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Public Image Ltd

Albatross

Release date: 8th December 1978

From Metal BoxTrack 110:35

Rock Music Adult Alternative Prog-Rock/Art Rock

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"Albatross" is a track by Public Image Ltd, from the album Metal Box, released 8th December 1978. The track is 10:35 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Public Image Ltd.

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Public Image Ltd

Public Image Ltd

Lyrics

Albatross

Slow motion
Slow motion
Getting rid of the albatross
Sowing seeds of discontent
I know you very well
You are unbearable
I've seen you up far too close
Getting rid of the albatross
Frying rear blinds
If I wanted
Should I really
If I run away
Run away
Riding along on the crest of the wave
Getting rid of the albatross
Another will not forget
I know you very well
Run away
Run away
Should I
I run away
Getting rid of the albatross
I know you very well
You are unbearable
I see you far too close
If I wanted to
If
Run away
Run away
I ran away
I ran away

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Track details

From Metal Box

10:351978

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Album

Public Image Ltd

8th December 1978

Track number

1

Release year

1978

1Albatross
10:35
2Memories
5:05
3Swan Lake
4:12
4Poptones
7:46

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Public Image Ltd — Penge (from End of World) [3:04]
Public Image Ltd — End of the World (from End of World) [5:26]
Public Image Ltd — Strange (from End of World) [3:32]
Public Image Ltd — Down on the Clown (from End of World) [4:21]
Public Image Ltd — The Do That (from End of World) [2:38]
Public Image Ltd — Car Chase (from End of World) [3:46]
Public Image Ltd — Pretty Awful (from End of World) [4:51]
Public Image Ltd — Walls (from End of World) [3:20]
Public Image Ltd — Hawaii (from End of World) [3:31]
Public Image Ltd — North West Passage (from End of World) [4:40]
Public Image Ltd — Being Stupid Again (from End of World) [4:32]
Public Image Ltd — L F C F (from End of World) [4:36]
Public Image Ltd — Dirty Murky Delight (from End of World) [2:29]
Public Image Ltd — The Order of Death (WLDV SlowMo edit)
Public Image Ltd — Turkey Tits (Bonus Track) (from What the World Needs Now…) [2:06]
Public Image Ltd — Double Trouble (from What the World Needs Now…) [3:52]
Public Image Ltd — The One (from What the World Needs Now…) [3:42]
Public Image Ltd — Know Now (from What the World Needs Now…) [2:46]
Public Image Ltd — Whole Life Time (from What the World Needs Now…) [3:46]
Public Image Ltd — Spice of Choice (from What the World Needs Now…) [5:44]
Public Image Ltd — I'm Not Satisfied (from What the World Needs Now…) [5:44]
Public Image Ltd — Big Blue Sky (from What the World Needs Now…) [8:15]
Public Image Ltd — Bettie Page (from What the World Needs Now…) [3:21]
Public Image Ltd — Shoom (from What the World Needs Now…) [6:31]
Public Image Ltd — Corporate (from What the World Needs Now…) [5:23]
Public Image Ltd — C'est la vie (from What the World Needs Now…) [6:08]
Public Image Ltd — Reggie Song / Out of the Woods
Public Image Ltd. — Reggie Song [5:49]
Public Image Ltd. — 4 Enclosed Walls (Live from NYC 2010) [4:09]
Public Image Ltd. — Psychopath (Live from NYC 2010) [6:23]
Public Image Ltd. — Disappointed (Live from NYC 2010) [6:54]
Public Image Ltd. — Out of the Woods [9:41]
Public Image Ltd. — Warrior (Live from NYC 2010) [7:19]
Public Image Ltd. — Usls1 (Live from NYC 2010) [7:03]
Public Image Ltd — Human (from This is PiL) [6:02]
Public Image Ltd — I Must Be Dreaming (from This is PiL) [4:14]
Public Image Ltd — The Room I Am In (from This is PiL) [3:07]
Public Image Ltd — This is PIL (from This is PiL) [14:54]
Public Image Ltd — This Is Pil (from This is PiL) [3:39]
Public Image Ltd — Lollipop Opera (from This is PiL) [6:54]
Public Image Ltd — It Said That (from This is PiL) [4:09]
Public Image Ltd — Out of the Woods (from This is PiL) [9:41]
Public Image Ltd — Deeper Water (from This is PiL) [6:08]
Public Image Ltd — One Drop (from This is PiL) [4:52]
Public Image Ltd — Fool (from This is PiL) [5:52]
Public Image Ltd — Reggie Song (from This is PiL) [5:49]
Public Image Ltd — Terra-Gate (from This is PiL) [3:47]
Public Image Ltd — The Room I Am In (from One Drop) [3:07]
Public Image Ltd — I Must Be Dreaming (from One Drop) [4:14]
Public Image Ltd — One Drop (from One Drop) [4:52]
Public Image Ltd — Lollipop Opera (from One Drop) [6:54]
Public Image Ltd. — Break [2:00]
Public Image Ltd. — This is Not a Love Song [6:40]
Public Image Ltd. — Open Up [10:40]
Public Image Ltd. — Flowers of Romance [2:49]
Public Image Ltd. — Albatross [8:26]
Public Image Ltd. — Home [6:00]
Public Image Ltd. — Death Disco [6:00]
Public Image Ltd. — Memories [5:45]
Public Image Ltd. — Public Image [3:38]
Public Image Ltd. — Warrior [6:22]
Public Image Ltd. — Religion [8:57]
Public Image Ltd. — Bags [2:23]
Public Image Ltd. — Rise [5:17]
Public Image Ltd. — Chant [5:21]
Public Image Ltd. — F.F.F. [5:32]
Public Image Ltd. — Rise [6:05]
Public Image Ltd. — Bags [5:28]
Public Image Ltd. — Home [5:50]
Public Image Ltd. — Round [4:27]
Public Image Ltd. — Ease [8:14]
Public Image Ltd. — Fishing [5:20]
Public Image Ltd — John Peel Session 10th December 1979
Public Image Ltd — The Order of Death (The Blair Witch mix)
Public Image Ltd — Acid Drops (from That What Is Not) [6:35]
Public Image Ltd — Covered (from That What Is Not) [4:40]
Public Image Ltd — Emperor (from That What Is Not) [4:08]
Public Image Ltd — Think Tank (from That What Is Not) [4:40]
Public Image Ltd — Luck's Up (from That What Is Not) [4:08]
Public Image Ltd — God (from That What Is Not) [5:33]
Public Image Ltd — Unfairground (from That What Is Not) [5:17]
Public Image Ltd — Cruel (from That What Is Not) [5:19]
Public Image Ltd — Love Hope (from That What Is Not) [3:48]
Public Image Ltd — Good Things (from That What Is Not) [5:34]
Public Image Ltd — Don’t Ask Me
Public Image Ltd — Disappointed
Public Image Ltd — The Body (UK & US remixes)
Public Image Ltd — Save Me (from Happy?) [4:50]
Public Image Ltd — Open and Revolving (from Happy?) [4:02]
Public Image Ltd — Seattle (from Happy?) [3:40]
Public Image Ltd — Rules and Regulations (from Happy?) [4:33]
Public Image Ltd — Fat Chance Hotel (from Happy?) [7:03]
Public Image Ltd — The Body (from Happy?) [3:12]
Public Image Ltd — Angry (from Happy?) [4:13]
Public Image Ltd — Hard Times (from Happy?) [3:42]
Public Image Ltd. — (This Is Not a) Love Song (Live) [6:28]
Public Image Ltd. — Annalisa (Live) [5:18]
Public Image Ltd. — Low Life (Live) [2:48]
Public Image Ltd. — Solitaire (Live) [4:00]
Public Image Ltd. — Religion (Live) [5:50]
Public Image Ltd. — Death Disco (Live) [5:07]
Public Image Ltd. — Flowers of Romance (Live) [4:47]
Public Image Ltd. — Under the House (Live) [1:57]
Public Image Ltd. — Bad Life (Live) [4:45]
Public Image Ltd. — Banging the Door (Live) [4:55]
Public Image Ltd — The Suit (from Metal Box) [3:30]
Public Image Ltd — Socialist (from Metal Box) [3:10]
Public Image Ltd — Memories (from Metal Box) [5:05]
Public Image Ltd — Radio 4 (from Metal Box) [4:24]
Public Image Ltd — Graveyard (from Metal Box) [3:08]
Public Image Ltd — Chant (from Metal Box) [5:01]
Public Image Ltd — Careering (from Metal Box) [4:32]
Public Image Ltd — Bad Baby (from Metal Box) [4:30]
Public Image Ltd — No Birds (from Metal Box) [4:41]
Public Image Ltd — Swan Lake (from Metal Box) [4:12]
Public Image Ltd — Poptones (from Metal Box) [7:46]
Public Image Ltd — Careering (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session) (from John Peel Session (10th December 1979)) [7:33]
Public Image Ltd — Chant (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session) (from John Peel Session (10th December 1979)) [5:15]
Public Image Ltd — Poptones (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session) (from John Peel Session (10th December 1979)) [4:32]

(This Is Not a) Love Song (Live)
6:28
Annalisa (Live)
5:18
Bad Life (Live)
4:45
Banging the Door (Live)
4:55
Death Disco (Live)
5:07
Flowers of Romance (Live)
4:47
Low Life (Live)
2:48
Religion (Live)
5:50
Solitaire (Live)
4:00
Under the House (Live)
1:57

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