Citizensmith's lyrics & chords

"1977 was the year that punk came out of the concert halls and onto the streets; when independent labels sprang out of the woodwork to feed new tastes; when rock music once again became about energy and fun; when the majors' boardrooms lost control. Suddenly we could do anything." Sleeve notes to the 'Streets' compilation. 1977 (Beggars Banquet) The spirit of early the 70's punk rock movement was the DIY ethic; it was the tearing up of all of the ideas that mainstream culture had to offer. And it was the last truly art-based, rock-as-revolutio...read more