Neneh Cherry & Michael Stipe - Trout

from Neneh Cherry's 1992 "Homebrew" LP

You can find some time to be someone
Like a valentine for a lonely soul
You can treat me like a fool
And hate-

Some love brings me down
Some love turns me round and round
and round and round
and round and round and round and round and round
Is it something that I said
Is it something that I did
Is it something that I, that I got
in my head
Laying in my bed is so real
'Cause I know what I feel
But together we stand and together
we lay

Hey listen to the voice of experience

This is how I live tomorrow and today

Listen to the voice of experience

That's how I live

Stop the beat. Listen to the melody

Round and round and round and round

Huh, yeah I know when I got the feeling
A feeling of love knocking on my door
First there was fifty and then there was more
What a bore then there was none
Now there's one cause I'm a lucky one
Feelings of love I've got feelings of affection
Come on and give it to me give it with protection
There's no time we're out of luck
The law says we can't talk about A ---?
Huh

Chorus:

Round and round and round
Round and round and round
Round and round and round
Round and round and round
Round and round and round

But I need some S-E-X-E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N yeah
Sex education
For the people ya 'all

Parents and teachers get together get cool
Children need to learn about sex
in school
Children need to learn about sex in school
You think they don't do it??
Don't get fooled
Parents don't turn your back on the pack
Teachers want to teach but the law says whack
Don't let your kid get caught
Without a jimmy hat
and that's just the start
Take it to the heart
of the matter
talk about it talk about it

Sister sister, kissing by the tree
Ripe right for picking something sweet
Brother brother what's it gonna be
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Teacher, teacher, teacher teach us S-E-X
Teach it to us stupid without the FX
Teacher teach us with your ABCs
Rollin' on the alphabet I'm gonna
Get to Z.

Chorus

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[RobH0421]

This was an awesome duet for its time and tune remains relatively unknown to this day; a cult classic in my book. Thanks for posting!!

[zarkinfrood2]

thank you so much for posting this! quite possibly one of the best, and most overlooked, songs of the 90's

[RustyOldCreeperVan]

Not Void CM5 E>mc^2 ;P All ways \^/ Luv*3^* ;)

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[Barciad]

Great song, but whatever possessed Michael Stipe to think that he could rap?

[Lisette Federico]

Songs like this and PJ Harvey's Sheena La Gig were lost in the shuffle of the mainstream 90's mix. This one addresses real social issues ( sex education), is a rockin' tune to dance to, & is one of my favorites! Thanks!

[Paulo Smith]

Wow, so many songs and have never heard about their collaboration.

It sounds unexpected and great!

Just Gotta Love John Bonham Drums Sample on the track! Yeah!

[laprofessorapai]

Sample from Steppenwolf's The Pusher

[oliverking90001]

EASY RIDER please give some credit to Steppenwolf !! original guitar sample 'The Pusher Man'

[demise234]

I definitely agree with you that she is underrated. She is a very talented woman and used to really love her music in the 80's

[enigmagem11]

Great memories really cool song.

[Warsaint69]

Can anyone find a live version of both Neneh Cherry and Michael Stipe singing it? I only find Neneh Cherry singing it solo.