♪ She came from Greece she
had a thirst for knowledge ♪ ♪ She studied sculpture at
Saint Martin's College ♪ ♪ That's where I ♪ ♪ Caught her eye ♪ ♪ She told me that her dad was loaded ♪ ♪ I said, in that case I'll
have rum and Coca-Cola ♪ ♪ She said fine ♪ ♪ And then in thirty
seconds time she said ♪ ♪ I wanna live like common people ♪ ♪ I wanna do whatever common people do ♪ ♪ Wanna sleep with common people ♪ ♪ I wanna sleep with common people ♪ ♪ Like you ♪ ♪ Oh what else could I do ♪ ♪ I said
I'll, I'll see what I can do ♪ ♪ I took her to a supermarket ♪ ♪ I don't know why ♪ ♪ But I had to start it somewhere ♪ ♪ So it started there ♪ ♪ I said pretend you've got no money ♪ ♪ She just laughed and said ♪ ♪ Oh, you're so funny ♪ ♪ I said, yeah ♪ ♪ I can't see anyone
else smiling in here ♪ ♪ Are you sure ♪ ♪ You wanna live like common people ♪ ♪ You wanna see whatever
common people see ♪ ♪ Wanna sleep with common people ♪ ♪ You wanna sleep with common people ♪ ♪ Like me ♪ ♪ But she didn'
t understand ♪ ♪ She just smiled and held my hand ♪ ♪ Rent a flat above a shop ♪ ♪ Cut your hair and get a job ♪ ♪ Smoke some fags and play some pool ♪ ♪ Pretend you never went to school ♪ ♪ But still you'll never get it right ♪ ♪ 'Cause when you're
laid in bed at night ♪ ♪ Watching roaches climb the wall ♪ ♪ If you called your dad he
could stop it all, yeah ♪ ♪ You'll never live like common people ♪ ♪ You'll never do whatever
common people do ♪ ♪ You'll never fail like common people ♪ ♪ You'll
never watch your
life slide out of view ♪ ♪ And you dance and drink ♪ ♪ Because there's nothing else to do ♪ ♪ Sing along with the common people ♪ ♪ Sing along and it might
just get you through ♪ ♪ Laugh along with the common people ♪ ♪ Laugh along even though
they're really laughing at you ♪ ♪ And the stupid things that you do ♪ ♪ Because you think that poor is cool ♪ ♪ Wanna live with common people like you ♪ ♪ Wanna live with common people like you ♪ ♪ Wanna live with common people like you ♪
♪ Wanna live with common people like you ♪ ♪ Wanna live with common people like you ♪ ♪ Wanna live with common people like you ♪ ♪ Oh, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Oh, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Oh, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Oh you ♪
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Don’t worry. You’re not the only one who is listening to this masterpiece in 2024*.
This is one of the most lyrically impressive songs I've ever heard.
R.I.P Steve Mackey, the bass guitarist of Pulp. Thank you for this beautiful music.
"Pretend you got no money" "You're so funny!" "yeah, I can't see anyone else smiling here..." such a biting line, this song is way smarter than the top of the pop charts people let on
Recently, my dad passed. 59. This was my dad’s favourite song. Every so often, I’d put the record on and we’d listen to it in the car. He said it reminded him of when he met my mother. I love you so much, dad. You meant the world to me, and still do.
This was played at my mate's funeral. She was only 32y and we all used to play and sing this when we were younger. As we are all getting older, this song always reminds me that you never got to be old. R.I.P Sheree, mate. You'll never be common or forgotten. ❤ Xx
It couldn’t possibly have been me! She came from Greece and had a thirst for knowledge! I’ve never wanted to know anything in my life
In my opinion, Pulp was the greatest band of the Britpop era. Nobody captured the zeitgeist of the 90s like Jarvis Cocker. Timeless music ❤
i walked past jarvis a few weeks ago and he must have noticed i recognised him because he looked at me and pulled a silly face/stuck his tongue out. it was a strange moment lol
I love how the tempo constantly increases throughout the song. You don't get that in many songs, and it adds so much.
RIP Steve Mackey (November 10, 1966 – March 2, 2023), aged 56 You will be remembered as a legend.
Many forget (or some never knew) that Pulp had been around for over a decade by the time they had this hit. During the 90s they were one of the most underrated British bands and Jarvis Cocker one of the most underrated songwriters.
In the next aisle over in that supermarket you'll find Thom Yorke, singing Fake Plastic Trees, also in a supermarket trolley. Ah, the 90's...when you couldn't get your shopping done due to angsty singers getting in the way of the butternut squash display.
Violently british
It's 2023, and this is still one of the all-time great bangers.
This was my teenage years. Had the cassette played done.. RIP Steve Mackey ❤️
This is one of only a few songs I can think of that has something to say, but also doesn't take itself too seriously. That is extremely rare in music, and art in general for that matter. It's the Kurt Vonnegut of songs.
This gets better with age. Pure genius! 1995 was a banging year for Brit Pop and all music in general!! The nostalgia is killing me right now.
Am I the first one to mention reference to Common People in Saltburn? Rosemund Pike had the best lines in that movie 😂
This is the epitomy of song. The emotion, melody and lyrics are all phenomenal, and perfectly in sync. I suspect it's because it's done without thinking. It's from the heart.