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1981

by The Johnnies

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Down at the Gladstone on Saturday night - Bash me with that truncheon again Punk rock dancing and the music's alright - Bash me with that truncheon again Eleven o'clock and it's time to go - Bash me with that truncheon again Po-lice arrive to end the show - Bash me with that truncheon again Oh here we go, here we go, clear the car park Bash me with that truncheon again Bash me with that truncheon In nineteen-eighty-one we knew - Bash me with that truncheon again The Springbok tour could not go through - Bash me with that truncheon again Helmets on, the wooden shields are large - Bash me with that truncheon again All lined up against the baton charge - Bash me with that truncheon again Oh here we go, here we go, we're with Biko Bash me with that truncheon again Bash me with that truncheon I'm waiting, I'm waiting, bash me with that truncheon I'm waiting, I'm waiting, A C A B Here we go, here we go, clear the dance floor 1981 © The Johnnies - 1982-2021
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You run, you run, you run, you're running from the law, what for, there's more, much more than before Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running The rich, the poor, all running, from the law, what for, there's more, in store, more than before Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running There's more in store, dividing the rich and poor, for sure, the law, keeps score, makes poor Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running But don't you underestimate the system Don't you underestimate the system Don't you underestimate the system Don't you underestimate the system Why, you ask, don't rulers ever see, the truth, my friends, their guilt that never ends? Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running Keep on running, keep on running, keep on running, keep on running But don't you underestimate the system Don't you underestimate the system Don't you underestimate the system Don't you underestimate the system Why, you ask, don't rulers ever see, the truth, my friends, their guilt that never ends? Don't you underestimate the system Don't you underestimate the system blow Keep On Running © The Johnnies, 1983-2021
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Getting Old 01:53
Bushy eyebrows, nasal hair Creaking bones, mind's unclear Doesn't matter.. what you do No one's got the.. time for you Doesn't matter what you say, no one listens anyway You're getting old, here too long Had your turn so move along Getting old, drunk in hay Get your carcass out the way You're getting old Getting old Getting old Getting old Dry vagina, clogged up ears Pee is painful, brain's not there Meet your maker, misty eyes Covid's got a.. nice surprise Doesn't matter what you say, no one listens anyway You're getting old, here too long Had your turn so move along Getting old, drunk in hay Get your carcass out the way You're getting old Getting old Getting old Getting old You're getting old, here too long Had your turn so move along Getting old, drunk in hay Get your carcass out the way You're getting old Getting old Getting Old © Plastic Impact 1979 Rewrite: The Johnnies 1983-2021
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University 04:08
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Not For You 02:37
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And You 01:29
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Retrospective - "Hard rock in the shadow of 1981, year of NZ schism."

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released April 27, 2021

All original work except for #6, by: C Knox, A Bathgate, M Dawson and M Dooley - The Enemy; released on the Toy Love album of 1981.

Recorded, engineered and mastered by Arnie van Bussel, Nightshift Studios in Otautahi/Christchurch, Aotearoa-New Zealand, April 2021.

CD out now - at Penny Lane Records, 430 Colombo St, Sydenham, Chch - $15 - www.pennylanerecords.co.nz - they do global Mail Order.

Also message via Bandcamp / thejohnniesnz@gmail.com re shipping.

© Johnarchy Records - catalogue #JOHN002 - 12" vinyl album soon?

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The Johnnies Christchurch, New Zealand

Formed in January 1982, The Johnnies made their original EP that year and played a final gig in Feb-1984 as the live venue clampdown on punk then was frustrating. Reformed Jan-2019, we now play often - with live studio album '1981' out now. Oi oi!

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