I never really "got" the Manics. There was just something about the phrasing and the lyrics that felt a bit jarring and self-conscious.to me. I always wanted a Manics/Phonics rivalry to start in the vein of the Oasis/Blur rivalry. We could've had fights on the streets of Blackwood!
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'Well, I'm a common working man,
With a half of bitter, bread and jam,
And if it pleases me, I'll put one on ya man,
When the copper fades away!' - Jethro Tull
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