Mis-Shapes
Pulp
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Misshapes, mistakes, misfits Raised on a diet of broken biscuits, oh We don't look the same as you And we don't do the things you do But we live around here too, oh really Misshapes, mistakes, misfits We'd like to go to town but we can't risk it, oh 'Cause they just want to keep us out You could end up with a smack in the mouth Just for standing out, now, really Brothers, sisters, can't you see? The future's owned by you and me There won't be fighting in the street They think they've got us beat, but revenge is going to be so sweet, oh-oh-oh We're making a move, we're making it now We're coming out of the side-lines Just put your hands up, it's a raid yeah We want your homes, we want your lives We want the things you won't allow us We won't use guns, we won't use bombs We'll use the one thing we've got more of, that's our minds Check your lucky numbers That much money could drag you under, oh What's the point in being rich If you can't think what to do with it? 'Cause you're so bleeding thick Oh, we weren't supposed to be We learnt too much at school now we can't help but see That the future that you've got mapped out is nothing much to shout about, oh-oh-oh We're making a move, we're making it now We're coming out of the side-lines Just put your hands up, it's a raid yeah We want your homes, we want your lives We want the things you won't allow us We won't use guns, we won't use bombs We'll use the one thing we've got more of, that's our minds And brothers, sisters, can't you see? The future's owned by you and me There won't be fighting in the street They think they've got us beat, but revenge is going to be so sweet. We're making a move, we're making it now We're coming out of the sidelines Just put your hands up, it's a raid, yeah We want your homes, we want your lives We want the things you won't allow us We won't use guns, we won't use bombs We'll use the one thing we've got more of, that's our minds, yeah And that's our minds. Yeah
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Written by: Candida Doyle, Jarvis Branson Cocker, Mark Andrew Webber, Nick Banks, Russell Senior, Stephen Patrick Mackey
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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10 facts about this song
Album Release"Mis-Shapes" is a song by the English alternative rock band Pulp, included in their fifth studio album "Different Class".
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Chart PerformanceIt was released as a double A-sided single with "Sorted for E's & Wizz" in the UK and reached No.2 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Release Date"Mis-Shapes" was released in the year 1995.
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ThemeThe song protests against well-to-do individuals who popularize the styles and trends of the less fortunate, essentially gentrifying their culture.
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Genre"Mis-Shapes" is classified under the Britpop genre, a mid-1990s British-based music and culture movement that emphasized Britishness.
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BacklashThe release of the song stirred controversy due to the packaging of the song "Sorted for E's & Wizz" which included a diagram about how to make a drug wrap.
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Unique Selling Point"Mis-Shapes" is considered a satirical anthem about social misfits setting back against cultural norms, which resonated with many young fans.
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SongwritersThe song was written by Pulp band members Jarvis Cocker, Russell Senior, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Mark Webber, and Nick Banks.
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Song Length"Mis-Shapes" has a duration of 3 minutes and 46 seconds.
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Video FactorThe music video for "Mis-Shapes" features the band playing in a working man's club to an audience made up of 'misshapes', representing the song's themes of class and cultural appropriation.
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