In 1977, Friday was a founder of Virgin Prunes (legendary avant-garde post-punk group). 1987-2005 he composed & performed with, musical partner, Maurice Seezer. He released his 4th solo album CATHOLIC in April 2011.
Gavin Friday & The Man Seezer albums (with Maurice), inc: "Each Man Kills The Thing He Loves" (1989), "Adam 'N' Eve" (1992) & "Shag Tobacco" (1995).
Film scores & soundtracks include Get Rich or Die Tryin', In America, In the Name of the Father, The Boxer, Disco Pigs, Short Cuts and Romeo + Juliet. Gavin worked with producer Hal Willner on the music for director Abel Ferrera's movie Chelsea on the Rocks (2008). He has also collaborated with the English composer Gavin Bryars, setting Shakespeare's sonnets to music.
Stage Shows include the Kurt Weill Extravaganza Ich Liebe Dich, the one man show I didn't come up the Liffey in a bubble and Gavin's tribute to German music, Tomorrow belongs to me.
Gavin Friday played the character Billy Hatchet in Neil Jordan's film Breakfast in Pluto (2006). He recorded three songs for the film, two of which are featured on the soundtrack album: 'Sand' and 'Wig Wam Bam'.
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The Next Thing To Murder
Gavin Friday Lyrics
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E who is, who was, is now to come... the next thing to murder. with voodoo tattooed in your head! your world is fake! all lost and sad. the greatest story ever told, the love of money, the want
Old! another day, another dollar. the price you pay is what they tell you. welcome... come on... to the happy end. your feelings they don't count boy. oh no! you've got no friends... sunset over
. the worst is yet to come now. you can crawl, you can walk, you can run. for he who is, who was, is now to come... so this is where we turn to friends because this is where it all ends. the bib
The book! jesus the friend! all the king's horses kill all the king's men. the next thing to murder. the next thing to murder... prepare ye... prepare ye...
The song "The Next Thing To Murder" by Gavin Friday & The Man Seezer is a dark and cryptic commentary on society and the human experience. The lyrics describe a world that is fake and all-consuming, where the love of money and power reigns supreme. The chorus, "Welcome to the happy end... your feelings they don't count boy! oh no! you've got no friends!", sets a tone of despair and disillusionment. The singer warns that despite the sunset over hell, the worst is yet to come. The repetition of "you can crawl, you can walk, you can run" suggests that no matter how fast you try to escape this world, you will never be able to outrun its corruption.
The line "He who is, who was, is now to come" is a biblical reference to God, further emphasizing the theme of the ultimate power and control that governs this world. The singer also mentions "voodoo tattooed in your head," which could be interpreted as the influence of societal and cultural norms that dictate people's behavior and limit their freedom.
As the song reaches its climax, the singer turns to the idea of friendship and the hope that it offers in the face of this bleak reality. The line "Jesus the friend!" suggests a spiritual or religious dimension to this hope, while the phrase "prepare ye" echoes the biblical call to prepare for the end of the world. The repeated refrain of "the next thing to murder" reinforces the sense of impending doom and the need to find a way out of this world.
Line by Line Meaning
Welcome to the happy end... your feelings they don't count boy! oh no! you've got no friends!
This is the end, but don't be happy about it. Your emotions don't matter, and you have no companions.
sunset over hell... the worst is yet to come now...
Things are going to get worse, and it's going to be like living in hell with no escape.
you can crawl, you can walk, you can run...
No matter what you do, you can't escape the terrible fate that awaits you.
E who is, who was, is now to come... the next thing to murder.
God is always present and the next thing on the list is to kill someone or something.
with voodoo tattooed in your head! your world is fake! all lost and sad.
You have been brainwashed with illusions and everything around you is fake and depressing.
the greatest story ever told, the love of money, the want
The most important thing in this world is greed and the desire for wealth.
Old! another day, another dollar. the price you pay is what they tell you.
Life is repetitive and you have to pay what others tell you to pay.
welcome... come on... to the happy end. your feelings they don't count boy. oh no! you've got no friends...
Once again, you are welcomed to the end, but your feelings and relationships don't matter.
sunset over. the worst is yet to come now. you can crawl, you can walk, you can run. for he who is, who was, is now to come...
No matter how you try to escape, God is always there and worse things are yet to come.
so this is where we turn to friends because this is where it all ends. the book! jesus the friend! all the king's horses kill all the king's men.
This is the point where we turn to friends, but even Jesus cannot help in a world where everyone is against you.
the next thing to murder. the next thing to murder... prepare ye... prepare ye...
Once again, the next task at hand is murder, and we must prepare ourselves for the worst.
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