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Magnificent Vince

from Dealing With Aggression by Venetic ®

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A homage to Vince Taylor, the inspiration for Ziggy Stardust.

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All the French fans stand in line
Their brylcreamed hair-dos looking so fine
He strikes a pose in his open-neck collar
He’s the consummate rock’n’roller
Dressed in leather from head to foot
Waving a mike stand in his hand
Then he howls and falls to the floor
The crowd is screaming, shouting for more

Doing the Twist at Maxim’s Café
Holding court with Johnny, Gene and blind Ray
Posing for photos in Le Marais
A TV performance waving a chain
He was in the media’s eye
It looked like he was there to stay
How did public favour turn to disdain?
Why did it all start going astray?

So much talent and so much soul
Too much energy to ever grow old
Trends came and went but you stood firm
Waiting for the tide of fashion to turn
Talentless critics sneered and jeered
Claiming you’d lost it with the passing years
Then came punk and New Wave
Just as your light was starting to fade

Sepia-toned and dressed in black
In those Scopitone clips, and Brand New Cadillac
Forget all the critics, ignore the hacks
The likes of him ain’t coming back
They ain’t coming back
He ain’t coming back

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from Dealing With Aggression, released April 11, 2017
(c) Wayne Stuart McCallum

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Since 2002, Venetic has independently released 10 albums with more on the way. Healed by the flames of purgatory, he is now back from the undead.

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