of my choices are arguable, like the inclusion of the Textones songs or the exclusion of Mad About You. Enjoy anyway.

01. We Got The Beat / Going To A Go Go

02. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

03. Mother's Little Helper

04. My Heart Will Go On / Johnny, Are You Queer ?

05. Pipeline

06. Tutti Frutti

07. Vacation

08. Flashdance Medley

09. Surf City

10. Surfing And Spying / Little Honda

11. Let's Have A Party

12. Automatic / Atomic

13. California Sun

14. Cool Jerk

15. Cool Places

16. Dancing With Myself

17. I Wanna Be Sedated

18. X-Offender

19. Can't Stop The World

20. (Remember) Walking In The Sand

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2012-05-08 @ Rams Head Live, Baltimore

Ripped from Youtube. Thanks to whistlepig75 and ToddColemaninAshburn for sharing their videos ! In-between-songs talks are skipped.

01. Vacation

02. Tonite

03. How Much More

04. Get Up And Go

05. Mad About You

06. Lust To Love

07. Mother's Little Helper

08. Automatic

09. Fading Fast

10. Cool Jerk

11. Cool Places

12. This Town

13. Unforgiven

14. Skidmarks On My Heart

15. Our Lips Are Sealed

16. We Got The Beat

17. Happy Birthday Chris

18. (Remember) Walking In The Sand

19. Fun With Ropes

20. Head Over Heels

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2012 setlist + first audio downloads

(Thanks to Gd4Gone)

01. Vacation
02. Tonite

03. How much More
04. Get Up And Go
05. Mad About You
06. Lust to Love
07. Mother's little Helper
08. Automatic
09. Fading Fast
10. Cool Jerk
11. Cool Places
12. This Town
13. The Whole World Lost Its Head or Unforgiven
14. Our Lips are Sealed
15. Skidmarks On My Heart
16. We Got The Beat

E1. (Remember) Walking In The Sand
E2. Fun With Ropes
E3. Head Over Heels

And here are some audio recordings for you to enjoy ! Thanks to mmmmpopmusik, rockand5, lixorjim and Southamericancutie.

2012-05-03 (Remember) Walking In The Sand (Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez)

2012-05-03 Cool Jerk (Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez) INCPL

2012-05-03 Cool Places (Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez)

2012-05-03 Head Over Heels (Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez)

2012-05-03 Mad About You (Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez)

2012-05-03 Our Lips Are Sealed (Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez)

2012-05-03 Vacation (Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez)

2012-05-03 We Got The Beat (Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez)

2012-05-05 Head Over Heels (O'Donnell Golf Club, Palm Springs) INCPL

2012-05-05 Mad About You (O'Donnell Golf Club, Palm Springs) INCPL

2012-05-05 Our Lips Are Sealed (O'Donnell Golf Club, Palm Springs) INCPL

2012-05-05 We Got The Beat (O'Donnell Golf Club, Palm Springs)

2012-05-06 (Remember) Walking In The Sand (Pala Casino, Pala)

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Early punk songs lyrics (1978-1980)

OVERRRUN

(Jane Wiedlin / Belinda Carlisle)

Give us a night where there is no day
We don't wanna see the sun
Give me more friends like the ones I have
So we can overrun
The city
(The state)

The city
(The state)
The country

(The country)
The world
Our time will come

Give us a way to change society
Individuality is not remorse
People need to be of a different variety

So we can overrun
The city
(The state)

The city
(The state)
The country

(The country)
The world
Our time will come

Difference will not matter again
We will over take and descend
Upon
Laws of conformity
Laws of normalcy
Laws of government
Laws of practicality
Give us a certain place in time
Where passiveness is no more
We will have the state of mind
And we will over run
The cities
(The states)

The cities
(The states)
The countries

(The countries)
The worlds
Our time has come

 

ROBERT HILBURN

(Jane Wiedlin)

Robert Hilburn wants to be young

Bobby Hilburn has his tongue-in-cheek

Pose down real pat

Wonders what it’s like to have fun

Hiburn
It's time to burn
It's burning time
For the Times

Betcha think your really smart
We know better
Your a boring fart
New wave music makes good copy
Tell us Bob, could punk be art

B-MOVIE

(Jane Wiedlin / Charlotte Caffey)

I want to live in a b-movie
I want to say all the corney lines
I want passion and a make believe man
I want non stop romance all the time

I'll exist on the egde of extremes
Hate or love never in between
There's no stopping me now
Feelings gonna be my reason for being

Why can't my life be
Emotion and sentimentality
Soft lights, champagne and you and me

We'll write down our scenarios
Stare into each others souls
Be a rebel just like James Dean
I won't know how to say it

But you'll know what I mean
We'll exist on the edge of extremes
Hate or love never in between
There's no stopping us now
Feelings going to be our reason for being

A handsome love to send me flowers midnight walks in summer showers

I want my life to be

Emotion and sentimentality
Soft lights, champagne and you and me

Living in a b-movie

 

JUST A NUMBER

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WE’RE HERE NOW

(Jane Wiedlin / Charlotte Caffey)

Don't accuse us of not caring
We just don't care about you
Don't assume that we never think
You think you know but you haven't a clue cuz

We're here now
We don't need you around
We're here now

Don't make the mistake of criticising
Don't even bother patronizing
We're something that you will never understand
We're so obvious you can't comprehend that

We're here now
We don't need you around
We're here now

We can’t be bothered with the past
You’re the experts when it comes to that
It's useless living for the future
If you don't know how long it will last cuz

We're here now
We don't need you around
Coz we're here now

We're here now

DON’T HANG UP

It's not so bad that I can't see you

To say what I've been thinking about
You're still the toughest boy around
What you've been up to has made me doubt

Don't hang up (hang up)
Just listen
Got to explain the way that I feel
Stay on your end of the line

The telephone's the cowards way
But please listen anyway
I can't be with you anymore
So don't come knockin' at my door

Don't hang up
Just listen
Got to explain the way that I feel
Stay on your end of the line

No, I won't come running back
No, I'll never change my mind
All along I've been a fool
I've gotten smarter
I know your kind

Don't hang up
Just listen
Got to explain the way that I feel
Stay on your end of the line

Go on hang up
Now that you've listened
And I've explained the way that I feel
You reached the end of the line

LUXURY LIVING

(Jane Wiedlin)

Living at the Canterbury
Fighting off the roaches
Like being in a dormitory
Till rental due approaches
I don't know where we'll get the cash
Spent it all on drink
I don't know but sometimes
It's better not to think

Sometimes little I like to think !

Living at the Canterbury
My friends think I'm a fool
Living at the Canterbury
I guess it's pretty cool

Okay living in the city
Whores outside a-posing
Traffic noise a lullaby
Skyscrapers better than blue skies
We can do what we want
We can say what we please
We can be who we want
Being poor is ok by me
Proud I don't have no TV !

Living at the Canterbury
My friends think I'm a fool
Living at the Canterbury
I guess it's pretty cool

It’s cool !

LIVING AT THE CANTERBURY

(Jane Wiedlin)

Okay living in the city
Whores outside a-posing
Traffic noise a lullaby
Skyscrapers better than the blue skies
We can do what we want
We can say what we please
We can be who we want
Being poor's okay by me
Proud I don't have no TV !

Living at the Canterbury
My friends think I'm a fool
Living at the Canterbury
I guess it's pretty cool

Living at the Canterbury
Fighting off the roaches
Like being in a dormitory
Till rental due approaches

I don't know where we'll get the cash
Spent it all on booze
I'm no fool with credit cards
It's better not to think
Sometimes little I like to think !

PARTY POSE

(Jane Wiedlin / Belinda Carlisle)

See me pose
Having so much fun
Champagne glass in my hand
My put on smile
On my painted face
I show no trace of boredom

See me laugh
At your jokes
Your gossiping lips
You look so divine, so divine
In your Fiorucci dress
Your party is finess

Charming, darling

Party pose
Let's pretend
Jet set
Rive Gauche
Party pose
Quite dull
Moet Chandon
Andy Warhol

See me fit
The stylish crowd
Hear the stories
The worldly wise
Exaggerate
We've been around
We've seen it all
We're so profound

See my friends
Walk in the door
Eat caviar, drink
Ash the floor
Party crash patrol
Has come
Party pose
Has just begun

JOHNNY, ARE YOU QUEER ?

(Larson Paine / Bobby Paine)

Johnny what's the deal boy ?
Is your love for real boy ?
When the lights are low
You never hold me close

Well I saw you today boy
Walking with the gay boys
God it hurt me so
Now I gotta know
Johnny are you queer ?

'Cause when I see you
Dancing with your friends
I can't help wondering
Where I stand

I'm so afraid I'll lose you
If I can't seduce you
Is there something wrong ?
Johnny come on strong

Oh why are you so weird boy ?
Johnny are you queer boy ?
When I make a play
You’re pushing me away
Johnny are you queer ?

'Cause when I see you
Dancing with your friends
I can't help wondering
Where I stand

Johnny you're forsaking
A love you could be taking
I wanna give it to you
But you never come through

Oh why are you so weird boy ?
Johnny are you queer boy ?
When you asked for a date
I thought that you were straight
Johnny are you queer ?

Oh Johnny are you queer boy ?
Johnny are you queer ?
Tell me, Johnny are you queer ?
Tell me, Johnny are you queer ?
Johnny are you queer ?

SCREAMING

(Charlotte Caffey / Jane Wiedlin)

No friends - don't want them
Just fans to serve your needs
Make money - they adore you
On subservience your ego's fed

Grey matter
Under grey face
You're so witty
We're so base
Grey matter
Under grey face
You're so witty
We're so base

They're screaming for you, for you
They don't know what's true
What's real
Who cares

Kill this scene with your power
Get your contract - distort the facts
You can use and abuse us
We're so mindless we won't react

Grey matter
Under grey face
You're so witty
We're so base
Grey matter
Under grey face
You're so witty
We're so base

Why bother with morals
When you can rest on your laurels
Why bother with morals
When you can rest on your laurels
Why bother with morals
When you can rest on your laurels
Why bother with morals
When you can rest on your laurels
 

LONDON BOYS

(Jane Wiedlin / Don Bolles)

Saw your pictures in the 'zines

And you look real good

Pale blank faces - black and white keen

London boys - cigarette lean

London boys

Wish you were

London boys

Wish we were there

London boys

Seem real cool

London boys

Wish you were

London boys

Wish we were there

London boys

Seem real cool

London boys

If we had the money

If we were only rich

We'd take a jet plane get outta this scene

And make the switch 

Go go go !

TONITE (early version)

The street lights are shining bright
The billboards are shedding their light
And my crowd's hanging around
Tonite

There's a charge in the air
It's kind of electric out there
And we're all out on the town

Tonite

There you go we should see

We go to where we wanna be

I love thinking ‘bout tonite

There you go we should see

We go to where we wanna be

I love thinking ‘bout tonite

The boulevard's crowded and loud
It's time for excitement right now
There's no better world to be found

Tonite

There you go we should see

We go to where we wanna be

I love thinking ‘bout tonite

There you go we should see

We go to where we wanna be

I love thinking ‘bout tonite

The boulevard's crowded and loud
It's time for excitement right now
There's no better world to be found

…

Tonite

VICIOUS CIRCLE

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FUN WITH ROPES

(Jane Wiedlin)

Bought a cub scout manual

Found my favourite chapter
Turning up the stereo
It's time for fun with ropes

Learned our knots from A-Z
Stole my daddy's belts
We'll make our own fun for free
Having fun with ropes

You tell me that I'm sick (you're sick)
As you strap me to the floor
You know it makes my heart quick
I'll come crawling back for more

Well, I'm collecting coloured cord
No macrame for me
Dim the lights and lock the door
And never set me free

You say that I'm not healthy
You think that I'm a creep
Still you tie your knots so tight
I'm too wrapped up to sleep

You tell me that I'm sick (you're sick)
As you strap me to the floor
You know it makes my heart quick
I'll come crawling back for more
And more and more for ever more
 

FASHION SEEKERS

(Charlotte Caffey / Joseph August Fleury / Margot Olavarria)

Bland ideas in a borrowed head
They wear their clothes in an empty bed
They'll suck the shirts right off of your back
They'll salivate on your day-glo slacks

They do the Hustle in Italian boots
You see them smile when they get their looks

They're fashion seekers, fashion seekers
They're fashion seekers, fashion seekers

They rob the thrift stores overnight
Open boutiques and hike the price
Taking notes in all of the clubs
While claiming to be one of us

They dance the hustle in Italian boots
You see them smile when the get the looks

They're fashion seekers, fashion seekers
They're fashion seekers, fashion seekers

You've seen it before it's new to them
The last to cash in on a trend
They think that we're too young to know
They wear the trends that we outgrow
 

(REMEMBER) WALKING IN THE SAND

(George "Shadow" Morton / Jane Wiedlin)

Seems like the other day
My baby, he went away
He went away across the sea

It's been two years ago
That's when my baby go
That's when this letter it came to me

He said that we were through
He'd found somebody new
Oooh, let me think
Oooh, let me think
What can I do?

Oh no
Oh no
Oh no no no no no
Walking in the sand
Walking hand in hand
The night was so exciting
His lips were so inviting

Whatever happened to
The boy that I once knew
The boy who said he'd be true
What will happen to
The life I gave to you

What will I do with my heart now

(Remember) walking in the sand
(Remember) walking hand in hand
(Remember) walking in the sand

BLADES

(Belinda Carlisle / Jane Wiedlin / Margot Olavarria)

I'm feeling artistic
I'm drawing lines
My body is my canvas
I'm making marks in time
Feel the coldness
Feel nothing inside
Caress the smoothness and watch it slide

Uh-oh, here I go
Playing with blades
Again and again
Uh-oh, here I go
Playing with blades
Again and again and again and again

No one seems to notice
That I don't seem to care
It's my decision, my own life
And I don't intend to share
It's not a question of sanity
Or reaction to something said
No desire to be analysed
For fascination with red

Uh-oh, here I go
Playing with blades
Again and again
Uh-oh, here I go
Playing with blades
Again and again and again
and again and again and again