Let's Get Pretentious lyrics
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Artist: Pete Townshend Album: Psychoderelict
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In the club
Man in club: are you harold pinter?
Woman in club: noel coward, I think. "let's get pretentious, put on an act. let's get portentous and embroider the facts." (laughs)
Man mumbling: a fabulous extraordinary hit, especially these people shouting music
Let's get pretentious Put on an act Let's be portentous Embroider fact Exaggerate it Dress up the bland Let's overrate it Let the critics be damned Let's get sensuous Put on some airs Let's drink kailuas And sit bored on the stairs Let's get excited When we say hello Let's be delighted Though it's nobody we know
I don't know much But I know what I like I don't know much But so and so said such and such
I don't know much But I know what I like I don't know much
Let's find a market For sparkling wit Let's make a target Of anyone with a hit Let's keep some secrets Let's make them up Put them together Then break them up
I don't know much But I know what I like I don't know much But so and so said such and such
I don't know much But I know what I like I don't know much
Ray: oh god, this place is crawling with journalists. I hate the fucking lot of 'em Rastus: oh ray, you've got to play the game, eh? I mean, you've got to believe
Ray: you know what I think?
Rastus: what?
Ray: if you've got beauty or talent you're going get caught up in some kind of prostitution. well, it's inevitable. that's all it was, my life on the road: prostitution. we're all cunts after all. get me another drink
Rastus: as you know ray, I find all this fascinating. pity ruth streeting's missin' it
Ray: oh, she'll get it, she'll get it, all right. but my way. don't you worry. my story'll get told
(Guitar solo)
I don't know much But I know what I like I don't know much Now so and so said such and such
I don't know much But I know what I like I don't know much
Let's get pretentious Put on an act Let's be portentous Embroider fact Exaggerate it Dress up the bland Let's overrate it Let the critics be damned
In another part of the same club
Rastus: ruth, wow. hey, you look wonderful in black leather
Ruth: it's not leather you twerp, it's rubber
Rastus: hey watch it, you call me a "twerp" again and I might have to get me bicycle pump out
Ruth: talking of flat tires, how's ray?
Rastus: I can't get anything out of him. he must have some dough stashed away, and he's up to something, but fuck knows what it is. you know, he still reads his fan mail, but he doesn't reply to it anymore. I don't know what'll fire him up
Ruth: bet I could fire him up
Rastus: yeah?
Ruth: yeah, I could do it. you say he still reads his fan mail?
Rastus: yeah, yeah, yeah. oh, if you can do something ruth, we could shift millions, you know that? and I'll cut you in. I would
Ruth: I might have an idea. but it'd be dangerous ... especially for ray
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