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The scene is a lie

from 15 Wasted years by The Crooks

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Ette's add to the EP: some bitter and ironic words about playing punk rock...

Il contributo di ette all'EP: alcune amare ma ironiche riflessioni sulla scena punk rock

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THE SCENE IS A LIE

I'm calling up some friends to get 'em to the local bar
Hope they won't be late or have a football match to watch
yeah not tonite

packed up in a van with a twenty tons of gear
they told you five o clock but they don't have engineers
or a P.A.

I am playing with my band tonite
and they're only paying us with beers

The scene is a lie

heading to the studio fighting for a song,
we're spending all our money but the chords are all wrong
and even the drums

we're putting down the cds with shirts and coutillons
the locals are excited, but they want 'em for free
yeah even the pins

I am playing with my band tonite
and our name is not out there on the door

the scene is a lie

The venues are all closing and all the kids are djs
they're finished with the fashion of palying punk rock
and it's all your fault

Bloggers full of envy sitting on your chairs
you judge me with your keyboards
but I don't give a fuck
cause you ain't playing a note

I am playing with my band tonite
and they're only paying us with beers

The scene is a lie
all a lie

credits

from 15 Wasted years, released April 3, 2015
recorded and mixed by ette at Real Sound Studio Milano
produced by the Crooks

Fab o'loose: vocals, guitar
Ette: guitars, backing vocals
Brix: drums
Lello Piteco: bass

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Formed in Milan (Italy) in 1997, 4 albums, 3 eps and many singles later the Crooks are still rocking all over Europe and have shared the stage with Libertine (USA), Happy Revolvers, Jackpot (USA), Glucifer (NW), The Datsuns (NZ), Vice Squad (UK), Queers (USA), No Means No (CA), Prima Donna (USA), 999 (UK), Eddie & the Hot Rods (UK), Jim Jones Revue (US) and GREEN DAY on the Italian secret show ... more

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