THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED LYRICS

Why Doesn't Anyone Buy Singles?

Imagine if I was an alien
Sent down from Space to judge the singles chart
Well, it's a good job I'm not

All I would see would be a load of fools
Moaning about the fall in single sales
Like crying babies who drank all their milk

Why doesn't anyone buy singles?
Is it because they cost a fiver and they're not very good?
Why doesn't anyone buy singles?
Is it because they're a con?
Four versions of the same song
You only need to sell a couple now to reach Number One

I think you maybe went a bit too far
When you sued me for using Napster and Kazaa
It wasn't really my fault

Don't blame the internet for your mistakes
Filling the charts with silly plastic fakes
Who just appeal to tiny naive children

Why doesn't anyone buy singles?
Is it because they're really rubbish and expensive or not?
Why doesn't anyone buy singles?
Is this some kind of a sign?
Is this the end of the line?
Give me a record deal and betcha they would go and buy mine

Why doesn't anyone buy singles?
I'm bored of this now and I want to go and do something else
Why doesn't anyone buy singles?
I think that singles are dead
I am not interested
I'm gonna go and use my X Box and my mobile instead



Words by Waen Shepherd 2003
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Written for BBC Radio 2's The Day the Music Died
Original transmission 08.11.03


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