X-Ray Spex - Art-I-Ficial

[tim1812h]

Listening to this as my teenage daughter has got some turgid disney teen "musical" on the tv.

I weep for the generation of today having missed out on this real music.

[brickbat44]

FAAKIN HIPPIES LOL

FROM THE ISLAND

[MrTenitis]

I didn't hear about these guys till I was 51 years old. What the Hell was I listening to? Styx?

[onemaddog100]

@MrTenitis You were artificial till 51: it's never to late!

[MrTenitis]

@onemaddog100 The more I listen to this group the more I like them. Poly's all over my facebook page. Some of my friends actually like them also.

[wandererlain]

Hearing this for the first time and it rocks!

[ronhelf]

i want to be dehydrated...



[theboomer61]

Who mentioned The Black Eyed Peas in the same sentence as X-Ray Spex? Tell them it's Bieber time and go back to the Top 40. This music isn't for you, it's for US!!

[PrettyVacantsWay]

Amazing song. Love this band forever, i can't wait to have kids to show them this music. :D

R.I.P. Poly.

[shazzaman1]

this aint art i ficial

[lefrauens]

I hate Grammy music! This stuff is real.

[AmethystAnarchyAngel]

@djmusicjac I'd have to agree with you and the sax in her songs are really a downer lol! But still not bad!

[ronhelf]

@djmusicjac Not sure what your point is here but if you are saying the Spex are post-punk than that statement is historically problematic. The X-Ray Spex hit in 1977 and 1978 so they are hardly post punk. C'est punk.

[giborn61]

great guitar rift

[wonderlin1]

This rocks - there's nothing else that can be said of perfection!!!!!!!!!!!

[theboomer61]

RIP Poly your work will never be forgotten.

[chrisbbbbchris]

great song, smoking with my uncle right now, song tells alot about our world today

[BloodyBrain4]

firme

[Hoovercat]

absolutely fucking marvellous.

[curryjunkie]

no polly no pj harvey...RIP

[JustaScotsman]

Great song writer and a REAL punk...RIP.

[Maksapihvi]

RIP!

[damon70]

R.I.P Poly Stryene died aged 53 today

[ThePnutNo2]

Poly has gone. Sad, very sad.

[radiooctaves]

Great lyrics and great music. What an awesome song.

[feralpriest]

@tinyvox its "..exsistence is elusive, the kind that is supported by mechanical resources...sax break..." fuck green rancid 182 btw.

[tinyvox]

What Is She Saying ? Ayn Con Cun In Society ?? Wot ?! The kind that is imported by mechanical indulgence ? What DoEs This Song Actually mean ?

[bundleHastings]

@tinyvox

She is saying "In a consumer society". Why don't you Google Xray spex artifical lyrics and get the lot?

[EnduroRepublic]

@tinyvox I know I'm artificial But don't put the blame on me I was reared with appliances In a consumer society When I put on my make-up The pretty little mask not me That's the way a girl should be In a consumer society My existence is elusive The kind that is supported By mechanical resources I wanna be instamatic I wanna be a frozen pea I wannna be dehydrated In a consumer society In a consumer society

[feckingtwot]

yes

[greenguykyle]

great band

[Riotgirl93]

SO good! 

[emersontotalyconfuse]

The vocals remember,a little,the vocals of the girl of the powerful band Jefferson Airplane,look for "Somebody to Love".

[firsttimein]

I want to be a frozen pea.

[Hoovercat]

@firsttimein...... I AM a frozen pea......Birds Eye naturally.

[avitalthealien]

Probably one of the best punk bands of all time.  Somebody told me I reminded them of Poly Styrene once and it made my life.

[susiefrog1]

@avitalthealien . have you got funny teef an all then ; )

[AsianDubFoundation1]

Utterly brilliant Poly styrene was a COMPLETE original

[gckd6hit]

Maybe X-RAY SPEX have been around indefinitely and we just aren't aware of it...

[zzora78]

great, and load weed history txt down

[Thunderspuds91]

choon

[Nessyfuh]

(:<3 My favorite punk band^_^

[NickyRamone77]

One of my fave songs from this jewel punk band :)

[XXXjuqinctylkjnmswXX]

The true definition of 'assbackwards' is this has 461 views in 5 months and The Black Eyed Peas probably have 15,000,000 in that time, but i'm not going to look to find out.

[dennybop]

Yeah. And the Black Eyed Peas have won six Grammys vs. X-Ray Spex receiving exactly zero. Proving...ummm..The Black Eyed Peas have better management and a better PR machine. Long after the Black Eyed Peas are MIA people will say "Long live Poly Styrene! Bless her"

[jhvg1]

It's fucking perfect!

[Germ0o]

no drumbeat in the beginning!

[SoftPinchProd]

thanks