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What the Hell is Hooky saying at the end of Kiss the Chrome?
I've made out this much: "Play it like it is Hooky. Ah, just listen to that choke. Wouldn't be the same without her. Oh baby, ?????????? the things that I wanted to do."
That last line is driving me crazy...
I've never heard it, but I do remember a fairly nasty review of the record at the time (Rolling Stone or Spin, maybe) that ended something like:
"Kiss the chrome/Why am I so alone?" Geez, we can't imagine.
Ah, from the Trouser Press Record Guide:
Hook assembled a trio called Revenge and whipped out the wretched One True Passion. (The title enthusiasm apparently refers to buxom leather-and-chain-clad women.) Restyling New Order's formula with a thicker, warmer sound and second-rate vocals, the oversexed Revenge could almost be a clumsy tribute band. New Order's flimsy lyrics are one thing, but Hook's macho black leather bluster is aggressively dumb. (Song titles include "Surf Nazi," "Kiss the Chrome" and "Fag Hag.") No prizes for solving witless lyrical conundrums like "Kiss the chrome/Why am I alone?"
So, no prizes at stake here.
