Honeytrap
Bending Teaspoons for the Jubilee
[4.59]
(Words by David Fisher, Music by David Fisher and Neil McCarthy)

I paid a press gang to jump me in the alleyway
I hired a shaman to take me back to yesterday
I never liked today anyway
Sure ‘nuff we was giving it some attitude
Sweet cigarettes and coconut tobacco
High roll on the good times comin’
Down a hole with a whola-buncha-nuthin’

Tomorrow’s nothing like it used to be
When flying saucers made the whole world dizzy
And ancient astronauts with ESP
Came to market their theology
I’ve seen the future coming out of my TV
Those spooky movies made it look so pretty
A bunch of space cadets in PVC
Bending teaspoons for the Jubilee

I took a space walk to get a breath of oxygen
Slipped through a time warp to meet my former self again
I never got a la-la-la-la-look-in
Gee whizz! I’m a pocket fossil Rocketeer
I went to Mongo and I brought you back a souvenir
Top Trumps and a big Spacehopper
Summer knees when you headered off your chopper

Tomorrow’s nothing like it used to be
When flying saucers made the whole world dizzy
And ancient astronauts with ESP
Came to market their theology
I’ve seen the future coming out of my TV
Those spooky movies made it look so pretty
A bunch of space cadets in PVC
Bending teaspoons for the Jubilee

Gum on the blackboard...
Pointing at Concorde...

Tomorrow’s nothing like it used to be
When flying saucers made the whole world dizzy
And ancient astronauts with ESP
Came to market their theology
I’ve seen the future coming out of my TV
Those spooky movies made it look so pretty
A bunch of space cadets in PVC
Bending teaspoons for the Jubilee

Musicians:

  • David Fisher – Vocals, Piano, Roland TD8 V-Drums, Theremin, Percussion, Loops, Backing Vocals, Digitech Vocalist VR Vocoder
  • Tim Bradshaw – Electric Guitar, Theremin, Tambourine
  • Chris Watts – Electric Guitar
  • Peter Watts – Electric 12 and 6 String Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Neil McCarthy – Piano
  • Tiv – Washburne active Bass
  • Vicki Workman – Backing Vocals
  • Alan Cannings – Backing Vocals
  • Matt Byrne – Backing Vocals
  • Ruth Rogers – Backing Vocals

Production:

Pre-production by David Fisher at La Part Dieu Monastery in Bulle, Gryueres, Switzerland
Produced by Tim Bradshaw in Providence, USA and at Summerisle in Carshalton Beeches, UK
Final additional production by David Fisher at Summerisle in Carshalton Beeches, UK

Notes:

Music written with my old pal and Beatle Brother Neil McCarthy.

References abound to whacky UFO cults, "Look-In" magazine, bonkers writer Erich von Däniken, Uri Geller, 50's Science Fiction movies, The Tomorrow People and Flash Gordon.