International Jet Set

The Specials

1 fan

The Specials

The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA ) are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups. The band wore mod-style "1960s period rude boy outfits (pork pie hats, tonic and mohair suits, and loafers)." In 1980, the song "Too Much Too Young", the lead track on their The Special AKA Live! EP, reached number one in the UK. In 1981, the unemployment-themed single "Ghost Town" also hit number one in the UK Singles Chart. After seven consecutive UK Top 10 singles between 1979 and 1981, the band broke up. Their 1983 song "Free Nelson Mandela" was a No. 9 U… more »


Year:
1980
5:37
251 
#1

 Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!

Good evening ladies and gentlemen 
This is your captain speaking 
Welcome aboard DC-10 flight number 1313 
We will be cruising at a height of twenty five thousand feet at an air speed of sixty hundred miles per hour 
Headphones will be provided by request for a varied program of in flight music 
Have a good flight 

Safety belts and sickness bags, jet lag downer pills 
Duty free booze and fags make me feel ill 
A vapor trail from A to B, away from normal sanity 
It all seems so absurd to me 

I've seen the carpets on the walls of hotels rooms around the world 
I never want to hear the screams of the teenage girls in other peoples dreams 

Spread the disease, from the south China sea 
To the beach hotel Malibu 
Phone my girlfriend to ask her "How's her weekend?" 
I say "Hi, Terry here", and she says "Terry who, the hell are you?" 

The businessmen are having fun are they on a different plane to me 
I've lost touch with reality, they all seem so absurd to me 
Like well dressed chimpanzees 

Spend and spend and spend and spend 
Will the muzak never end? 

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking 
Due to expected engine failures we will be forced to attempt an emergency landing 
Please remain seated, extinguish all cigarettes, and fasten safety belts 
Follow the emergency procedures laid out in the pamphlet located in front of your seats 
For normal breathing, oxygen masks will be released from the compartment above your head 
Please remain calm and follow the instructions of your stewardess at all times 
This is a recording

 Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!

Written by: JERRY DAMMERS

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

Discuss the International Jet Set Lyrics with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add these lyrics to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "International Jet Set Lyrics." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/755412/The+Specials/International+Jet+Set>.

    Missing lyrics by The Specials?

    Know any other songs by The Specials? Don't keep it to yourself!

    Watch the song video

    International Jet Set

    122.8K
    1,119     14

    Browse Lyrics.com

    Quiz

    Are you a music master?

    »
    "Oh here she comes, watch out boy she'll chew you up, Oh here she comes, she's a ________".
    A mad creature
    B a cheater
    C real beater
    D man eater

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant explanation for any lyrics that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web!

    The Specials tracks

    On Radio Right Now

    Loading...

    Powered by OnRad.io


    Think you know music? Test your MusicIQ here!