Motörhead released 23 studio albums, 10 live recordings, 12 compilation albums and five EPs over a career spanning 40 years. Usually a power trio, they had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Top 40 chart. The albums Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades and, particularly, the live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith cemented Motörhead's reputation as a top-tier rock band. The band are ranked number 26 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. As of 2016, they have sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.
Most often classified as heavy metal, Motörhead has been credited with being part of and influencing numerous musical scenes, thrash metal and speed metal especially. Lemmy, however, always insisted that they were a rock and roll band. He said that they had more in common with punk bands, but with their own unique sound, Motörhead is embraced in both punk and metal scenes. Their lyrics typically covered such topics as war, good versus evil, abuse of power, promiscuous sex, substance abuse and, most famously, gambling, the latter theme being the focus of their hit song "Ace of Spades".
Lemmy died on 28 December 2015 from cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure, after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. The day after his death, drummer Mikkey Dee and guitarist Phil Campbell both confirmed that Motörhead had disbanded. By 2018, all three members of Motörhead's best-known line-up (Lemmy, Taylor and Clarke) had died.
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Discography
Motörhead (1977)
Overkill (1979)
Bomber (1979)
On Parole (1979)
Ace of Spades (1980)
Iron Fist (1982)
Another Perfect Day (1983)
Orgasmatron (1986)
Rock 'n' Roll (1987)
1916 (1991)
March ör Die (1992)
Bastards (1993)
Sacrifice (1995)
Overnight Sensation (1996)
Snake Bite Love (1998)
We Are Motörhead (2000)
Hammered (2002)
Inferno (2004)
Kiss of Death (2006)
Motörizer (2008)
The Wörld Is Yours (2010)
Aftershock (2013)
Bad Magic (2015)
No Class
Motörhead Lyrics
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You don't fit in with the crowd
I can't believe you exist
I've crossed you right off my list
Too much, too soon
You're way out of tune
No class, no class
Way out, you're way out of line
No, buddy, I can't spare a dime
Fade out, baby, that's right
No bark and even less bite
Your perfect smile
Betrays your lack of style
No class, no class
Ah, no class, no class
Too late, you can't catch up now
You face the wrong way anyhow
I know you ain't got the brain
To come in out of the rain
Too bad, no magic
I'm afraid you're merely tragic
No class, baby, no class
No class, ah, no class
The lyrics to Motörhead's song "No Class" are a scathing indictment of someone who simply does not measure up to the standards set by the singer. The opening lines "Shut up, you talk too loud, you don't fit in with the crowd" immediately set the tone for the song, as the singer asserts that the person they are addressing is out of step with the norms of society. This is emphasized further in the next lines, as the singer declares "I can't believe you exist, I've crossed you right off my list." Clearly, this person is so far outside the bounds of what the singer considers acceptable that they do not even merit consideration as a real person.
The chorus further emphasizes this sense of disdain, as the singer declares that the person in question is "too much, too soon" and "way out of tune." They have "no class," and the singer wants nothing to do with them. The rest of the lyrics continue in this vein, with the singer insisting that this person is "way out of line" and "you can't catch up now." They lack style, grace, and intelligence, and are merely "tragic" in the eyes of the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
Shut up, you talk too loud
You speak too loudly and disrupt the peace of the environment
You don't fit in with the crowd
You are not accepted or welcomed by others
I can't believe you exist
I cannot understand how someone like you exists
I've crossed you right off my list
You have been removed from my list of people to associate with
Too much, too soon
You have done or said too much in a short period of time
You're way out of tune
Your thoughts and actions do not align with what is expected in this situation
No class, no class
You display a lack of class or sophistication
Way out, you're way out of line
You have crossed the boundaries of what is socially acceptable
No, buddy, I can't spare a dime
I cannot lend you any money
Fade out, baby, that's right
You should just fade away into obscurity
No bark and even less bite
You talk tough but cannot back it up with action
Your perfect smile
Your outward appearance is deceiving
Betrays your lack of style
Your behavior and actions do not match with what is expected given your appearance
No class, no class
You continue to show a lack of class or sophistication
Ah, no class, no class
You are persistently displaying a lack of class or sophistication
Too late, you can't catch up now
It is too late for you to catch up or fit in with this group
You face the wrong way anyhow
You are not properly situated or oriented towards the situation
I know you ain't got the brain
I do not believe that you have enough intelligence to understand this situation
To come in out of the rain
To come inside where it is dry and safe
Too bad, no magic
Unfortunately, you do not possess any special qualities or charm
I'm afraid you're merely tragic
I believe that you are just sad and unfortunate
No class, baby, no class
You are displaying a lack of class or sophistication and it is unfortunate
No class, ah, no class
Again, you continue to display a lack of class or sophistication
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Edward Alan Clarke, Ian Kilmister, Philip John Taylor
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