‘Beautiful Thing (Breathe album version)’ [6:02] (Mike Peters), Mike Peters
Lead Vocals:Mike Peters
Lyrics
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Don't judge a book by it's cover Don't judge a man by his colour It's a beuatiful thing It's a beautiful thing He was born down in the ghetto Raised on the fear of the city streets of black America Baptised a God fearing man But there's a southern religion that would crucify black America Black America Listen up now Hey man don't be a fool All of the colours are beautiful Hey man don't be a fool A flag cries and the colours bleed for you Red, white and blue His money's good in any white man store But his credit is zero on account of being born in black America He was not born on the 4th of July But he went down to the Gulf and died for black America For black America Listen up now Hey man don't be a fool All of the colours are beautiful Hey man don't be a fool A flag cries and the colours bleed for you Red, white and blue Black people listen up to what I've got to say There are many white people trying to relate To the brothers, the sisters, the ghetto way We've got to cross that bridge and conquer hate Keep on crossing 'til there comes a time When the colour of a man is not emphasised Like the earth, the wind, the morning sky Until the Indian Nation is recognised If I was to be judged by the colour of my eyes I'd be a little green man not black and not white Don't judge a book by it's cover Don't judge a man by his colour It's a beautiful thing It's a beautiful thing He was born down in the ghetto Raised on the fear of the city streets of black America He was not born on the 4th of July But he went down to the Gulf and died for all America For all America Listen up now Hey man don't be a fool All of the colours are beautiful Hey man don't be a fool A flag cries and the colours bleed for you Red, white and blue Don't judge a book by it's cover Don't judge a man by his colour It's a beuatiful thing It's a beautiful beautiful beautiful thing It's a beautiful beautiful beautiful thing It's a beautiful beautiful beautiful thing It's a beautiful beautiful beautiful thing It's a beautiful thing
Notes
:Recorded at Sain Studios, Llandwrog, Wales
Produced by Mike Peters
Mixed by Risteard O’Monaigh & Field Marshall Slug
Engineered by Gethyn Evans
Mike Peters Notes
:”‘Beautiful Thing’ was recorded completely live, in the very first take. The only overdub, involved all six members of The Poets, brandishing various guitars which created a feedback symphony that creeps in and out of the track. The rap was dubbed with the microphone being fed through a ghetto blaster. The song is a black American blues bastardised by white rock ‘n roll. ‘If I was to be judged by the colour of my eyes, I’d be a little green man not black and not white’.”
(21st Century Fanzine #2)
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