10cc, Rubber Bullets, 1973
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1qKBv4eY3E
[Verse 1]
I went to a party
At the local county jail
All the cons were dancing
And the band began to wail
But the guys were indiscreet
They were brawling in the street
At the local dance
At the local county jail
[Verse 2]
Well the band were playing
And the booze began to flow
But the sound came over
On the police car radio
Down at Precinct 49
Having a tear-gas of a time
Sergeant Baker got a call
From the governor of the county jail
[Chorus]
Load up, load up, load up
With rubber bullets
Load up, load up, load up
With rubber bullets
I love to hear those convicts squeal
It’s a shame these slugs ain’t real
But we can’t have dancin’
At the local county jail
[Verse 3]
Sergeant Baker and his men
Made a bee-line for the jail
And for miles around
You could hear the sirens wail
There’s a rumor goin’ ’round death row
That a fuse is gonna blow
At the local hop
At the local county jail
(Whatcha gonna do about it?)
(Whatcha gonna do?)
(Whatcha gonna do about it?)
(Whatcha gonna do?)
[Bridge]
Sergeant Baker started talkin’
With a bullhorn in his hand
He was cool, he was clear
He was always in command
He said, “Blood will flow
Here, Padre
Padre, you talk to your boys
Trust in me
God will come to set you free”
[Verse 4]
Well, we don’t understand
Why you called in the National Guard
When Uncle Sam is the one
Who belongs in the exercise yard
We all got balls and brains
But some’s got balls and chains
At the local dance
At the local county jail
[Chorus]
Load up, load up, load up
With rubber bullets
Load up, load up, load up
With rubber bullets
Is it really such a crime
For a guy to spend his time
At the local dance
At the local county jail?
At the local dance
At the local county jail?
(Whatcha gonna do about it?)
(Whatcha gonna do?)
(Whatcha gonna do about it?)
(Whatcha gonna do?)
▻https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10cc
10cc are an English rock band who formed in Stockport, England in 1972.
Rubber Bullets — Wikipédia
▻https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_Bullets
Rubber Bullets est une chanson du groupe de rock britannique 10cc sortie en single en 1973.
Vers la même époque, l’armée britannique commence à employer des balles en caoutchouc (rubber bullets) dans le cadre du conflit nord-irlandais. Plusieurs radios croient que la chanson de 10cc fait référence à ce fait d’actualité et en interdisent la diffusion. Cela n’empêche pas le single, bien aidé par un passage du groupe dans l’émission Top of the Pops, de se classer en tête du hit-parade britannique pendant une semaine en juin, et 73e aux États-Unis. Elle apparaît également sur le premier album du groupe, également appelé 10cc, sorti en juillet de la même année.