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\"Razors
Razors – Tommies gang (Konnekschen KON S4, 1981)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now this is history and this is sad. This has always been my favorite punk single from Hamburg, period. “Tommies gang” (or “Tommy’s Gang” as on the vinyl lable) has been one of the greatest “sing along the gangs all here” anthems by far. And it means a lot to me as an “oldpunk” from Hamburg. Also it means a lot since i had the luck to see them and spend time with them in the 70ties, in the 80ties, in the 90ties and yes in last 10 years. Sad that this has all been overshadowed by the tragic death of Schwabe, their guitar player and punk mastermind in Hamburg, in 2010. One of the most demanding things in my life was to attend his funeral – heart breaking.<\/p>\n

1977 \u2013\u00a0110%, punk in Hamburg back then was firmly fixed on UK1977!<\/em>
\npublished by a cool lable \u2013\u00a0Konnekschen run by Robert Nitz. Any questions, punk?<\/em>
\nfound in a cool shop \u2013\u00a0ticked, Konnekschen (prior to become “Unterm Durchschnitt”)<\/em>
\ncatching sound \u2013\u00a0stunning guitar\/drum intro and utmost catchy chorus! fists in the air!<\/em>
\nnot too bad words \u2013\u00a0ok, now that is a trick question. What do you think you get with a bid of school englisch (and you actualy did not pay much attention in school). Nevermind, Danker mumbles the words anyway and the only item that matters is the chorus, eh?<\/em><\/p>\n

The words of the song are long lost, this is what some people think it is:<\/p>\n

he is in a gang he lives sick of the rats\r\nhis mother is a known prostitute\r\nhis father lives a dirty day\r\nand hey tommy zero is alone\r\n\r\nthen he heard a voice in his brain\r\ntommy it's your gang, tommy it's your gang\r\nyour're the leader, you're the leader\r\ntommy it's your gang, tommy it's your gang\r\n\r\nthey are best friends and live the same life\r\nthese people are tommies gang\r\nthey are his life, his home and his future\r\nthey try to life tough, they are tommies kids\r\n\r\nthen he heard a voice in his brain\r\ntommy it's your gang, tommy it's your gang\r\nyour're the leader, you're the leader\r\ntommy it's your gang, tommy it's your gang\r\n\r\nnow he walks alone through a dead end street\r\nand he hears the same voice again\r\nwith his eye on the street tommy zero goes\r\nand his bid for the leader is gonna come\r\n\r\nthen he heard a voice in his brain\r\ntommy it's your gang, tommy it's your gang\r\nyour're the leader, you're the leader\r\ntommy it's your gang, tommy it's your gang\r\n\r\nnow he walks alone through a dead end street\r\nand he hears the same voice again\r\nwith his eye on the street tommy zero goes\r\nand his bid for the leader is gonna come\r\n\r\nthen he heard a voice in his brain\r\ntommy it's your gang, tommy it's your gang\r\nyour're the leader, you're the leader\r\ntommy it's your gang, tommy it's your gang\r\n\r\ntommy it's your gang,\r\ntommy it's your gang,\r\ntommy it's your gang, your gang\r\ntommy it's your gang,\r\ntommy it's your gang,\r\ntommy it's your gang, your gang\r\n\r\nthen he heard a voice in his brain\r\ntommy it's your gang, tommy it's your gang\r\nyour're the leader, you're the leader\r\ntommy it's your gang, tommy it's your gang\r\n\r\n(c) Razors 1981<\/pre>\n
There is not a lot of videos out there but at least you get this:<\/p>\n