Warm Leatherette
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| + | "Twenty minutes later, as I embraced her, the scent of her body mingled with the showroom odour of mustard [[leatherette]]."--''[[Crash (Ballard novel)|Crash]]'' (1973) by J. G. Ballard | ||
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| + | "'''Warm Leatherette'''" is a [[1978]] [[single]] by [[The Normal]]. The lyrics and sleeve reference [[J. G. Ballard]]’s novel ''[[Crash (1973 novel)|Crash]]''. The song was later recorded by [[Grace Jones]]. | ||
| - | == Clip == | + | :A tear of petrol is in your eye/ |
| - | *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWL4C7JbOw8 | + | :The handbrake penetrates your thigh/ |
| - | *[http://ombresblanches.wordpress.com/2007/07/22/music-to-read-crash-by/ MUSIC TO READ CRASH BY] | + | :Quick/Let's make love/Before you die/ |
| + | :On warm/Leatherette. | ||
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| + | The song has also been covered by artists [[Pankow (Italian band)|Pankow]], [[Die Tödliche Doris]], [[Sleep Chamber]], [[Vitalic]], [[Chicks on Speed]], [[Sleep Chamber]], [[Dive (band)|Dive]], and in 2006 [[Trent Reznor]] with [[Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy]]. | ||
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"Warm Leatherette" is a 1978 single by The Normal. The lyrics and sleeve reference J. G. Ballard’s novel Crash. The song was later recorded by Grace Jones.
- A tear of petrol is in your eye/
- The handbrake penetrates your thigh/
- Quick/Let's make love/Before you die/
- On warm/Leatherette.
The song has also been covered by artists Pankow, Die Tödliche Doris, Sleep Chamber, Vitalic, Chicks on Speed, Sleep Chamber, Dive, and in 2006 Trent Reznor with Peter Murphy.
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