As the 2022 Wimbledon tournament begins, let’s enjoy this sharp, witty new post-punk number by the Liverpool quartet, about a different form of to-and-fro ball-hitting in a dysfunctional relationship. Written by band members Sean Murphy-O'Neil and Sean Thomas, it’s taken from their forthcoming debut album Guitar Music, due out on 23 September. To explore more of their music, including a previous Song of the Day with a sport connection, Grand National, see also the embedded Bandcamp and Spotify links below. Out on Nice Swan Records / Play It Again Sam.
I'd be your paypig, bank account
Double-glazed in the summer house
A wristwatch kickback
Luxury furnishing
Did we all take it a bit too far?
"You said you liked me in cricket whites!"
"But what would your dad think?" (tell me)
"Would you’d find me attractive if I had smaller muscles?”
It’s just a questionnaire
I’m not a guesthouse
There is trade involved, there is trade involved, there is trade involved
I’m paying you to fuck me
I’ve been playing ball
Since the first serve
Just playing tennis
Just playing tennis
Just playing tennis
Just playing tennis
I’m not some piggybank, you can’t just piggyback off me
There is trade involved, I was paying you to love me
Yeah, I was paying you, and I’m in great shape
And the grass is always greener in the country house
I’ve got a celebratory blue wig with stripes down the side
You’re a night in the Holiday Inn
I’m a breakfast bar with an unusual toasting conveyor belt
This is not your name
You don’t own it, and we can’t share it anymore
I’ve grown up so much since Tuesday
And I can count the hairs on my chest now
All the best to the sleigh bell operator
But I can go at it alone
This is a solo project, and the hits will be stronger for it
I’ve been playing ball for over a year
Been playing ball for over a year
Just playing tennis
Just playing tennis
Just playing tennis
Just playing tennis
Just playing tennis
Just playing tennis
I’m not some piggybank, you can’t just piggyback off me
There is trade involved, I was paying you to love me
Yeah, I was paying you, and I’m in great shape
And the grass is always greener in the country house
I’ve got a celebratory blue wig with stripes down the side
You’re a night in the Holiday Inn
I’m a breakfast bar with an unusual toasting conveyor belt
This is not your name
You don’t own it, and we can’t share it anymore
I’ve grown up so much since Tuesday
And I can count the hairs on my chest now
All the best to the sleigh bell operator
But I can go at it alone
This is a solo project, and the hits will be stronger for it.
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