Adult Books Lyrics
Many many guys and girls
All real beauties
Everybody making a stab
They hurt themselves
Singles rule the world
Feeding on fresh blood
One track eye
Below the belt
[Chorus]
All in a line
All in a line
They're all in a line
Like adult books
I don't understand
Jackie Susann meant it that way
Adult books
I don't understand
Jackie Susann meant it that way
Clifford shackles Jane
Throws her on the floor
She says, "No... no... YES"
And he cuts the chains
All real beauties
Everybody making a stab
They hurt themselves
Singles rule the world
Feeding on fresh blood
One track eye
Below the belt
[Chorus]
All in a line
All in a line
They're all in a line
Like adult books
I don't understand
Jackie Susann meant it that way
Adult books
I don't understand
Jackie Susann meant it that way
Clifford shackles Jane
Throws her on the floor
She says, "No... no... YES"
And he cuts the chains
Do plenty people go for Tomata?
Yes, but he just goes for that special girl
Who says, "NO"
[Chorus]
All in a line
All in a line
They're all in a line
Like adult books
I don't understand
Jackie Susann meant it that way
Adult books
I don't understand
Jackie Susann meant it that way
Yes, but he just goes for that special girl
Who says, "NO"
[Chorus]
All in a line
All in a line
They're all in a line
Like adult books
I don't understand
Jackie Susann meant it that way
Adult books
I don't understand
Jackie Susann meant it that way
About
Genius Annotation
“Adult Books” was originally released as a single in 1978. It was one of the first songs that bandleaders John Doe and Exene Cervenka ever wrote together, and one of their earliest attempts to create a more complex, nuanced punk song.
It was later re-recorded for inclusion on their 1981 album Wild Gift.
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Credits
Producer
Writers
Lead Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Backing Vocals
Annotator
Art Direction
Booking Agent
Coordinator
Cover
Engineer
Engineer [Assistant]
Associate Producers
Lacquer Cutting
Liner Notes
Mastering Engineers
Mixing Engineer
Assistant mixing
Other
Photography
Project Coordinator
Product Manager
Producer [Additional]
Recording Engineer
Assistant Recording Engineer
Remastering Engineer
Supervisor
Talent Manager
Booking
Copyright (c)
Designed At
Distributor
Engineered At
Lacquer Cutting At
Made By
Management
Marketing
Mixed At
Packaging
Phonographic Copyright (p)
Pressing
Produced At
Publisher
Recorded At
Clover Recorders - Los Angeles, CA
Release Date
April 1978
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