She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College That's where I caught her eye She told me that her dad was loaded I said: In that case, I'll have rum and Coca-Cola She said: Fine And then in thirty seconds time, she said I wanna live like common people I wanna do whatever common people do Wanna sleep with common people I wanna sleep with common people like you Well, what else could I do? I said: I'll, I'll see what I can do I took her to a supermarket I don't know why, but I had to start it somewhere So it started there I said: Pretend you got no money And she just laughed and said: Oh, you're so funny I said: Yeah, huh Well, I can't see anyone else smiling in here Are you sure You wanna live like common people? You wanna see whatever common people see? Wanna sleep with common people? You wanna sleep with common people like me? But she didn't understand And she just smiled and held my hand Oh, rent a flat above a shop And cut your hair and get a job And smoke some fags and play some pool Pretend you never went to school But still, you'll never get it right 'Cause when you're laid in bed at night Watching roaches climb the wall If you called your dad, he could stop it all, yeah You'll never live like common people You'll never do whatever common people do Never fail like common people You'll never watch your life slide out of view And then dance and drink and screw Because there's nothing else to do Oh! Sing along with the common people Sing along, and it might just get you through Laugh along with the common people Laugh along, even though they're laughing at you And the stupid things that you do Because you think that poor is cool Ah Like a dog lying in a corner They will bite you and never warn you Look out, they'll tear your insides out 'Cause everybody hates a tourist Especially one who, who thinks it's all such a laugh Yeah, and the chip stains and grease will come out in the bath You will never understand How it feels to live your life With no meaning or control And with nowhere left to go You are amazed that they exist And they burn so bright whilst you can only wonder why Rent a flat above a shop Cut your hair and get a job And smoke some fags and play some pool Pretend you never went to school But still, you'll never get it right 'Cause when you're laid in bed at night Watching roaches climb the wall If you called your dad, he could stop it all, yeah Never live like common people Never do what common people do Never fail like common people Never watch your life slide out of view And then dance and drink and screw Because there's nothing else to do, ooh Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you La, la, la, la Ooh, la, la, la, la Ooh, la, la, la, la Ooh, la, la-la-la-la, la, oh, yeah
She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College That's where I caught her eye She told me that her dad was loaded I said: In that case, I'll have rum and Coca-Cola She said: Fine And then in thirty seconds time, she said I wanna live like common people I wanna do whatever common people do Wanna sleep with common people I wanna sleep with common people like you Well, what else could I do? I said: I'll, I'll see what I can do I took her to a supermarket I don't know why, but I had to start it somewhere So it started there I said: Pretend you got no money And she just laughed and said: Oh, you're so funny I said: Yeah, huh Well, I can't see anyone else smiling in here Are you sure You wanna live like common people? You wanna see whatever common people see? Wanna sleep with common people? You wanna sleep with common people like me? But she didn't understand And she just smiled and held my hand Oh, rent a flat above a shop And cut your hair and get a job And smoke some fags and play some pool Pretend you never went to school But still, you'll never get it right 'Cause when you're laid in bed at night Watching roaches climb the wall If you called your dad, he could stop it all, yeah You'll never live like common people You'll never do whatever common people do Never fail like common people You'll never watch your life slide out of view And then dance and drink and screw Because there's nothing else to do Oh! Sing along with the common people Sing along, and it might just get you through Laugh along with the common people Laugh along, even though they're laughing at you And the stupid things that you do Because you think that poor is cool Ah Like a dog lying in a corner They will bite you and never warn you Look out, they'll tear your insides out 'Cause everybody hates a tourist Especially one who, who thinks it's all such a laugh Yeah, and the chip stains and grease will come out in the bath You will never understand How it feels to live your life With no meaning or control And with nowhere left to go You are amazed that they exist And they burn so bright whilst you can only wonder why Rent a flat above a shop Cut your hair and get a job And smoke some fags and play some pool Pretend you never went to school But still, you'll never get it right 'Cause when you're laid in bed at night Watching roaches climb the wall If you called your dad, he could stop it all, yeah Never live like common people Never do what common people do Never fail like common people Never watch your life slide out of view And then dance and drink and screw Because there's nothing else to do, ooh Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you La, la, la, la Ooh, la, la, la, la Ooh, la, la, la, la Ooh, la, la-la-la-la, la, oh, yeah
A simples linha de sintetizador de quatro compassos, criada por Jarvis Cocker, foi defendida pela tecladista Candida Doyle e acabou se tornando o elemento central da produção de “Common People”.
A versão single foi mixada a partir de mais de 40 faixas de áudio, mas os versos finais que começam com “Like a dog lying in a corner” foram cortados para manter a duração em torno de quatro minutos; esses versos permanecem apenas na versão do álbum.
O clipe oficial apresenta a primeira aparição da atriz Sadie Frost, inclui uma coreografia improvisada por Cocker no dia da filmagem e faz uma homenagem à sequência de “Eleanor Rigby” em *Yellow Submarine*, mostrando pessoas comuns presas em loops de menos de um segundo.
Em 2007, a revista NME classificou “Common People” como a terceira melhor canção da lista “50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever”.
William Shatner gravou uma versão de “Common People” no álbum *Has Been* (2004), produzida por Ben Folds e com vocais adicionais de Joe Jackson; essa interpretação inspirou a criação, em 2007, do balé *Common People* de Margo Sappington, apresentado pela Milwaukee Ballet.
O grupo darkwave britânico Libitina regravou a música sob o título “Gothic People”, alterando levemente a letra para inserir referências aos clichês da subcultura gótica.
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