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10cc

Rubber Bullets

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“Rubber Bullets” is a song by 10cc from their debut self-titled album. Written and sung by Kevin Godley, Lol Creme and Graham Gouldman and produced by 10cc, “Rubber Bullets” was the band’s first number one single in the United Kingdom, spending a single week at the top in June 1973. It fared less well in the USA where it peaked at #73. A tongue in cheek homage to Jailhouse Rock with a Beach Boys influence, it attracted some controversy at the time because of the British Army’s use of rubber bullets to quell rioting in Northern Ireland. In a BBC Radio Wales interview, guitarist Eric Stewart explained: Band member Eric Stewart recalled: “I was amazed, but pleased that the BBC never banned the track, although they limited its airplay, because they thought it was about the... Read on...

Song lines: ♪ At the local dance at the local county jail ... Whatcha gonna do about it, whatcha gonna do ... Load up, load up, load up with rubber bullets ♫

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