Inner City Pressure | ||||
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Vocals by | Bret McKenzie Jemaine Clement Eugene Mirman | |||
Heard in | Bret Gives Up the Dream | |||
Appearances By | Bret McKenzie Jemaine Clemaine Eugene | |||
Album(s) | Flight of the Conchords (2008) | |||
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"Inner City Pressure" was featured in the episode Bret Gives Up the Dream and is performed by Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. The song also appears on their self-titled album.
Summary[]
Inner City Pressure begins near the start of the episode, after Bret and Jemaine lament their poor financial state upon having to resort to eating food Bret has found in the street. The song and video are performed in the style of "West End Girls" by the Pet Shop Boys. During the song, Eugene appears, in his role as their landlord asking for their due rent.
Lyrics[]
Lyrics for Inner City Pressure from Bret Gives Up the Dream Inner / Inner city / Inner city pressure / Inner city pressure Counting coins on the counter of the 7-11, / From a quarter past six 'til a quarter to seven, / The manager, Bevan, starts to abuse me / Hey man, I just want some Muesli, / Neon signs, hidden messages, / Questions, answers, fetishes, / You know you're not in high finance, / Considering second hand underpants, / Check your mind, how'd it get so bad? / What happened to those other underpants you had, / Look in your pockets, haven't found a cent yet, / Landlords on your balls, have you paid your rent yet? Inner / Inner city / Inner city pressure / Inner city pressure Inner / Inner city / Inner city pressure / Inner city pressure So you think maybe you'll be a prostitute, / Just to pay for your lessons, you're learning the flute, / The ladies won't pay you very much for this, / Looks like you'll never be a concert flautist, / You don't measure up to the expectation / When you're unemployed there's no vacation / No one cares, no one sympathizes / You just stay home and play synthesizers. Inner / Inner city / Inner city pressure / Inner city pressure Inner / Inner city / Inner city pressure / Inner city pressure |