Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck

Happy Mondays - Bummed (Collector's Edition), 1988

[KeithPudliner-nswq]

The album "Bummed" scores at 10/10 in my book. Such originality, dirty, funky, trance, Mark Day's riffs are SO original, Shaun's singing style AND lyrics are in a world all their own, Paul's bass playing was just SICK, sorely underrated, and Gaz was probably the most talented of them all on drums when they first started, WOW! What a combination, fuck lessons. Learn your Instrument YOUR way and originality will come oozing out everywhere making beautiful music. Imagination....the one thing a lot of skilled musicians DON'T have. Mondays forever!

[otterjazz]

I just discovered this song today and I can't stop listening it! So good!

[rickwalker]

RIP Paul, thoughts to all the Ryder family, band members and everyone connected with the mondays, massive part of my life, ALWAYS XX

[davel]

Bummed is my all time favourite album ever dont care what anyone says

[philippealsat]

Happy Mondays + My Bloody Valentine - 22 mars 1989 - New Morning Paris : Amazing Souvenir🎉

[alanmedrano]

I wrote for luck
They sent me you
I sent for juice
You give me poision
I hold the line
You form the queue
Try anything hard
Is there anything else you can do?
Well not much, I've not been trained
I can sit and stand, beg and roll over
I don't read
I just guess
There's more than one sign
But it's getting less
And you were wet
But you're getting dryer
You used to speak the truth
But now you're liar
You used to speak the truth
But now you're clever
And I wrote for luck
And they sent me you
And I sent for juice
You give me poision
I hold the line
You form the queue
Try anything hard
Is there anything else you can do?
And you were wet
But you're getting dryer
You used to speak the truth
But now you're clever
You used to speak the truth
But now you're clever
And when it's hot
You start to melt
'Cause you're not made of jean
You're made of chocolate
And when it's cold
You tend to crack
You keep on piling out
Not puttin' back

[Roger-sslk]

First listen to this version, holy shit is it great!!!!

[bumzysock]

"Coz your not made if gene's your made of chocolate!" Classic. I've just given my 12yr old son a copy of the Bummed album to listen to and he said this song kicks ass! He said Shawn Ryder looked very drunk in the video! Ha yeah!, and the rest!😂

[Groverbennington]

Thank Christ I have this version on vinyl...superior version... hands down. What a song to dance to, superb backing riffs.

[Srp]

Poetry set to great music - 'nuff said.

[Vasilivic]

Wow, the guitar sounds even more hypnotic than it did then . And I was, well, kind of hypnotized for real then!

[Tcoldsteel]

Bought the original in the before-time after seeing it on the Chart show Indie chart.
RIP Paul.

[indianrope]

some vague memories here! I think I heard the Madchester mix live at Gmex before I ever heard the original. Original wins !

[engineere]

I stayed in Salford a few years ago for work. Someone said you know Shaun ryder lives behind your hotel...I was like wtf.
I wrote a love note for all of us from down south and posted it through his letter box
Didn't have the guts to knock on his door, wish I had now.

[latitudepost]

As much as I love the Paul Oakenfold remix of this song nothing beats the original Martin Hannett produced spaced out brew 😎

[TheDreamer]

Paul oakenfold ...." Lets strip away every thing that makes this song great" ....hannet all day

[RICHIEGRIBB]

Anyone know the guitar tab for the riff? Can’t seem to find anything online.

[gsp]

LOVE IT toooo reminiscent of led zepplen Ill ?

[lennjohnsonjudedude]

"i wrote for luck" f**kin santa brought me a bike that was meant for some chubby kid Roy Brown

[hangforh]

you used to speak the truth but now you're clever