New York
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[Verse 1: Johnny Rotten]
An imitation from New York
You're made in Japan from cheese and chalk
You're hippie tarts hero 'cause you put on bad show
You put on bad show, oh, don't let it show
[Chorus: Johnny Rotten]
Still out on those pills
Oh, do you remember?
[Verse 2: Johnny Rotten]
Think it's swell playing Max's Kansas
You're looking bored and you're acting flash
With nothing in your gut, you better keep your mouth shut
You better keep your mouth shut, you're in a rut
[Chorus: Johnny Rotten]
Still out on those pills
Do the sambo
[Verse 3: Johnny Rotten]
Four years on, you still look the same
I think about time you changed your brain
You're just a pile of shit, coming to this
You poor little faggot
You're sealed with a kiss
Kiss me
An imitation from New York
You're made in Japan from cheese and chalk
You're hippie tarts hero 'cause you put on bad show
You put on bad show, oh, don't let it show
[Chorus: Johnny Rotten]
Still out on those pills
Oh, do you remember?
[Verse 2: Johnny Rotten]
Think it's swell playing Max's Kansas
You're looking bored and you're acting flash
With nothing in your gut, you better keep your mouth shut
You better keep your mouth shut, you're in a rut
[Chorus: Johnny Rotten]
Still out on those pills
Do the sambo
[Verse 3: Johnny Rotten]
Four years on, you still look the same
I think about time you changed your brain
You're just a pile of shit, coming to this
You poor little faggot
You're sealed with a kiss
Kiss me
[Instrumental Break]
[Refrain]
Think it's swell playing in Japan
When everybody knows Japan is a dishpan
You're just a pile of shit, you're coming to this
You poor little faggot, you're sealed with a kiss
[Chorus: Johnny Rotten]
Still out on those pills
Cheap thrills, Anadins, Aspros, anything
You're condemned to eternal bullshit
You're sealed with a kiss
Kiss me
[Outro: Johnny Rotten]
A kiss, a kiss, you're sealed with a kiss
Looking for a kiss and coming to this
Oh, a kiss
You do just about anything
Well, kiss this
Playboy
[Refrain]
Think it's swell playing in Japan
When everybody knows Japan is a dishpan
You're just a pile of shit, you're coming to this
You poor little faggot, you're sealed with a kiss
[Chorus: Johnny Rotten]
Still out on those pills
Cheap thrills, Anadins, Aspros, anything
You're condemned to eternal bullshit
You're sealed with a kiss
Kiss me
[Outro: Johnny Rotten]
A kiss, a kiss, you're sealed with a kiss
Looking for a kiss and coming to this
Oh, a kiss
You do just about anything
Well, kiss this
Playboy
About
Genius Annotation
This is a rant about bands from New York in general but especially the New York Dolls, who Malcolm McLaren briefly managed prior to the Pistols.
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- 2.Bodies
- 3.No Feelings
- 4.Liar
- 6.Problems
- 7.Seventeen
- 9.Submission
- 10.Pretty Vacant
- 11.New York
- 12.EMI
Credits
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Vocals
Bass
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Guitar
Drums
Release Date
October 27, 1977
New York Interpolations
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