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The Kinks – The Contenders (1970) | Track profile | Dork

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Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
The Contenders

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The Contenders

Release date: 27th November 1970

From Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One

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"The Contenders" is a track by The Kinks, from the album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One , released 27th November 1970. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

The Contenders

[Verse 1]

Hush little mammy don't you cry

Got to see what it's like on the world outside

Got to get out of this life somehow

Got to be free, we got to be free now

[Verse 2]

I don't want to be a constructor of highways

A sweeper of sidewalks, I got to do it my way

I'm too ill-equipped for a mathematician

A shrewd politician, a maker of petitions

[Verse 3]

We're not the greatest when when we're separated

But when we're together I think we're going to make it

I don't want to be like a fascist dictator

A saint or a sinner, I want to be a winner

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Track details

From Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One

1970

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Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One

Release year

1970

—Get Back in Line
—Denmark Street
—Powerman
—Got to Be Free
—A Long Way from Home
—Top of the Pops
—Rats
—The Contenders
—The Moneygoround
—Strangers

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Production & Engineering

Writer: Ray Davies
Producer: Ray Davies
Bass: John Dalton
Drums: Mick Avory
Keyboards: John Gosling
Background Vocals: Dave Davies, John Dalton
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies
Lead Vocals: Ray Davies
Organ: John Gosling
Percussion: Mick Avory
Piano: John Gosling
Rhythm Guitar: Ray Davies