Black Lips
Oh yeah, there’s nothing quite like an anthemic chorus, the kind of chorus that wraps itself firmly around your ears and refuses to budge. Not for anything, or anyone (not even for a thirty second snippet from a Morrissey outtake). Atlanta, Georgia band, Black Lips know that. Which is why they’ve written one of the finest musical and lyrical hooks for their song Bad Kids. Under an incessant guitar riff they wail on their peers: ‘Bad Kids, all my friends are bad kids’. Indeed. There’s a sweet ring to that. And a sweet ring to the album too. It’s called Good Bad, Not Evil and, thanks to our friends at Speak N Spell, we have five copies of it to give away to randomly selected entrants who make up a spicy line or two around the lyrical theme of ‘Bad kids …’ Entries close December 10. Go on, give it to your mates. We know you want to.
Listen to Bad Kids by Black Lips.
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YOU'RE SAYING (4)
marion said | 6 December, 2007
Bad Kids Haiku
Bad Kids in us all
Bad kids come out and play when
Bad kids want fun now
Alex said | 10 December, 2007
Bad kids, kids who are bad
Zolton said | 13 December, 2007
Hey guys, thanks for your entries in this comp. You’ve each won a Black Lips. Please email me with your postal details: zolton [@] lostateminor.com
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Paul Gallagher said | 29 November, 2007
“Bad kids” are those who will still push you down in the playground, throw acorns at your sister and beat you at conkers – even after stealing your lunch.
“Bad kids” are those who choose not to give up their seats on buses when senior citizens are forced to stand for lack of seating.
“Bad kids” are those who one passes looking shifty whilst loitering on street corners, and then on the return trip they are those who have spat their chewing gum onto the pavement for you to stand in.
“Bad kids” are those who still listen to power-pop “punk” music but yet have the gall to make fun of Broken Social Scene (who, incidently, would probably beat them hands down in a fistfight).
“Bad kids” are those who make rude comments at funerals.
“Bad kids” are those who are not actually bad to the bone.
“Bad kids” are those who don’t get away with it.