JUST HIP

First released 1986

Just Hip first featured in the James repertoire in 1980 at the Fall support show at Manchester Polytechnic. The original lyrics to the song are reported to come from cutting out sentences from reviews in the NME and making them fit the music.

WHERE TO GET

Stutter LP (JIMLP 1), CAS (JIMC 1), CD (7599-25437-2)

Album Version : The Gathering Sound boxset USB stick

LYRICS

An emotional charge like an electrical spark

But the fuses are two, you can't tell them apart

When the bodies collide, the bodies emerge back into one

The only urge

All change, all change, all change, all change, all change

Change your partners

But you can't help the bond when nothing stays still

The tiger moves on when its taken its fill

But you cling to the part like a shark to its prey

When the part doesn't last there's pain

But no one to blame

Who's to blame? who's to blame? who's to blame?

Blame

Failed to achieve a basis for collaboration

Failed to achieve a basis for collaboration

Failed to achieve a basis

Failed, woah, woah, woah, woah

But you cling to the part like a shark clings to its prey

The preacher looked out on this wintery day

And he said, "Oh, this looks curly to me."