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Bad Life (Live)

Release date: 1983

From Live In TokyoTrack 84:45

Public Image Ltd. – Bad Life (Live) (1983) | Track profile | Dork

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"Bad Life (Live)" is a track by Public Image Ltd., from the album Live In Tokyo, released 1983. The track is 4:45 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

Bad Life (Live)

Call me up after midnight
Tell me I'm wrong
Tell me I'm right
What do you want
What do I get
Did you just need the argument

Well, bad life

Corporate city
Lucky for some
Richest island in the sun
That's life

Name of the game
It's competition
Top of the pile
Not demolition

This is what you want
This is what you get

Bad
Bad
Bad
Bad life
Bad life

Now this machine is on the move
Now looking out for number one
The open road
I'm getting gasoline

Well, bad life
Bad
Bad
Bad life
Human gets dubious side

Well, that's life

Call me up after midnight
Tell me I'm wrong
Tell me I'm right
What do you want
What do I get
Did you just need the argument
Well, bad life

Bad life
Bad (etc)
Bad life

Now looking out for number one
The open road
Getting gasoline
Human gets dubious side

Well, that's life
Bad life

Now looking out for number one
The open road
Getting gasoline
Human gets dubious side

Well, bad life
Bad
Bad
Bad life
Human gets dubious side

Well, that's life
Well, that's life

Well, that's life

This is what you want
This is what you get
This is what you want
This is what you get
This is what you want
This is what you get
(repeat...)

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Live In Tokyo

4:451983

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Album

Public Image Ltd.

Track number

8

Release year

1983

1Annalisa (Live)
5:18
2Religion (Live)
5:50
3Low Life (Live)
2:48
4Solitaire (Live)

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Public Image Ltd — Strange [3:32]
Public Image Ltd — Down on the Clown [4:21]
Public Image Ltd — Pretty Awful [4:51]
Public Image Ltd — L F C F [4:36]
Public Image Ltd — North West Passage [4:40]
Public Image Ltd — Dirty Murky Delight [2:29]
Public Image Ltd — Being Stupid Again [4:32]
Public Image Ltd — Penge [3:04]
Public Image Ltd — Walls [3:20]
Public Image Ltd — The Do That [2:38]
Public Image Ltd — Car Chase [3:46]
Public Image Ltd — End of the World [5:26]
Public Image Ltd — Hawaii [3:31]
Public Image Ltd — The Order of Death (WLDV SlowMo edit)
Public Image Ltd — Know Now [2:46]
Public Image Ltd — Whole Life Time [3:46]
Public Image Ltd — Bettie Page [3:21]
Public Image Ltd — Big Blue Sky [8:15]
Public Image Ltd — Spice of Choice [5:44]
Public Image Ltd — I'm Not Satisfied [5:44]
Public Image Ltd — Turkey Tits (Bonus Track) [2:06]
Public Image Ltd — Shoom [6:31]
Public Image Ltd — Corporate [5:23]
Public Image Ltd — C'est la vie [6:08]
Public Image Ltd — The One [3:42]
Public Image Ltd — Double Trouble [3:52]
Public Image Ltd — Reggie Song / Out of the Woods
Public Image Ltd. — Reggie Song (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [5:49]
Public Image Ltd. — 4 Enclosed Walls (Live from NYC 2010) (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [4:09]
Public Image Ltd. — Usls1 (Live from NYC 2010) (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [7:03]
Public Image Ltd. — Disappointed (Live from NYC 2010) (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [6:54]
Public Image Ltd. — Warrior (Live from NYC 2010) (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [7:19]
Public Image Ltd. — Psychopath (Live from NYC 2010) (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [6:23]
Public Image Ltd. — Out of the Woods (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [9:41]
Public Image Ltd — This Is Pil [3:39]
Public Image Ltd — Out of the Woods [9:41]
Public Image Ltd — Lollipop Opera [6:54]
Public Image Ltd — This is PIL [14:54]
Public Image Ltd — The Room I Am In [3:07]
Public Image Ltd — One Drop [4:52]
Public Image Ltd — Reggie Song [5:49]
Public Image Ltd — Terra-Gate [3:47]
Public Image Ltd — It Said That [4:09]
Public Image Ltd — Human [6:02]
Public Image Ltd — Fool [5:52]
Public Image Ltd — I Must Be Dreaming [4:14]
Public Image Ltd — Deeper Water [6:08]
Public Image Ltd — I Must Be Dreaming [4:14]
Public Image Ltd — The Room I Am In [3:07]
Public Image Ltd — Lollipop Opera [6:54]
Public Image Ltd — One Drop [4:52]
Public Image Ltd. — Flowers of Romance (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [2:49]
Public Image Ltd. — Chant (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [5:21]
Public Image Ltd. — This is Not a Love Song (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [6:40]
Public Image Ltd. — Warrior (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [6:22]
Public Image Ltd. — Open Up (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [10:40]
Public Image Ltd. — Rise (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [5:17]
Public Image Ltd. — Bags (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [2:23]
Public Image Ltd. — Religion (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [8:57]
Public Image Ltd. — Albatross (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [8:26]
Public Image Ltd. — Break (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [2:00]
Public Image Ltd. — Memories (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [5:45]
Public Image Ltd. — Public Image (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [3:38]
Public Image Ltd. — Death Disco (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [6:00]
Public Image Ltd. — Home (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [6:00]
Public Image Ltd. — F.F.F. (from Album (Remastered)) [5:32]
Public Image Ltd. — Bags (from Album (Remastered)) [5:28]
Public Image Ltd. — Round (from Album (Remastered)) [4:27]
Public Image Ltd. — Home (from Album (Remastered)) [5:50]
Public Image Ltd. — Rise (from Album (Remastered)) [6:05]
Public Image Ltd. — Fishing (from Album (Remastered)) [5:20]
Public Image Ltd. — Ease (from Album (Remastered)) [8:14]
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Public Image Ltd — The Order of Death (The Blair Witch mix)
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Public Image Ltd — Acid Drops [6:35]
Public Image Ltd — Luck's Up [4:08]
Public Image Ltd — God [5:33]
Public Image Ltd — Unfairground [5:17]
Public Image Ltd — Think Tank [4:40]
Public Image Ltd — Love Hope [3:48]
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Public Image Ltd — Emperor [4:08]
Public Image Ltd — Cruel [5:19]
Public Image Ltd — Don’t Ask Me
Public Image Ltd — Disappointed
Public Image Ltd — The Body (UK & US remixes)
Public Image Ltd — Fat Chance Hotel [7:03]
Public Image Ltd — Seattle [3:40]
Public Image Ltd — Hard Times [3:42]
Public Image Ltd — Angry [4:13]
Public Image Ltd — Open and Revolving [4:02]
Public Image Ltd — Rules and Regulations [4:33]
Public Image Ltd — The Body [3:12]
Public Image Ltd — Save Me [4:50]
Public Image Ltd. — Solitaire (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [4:00]
Public Image Ltd. — Flowers of Romance (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [4:47]
Public Image Ltd. — Religion (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [5:50]
Public Image Ltd. — Death Disco (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [5:07]
Public Image Ltd. — Under the House (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [1:57]
Public Image Ltd. — Banging the Door (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [4:55]
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(This Is Not a) Love Song (Live)Live In Tokyo
6:28
Annalisa (Live)Live In Tokyo
5:18
Banging the Door (Live)Live In Tokyo
4:55
Death Disco (Live)Live In Tokyo
5:07
Flowers of Romance (Live)Live In Tokyo
4:47
Low Life (Live)Live In Tokyo
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Religion (Live)Live In Tokyo
5:50
Solitaire (Live)Live In Tokyo
4:00
Under the House (Live)Live In Tokyo
1:57
4 Enclosed Walls (Live from NYC 2010)Reggie Song / Out of the Woods
4:09

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