Everything I know about life, I learned from pop songs.
Here are ten things pop singers told me I should NEVER do...
10. The Boomtown Rats - Never Bite The Hand That Feeds
Listen to your mum and dad, kids... and grumpy uncle Bob.
9. Adam Ant - Never Trust A Man (With Egg On His Face)
Adam certainly heard the voices from Outer Space, didn't he?
But we loved him for it.
8. George Benson - Never Give Up On A Good Thing
Why would you? See also #5. And #3, for that matter.
On the other hand...
7. All About Eve - Never Promise (Anyone Forever)
Don't go out tonight
Don't leave me alone
It doesn't feel safe in our English home
There's fear in my heart
In my ear a whisper
Are you afraid too, or is it just me?
Written many, many years before Brexit, that was...
6. Bomb The Music Industry - Never Trust A Man Without A Horribly Embarrassing Secret
I don't want to make new friends
My friendships always end up in a blaze
I just wanted to be something that I'll probably never be
A happy, well-adjusted human being
5. Andrew Gold - Never Let Her Slip Away
'Nuff said.
4. Sparks - Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth
Are you listening, Mr. Trump?
3. Boney M - Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night
Never never change your lovers in the middle of the night
Everything may look so different in the early morning light
Never never be too hasty when you're groping in the dark
What you're getting into may be just a lark
There's no arguing with Boney M.
2. Idles - Never Fight A Man With A Perm
I'm a lover, not a fighter... but I wouldn't do that either.
1. Billy Bragg - Never Buy The Sun
Do what the Scousers do...
Any pop stars ever told you never to do something? Did you listen?
