Working Men's Club began their career playing angular, cheerfully melodic '… Read Full Bio ↴Working Men's Club began their career playing angular, cheerfully melodic '80s-style post-punk, then after one single, most of the band quit. Galvanized by leader Sydney Minsky-Sargeant's love of dance music and techno, they re-formed as a synth-heavy, propulsive, and -- as their abrasively entertaining 2020 self-titled album showed -- still quite punky dance-rock band.

Hailing from Todmorden in West Yorkshire, England, the band were formed in mid-2018 by vocalist/guitarist Sydney Minsky-Sargeant, guitarist Giulia Bonometti, and drummer Jake Bogacki when the trio were still in their late teens. They built a following thanks to their electric live shows and Minsky-Sargeant's skills as a cheekily opinionated frontperson. After releasing a single heavily influenced by guitar-based post-punk, 2019's "Bad Blood," Working Men's Club signed to Heavenly Records. Around this time, Minsky-Sargeant's desire to switch away from making guitar music in favor of a more electronic sound alienated the rest of the band. The conflict came to a head less than a week before a concert in London; Bonometti left the band to devote time to her Juila Bardo project and Bogacki just left. Recently added bassist Liam Ogburn stayed on, and the duo were joined for the concert by multi-instrumentalists Mairead O'Connor of Moonlandingz and Rob Graham of Drenge, both of whom Minsky-Sargeant had met at the Sheffield studio of producer Ross Orton.

This lineup stayed together, and with Orton in the producer's chair, recorded Working Men's Club's first album, capturing a sound that was equal parts insistent dance music and confrontational punk. The first single released from the sessions, "Teeth," appeared in August 2019 and served notice that the group's sound had undergone a major overhaul. Their self-titled debut long-player was due to be released in June 2020, but the band delayed it and instead released "Megamix," a 21-minute continuous remix of the album done remotely by Minsky-Sargeant and Orton. The album proper was finally issued in October of 2020.

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Be My Guest
working men's club Lyrics

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Dark, trepid trail
Gets stuck in the lawn
The way it's paved
Also broken

Drown in sorrow
Never in peace
This lamb will live

Eternally

Let in me or let me out
Let me scream now
Let in me or let me out
Let me scream now
Now

Wet prison piss
Stained cream white cords
Seeping down the leg
Following the course
Wet prison piss
Stained cream white cords
Seeping down the leg
Following the course

Let in me or let me out
Let me scream now
Let in me or let me out

Let me scream now
Now

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Working Men's Club's song "Be My Guest" paint a very dark and introspective picture. The opening lines of "dark, trepid trail gets stuck in the lawn, the way it's paved also broken" speak to a feeling of being stuck or trapped in a situation that is not functioning properly. The following lines of "drown in sorrow, never in peace, this lamb will live eternally" suggest a sense of hopelessness and despair, with the idea of never being at peace and feeling trapped for eternity.

The second half of the song continues with bleak imagery, describing "wet prison piss" and "stained cream white cords". These lyrics could be interpreted as a commentary on the prison system and the ways in which prisoners are dehumanized and stripped of their dignity. The repetition of "let in me or let me out, let me scream now" throughout the song almost becomes a mantra, emphasizing the desire for release from an oppressive situation.

Overall, the lyrics to "Be My Guest" convey a sense of frustration, despair, and hopelessness with vivid and powerful imagery that stays with the listener long after the song has ended.

Line by Line Meaning

Dark, trepid trail
This journey is full of uncertainty and fear.

Gets stuck in the lawn
This path is obstructed and difficult to navigate.

The way it's paved
The road ahead has been predetermined and unyielding.

Also broken
In addition to the obstacles, the path has also been damaged and unsafe.

Drown in sorrow
The weight of sadness is overwhelming and all-consuming.

Never in peace
There is no respite or escape from the turmoil.

This lamb will live
Despite the hardships, there is still life and strength to be found.

Eternally
This life force will continue indefinitely.

Let in me or let me out
Either allow me to partake in what's happening or let me leave entirely.

Let me scream now
I need to let out my emotions and express my pain.

Wet prison piss
The conditions are degrading and inhumane.