Music and British Identity: The Glove


Primary members: Robert Smith, Steve Severin
Band Biography
Albums of focus: Blue Sunshine (1982-1983)
Songs for study:

"Like an Animal" (from Blue Sunshine, 1983)

Note: "Like an Animal" is apparently based on the true account of a woman living in a US tower block who slowly went mad. She started dropping small things onto people's heads and progressed to finally throwing a washing machine on top of some unfortunate.

One mile in the air that's where she lives
Her body looks so thin and pink and small
Dropping eggs from nervous, shaking hands
And swallowing her fingers as they fall

Two people dance on the edge
Three of us push them away
There's nowhere to go, we're all in this
But nothing can hurt us at all

Fight her all you want-- you'll never win
Couldn't we just once leave her in bed
Let the dry air cut her happy throat!
Hide her heart and lose her happy head

Two people dance on the edge
Three of us push them away
There's nowhere to go, we're all in this
But nothing can hurt us at all

 

First I was a murderer, then I was a saint
Now I live on stolen time, twist and run like paint
Like an animal

One mile in the air that's where she lives
Her body looks so thin and pink and small
Dropping eggs from nervous, shaking hands
And swallowing her fingers as they fall

Fight her all you want-- you'll never win
Couldn't we just once leave her in bed
Let the dry air cut her happy throat
Hide her heart and lose her happy head

Tuesday in the sun, nothing could be worse
Not now, not ever, not anymore...
Like an animal
Like an animal...

 

"A Blues in Drag" (from Blue Sunshine, 1983)


 


"Mouth to Mouth" (from Blue Sunshine, 1983)

Your body grows more beautiful
With every move you make
Your body grows more beautiful
With every bite I take

You won't believe I love you
It's too stupid for words
So I lick your trembling lips
And use your hands to feed the birds

I laid with you for hours
Staring at your face
I laid with you for hours
Remembering your taste

And when the morning came
It splattered us in light
I think I left you sleeping there
I think I left you sleeping

Sleeping, sleeping, sleeping, ...

Mouth to Mouth
I asked you to stay
Mouth to Mouth
But you're slipping away

Down seven stairs and first on the left
Arch your back and hold your breath
A million fat girls and a million fat men
Couldn't put me back together again

Your body grows more beautiful
With every move you make
Your body grows more beautiful
With every bite I take

A million fat girls and a million fat men
Couldn't put me back together again
A million fat girls and a million fat men
Couldn't put me back together again

Mouth to mouth...

 

 

GRAFFITI STUDY WALL: MUSIC & VIDEOS
SEX PISTOLS
KRAFTWERK
THE CLASH
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD.
JOY DIVISION
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES
AU PAIRS
COCTEAU TWINS
ARTERY
HUMAN LEAGUE
HEAVEN 17
THE SPECIALS
CABARET VOLTAIRE
TEARS FOR FEARS
DEPECHE MODE
THE SOUND
THE GLOVE
THE CURE
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
GANG OF FOUR
NEW ORDER
U2
THE POLICE
CRASS
NEW MODEL ARMY
ELVIS COSTELLO
SPLIT ENZ
THE THE
XTC
THE EXPLOITED
DISCHARGE
THE SMITHS
THE HOUSEMARTINS
RADIOHEAD
PORTISHEAD
PET SHOP BOYS
M Y BLOODY VALENTINE
SLOWDIVE
CRASH MUSIC
MUSIC OF THE TROUBLES

VIDEOS:

SEX PISTOLS
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES (LIVE)
THE CURE (LIVE)
COCTEAU TWINS (LIVE)
NEW ORDER (LIVE)
PORTISHEAD (LIVE)
JOY DIVISION MINI-DOCUMENTARY
NUCLEAR WAR PREPAREDNESS: PROTECT & SURVIVE MANUAL