Το διαχρονικό (άγρια λογοκριμένο αρχικά) αριστούργημα των Heaven 17 από το πρώτο τους άλμπουμ Penthouse And Pavement (1981) είχε πρωτοεμφανιστεί σε instrumental μορφή (‘Groove Thang’) στο άλμπουμ – κασέτα Music For Stowaways των British Electric Foundation. Επρόκειτο για το ηλεκτρονικό σχήμα που συνέπηξαν οι Martyn Ware, Ian Greg Marsh, αποχωρώντας από τους Human League. Οι δυο μουσικοί θα ξεκινούσαν τους Heaven 17 σαν παράλληλο project, με την προσθήκη του τραγουδιστή Glenn Gregory. Ακούμε την κλασική βερσιόν του τραγουδιού …και την πρωτόλεια. 🔴 🔴 The timeless (initially heavily censored) masterpiece by Heaven 17 from their first album Penthouse and Pavement (1981) first appeared in instrumental form (‘Groove Thang’) on the album – cassette Music For Stowaways by the British Electric Foundation. This was the electronic project formed by Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh after they left the Human League. The two musicians would start Heaven 17 as a parallel project, with the addition of singer Glenn Gregory. We hear the classic version of the song …and the early one.

… Have you heard it on the news?
About this fascist groove thang?
Evil men with racist views
Spreading all across the land
… Don’t just sit there on your ass
Unlock that funky chaindance
Brothers, sisters shoot your best
We don’t need this fascist groove thang
… Brothers, sisters, we don’t need that fascist groove thang
… History will repeat itself
Crisis point we’re near the hour
Counterforce will do no good
Hot you ass I feel your power
… Hitler proves that funky stuff
Is not for you and me girl
Europe’s an unhappy land
They’ve had their fascist groove thang
… Brothers, sisters, we don’t need that fascist groove thang
… Democrats are out of power
Across that great wide ocean
Reagan’s president elect
Fascist god in motion
… Generals tell him what to do
Stop your good time dancing
Train their guns on me and you
Fascist thang advancing
… Sisters, brothers lend a hand
Increase our population
Grab that groove thang by the throat
And throw it in the ocean
… You’re real tonight you move my soul
Let’s cruise out of the dance war
Come out your house and dance your dance
Shake that fascist groove thang
… Brothers, sisters, we don’t need that fascist groove thang