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$1 ONE VOTE!

by THE THE

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Tobi Schäfer
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Tobi Schäfer The The as I know it: righteously mad as hell and concisely to the point. Maybe even more than ever before. Favorite track: $1 ONE VOTE!.
vive
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vive It's funny how as we grow old...
Willard
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Willard Hmm. I really dig $1 one vote, but I am getting that song twice. No Mrs Mac.

Anybody have the same experience?
paedrico
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paedrico Where do I start…TheThe has been with me since I can remember caring about music. Matt’s music has been my friend through angst, high-school, college, politics, love, anger, sadness, family, art…It was the soundtrack of my first gallery show. And this track is like watching my friend succeed - I’m in love with the work, the growth, the articulation, the self-awareness, the past-present conversation. And the fucking hook. Favorite track: $1 ONE VOTE!.
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1.
$1 ONE VOTE! 03:50
One dollar, one vote
 Watch where the money goes Even truth, in an age of deceit Is impossible to believe Because
 Everything is inverted 
Everything perverted
 Everybody’s got something to hide Everybody tells lies 
Those who profess love the loudest Practice hate the proudest
 I’ll say it again
 Those who profess love the loudest Practice hate the proudest One dollar, one vote 
Watch where the money goes No justice for Jesus 
While all the diseases Are too lucrative to cure Too much to endure Because a rich man’s war Is a poor man’s fight And there ain’t no cure For this virus of the mind What was said is unsaid What’s implied is denied Fact becomes opinion Opinion becomes crime To do or to die
 Yet never wonder why? One dollar, one vote
 Watch where the money goes Even truth, in an age of deceit Is impossible to believe But did we ever really have a voice? Do we ever really have a choice? When different masks on the same face Dictate what to love and who to hate? One dollar, one vote
 One dollar, one vote
 One dollar, one vote
 Time to take back what we own
2.
MRS MAC 02:33
VERSE 1 Plucked from the nest Body scrubbed bare Led gently down the narrow stairs The grinding of teeth Scraping of feet Pulling hard against the empty streets But here will be learned the lessons of life Feels like something is dying Father waves goodbye I just wanna run home to cry Tiny I shrink, huge they grow Ugly kids in duffle coats Plimsolls made from tar and rope Mouths washed out with carbolic soap CHORUS Mrs Mac, Mrs Mac Answer back and you’ll get more than a whack VERSE 2 In my shorts, on my knees Swallowing liver, kidneys and greens Tears fall onto my plate Mrs Mac’s boot is in my face Stocky, short-tempered and mean She’s a fierce, fucking fighting machine She’ll fuck you up, she’ll grind you down It’ll cost you a fortune to figure it out CHORUS Mrs Mac, Mrs Mac, Mrs Mac, Mrs Mac Mrs Mac, Mrs Mac, Mrs Mac, Mrs Mac

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Cinéola, in partnership with earMUSIC, are happy to announce the release of this strictly limited 7” Vinyl Single, which includes two songs and features a powerful – and previously unseen – artwork by Matt’s late brother, Andy Dog. The title track features contributions from THE THE stalwarts, Eric Schermerhorn on guitar, Earl Harvin on drums, Barrie Cadogan and Gillian Glover on backing vocals. Recorded by Bruce Lampcov and Mark Allaway, mixed by Mark Allaway at Studio Cinéola and mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios.

Matt says about the A-side '$1 ONE VOTE!', “It is a song that has been percolating – in various versions – for a number of years. For some reason I was always having trouble finding the right words to finish it off. But the nascent dystopia of the last couple of years has certainly opened eyes, sharpened minds and clarified thoughts.”

The B-side features a real gem with which true die-hard fans are certainly already familiar. Although ‘MRS MAC’ was originally released as a download-only single on THE THE’s website back in 2007 it has never – until now – had a physical release. All instruments are played by Matt Johnson himself and the song was recorded and mixed by Bruce Lampcov.

“It was written about my first day at school, in Stratford, East London back in the 1960s”, Matt explains. “Mrs Mac was a sinister dinner lady / enforcer who terrorised the children into eating over-boiled slop that would make them heave in horror.”

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released March 2, 2023

Eric Schermerhorn on guitar, Earl Harvin on drums, Barrie Cadogan and Gillian Glover on backing vocals. Recorded by Bruce Lampcov and Mark Allaway and mixed by Mark Allaway at Studio Cinéola. Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios

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THE THE England, UK

THE THE was formed in 1979 by Matt Johnson. His genre is all his own: it is music of long shadows, high hopes, channeled anger, feverish passions and sweetly disturbing poignancy. It is pop and rock, blues and folk, soul and polemic. It spans alienated electronics to twisted cinematic soundtracks, guitar tumbling swing to crimson ballads, rants and prayers to diaries and hymns. ... more

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