Guns 'n' Wankers was a punk rock band, formed by ex-members of British punk… Read Full Bio ↴Guns 'n' Wankers was a punk rock band, formed by ex-members of British punk band Snuff, and rock band The Wildhearts in early 1990. The band consisted of Duncan Redmonds (Vocals, guitar), Patrice Walters (Drums, vocals) and Joolz Dean (Bass guitar, vocals). The three formed the band on the same day Snuff played their farewell gig (now reformed) at the Kilburn National and Walters was released of duty with The Wildhearts. On the off chance, Duncan gave Walters a call after seeing him play in a band called The Milk Monitors a few years before. In turn, Walters called his old mate Joolz Dean and the line-up was complete. Originally the band were to be called Cunts n' Wankers but they thought better of it.

After touring up and down the United Kingdom with the likes of Leatherface, NOFX and Wat Tyler, the band set about recording demos. This coincided with a tour of the Basque region in Spain, where copies of the demos sold like hot cakes. On their return, Sean of Wat Tyler and the man behind Rugger Bugger Records put up the modest money to record a Guns n' Wankers album, which was recorded and produced by Andy Davies in Hitchin, Herts UK. The recordings were originally released on Rugger Bugger Records as three 7" EPs: Hardcore, Pop, and Metal (A Silly EP was free with an issue of Fear & Loathing 'zine in very limited numbers). However, when NOFX’s Fat Mike showed an interest in releasing the album on legendary US punk label Fat Wreck Chords, he dispensed with all the material from Metal and one from Hardcore. The remainder was released as an eight track album called For Dancing And Listening on Fat Wreck Chords. The album was well received and continues to be highly regarded by the Punk fraternity. Unfortunately, soon after the band split due to the reformation of Snuff. Pat Walters went on to play with singer-songwriter Marc Carroll in a band called The Hormones and Joolz formed punk band Dogpiss. However, some Guns n' Wankers recordings remain un-released and plans are in the offing to correct this.

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Guns 'n' Wankers Lyrics

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Didn't want it
But you got it
You got it now

And I know, it makes no difference to you now
Far out of reach
Just when you thought it's safe down on the beach again

Another lie
Cast aside
Left to smoulder away

And I know, it makes no difference to you now
Far out of reach
Just when you thought it's safe down on the beach again
It's there, the same old plastic fin
Take a shot but they move the goalposts

Look at you know, going through changes
Black, grey, white, shifting stages

Didn't want it
But you got it
You got it now

And I know, it makes no difference to you now
Far out of reach
Just when you thought it's safe down on the beach again you're wrong

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Guns 'n' Wankers's song Blah Blah Blah convey a sense of resignation and bitterness towards a situation that the singer did not want to be in but has somehow ended up in. They feel like they have been given something that they never wanted, and now it's too late to change that. The repeated refrain of "You got it now" serves to emphasize the singer's feelings of regret and hopelessness.

The lyrics also touch on themes of deception and disappointment, as the singer has been lied to and left to "smoulder away". There is a sense of cynicism towards the idea of safety, as just when the singer thought they were finally in a secure and stable place, they were proven wrong. The reference to "the same old plastic fin" and "moving the goalposts" further emphasizes the idea that things never stay the same and there is always something else to be disappointed by.

The final lines of the song, "Look at you now, going through changes / Black, grey, white, shifting stages", suggest that the singer has come to accept their situation and is now resigned to the changes that life has brought them. It is a sobering reflection on the inevitability of change and the ways in which it can leave us feeling powerless.

Line by Line Meaning

Didn't want it
I didn't desire it

But you got it
Yet, somehow it became yours

You got it now
Currently, you possess it

And I know, it makes no difference to you now
I understand that it's not significant to you anymore

Far out of reach
It's now unattainable

Just when you thought it's safe down on the beach again
When you believed it was secure on the shoreline

Another lie
This is just one more falsehood

Cast aside
Abandoned as a rejected idea

Left to smoulder away
Disregarded and slowly extinguishing

It's there, the same old plastic fin
It's existing since a long time, just a plastic piece

Take a shot but they move the goalposts
Try to hit the objective, but the target keeps shifting