Keep your big hands off my money
Don't try and pull me down
You're taking me out to wine and dine me
Trying to wind me 'round and around
And bind me to your legal contract (Ha! Ha!)
Rumour has it that you can play it dirty
I'll tell you what I'll do about that, that yeah!
I'll play you at your own game!
We know Do2L was Fred's response to the Norman Sheffield/Trident contract, but was If You Can't Beat Them Deakie's take on that?
ps I think the title should've been If You Can't Join Them, Beat Them :)
Anton3283 · Member since
I always thought that it was Deakie version of DO2L
Dr Magus · Member since
The lyrics are actually about John's response to Bri and Rog's attempt to involve him in the Queen with Adam Lambert Circus Tribute Act.
That's why John's working title for IYCBT was 'Cunt Off'.
dysan · Member since
Never thought of it like that. Just assumed it was another of John's route 1 basic teenager first attempt at writing badly written relationship songs.
Jimmy Dean · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Holly2003 wrote:[/b]
Keep your big hands off my money
Don't try and pull me down
You're taking me out to wine and dine me
Trying to wind me 'round and around
And bind me to your legal contract (Ha! Ha!)
Rumour has it that you can play it dirty
I'll tell you what I'll do about that, that yeah!
I'll play you at your own game!
We know Do2L was Fred's response to the Norman Sheffield/Trident contract, but was If You Can't Beat Them Deakie's take on that?
ps I think the title should've been If You Can't Join Them, Beat Them :)[/QUOTE]
Actually, the lyrics specifically mention that they were beat... "don't try to pull me down"..."you're taking me out to wine and dine me "..."and bind me to your legal contract".... all this is to say that they were taken advantage or about to be taken advantage of... ie. "if you can't beat them"...
when he says... "Rumour has it that you can play it dirty
I'll tell you what I'll do about that, that yeah!
I'll play you at your own game!"... he saying that instead putting a stop to be taken advantage of the honorable way... i'll also play dirty and do what i can to not be taken advantage of the dishonorable way....
the "joining" was not meant to be like joining a team.. but rather joining in terms of commonality. what they have in common is that they will "play dirty" and take advantage of each other.
