I received the form on Wednesday
And I had to post it back by a week on Tuesday
It got buried in the junk-mail
But I couldn't be bothered to look 'til it was too late
I find the adverts really scary
To be fair they tried to warn me
My finances are of no interest
I've got diddly-squat to invest with
Oh, help me Lord
I'm a tax fraud
I didn't mean to be
I feel so naughty
Oh, help me Lord
I'm a tax fraud
I didn't mean to be
I feel so naughty
So when I found the form
I didn't put down owt' as my pen run out
I went to see a neighbour
She's always handy when I need a favour
I knew she was the one for me
To help me with my financial difficulty
I knew she was the one
To help me fill out my tax form
Oh, help me Lord
I'm a tax fraud
I didn't mean to be
I feel so naughty
Oh, help me Lord
I'm a tax fraud
I didn't mean to be
I feel so naughty
Release notes:
All words by Bri Jnr. & Tico Jnr., all music by Bri Jnr.
Bri Jnr. explains:
How my name did not make the 'Paradise Papers' I do not know. But as "I didn't mean to be" I imagine that I was let off from being named and shamed. This ditty covers a heavy topic so it warranted the guitar being tuned down to a nu-metal-friendly Drop C in order to be a proper heavy bopper. If Korn covered U2's 'Vertigo' in the style of Avril Lavigne, this would be the result.
I wanted to wear a backwards baseball cap for the recording session but Tico felt uncomfortable as it was his trademark look at the time. So in solidarity I wore a 'My Little Pony' bandanna instead.
Both Tico and I, Bri, are immensely proud of the record-breaking vocal overdubs we laid down on the second verse (yes, we outdid 'Bohemian Rhapsody')- my neighbour deserved no less of an honour.
To my knowledge, this is the only song in history to feature the phrase 'diddly squat'. Don't go getting any ideas now Tico...
Tico Jnr. stroking his chain recites:
I don't remember where we were in the recording of the album with this one, but I do remember thinking it was such a joy to write. We literally alternated lines, one after the other, so quickly and with dashing effect. No idea why, but we were so prolific at the time. Normally I cannot stomach spending time with Bri, but it was going OK for a while.
Despite the subject of the charming number being a sensitive one for Bri, I think he can now try and put this back in the live setlist with minimal tears.
While Bri would not wish to confess, and he did tell me this in confidence, he does have a deep fear of the wah pedal that I had to operate for him during the recording of the moderately-average outro. He cried like a little baby when I said there would be no wah, but I relented and cycled home to fetch mine, but only on the condition he wouldn't touch it (he suffers from trenchfoot like no one's business).
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