While touring in Ireland, the discovered the audience would cheer back "Who the Fuck is Alice?". As it turns out , this was a ritual at a Café in Nijmegen (the Netherlands) called "Gompie". The group decided to "cover" this version with comedian Roy Chubby Brown having the honor of yelling "Alice, Who the Fuck is Alice?" during the chorus. Thus, Smokie holds the record as the first group to have a top ten song with the word "fuck" in it.
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No More Letters
Smokie Lyrics
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Gotta rubber stamp on my brain,
Gotta rubber stamp on my jumbo,
Hey got to get, I got to get, I got to get away.
Ain't got no grease on my finger,
Ain't got no dirt on my glove,
Ain't got no grease on my finger,
Long time you say,
No more letters,
No more letters,
No more letters,
No more letters,
No more letters,
Get away.
Long legged man in the corner,
Watching the time pass away,
Long legged man in the corner,
Hey got to get, I got to get, I got to get away.
Long time you say,
No more letters,
No more letters,
No more letters,
No more letters,
No more letters,
Ooh dirty dog on the night flight,
Ooh dirty dog see the door,
Ooh dirty dog on the night flight,
Hey got to get, I got to get, I got to get away.
Ooh dirty dog don't give a damn if you're wrong or right,
Ooh dirty dog sitting there looking at me all night,
Ooh dirty dog,
Ooh dirty dog,
The lyrics to Smokie's song No More Letters are mysterious and somewhat cryptic. They seem to be about someone who is feeling trapped and suffocated by their life and is desperate to escape. The repeated refrain of "Gotta rubber stamp on my jumbo" and "Ain't got no grease on my finger" suggests that the person feels as though they are trapped in a job or some other kind of restrictive environment that is impinging on their freedom.
The "long-legged man in the corner" and the "dirty dog on the night flight" are both symbols of this oppressive atmosphere, and the singer is trying to escape both the physical and metaphorical barriers that are holding them back. The repeated refrain of "No more letters" suggests that the singer may be trying to break free from some kind of correspondence or communication that is keeping them tethered to their current lifestyle.
Line by Line Meaning
Gotta rubber stamp on my jumbo,
I feel like I'm being controlled and stamped like a package, both physically and mentally.
Gotta rubber stamp on my brain,
I feel like my thoughts and ideas are being controlled and stamped.
Gotta rubber stamp on my jumbo,
I feel like I'm being controlled and stamped like a package, both physically and mentally.
Hey got to get, I got to get, I got to get away.
I need to break free from this control and feel a sense of independence.
Ain't got no grease on my finger,
I haven't been working hard physically.
Ain't got no dirt on my glove,
I haven't been working with my hands or getting my hands dirty.
Ain't got no grease on my finger,
I haven't been working hard physically.
Hey got to get, I got to get, I got to get away.
I need to escape this situation and find some adventure.
Long time you say,
You've been telling me for a while now,
No more letters,
that you don't want to hear from me anymore.
No more letters,
that you don't want to hear from me anymore.
No more letters,
that you don't want to hear from me anymore.
No more letters,
that you don't want to hear from me anymore.
No more letters,
that you don't want to hear from me anymore.
No more letters,
that you don't want to hear from me anymore.
Get away.
I should remove myself from your life.
Long legged man in the corner,
There's someone in the corner watching me.
Watching the time pass away,
He's just sitting there and watching the time go by.
Long legged man in the corner,
There's someone in the corner watching me.
Hey got to get, I got to get, I got to get away.
I need to escape this situation and find some adventure.
Long time you say,
You've been telling me for a while now,
No more letters,
that you don't want to hear from me anymore.
No more letters,
that you don't want to hear from me anymore.
No more letters,
that you don't want to hear from me anymore.
No more letters,
that you don't want to hear from me anymore.
No more letters,
that you don't want to hear from me anymore.
No more letters,
that you don't want to hear from me anymore.
Ooh dirty dog on the night flight,
There's a shady and untrustworthy person on the plane with me.
Ooh dirty dog see the door,
This person is looking towards the exit door of the plane.
Ooh dirty dog on the night flight,
There's a shady and untrustworthy person on the plane with me.
Hey got to get, I got to get, I got to get away.
I need to get away from this person and find a safe place.
Ooh dirty dog don't give a damn if you're wrong or right,
This person doesn't care about morality or what is right or wrong.
Ooh dirty dog sitting there looking at me all night,
This person has been staring at me for the entire flight.
Ooh dirty dog,
This person is shady and untrustworthy.
Ooh dirty dog,
This person is shady and untrustworthy.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: CHRISTOPHER WARD NORMAN, PETER DAVID SPENCER
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