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 Pakistan and from Manchester.
But I was there.
I was there in 1976.
I was there at the first Buzzcocks show in Bolton.
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 1962 to 1973.
I'm losing my edge.
To all the kids in Tokyo and Manila.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Accra 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 1976 at the first Feelies practice in a loft in Haledon.
I was working on the rhodes sounds with much patience.
I was there when Holger Czukay 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 Television 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 Qualms. All the underground hits.
All Black Flag tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every Yellowson record on German import.
I heard that you have a white label of every seminal crunk hit - 1985, '86, '87.
I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '70s cut and another box set from the '80s.
I hear you're buying a sitar and a guitar and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Darondo record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your guitar and bought a theremin.
I hear that you and your band have sold your theremin and bought a guitar.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Masters at Work,
Echo & the Bunnymen,
Ornette Coleman,
Aaron Thompson,
Terror Squad Feat. Camron,
Crime,
Man Parrish,
Kevin Saunderson,
Negative Approach,
Notorious BIG live in Amsterdam,
Andrew Ashong & Theo Parrish,
Flash Fearless,
Deadbeat,
Lou Christie,
Anakelly,
Marshall Jefferson,
Youth Brigade,
Michelle Simonal,
The Cosmic Jokers,
June of 44,
Joey Negro,
Ultra Naté,
The Barracudas,
The Martian,
Jeru the Damaja,
Nico,
Whodini,
Peter & Gordon,
Kas Product,
Soulsonic Force,
Black Flag,
The Buckinghams,
Todd Terry,
kango's stein massive,
Basic Channel,
The Birthday Party,
Babytalk,
The Royal Family And The Poor,
Gregory Isaacs,
Roy Ayers,
The Alarm Clocks,
Nik Kershaw,
The Index,
The Music Machine,
Thompson Twins,
Rhythim Is Rhythim,
The Fortunes,
Ice-T,
ABC,
John Lydon,
Scion,
Flamin' Groovies,
The New Christs,
Dual Sessions,
The Divine Comedy,
FM Einheit,
The Remains,
Inner City,
Jawbox,
Fort Wilson Riot,
Thee Headcoats,
Jesper Dahlbäck,
Coldchain, Rosco P., Featuring Pusha T from Clipse & Boo-Bonic,
Ken Boothe,
Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Neil Young & Crazy Horse.
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.