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Commodify Me​/​Marry Me

from Welcome by James Wood

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Come on, Commodify Me.
Cut me into tiny pieces and share me on the stock market.
Sell me. Use me.
Package my thoughts, market them as entertainment and abuse me.
SELL ADVERTISING SPACE ON MY FOREHEAD
(sell advertising space on my right arm)

Noise is a blunt instrument.
And I feel the burn (high)

I dedicate my body to advertisement science.
Psychology of the mind.
PR PR PR PR pr pr pr pr
Stick a logo on my sweater, and my trousers and my socks and my pants.
SELL ADVERTISING SPACE ON MY FOREHEAD
(sell advertising space on my left foot. and my knees)

Come on, commodify me.


I don't live life by material things, if I had one wish I'd bring Jo Good back to 6music.
Next Stop Soweto!


I'll take you for a ride Zoe
" " Sophie
" " Jody
" "

Let me show you the sights.
The Geneva convention on women's(?) rights
This life, next life, even in past lives
You can be my wife.
Even if I'm not that keen on [the idea of] dressing in white, it's still a great time to be alive.

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from Welcome, released June 22, 2012
Includes a sample of 'Don Amwin La Min' by Ti Fred, resident of the island of La Reunion, from the album 'Sitantelman.'

Lyrics inspired by an opinion article I read somewhere (I wish I could remember where) about the use of facebook to 'commodify' peoples thoughts in order for them to be marketed as entertainment and 'consumed' by users and targeted by advertisers. Also inspired by Jo Good's stint as weekend breakfast presenter on BBC 6music, who was simply lovely and played a lot of tracks from the amazing series of compliations by Strut Records, 'Next Stop Soweto.' Check them out!

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