Susan Whitby was 15 years old and had been playing saxophone for a little m… Read Full Bio ↴Susan Whitby was 15 years old and had been playing saxophone for a little more than six months when she joined her friend Marion Elliot (aka Poly Styrene) and formed the great English punk band X-Ray Spex in 1976. At this juncture, Whitby renamed herself Lora Logic and brought her honking and squawking to X-Ray Spex's guitar-propelled punk rock, staying in the band long enough to record the seminal feminist-punk single "Oh Bondage, Up Yours!" Prior to the recording of their debut album, Logic abruptly left the band to follow her own quirky songwriting muse and formed the wonderfully named Essential Logic. Eschewing fast and loud guitars for off-kilter rhythms, "bluesy" sax playing, and forays into dissonance and atonality, Essential Logic created some of the most liberating, exciting music of the early post-punk era. Along with her primitive, exhilarating sax playing, Logic displayed a wildly imaginative vocal style that conflated the subtle eroticism of Patti Smith with the epiglottal spasms of Yoko Ono. Singing, braying, and screeching her implicitly (at times explicitly) feminist lyrics while her backing band crashed and bashed in the background, this was almost a punk version of that most despised of genres, art rock. And while the subjects of most of her songs were serious (alienation, sexism, poverty, urban isolation), there was a bratty tongue-wagging raffishness to Logic (and band) that placed them a cut above the rest. After one album as Essential Logic, Lora Logic disbanded the group to go solo. After one great solo record, Logic left music to join a London-based Hare Krishna sect with old pal Poly Styrene. Recently, Styrene issued some music in England, and it was rumored that Logic played sax on the recording. But regardless of her current activities, Lora Logic's short recording career will always be marked by its intelligence, creativity, and fun.

Wonderful Offer
Essential Logic Lyrics

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When the shop is open, the sale is good
I think I′ll buy
What a wonderful offer
And when your heart is open, confession is true
I think I'll try
What a wonderful offer

Wonderful offer, love

A wonderful offer, you gave to me
Wonderful offer, love
A wonderful offer, you paid for me
Don′t you know, I'm sold with low guarantee
Don't you know, I′m free for high warranty

Wonderful offer, love
A wonderful offer, you gave to me
Wonderful offer, love
A wonderful offer, you paid for me
Don′t you know, I'm sold with low guarantee
Don′t you know, I'm free for high warranty
Don′t you know, I'm sold with low guarantee
Don′t you know, I'm free for high warranty

You were never mine, you were never mine, you were never mine

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Essential Logic's song Wonderful Offer can be interpreted in various ways. It is a song that talks about shopping, love, and life in general. The first verse talks about an open shop with a good sale, and the persona contemplating buying something because of the wonderful offer. This can be interpreted as an analogy to life, where opportunities are presented, and it is up to us to take them or not. The second verse says, "when your heart is open, confession is true, I think I'll try, what a wonderful offer." This can be seen as an invitation to love. When one is open and vulnerable, love can happen.

The chorus of the song, which is repeated several times, talks about a wonderful offer of love that was given to the persona. It could mean a new relationship or a second chance at love. The last verse says, "you were never mine, you were never mine, you were never mine." This line can be interpreted as the persona reconciling with the fact that sometimes, love does not work out, and it is up to them to move on.

Overall, "Wonderful Offer" is a song that talks about love and taking advantage of opportunities presented in life, especially when the heart is open and vulnerable.

Line by Line Meaning

When the shop is open, the sale is good
Opportunity knocks on the door, I am planning to buy.

I think I’ll buy
I am considering purchasing the item.

What a wonderful offer
The deal seems excellent.

And when your heart is open, confession is true
When you are honest and transparent, your words hold weight.

I think I'll try
I am contemplating undergoing the experience.

What a wonderful offer
The proposition looks fantastic.

Wonderful offer, love
You have presented me with an outstanding bargain.

A wonderful offer, you gave to me
You have bestowed me with an incredible opportunity.

Wonderful offer, love
You have presented me with an outstanding bargain.

A wonderful offer, you paid for me
You have invested in me and supported me in a significant way.

Don't you know, I'm sold with low guarantee
I have little self-assurance in myself and don't think I’m worth much.

Don't you know, I’m free for high warranty
I have a high capacity for growth and will reach great heights with the right guidance.

Don't you know, I'm sold with low guarantee
I have little self-assurance in myself and don't think I’m worth much.

Don't you know, I'm free for high warranty
I have a high capacity for growth and will reach great heights with the right guidance.

Don't you know, I'm sold with low guarantee
I have little self-assurance in myself and don't think I’m worth much.

Don't you know, I'm free for high warranty
I have a high capacity for growth and will reach great heights with the right guidance.

You were never mine, you were never mine, you were never mine
I was not under the impression that you belonged to me in any way.

Writer(s): Susan Whitby

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