Infinitely Losing My Edge
Yeah, I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge.
The kids are coming up from behind.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge to the kids from South Africa and from Bologna.
But I was there.
I was there in 1976.
I was there at the first Wire show in Watford.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge to the kids whose footsteps I hear when they get on the decks.
I'm losing my edge to the internet seekers who can tell me every member of every good group from 1967 to 1973.
I'm losing my edge.
To all the kids in Philadelphia and Salvador.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Lille kids in little jackets and borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered nineties.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge.
I can hear the footsteps every night on the decks.
But I was there.
I was there in 1977 at the first Zapp practice in a loft in Hamilton.
I was working on the rhodes sounds with much patience.
I was there when Nile Rodgers started up his first band.
I told him, "Don't do it that way. You'll never make a dime."
I was there.
I was the first guy playing Cameo to the dance kids.
I played it at the 40 Watt.
Everybody thought I was crazy.
We all know.
I was there.
I was there.
I've never been wrong.
But I'm losing my edge to better-looking people with better ideas and more talent.
And they're actually really, really nice.
I'm losing my edge.
I heard you have a compilation of every good song ever done by anybody.
Every great song by Ohio Players. All the underground hits.
All Q65 tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every Stereo Dub record on German import.
I heard that you have a white label of every seminal jazz hit - 1985, '86, '87.
I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '50s cut and another box set from the '90s.
I hear you're buying a mellotron and a 808 and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a DeepChord presents Echospace record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your organ and bought a theremin.
I hear that you and your band have sold your theremin and bought an organ.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Andrew Hill,
Bang On A Can,
Siglo XX,
Hashim,
Subhumans,
Jeff Lynne,
Black Moon,
Arthur Verocai,
Nico,
Chris Corsano,
The Barracudas,
The Neon Judgement,
The Mojo Men,
Jerry Gold Smith,
Country Teasers,
Los Fastidios,
Tomorrow,
Justin Hinds & The Dominoes,
the Normal,
De La Soul & Jungle Brothers,
Zapp,
K-Klass,
The Young Rascals,
Siouxsie and the Banshees,
Lee Hazlewood,
Angry Samoans,
The Misunderstood,
Faust,
Girls At Our Best!,
Tubeway Army,
Shoche,
The Saints,
Lakeside,
Pagans,
Marvin Gaye,
Half Japanese,
Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx,
Colin Newman,
Bobby Sherman,
Terry Callier,
Vladislav Delay,
Wasted Youth,
Von Mondo,
The Dead C,
Fela Kuti,
Bobby Womack,
Jeru the Damaja,
Derrick May,
Little Man,
Danielle Patucci,
Amon Düül,
OOIOO,
Popol Vuh,
Rod Modell,
Flamin' Groovies,
Anakelly,
Mr. Review,
Funky Four + One,
Unwound,
Davy DMX,
Bad Manners,
Lucky Dragons,
Y Pants,
Faraquet,
Lou Reed & Metallica, Lou Reed & Metallica, Lou Reed & Metallica, Lou Reed & Metallica.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.