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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pulp
Performer
Scott Walker
Performer
Julian Poole
Percussion
Beverly Skeet
Background Vocals
Russell Senior
Guitar
Sylvia Mason-James
Background Vocals
Claudia Fontaine
Background Vocals
Brian Gascoigne
Performer
Candida Doyle
Keyboards
Nick Banks
Drums
Steve Mackey
Bass Guitar
Mark Webber
Guitar
Jarvis Cocker
Vocals
Rob Lewis
Performer
Christian Hütter
Acoustic Guitar
Andrew Bagnall
Additional Vocals
Taniesha Carnagie
Guitar
John Mainwaring
Vocals
Francis White
Vocals
Adriana Forster
Guitar
Chris Fielding
Vocals
Perry Montague-Mason
Violin
Peter Hanson
Violin
David Woodcock
Violin
Naomi Wright
Cello
Anthony Pleeth
Cello
Everton Newson
Cello
Jim McLeod
Violin
Mark Berrow
Violin
Robert Smissen
Viola
Bruce White
Viola
Bill Benhem
Viola
Garfield Jackson
Viola
David McVay
Viola
Catherine Bradshaw
Viola
Rachel Stephanie Bolt
Violin
Mary Scully
Double Bass
Chris Laurence
Double Bass
Steve Morris
Violin
H. Paul Morgan
Double Bass
Leon Bosch
Double Bass
Helen Hathorn
Violin
Rachel Allen
Violin
Eddie Roberts
Violin
Emlyn Singleton
Violin
Dermot Crehan
Violin
Rita Manning
Violin
Simon Fischer
Violin
Benedict Cruft
Violin
Liz Edwards
Violin
James McLeod
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Candida Doyle
Composer
Nick Banks
Composer
Steve Mackey
Composer
Mark Webber
Composer
Jarvis Cocker
Composer
Scott Walker
String Arranger
Brian Gascoigne
String Arranger
Rob Lewis
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Scott Walker
Producer
Peter Walsh
Mixing Engineer
Tim Burrell
Mastering Engineer
Tony Scott
Co-Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The word's on the street, you've found someone new
If he looks nothing like me, I'm so happy for you
I heard an old girlfriend, has turned to the church
She's trying to replace me but it'll never work
[Chorus]
'Cause every touch reminds you of
Just how sweet it could have been
And every time he kisses you
It leaves behind the bitter taste of saccharine
[Verse 2]
A bad cover version of love is not the real thing
Bikini clad girl on the front who invited you in
Such great disappointment, when you got him home
The original was so good, the one you no longer own
[Chorus]
And every touch reminds you of
Just how sweet it could have been
And every time he kisses you
You get the taste of saccharine
[Verse 3]
It's not easy to forget me
It's so hard to disconnect
When it's electronically repossessed
To give a more life-like effect
[Bridge]
Ah, sing your song
About all the sad imitations
That got it so wrong
[Verse 4]
It's like a later Tom and Jerry, when the two of them could talk
Like the Stones since the eighties
Like the last days of Southfork
Like Planet of the Apes on TV
The second side of till the band comes in
Like an own-brand box of Corn Flakes
He's gonna let you down my friend
Written by: Candida Doyle, Jarvis Cocker, Mark Webber, Nick Banks, Steve Mackey