The change will do you good I always knew it would Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you But I know it's only lust Your kiss so sweet Your sweat so sour Your kiss so sweet Your sweat so sour Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you But I know it's only lust The sins of the flesh Are simply sins of lust Sweat's running down your back Sweat's running down your neck Heated couplings in the sun (or is that untrue) Colder couplings in the night (never saw your body) Your kiss so sweet Your sweat so sour Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you But I know it's only lust The change will do you good I always knew it would You know the change will do you good You know the change will do you good Damaged goods Send' em back I can't work, I can't have tea Send me back Open the till Give me the change you said would do me good Refund the cost You said you're cheap but you're so smart Your sweat so sour Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you But I know it's only lust The change will do you good I always knew it would You know the change will do you good You know the change will do you good I'm kissing you goodbye
The change will do you good I always knew it would Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you But I know it's only lust Your kiss so sweet Your sweat so sour Your kiss so sweet Your sweat so sour Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you But I know it's only lust The sins of the flesh Are simply sins of lust Sweat's running down your back Sweat's running down your neck Heated couplings in the sun (or is that untrue) Colder couplings in the night (never saw your body) Your kiss so sweet Your sweat so sour Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you But I know it's only lust The change will do you good I always knew it would You know the change will do you good You know the change will do you good Damaged goods Send' em back I can't work, I can't have tea Send me back Open the till Give me the change you said would do me good Refund the cost You said you're cheap but you're so smart Your sweat so sour Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you But I know it's only lust The change will do you good I always knew it would You know the change will do you good You know the change will do you good I'm kissing you goodbye
“Damaged Goods” foi o single de estreia da Gang of Four, lançado em 1978, marcando a entrada da banda no cenário post‑punk de Leeds.
A letra nasce de uma observação de Jon King nos corredores de um supermercado local, onde o slogan “The change will do you good” inspirou a comparação entre o fim de um relacionamento e uma transação financeira.
A gravação contou com a formação original da banda: Jon King (vocais), Andy Gill (guitarra e vocais), Hugo Burnham (bateria) e Dave Allen (baixo).
Andy Gill introduziu um “call and response” vocal na seção central da música, cantando a icônica frase “Damaged goods, send them back”.
Ao compor a faixa, a banda deliberadamente evitou estruturas pop tradicionais de dominante‑subdominante‑tônica, optando por uma construção baseada em “R&B clatter” e dinâmicas de “drop outs”, sem progressões de acordes convencionais.
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