I Don't Want TISM, I Want a Girlfriend
| "I Don't Want TISM, I Want A Girlfriend" | ||||
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| Single by TISM | ||||
| from the album Hot Dogma (CD version) | ||||
| A-side | I Don't Want TISM I Want A Girlfriend | |||
| B-side | I'll 'Ave Ya | |||
| Released | December 1989 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne, 1989 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Label | Elvis Records | |||
| Writer(s) | TISM | |||
| Producer(s) | A Bleve Records Production | |||
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I Don't Want TISM, I Want A Girlfriend was the first single by TISM to be released off their second album, Hot Dogma (1990). This was their final release on Elvis Records, as they had signed to Phonogram Records earlier in the year and put this single out to fulfill the contract with Elvis.
Song
The song is a reflective introspective look at not only TISM, but the music industry in general. It deals primarily with an unnamed member of TISM being torn between his band and his life, in which he dreams of becoming a father who holds a regular job.
In the song, we are treated to an early glimpse of TISM's philosophy, the contradiction between being the famous rock star and the content man, living in suburbia. The refrain often reminds us that "Rock 'n' Roll ain't no family proposition".
The song was not well received, and was accused of having "no punchline" by 3RRR radio host Stephen Walker.[1]
Track two also appeared on Hot Dogma (1990) and went on to be a popular TISM song, still being played live.
Both songs were written and first demoed in 1988 on the band's tape Free Nelson Mandela - With Every Record.
Track listing
- "I Don't Want TISM, I Want A Girlfriend"
- "I'll 'Ave Ya"
Both of the songs released on this single are alternate mixes than those that appeared on Hot Dogma: the A-side fades in later than the album version and the ending of the B-side doesn't have Ron's ending remarks about commercial radio.
Personnel
- Damian Cowell - lead vocals (verses), drums
- Andy Armstrong - vocals (chorus)
- Jack Holt - bass
- Eugene Cester - keyboards
- Sean Kelly - guitar
References
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