{"id":16452,"date":"2014-08-21T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/?p=16452"},"modified":"2026-03-24T21:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:06:12","slug":"barry-adamson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/?p=16452","title":{"rendered":"Magazine + Barry Adamson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a4\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thequietus.com\/articles\/07193-magazine-howard-devoto-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Howard Devoto Interviewed<\/a>\u00a0\u21d0(vid)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca \u00a0A promo of their album <strong>\u2193\u00a0\u00abNot Thyself\u00bb \u00a0<\/strong>[2011]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PiuKlxTeiGg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>\u25ca \u00a0&#8216;A Song From Under The Floors&#8217; \u00a0\u2193<\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p58kCYsiwt0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<address><strong>I am angry, I am ill and I&#8217;m as ugly as sin <\/strong><\/address><address><strong>I don&#8217;t know what keeps me alive and kicking<\/strong><br \/><strong> I know the meaning of life, it doesn&#8217;t help me a bit \u00a0<\/strong><\/address><address><strong>I know beauty and I know a good thing when I see it<\/strong><\/address><address>\u00a0<\/address><address>This is a song from under the floorboards &#8211;\u00a0Here is a song from where the wall is cracked<br \/>My force of habits, I am an insect &#8211;\u00a0And I must confess, I&#8217;m proud as hell about that<\/address><address>\u00a0<\/address><address><strong>I have known the highest and the best &#8211;\u00a0I accord death with all due respect<\/strong><br \/><strong> But the brightest jewel inside of me, it glows with pleasure at my own stupidity<\/strong><\/address><address>\u00a0<\/address><address>This is a song from under the floorboards &#8211; This is a song from where the wall is cracked<br \/>My force of habits, I am an insect &#8211;\u00a0And I must confess, I&#8217;m proud as hell about that<\/address><address>\u00a0<\/address><address><strong>I used to make phantoms, I could later chase &#8211; And images of all that could be desired<\/strong><\/address><address><strong>Then I got tired of counting all of these blessings &#8211;\u00a0And then I just got tired<\/strong><\/address>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u21d3 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Oj4ricvz4KM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;The Light Pours Out of Me&#8217;\u21d0<\/a><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nImOq_eWHEM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: right;\">Time flies, time crawls\u00a0like an insect up and down the walls &#8211;\u00a0<strong>The light pours out of me<\/strong><br \/>The conspiracy of silence ought\u00a0to revolutionize my thought &#8211;<strong>\u00a0<strong>The light pours out of me<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>The cold light of day\u00a0pours out of me, leaving me black\u00a0and so healthy &#8211;\u00a0<strong>The light pours out of me<\/strong><br \/>It jerks out of me like blood in this still life <strong>heart beats up love &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>The light pours out of me<\/strong><\/address>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VZp_FM7QQvg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47784 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47784\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/definitegaze.jpeg\" alt=\"definitegaze\" width=\"198\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/definitegaze.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/definitegaze-107x150.jpeg 107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><u>. . .\u00a0<\/u>[real life Peel session]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I like your nerve, I like watching you<\/strong><br \/><strong>But I don&#8217;t watch what I&#8217;m doing, got better things to do<\/strong><br \/><strong>So this is real life, you&#8217;re telling me<\/strong><br \/><strong>And everything is where it ought to be<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ybUqM8jf3mU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47696 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47696\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/SHOT-BY-BOTH-SIDES.png\" alt=\"SHOT BY BOTH SIDES\" width=\"177\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/SHOT-BY-BOTH-SIDES.png 177w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/SHOT-BY-BOTH-SIDES-103x150.png 103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Ny2PhBnZTA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This and that, they must be the same<br \/>What is legal is just what&#8217;s real<br \/>What I&#8217;m given to understand<br \/>Is exactly what I steal<br \/><strong>I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I was shocked to find what was allowed<br \/>I didn&#8217;t lose myself in the crowd<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Shot by both sides<\/strong><br \/><strong>On the run to the outside of everything<\/strong><br \/><strong>Shot by both sides<\/strong><br \/><strong>They must have come to a secret understanding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">New offences always in my nerves<br \/>They&#8217;re taking my time by force<br \/>They all sound the same when they scream<br \/>As a matter of course<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I was shocked to find what was allowed<br \/>I didn&#8217;t lose myself in the crowd<br \/><strong>Shot by both sides . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why are you so edgy, kid? &#8211; Asks the man with the voice<br \/>One thing follows another\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 You live and learn, you have no choice<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I wormed my way . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I was shocked to find what was allowed<br \/>I didn&#8217;t lose myself in the crowd<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shot by both sides<br \/>I don&#8217;t ask who&#8217;s doing the shooting<br \/>Shot by both sides<br \/>We must have come to a secret understanding<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2666\u2192 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JmVPGcms5kA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Cut Out Shapes&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0 \u21d3\u00a0 [\u00abSecondhand Daylight\u00bb_1979]<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZxwRb8oyCbY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I enter the room, confident enough<br \/>For now I tread a\u00a0straight and narrow way<br \/>So I sleep soundly, a\u00a0little blue in the face<br \/>Cut-out shapes in secondhand daylight<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Somewhere else &#8211;\u00a0Something else on my mind &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">She&#8217;s caressing me with the hidden hands<br \/>Of the only kind of violence she thinks that I&#8217;ll understand<br \/>We&#8217;ve got them dancing to \u00a0all of our confessions<br \/>They don&#8217;t know how we rehearse our dreams<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Somewhere else &#8211;\u00a0Something else on my mind &#8230;<\/strong><br \/><strong>I just get numb when you&#8217;re hard to find &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We met at a psychiatric unit<br \/>She was in for having habits no one else would try<br \/>She didn&#8217;t know what she was in control of<br \/>She had all the advantages of magic &#8211;\u00a0No one could deny<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There was an old lady who swallowed a fly . . .<br \/>Your inescapable mother &#8211;\u00a0Such a crazy lover &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I just get numb when you&#8217;re hard to find &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Find out &#8211;\u00a0You&#8217;ll find out<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CZPxyJ-tn18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-42093\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/magazine.jpg\" alt=\"magazine\" width=\"285\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/magazine.jpg 285w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/magazine-150x93.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lyricsfreak.com\/m\/magazine\/you+never+knew+me_10172621.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;You Never Knew Me&#8217;<\/a>\u21d2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">[\u00abThe Correct Use of \u00a0Soap\u00bb1980]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"watch-headline-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2666 \u00a0Live at Rockpalast \u2193 [1980]<\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g16mJ_omqsw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0&#8216;Feed the Enemy&#8217; \u00a0\u2191<\/strong><\/p>\n<address>It&#8217;s always raining over the border \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0There&#8217;s been a plane crash out there<\/address><address>In the wheat fields \u00a0they&#8217;re picking up the pieces &#8211;\u00a0We could go and look and stare<\/address><address>How many friends have we over there? \u00a0The border guards fight unconvincingly<\/address><address>Whatever we do it seems things are arranged \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0We always have to feed the enemy<\/address><address>You could dance for me and punch me through \u00a0. . . \u00a0(Dance for me)<\/address><address>\u00a0<\/address><address>We watched them trash the last camera \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Glued to all our TVs<\/address><address>The actors on the replay \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Trying again to touch you and me<\/address><address>But they always seem to know \u00a0what they&#8217;re talking about<\/address><address>Now they&#8217;ve got you in a corner \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0You&#8217;ve got no room to move, no room for doubt<\/address><address>That&#8217;s what they&#8217;re talking about \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Now they&#8217;ve got you in a corner<\/address><address>No room to move, no room for doubt<\/address>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TFVrEJR2jN4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Give Me Everything&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u21d4 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lyrics.net\/lyric\/173494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[lyrics]<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u21d3\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fCzSeeiAFqQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Permafrost&#8217;\u21d0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Om0jhPkOwhg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Thunder shook loose hail o<\/strong><strong>n the outhouse again<\/strong><br \/><strong>Today I bumped into you again<\/strong><br \/><strong>I have no idea what you want<\/strong><br \/><strong>But there was something I meant to say<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>As the day stops dead \u00a0at the place where we&#8217;re lost<\/strong><br \/><strong>I will drug you and fuck you on the permafrost<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>There&#8217;s not much that I miss<\/strong><br \/><strong>I&#8217;m far too forgetful for that<\/strong><br \/><strong>Sugar&#8217;s sweet some of the time<\/strong><br \/><strong>It&#8217;s hard to keep some things in mind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>As the day stops dead \u00a0at the place where we&#8217;re lost<\/strong><br \/><strong>I will drug you and fuck you on the permafrost<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u2666 \u00a0&#8216;Model Worker&#8217; \u00a0\u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aYCpqffkmqY\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;m sick of working on the land<br \/>I wanna work with machines and look handsome<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I have been indulging in ostentatious display<br \/>Doing little more than eat\u00a0three square meals a day<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And I&#8217;ve been shirking my duty<br \/>So I&#8217;ve been sending gifts to curry favour<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>But because I love you\u00a0and because you love me<\/strong><br \/><strong> A model worker\u00a0I&#8217;ll willingly be<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I need a holiday, I&#8217;ve not been well<br \/>Take me to the brocade river hotel<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And I just want to know \u00a0while the revolution lasts<br \/>Will it enable me \u00a0to swallow broken glass!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;m not too worried by hegemony<br \/>I know the cadre will look after me<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And I just want to know while the revolution lasts<br \/>Will it enable me to swallow broken glass!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I have been indulging in ostentatious display<br \/>Doing little more than eat three square meals a day<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>But because I love you &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2666 \u00a0 &#8216;Parade&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0\u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d9MbXEJwcec\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>They will show me what I want to see<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>we will watch without grief<\/strong><br \/><strong>we stay one step ahead of relief<\/strong><br \/><strong>you tell me we&#8217;ve been praying<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0for a bright and clever hell<\/strong><br \/><strong>I think we&#8217;ve been forced to our knees but I can&#8217;t tell<\/strong><br \/><strong>Sometimes I forget that we&#8217;re supposed to be in love<\/strong><br \/><strong>Sometimes I forget my position<\/strong><br \/><strong>It&#8217;s so hot in here<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>What are they trying to hatch?<\/strong><br \/><strong>We must not be frail, we must watch<\/strong><br \/><strong>Now that I&#8217;m out of touch with anger<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>now I have nothing to live up to<\/strong><br \/><strong>and I don&#8217;t know when to stop joking<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>when I stop I hope I am with you<\/strong><br \/><strong>Sometimes I forget that we&#8217;re supposed to be in love<\/strong><br \/><strong>Sometimes I forget my position<\/strong><\/p>\n<address>And my position is somewhere between the waitress and the table&#8230;<\/address><address>the service is very very good &#8230;<\/address>\n<p><strong>Sometimes I forget that we&#8217;re supposed to be in love<\/strong><br \/><strong>Sometimes I forget my position<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>What on earth is the size of my life?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u21d3\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/genius.com\/Magazine-because-youre-frightened-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Because You&#8217;re Frightened&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FQETHGByrWg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47822 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47822\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Tcuos.jpg\" alt=\"Tcuos\" width=\"244\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Tcuos.jpg 400w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Tcuos-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Tcuos-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em> \u00a0. . . Look what fear&#8217;s done to my body &#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 id=\"watch-headline-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u221e \u00a0 B&#8217;dum B&#8217;dum \u2193\u00a0Buzzcocks &amp; Magazine \u00a0[doc]<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hox93DETbGo\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f7<\/h6>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a4 \u00a0Barry Adamson<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barryadamson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Barry Adamson<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(born 11 June 1958,\u00a0Moss Side,\u00a0Manchester)\u00a0\u00a0is a British<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_CjFd9ffefA#t=65\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16453\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/barry-adamson.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/barry-adamson.gif 227w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/barry-adamson-200x300.gif 200w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/barry-adamson-100x150.gif 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a> rock musician who has worked with rock\u00a0bands\u00a0such as\u00a0<a title=\"Magazine (band)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Magazine_(band)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magazine<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Visage\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Visage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visage<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"The Birthday Party (band)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Birthday_Party_(band)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Birthday Party<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nick_Cave_and_the_Bad_Seeds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds<\/a>, and the electronic musicians\u00a0<a title=\"Pan sonic\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pan_sonic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pan sonic<\/a>. Adamson has also remixed\u00a0<a title=\"Grinderman\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grinderman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grinderman<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Jon_Spencer_Blues_Explosion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Depeche Mode\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Depeche_Mode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Depeche Mode<\/a>. He created the seven-minute opus \u00ab<a title=\"Useless (song)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Useless_(song)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Useless<\/a>\u00a0(Escape From Wherever: Pts. 1 &amp; 2)\u00bb remix for the latter band in 1997.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He read\u00a0comic books\u00a0from an early age. In school he absorbed himself in art, music and film, writing his first song,<em>\u00a0\u00abBrain Pain\u00bb<\/em>, at the age of 10. His musical influences were diverse, ranging from\u00a0Alice Cooper\u00a0to\u00a0Motown\u00a0to\u00a0David Bowie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adamson left school and shifted into\u00a0graphic design\u00a0attending Stockport Art College\u00a0but quit shortly after, favouring to venture into the exploding\u00a0punk rock\u00a0scene of the late 1970s. He joined ex-<a title=\"Buzzcocks\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buzzcocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buzzcocks<\/a>\u00a0singer\u00a0<a title=\"Howard Devoto\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Howard_Devoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Howard Devoto<\/a>&#8216;s band Magazine, playing bass guitar, scoring one\u00a0chart\u00a0single, \u00ab<em>Shot by Both Sides\u00bb<\/em>; in late 1977, he also joined Buzzcocks, as a short-time replacement of\u00a0<a title=\"Garth Smith\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garth_Smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Garth Smith<\/a>. He played on all of Magazine&#8217;s albums, and contributed to Devoto&#8217;s solo album and his next band,\u00a0<a title=\"Luxuria\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luxuria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luxuria<\/a>. He also contributed to the studio-based band\u00a0<a title=\"Visage\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Visage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visage<\/a>, playing on the ensemble&#8217;s first two albums,\u00a0<em><a title=\"Visage (album)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Visage_(album)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visage<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><a title=\"The Anvil (album)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Anvil_(album)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Anvil<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Magazine broke up, Adamson worked with another ex-Buzzcock,\u00a0<a title=\"Pete Shelley\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pete_Shelley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pete Shelley<\/a>, before joining\u00a0<strong>Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds<\/strong>. He appeared on four of that band&#8217;s albums:\u00a0<em>From Her to Eternity<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Firstborn Is Dead<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Kicking Against the Pricks<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Your Funeral, My Trial<\/em>. After his stint in the band, he went solo, releasing an\u00a0EP,\u00a0<em>The Man with the Golden Arm<\/em>\u00a0in 1988, and his first solo album,\u00a0<em>Moss Side Story<\/em>, the following year, the soundtrack to a non-existent\u00a0<a title=\"Film noir\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Film_noir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">film noir<\/a>.\u00a0The album incorporated newscasts and sampled sound effects and featured guest musicians\u00a0<a title=\"Marcia Schofield\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marcia_Schofield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcia Schofield<\/a>\u00a0(of\u00a0<a title=\"The Fall (band)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Fall_(band)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Fall<\/a>),\u00a0<a title=\"Diamanda Galas\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diamanda_Galas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diamanda Galas<\/a>, and former colleagues from the Bad Seeds.\u00a0Adamson&#8217;s second solo album was the soundtrack to a real film this time \u2013 Carl Colpaert&#8217;s\u00a0<em><a title=\"Delusion (film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delusion_(film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Delusion<\/a><\/em>, and he would go on to provide soundtracks for several other films.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x2rkcj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16455\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/B_Ad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/B_Ad.jpg 200w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/B_Ad-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Adamson&#8217;s third album,\u00a0<em><a title=\"Soul Murder\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soul_Murder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soul Murder<\/a><\/em>, was shortlisted for the\u00a0Mercury Music Prize\u00a0in 1992.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His solo work is influenced by\u00a0John Barry,\u00a0Elmer Bernstein\u00a0and\u00a0Ennio Morricone. Later works have included\u00a0jazz,\u00a0electronica,\u00a0soul,\u00a0funk, and\u00a0dub\u00a0styles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1996, Adamson contributed to the AIDS benefit album,\u00a0<em><a title=\"Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Offbeat:_A_Red_Hot_Soundtrip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip<\/a><\/em>, produced by the\u00a0<a title=\"Red Hot Organization\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Hot_Organization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Red Hot Organization<\/a>. His own album that year,\u00a0<em>Oedipus Schmoedipus<\/em>, reached #51 in the\u00a0UK Albums Chart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2002, Adamson left his long-term label,\u00a0<a title=\"Mute Records\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mute_Records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mute Records<\/a>, and started his own &#8216;production home&#8217;, Central Control International. In 2006, he released\u00a0<em><a title=\"Stranger on the Sofa\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stranger_on_the_Sofa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stranger on the Sofa<\/a><\/em>, first for his Central Control International imprint, to critical acclaim.\u00a0<em>Back To The Cat<\/em>, his second album for the\u00a0label, was released in March 2008.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 27 August 2010, Adamson released \u00abRag and Bone\u00bb, as a digital download and as a 12\u00a0inch vinyl record. He then released his latest studio album \u00abI Will Set You Free\u00bb on Jan 30 2012.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u2022\u00a0Soundtracks \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Albums \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0<\/strong>His \u00abRefugee Song\u00bb was included in\u00a0<strong>Derek<a href=\"https:\/\/dangerousminds.net\/comments\/the_genius_of_barry_adamson_exclusive_interview_and_dm_premiere_of_sounds_f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16454\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Barry_A.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Barry_A.gif 227w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Barry_A-150x150.gif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a> Jarman<\/strong>&#8216;s\u00a0<em><a title=\"The Last of England (film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Last_of_England_(film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Last of England<\/a><\/em>. Adamson also contributed soundtrack material to\u00a0<em><a title=\"Gas Food Lodging\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gas_Food_Lodging\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gas Food Lodging<\/a><\/em>, David Lynch&#8217;s\u00a0<em><a title=\"Lost Highway (film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lost_Highway_(film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lost Highway<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0Oliver Stone<\/strong>&#8216;s\u00a0<em><a title=\"Natural Born Killers\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Natural_Born_Killers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural Born Killers<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0<em>Back to the Cat&#8217;<\/em>s opening track, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TXd1upqStvc#t=251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00abThe Beaten Side of Town\u00bb<\/a><\/strong>, was featured in the hit\u00a0video game,\u00a0<em><a title=\"Alan Wake\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alan_Wake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alan Wake<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6>\u2022\u00a0Discography<\/h6>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>2012<\/td>\n<td><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qc2x8IBlcKc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I Will Set You Free<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2008<\/td>\n<td><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lUBXeM8LFac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Back To The Cat<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2006<\/td>\n<td><em><a title=\"Stranger on the Sofa\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stranger_on_the_Sofa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stranger on the Sofa<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2002<\/td>\n<td><em>King of Nothing Hill<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1999<\/td>\n<td><em>The Murky World of Barry Adamson<\/em>\u00a0(compilation)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1998<\/td>\n<td><em>As Above, So Below<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1996<\/td>\n<td><em><a title=\"Oedipus Schmoedipus (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Oedipus_Schmoedipus&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oedipus Schmoedipus<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1993<\/td>\n<td><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lOvnNt1-41A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Negro Inside Me<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1992<\/td>\n<td><em><a title=\"Soul Murder\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soul_Murder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soul Murder<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1988<\/td>\n<td><em><em><a title=\"Moss Side Story\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moss_Side_Story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moss Side Story<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n5gwkOaFdqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-47202\" src=\"http:\/\/www.englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tse.jpg\" alt=\"tse\" width=\"438\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tse.jpg 288w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tse-150x78.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mCniDMeOQ8U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our time is done my love \u00a0\u2191 \u00a0We&#8217;ve laid it all to waste<br \/>One thousand moonlit kisses can&#8217;t sweeten this bitter taste<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My desire for you is endless and I&#8217;ll love you &#8216;til we fall<br \/>I just don&#8217;t want you no more and that&#8217;s the sweetest embrace of all<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To think we can find happiness hidden in a kiss<br \/>Ah, to think we can find happiness &#8211;\u00a0That&#8217;s the greatest mistake there is<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There is nothing left to cling to babe &#8211;\u00a0There is nothing left to soil<br \/>I just don&#8217;t want you no more and that&#8217;s the sweetest embrace of all<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ooh, where did it begin &#8211;\u00a0When all we did was lose?\u00a0There&#8217;s nothin&#8217; left to win<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So lay your weapons down &#8211;\u00a0They serve no purpose in your hands<br \/>And if you wanna hold me then go ahead and hold me, I won&#8217;t upset your plans<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If it&#8217;s revenge you want then take it, babe, \u00a0or you can walk right out the door<br \/>I just don&#8217;t care anymore and that&#8217;s the sweetest embrace of all<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ooh, where did it begin &#8211;\u00a0When all we did was lose?\u00a0There&#8217;s nothin&#8217; left to win<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s over, babe and it really is a shame<br \/>We are losers you and me, babe,\u00a0n a rigged and crooked game<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My desire for you is endless and I love you most of all<br \/>I just don&#8217;t want you no more and that&#8217;s the sweetest embrace of all<\/p>\n<h6>\u25ca\u2192 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/35340863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Destination&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0 \u21d3<\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WUWl2JEGhKs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Destination \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0On a one-way street<br \/>Desperation \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0In everyone we meet<\/p>\n<p>When I took the lid off the pizza pie<br \/>I was controlled and then I reached desire<br \/>There was a time when I could love a lesson come<br \/>I get a call and now we take a ride<\/p>\n<p>And I took her hands far away<br \/>And she\u2019ll see love in me<br \/>I got to see the seven seas, the voodoo queen in me<br \/>There\u2019s such a pain, the throbbing vein<br \/>They\u2019ll never let me be<br \/>But I have to say<br \/>I have a way<br \/>The other wait for days<\/p>\n<p>Destination \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0On a one-way street<br \/>Separation \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0The death of one we knew<\/p>\n<p>When I took the lid off the pizza pie<br \/>I was controlled and then I reached desire<br \/>There was a time when I could love a lesson come<br \/>I took a call and then I take a ride<\/p>\n<p>And I wanna live on the easy side<br \/>I sold my shoe and bought it back online<br \/>There was a time when I could love a tesla gun<br \/>I take a call and then I take a ride<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca \u00a0&#8216;Black Amour&#8217; \u00a0\u2193 \u00a0[\u00abThe\u00a0<span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\">King of Nothing Hill\u00bb]<\/span><\/h6>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BiyMYkI44Sg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Come closer.\u00a0<em>\u00abDo you like that?\u00bb<\/em><br \/>Right here, beside me.\u00a0<em>\u00abBeautiful!\u00bb<\/em><br \/>I have this incredible need<br \/>And the need is for you to experience<br \/>Black amour. Black amour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You want a piece of that action?<br \/>Well then you call me,<br \/>Satisfaction Jackson.<br \/>If I ain&#8217;t horny,<br \/>It&#8217;s because I&#8217;m in traction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8216;Cause the deeper you go\u00a0the funkier it gets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Black amour. Black amour.<br \/>I want you, I need you, I love you.\u00a0Black amour.<br \/>I need you, I love you, I want you.<br \/>Black&#8230; hold my freaking hand.<br \/>I want you, I love you, I need you.\u00a0Black amour.<br \/>I need you, I love you, I want you.\u00a0Black amour.<br \/>Love you, need you, want you.\u00a0Black amour.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u25ca \u00a0&#8216;What It Means&#8217; \u00a0\u2193 \u00a0\u00a0[Sydney _ 2008]<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Udae6to31A0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I feel good. I feel bad. Ain&#8217;t it sad<br \/>One day it&#8217;s all going to end<br \/>Up in flames. Without a shame<br \/>Cos I&#8217;m here. To change the total<br \/>course of the world (yeah yeah)<br \/>And that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m singing (yeah yeah)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Heat it up. Cool it down<br \/>Spread it around under the cold<br \/>shadow of love. I have found (I have found)<br \/>What it means (what it means). To believe (to believe)<br \/>And leave the world to the remains<br \/>Of the day (of the day). What I say (what I say). Ain&#8217;t so clear (ain&#8217;t so clear)<br \/>To souls who die when the decline<br \/>Can&#8217;t be seen (can&#8217;t be seen). They&#8217;re getting mean (they&#8217;re getting mean)<br \/>Now we&#8217;re going (now we&#8217;re going)<br \/>To change the total course<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(chorus)<br \/>Here am I.<br \/>Love just spilled on what comes naturally.<br \/>Buy and bye<br \/>Love just spills and I don&#8217;t mean rationally<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What it means. Is you&#8217;re dead<br \/>One to the head. If you don&#8217;t know<br \/>what is behind. This disguise.<br \/>It&#8217;s no surprise. When you think<br \/>About your own every step of the way<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The energy pirates will get you<br \/>They&#8217;ll chew on your bones for breakfast<br \/>They&#8217;ll convince you that baby you&#8217;re desperate<br \/>They&#8217;ll spit on your mound and keep pounding and pounding and<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(repeat chorus)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All the time. Love just comes and I<br \/>don&#8217;t mean casually. Wait a while<br \/>Love will come and fuck that tragedy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Cancel that shrink we&#8217;re travelling up<br \/>to the sky minds on the blink<br \/>Or maybe the lies. Out of time)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I have found. What it means. To believe<br \/>That what is all going to end<br \/>Up in flames. Is your heart<br \/>So let it speak. And change the total<br \/>course of the world<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u2666 \u00a0&#8216;Jazz Devil&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0\u21d3 \u00a0[\u00abThe\u00a0<span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\">Murky World of Barry Adamson\u00bb]<\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>\u00abFor people who know my music, this is a bit of a standard &#8230; an old favourite &#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wbbRqMN495U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When god appeared before me \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0I was drowning in my pool<br \/>I was 50 over 30 \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0But looking real cool<br \/>He said a life of tedious insights \u00a0to an overflowing cup<br \/>Just don&#8217;t cut the mustard \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0I&#8217;m afraid you can&#8217;t come up<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I fell way down it seemed \u00a0into a bottomless pit<br \/>A sign saying Hotel Hades \u00a0was the only sign a&#8217;lit<br \/>Beezelbub was hanging \u00a0but he wouldn&#8217;t cut no slack<br \/>He said,\u00a0the Big Cat has spoken \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0I&#8217;m afraid you&#8217;re going back<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As the Jazz Devil \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0sick and racy<br \/>I&#8217;m the Jazz Devil \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0But\u00a0very tasty<br \/>I&#8217;m the Jazz Devil \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Flymeat in the mix<br \/>You can call me Agent Double O 666<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I cruised the streets of Sydney\u00a0 with just one thing on my mind<br \/>Got a passport labelled fun \u00a0of the international kind<br \/>But first I found these\u00a0cats \u00a0and they were howling at the moon<br \/>I told them \u00abYou play the instruments \u00a0and I&#8217;ll play the baffoon\u00bb<br \/>We broke into a sombre march \u00a0called Misery and Woe<br \/>And then we upped the tempo \u00a0until the juice began to flow<br \/>All a sudden this chick called Mimi just appeared right out the blue<br \/>Saying \u00abI&#8217;ve been searching for someone \u00a0and now I know who\u00bb<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jazz Devil \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Barry-Ka-bama<br \/>I&#8217;m the Jazz Devil \u00a0&#8211; Kill me? Call me Karma<br \/>I&#8217;m the Jazz Devil \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Flymeat in the mix<br \/>You can call me Agent Double O 666<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Me and Mimi settled down \u00a0in the family kinda way<br \/>Won 10 million on the lottery \u00a0without a debt to pay<br \/>And in the wee small hours \u00a0when there was no place left to spend<br \/>We&#8217;d open up each other \u00a0so the days would never end<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Some jealous cats caught wind of this \u00a0and armed up to the teeth<br \/>They came in search of me and she \u00a0with pistols underneath<br \/>And they caught me going down \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0A thing that made me just see red<br \/>And as Mimi hit the no return \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0They filled me full of lead<br \/>Damn I&#8217;m dead<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When god appeared before me \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0I was lying in a pool<br \/>I was 50 over 30 \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0But looking real cool<br \/>He said a life of tedious insights \u00a0And a tendency to crack<br \/>Just don&#8217;t cut the mustard \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Time to head on back<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I fell way down I knew \u00a0into a bottomless pit<br \/>(Oh no here we go)<br \/>With a sign saying Hotel Hades \u00a0is the only thing a&#8217;lit<br \/>Beezelbub was there a&#8217;hanging \u00a0but he wouldn&#8217;t cut no slack<br \/>He told me the Big Cat has spoken<br \/>Again you&#8217;re going back<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As the Jazz Devil<br \/>Every moment hail the\u00a0Jazz Devil<br \/>As long as days keep dawning<br \/>I&#8217;m the Jazz Devil<br \/>Flymeat in the mix<br \/>Where you can call me Agent Double O 666<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q_wHFssjlmA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47785 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47785\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cantgetloose.jpg\" alt=\"cantgetloose\" width=\"264\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cantgetloose.jpg 400w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cantgetloose-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cantgetloose-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a> \u21d4 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lyricsmode.com\/lyrics\/b\/barry_adamson\/cant_get_loose.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[lyrics]<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>\u2666\u00a0 Come Hell Or High Water\u00a0 \u21d3<\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/x2rkcj\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Libertine the name that falls from her lips and splashes on my shoes like sad beads of rain, penetrating the soil and making ready the harvest of our love.<br \/>And me?<br \/>I got a bug to squash<\/p>\n<p>This tale&#8217;s been told a thousand times,<\/p>\n<p>so I thought that I shoulda known better<\/p>\n<div class=\"p402_premium\">Than to supplicate a girl, on pedestal shoes<br \/>No pants and a real tight sweater<\/div>\n<div class=\"p402_premium\">I&#8217;m laughin&#8217; too!<br \/>But it&#8217;s from my embarrassment that I tremble<br \/>When she saw that I was just a hopeless imitation of the man that I most resemble\n<p>And the chords ring so familiar, to a man who&#8217;s heard it all before<br \/>And the melody will forever linger, like perfume in a hardware store<\/p>\n<p>It ain&#8217;t that I seek loneliness &#8230;<br \/>I just downright fail to understand<br \/>How a customary girl, on pedestal shoes<br \/>Can all but destroy one man<\/p>\n<p>I wish I&#8217;d licked her to the ground<br \/>But I swallowed my tongue instead<br \/>Watched her from the shadows with a hideous frozen grin<br \/>While she carved her name in my head<\/p>\n<p>Some folks talk &#8216;round the way, saying &#8216;B you really got it made<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p402_premium\">But I crawl &#8216;round my room\u00a0 [. . .]<\/div>\n<div class=\"p402_premium\">And I&#8217;ll be here, come hell or high water<br \/>Love you like you&#8217;re my daughter<br \/>Buy you new shoes &#8216;cause I oughta\n<p>And only sometimes will my thoughts turn blue, like the skies<br \/>And every word is you<\/p>\n<p>(Instrumental)<\/p>\n<p>Now,<br \/>West of Bloody 16th street,<br \/>Are the remains of a man who was broken<br \/>By the rapture of a girl, on pedestal shoes<br \/>And man I tell ya,<br \/>That girl wasn&#8217;t jokin&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;ve killed my mind a thousand times<br \/>Now my thoughts stay firmly in the present<br \/>But there&#8217;s a kinda ugly breach, like a ocean in my soul<br \/>Keeps on naggin&#8217; me &#8211; so incessant<\/p>\n<p>And the silence is louder than a H-Bomb<br \/>That explodes when I close my eyes<br \/>Sendin&#8217; shockwaves to the town you&#8217;re from<br \/>In the hope that you&#8217;ll stir &#8211; come alive<\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;ll be here, come hell or high water<br \/>Love you like you&#8217;re my daughter<br \/>Buy you new shoes &#8216;cause I oughta<\/p>\n<p>And only sometimes will my thoughts turn blue, like the skies<br \/>And every word is you<\/p>\n<p>Like the skies<br \/>And every word is you . . .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>\u2666 \u00a0\u00a0Live in the KEXP studio \u2193 \u00a0[February 27, 2012]<\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q79vJ9S4uOg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>&#8211; \u00a0Host: \u00a0DJ El Toro -\u2022\u00a0Songs \u00a0(click for <strong>lyrics<\/strong>):<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/www.songlyrics.com\/barry-adamson\/the-sun-and-the-sea-lyrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sun and the Sea\u21d0<\/a>\u00a0 \/ \u00a02\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/www.songlyrics.com\/barry-adamson\/if-you-love-her-lyrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If You Love Her\u21d0<\/a>\u00a0 \/ \u00a03\u2192<a href=\"http:\/\/www.songlyrics.com\/barry-adamson\/the-power-of-suggestion-lyrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Power of Suggestion\u21d0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2666\u2192\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-fXdBiyVSPY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cut to Black\u00a0<\/a> \u21d0\u00a0 [2024]<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[Verse 1]<br \/>Starlight in motion caught in a frame<br \/>She lights up the picture time and again<br \/>Luminous in dead of night<br \/>She\u2019s crystalline in black and white<br \/><br \/>[Verse 2]<br \/>TV light guides me next to her<br \/>Behold natural phenomena<br \/>In close up from head to toe<br \/>Possessed by \u2026 \u2018the girl in the video\u2019<br \/><br \/>[Chorus]<br \/>And I lose myself again<br \/>We cut to black<br \/>And I\u2019m on my knees<br \/>My breath is loud<br \/>My hands are tied<br \/>I\u2019m trying hard to find the lies<br \/><br \/>[Verse 3]<br \/>Flesh is stronger than spirit I cry<br \/>Makes my loneliness so magnified<br \/>A drop of blood spins on a dime<br \/>As I tune in for the very last time<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?t=275&amp;v=I8mJY6bHgt0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stand In<\/a> \u00a0\u21d0[directed by Barry Adamson]<\/h5>\n<h6 id=\"watch-headline-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2207 \u00a0\u00abTherapist\u00bb\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 trailer \u2193\u00a0(Another Barry Adamson film)<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z1FL3ACE6vY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a4 Howard Devoto Interviewed \u21d0(vid)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca A promo of their album \u2193 \u00abNot Thyself\u00bb [2011]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p> \u25ca &#8216;A Song From Under The Floors&#8217; 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