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XTC
Black Sea
Living Through Another Cuba

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Living Through Another Cuba

Release date: 12th September 1980

About This Track

"Living Through Another Cuba" is a track by XTC, from the album Black Sea, released 12th September 1980. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Living Through Another Cuba

Whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho

Whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho

Living through another Cuba

It's 1961 again and we are piggy in the middle

Living through another Cuba

While war is polishing his drum and peace plays second fiddle

Living through another Cuba

Russia and America are at each other's throats but don't you cry

Living through another Cuba

Get on your knees and pray and while you're down there, kiss your arse goodbye

Living through another Cuba

Living through another Cuba

We're the bulldog on the fence while others play their tennis overhead

Living through another Cuba

It's hardly love all and somebody might wind up red or dead

Living through another Cuba

Pour some oil on the waters quick, it doesn't matter where from

Living through another Cuba

He love me, he loves me not, he's pulling pins from an atom bomb

Living through another Cuba

Living through another Cuba

This phenomenon happens every 20 years or so

Living through another Cuba

If they're not careful, your watch won't be the only thing with a radioactive glow

Living through another Cuba

I'll stick my fingers in my ears and hope they make it up before too late

Living through another Cuba

If we get through this lot alright, they're due for replay, 1998

Living through another Cuba

Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho

Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho

Living through another Cuba

Living through another another, living through another another...

Living through another Cuba

Cuba cuba cuba...

Living through another Cuba

Ba ba ba ba...

Living through another Cuba

Look out for my corpse in the colour supplement, woo!

Living through another Cuba

Living through another Cuba

Living through another Cuba just like 1961 again

Living through another Cuba

Get the bulldog to put its teeth back in, woo!

Living through another Cuba

Living through another Cuba

Living through another Cuba

Living through another Cuba

Cu-ba, Cu-ba, Cu-ba the ba-ba

Living through another Cu-BA!

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Track details

From Black Sea

1980

Album

Release year

1980

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Credits

Writer: Andy Partridge
Producer: Steve Lillywhite
Credited: Andy Partridge, Steve Lillywhite