The song Demolition is performed by The Kinks in the album named BBC Sessions 1964-1977 in the year 2001 .
(Sung by Flash and his Cronies in their Den)
I spy with my little eye
Anything here that I can buy.
I see a little thatched cottage
Looking so neat
With compulsory purchase we can buy it up cheap.
Then we'll pull up the floor boards,
Knock down the walls,
Rock the foundations,
Until the house falls.
Like a pack of cards,
Crashing to the ground.
Then we'll build a row
Of identical boxes
And sell them all off at treble the profits.
Demolition.
The deeds are in my pocket,
I've got a contract in my hand.
An opportunity for luxury living.
I'll arrange the mortgage
To be repaid a hundred percent.
I can't wait around so make your decision.
We'll buy up all the cottages
And every house and every street,
Until we've got everything we need.
Every town in the vicinity,
Every farm and village green.
We're gonna buy up everything,
Then it's Demolition.
Demolition. Demolition.
Two up, two down,
It hasn't got a garden,
But it's got a lovely patio.
Stainless steel kitchen sink,
Gas fired central heating,
Whaaa -- specifically designed for modern-day living,
Nothing's permanent and nothing lasts,
We've sold all the houses so put 'em up fast.
We're gonna buy up this town
And pull it all down.
How I love to hear the demolition sound
Of concrete crashing to the ground.
Demolition.
It's time to make some money,
It's time to get rich quick.
It's the wonderful world of capitalism.
I've got to make a profit,
I've got to satisfy my greed,
It's my faith and my religion,
Demolition. Demolition. Demolition.
And we'll buy up the towns,
And we'll knock 'em all down
Build a brand new world of our own.
(repeat)
The Kinks - BBC Sessions 1964-1977
BBC Sessions 1964-1977
- You Really Got Me
- Interview
- Cadillac
- All Day and All of the Night
- Tired of Waiting for You
- Everybody's Gonna Be Happy
- See My Friends
- This Strange Effect
- Milk Cow Blues
- Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
- Till the End of the Day
- Where Have All the Good Times Gone?
- Death of a Clown
- Love Me 'Til the Sun Shines
- Harry Rag
- Good Luck Charm
- Waterloo Sunset
- Monica
- Days
- The Village Green Preservation Society
- Mindless Child of Motherhood
- Holiday
- Demolition
- Victoria
- Here Comes Yet Another Day
- Money Talks
- Mirror of Love
- Celluloid Heroes
- Skin and Bone/Dry Bones
- Get Back in the Line
- Did You See His Name
- When I Turn off the Living Room Lights
- Skin and Bone
- Money Talks