Colin Zeal

 

colin zeal knows the value of mass appeal
he's a pedestrian walker, he's a civil talker
he's an apfable man with a plausible plan
keeps his eye on the news, keeps his future in hand

and then he

looks at his watch he's on time yet again
he's pleased with himself, so pleased with himself,
he's pleased with himself ah ah.
while sitting in traffic, colin thinks in automatic
he's an immaculate dresser, he's the common aggressor
he's a modern retard with a love of bomblast
keeps his eye on the news never dwells on the past

And then he

chorus

(through the megaphone) he's a modern retrard, he's
a terminal lard, he's an affable man
with a carrotene tan because colin's zeal is ill.

 

Ce morceau a été écrit aux Etats-Unis et raconte la routine du travail en Angleterre.
Il est inspiré de la periode dorée des Kinks (65-71) et la mélodie vocale emprunte des éléments de Sleeping Gas de Teardrop Explodes.
Graham, qui se vit refuser l'autorisation de remplir la chanson de guitare à la Sonic Youth, fut par contre autorisé à jouer de la perceuse Black & Decker à la fin.

DAMON: "The trick with Graham is to give him the illusion that he's making a racket."

Les blancs entre chaque "... and then he..." sont une suggestion de Stephen Street.
Dave transforma le son de ses tam-tams en notes réelles, une technique que Partridge adorait. "Plus jamais." dit Dave.