"we don't practice with pas we've got alot of bills to pay, what happened once in italy will happen now in germany"

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can someone explain this lyric?

― rio natsume, Tuesday, 2 August 2005 18:50 (twenty years ago)

"PAs" is an odd little song that veers back and forth between their problems being in a band and their worries about the neo-fascist movement.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

neo-fascist uprisings in Britain at the time.

Italy -- Mussolini in power in 1922
Germany -- Hitler in power in 1933

― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

I'm going to play some Scritti Politti now. Yum!

― Ian Riese-Moraine: a casualty of social estrangement. (Eastern Mantra), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 19:06 (twenty years ago)

i always thought it was "we don't practice, we behave, we've...etc."

oh, well.

― Grell (Grell), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 03:59 (twenty years ago)

Does it have to do with the easter egg coloring kit, Paas?

― Voodoo Child, Wednesday, 3 August 2005 04:03 (twenty years ago)

P.A.s?

― Grell (Grell), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 04:15 (twenty years ago)

or public address systems.

― Grell (Grell), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 04:18 (twenty years ago)

twelve years pass...

This is a great song.

Also Rip It Up and Start Again delves into the lyrics.

― The Fortnightly Intruder (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 25 November 2017 21:02 (seven years ago)

This is my favourite pre-pop SP track.

― The buttermilk of Beelzebub (Tom D.), Saturday, 25 November 2017 21:05 (seven years ago)

It's great! Catchy enough that I find myself walking around singing "what happened once in Italy/will happen now in Germany"

...with a sinking feeling because of the modern world.

― The Fortnightly Intruder (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 25 November 2017 21:21 (seven years ago)

Oh, yeah I do the same, it's insanely catchy.

― The buttermilk of Beelzebub (Tom D.), Saturday, 25 November 2017 21:22 (seven years ago)

thought this was an ILF thread at first

― brimstead, Sunday, 26 November 2017 17:57 (seven years ago)

The early singles are all great, I listened to them last week and was dazzled by the rhythms/interplay of the instruments all over again.

― brimstead, Sunday, 26 November 2017 17:59 (seven years ago)

This track annoyed me when the penny dropped that its two takes of the song run together.

― Mark G, Thursday, 30 November 2017 07:44 (seven years ago)

My favourite SP song, the vocal melody is so beautiful.

― MaresNest, Thursday, 30 November 2017 11:56 (seven years ago)

After the "messthetic" first half of Early PAs and Confidence are both amazing imo

― The Fortnightly Intruder (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:57 (seven years ago)

I mean in this like "slowly blossoming into insanely catchy & melodic" way

― The Fortnightly Intruder (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 30 November 2017 21:11 (seven years ago)

I was massively disappointed with the 'Peel Session' ep but I quite like it now.

Still, for me it's all about 'Confidence'

I did send off for that 'How to make your own record' book, still got it somewhere

― Mark G, Friday, 1 December 2017 07:01 (seven years ago)

five years pass...

I love this song. Someone has the full lyric?

― fpsa, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 03:03 (two years ago)

ALSO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn4HC2Dfm_k

― fpsa, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 03:10 (two years ago)

Amazing video. Footage of Dave Anderson and George "Porky" Peckham at work!

― everything, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 03:35 (two years ago)

That's possibly the most fascinating and improbable thing I've ever seen unearthed on Youtube!

― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 14:50 (two years ago)

two years pass...

Fascinatingly impenetrable song.

― Heavy Messages (jed_), Sunday, 31 August 2025 23:43 (two weeks ago)

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