FAWM: "Don't Be A Creep"

Don't Be A Creep

Liner Notes

#lo-fi #comedy #pop #fuc #pro-DEI #signsoflife2
Drum sample taken from Matt Berry's 'Interlude 2'
'Signs of Life 2' - Picture taken in Bristol.

I liked this image and I hope you enjoy the song. Sooty, Soo and Sweep are children's TV puppets from 1960s-90s (in the UK). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sooty

Lyrics

Don’t you watch your neighbour from a cupboard while he sleeps
Don’t be a creep
Don't engage in saucy talk at work, keep chat sex-free
Don’t be a creep
Don’t share sexual fantasies ‘bout Sooty, Soo and Sweep
Don’t be a creep
Baby, keep your eyes above belt-level, don’t be cheap
Don’t be a creep

Don’t be a C.R.E.E.P.

Don’t you stop and stare at random strangers In the street
Don’t be a creep
And when you see one that you fancy, please don’t shout ‘beep beep’
Don’t be a creep
Don’t act out a midlife crisis when you’re fifty three
Don’t be a creep - Your maths is out
Unless you plan to live until a hundred & twenty
Don’t be a creep - Just close your mouth

Don’t be a C.R.E.E.P.

Never cast another human out onto scrapheap, don't be a creep
Open your portcullis to the battered and the weak, don't be a creep
Never mock someone just ‘cos they’re trying to be deep, don't be a creep
Always lend a helping hand when the path gets steep, don’t be a creep

Don’t be a C.R.E.E.P.

Comments

@brisk 2w

I really like the way this song goes from the commonplace idea of the creep, and then points out that we should be ascribing it to a wider community of nare-do-wells beyond the common-or-garden perv. That drum sample is nuts, love it. I'm intrigued by the idea of Matt Berry's music but have never got round to listening to any of it. For some reason I feel like having seen the video for SFA's "Runaway" somehow counts as listening to him!

Really like the insistence, the repetition, and the fact that although there's something superficially creepy going on musically, this song is the opposite of creepy.

@gordon 2w

It's not quite the same as the Radiohead version, but really put a smile on my face. Especially the reference to Sooty! Great stuff as ever Paul

@andybalham 2w

Love this. Very much reminds me of Mr Haines at points. 'Puppet Threesome' is now a song title I have in my pocket.

@ambroise 2w

I love the sound of it ! The battucada, the acid guitar notes, the stuborn bass... Sounds like a demonstration with the most unexpected slogan !
I'm trying to picture you writing the lyrics poundering let's seeeee how else can one be a creep ?
It's funny from line one but the accumulation turns it into metaphysics.
Now metaphysics can be hard to explain with word so I'll try with my very first meme :
https://imgflip.com/i/9jbsp4

@jackketch 2w

This is excellent. I love the inspiration (I might have to nick this idea of the photos) but also the song sounds like something from a psychedelic 60s band. I love it and wish I’d wrote this.

@melissacapezio 2w

I love this song! I'm going to be hearing your "don't be a creep" refrain all the time now when someone is being creepy! I really like the format of this song with "don't be a creep" refrain repeating after every line like your inner monologue. It's really successfully done. This is a wonderful anthem/instructional about not being a creep and I love it. Well done!