This week one of my friends e-mailed me to say that when going through some of the documents she deals with at work she came across one that had come from Ghana where the person who had signed it off at the Ghanaian end was a Mr Ebeneezer Goode. This, in turn, prompted me to e-mail the entire first verse of the song by The Shamen which I typed from memory!! Then last night I had the DJ play it at the pub I went to for my birthday and it really seemed to lift the mood up a notch.
However, one thing did strike me because today I turned 30 and that song came out in '92 which is over half my life ago!!
Despite all the controversy surrounding it when it came out in 1992 (yes, even at 12 I knew it was about ecstasy and not 'a funny old man' as they tried to tell people at the time) it was always a really good fun track and even now it still sounds great!!
Hope you all enjoy it!!
The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode
A great philosopher once wrote
Naughty, naughty, very naughty
Ha ha ha ha ha
There's a guy in the place
He's got a bittersweet face
And he goes by the name of Ebeneezer Goode
His friends call him Eezer and he is the main geezer
And he'll vibe about the place like no other man could
He's refined, he's sublime, he makes you feel fine
Though very much maligned and misunderstood
But if you know Eezer he's a real crowd pleaser
He's ever so good, he's Ebeneezer Goode
You can see that he's mischievious, mysterious and devious
When he circulates amongst the people in the place
But once you know he's fun and something of a genius
He gives a grin that goes around from face to face to face
Backwards and then forwards, forwards and then backwards
Eezer is the geezer who loves to muscle in
That's about the time the crowd all shout the name of Eezer
As he's kotcheled in the corner, laughing by the bass bin
E's are Good, E's are Good
He's Ebeneezer Goode
E's are Good, E's are Good
He's Ebeneezer Goode
E's are Good, E's are Good
He's Ebeneezer Goode
E's are Good, E's are Good
He's Ebeneezer Goode
He's Ebeneezer Goode
Has anybody got any veras
Lovely
Ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha
A great philosopher once wrote
Naughty, naughty, very naughty
Ha ha ha ha ha
Ebeneezer Goode, leading light of the scene
Know what I mean, see
He created the vibe
He takes you for a ride and as if by design
The party ignites like he's comin alive
He takes you to the top, shakes you all around
Then back down, you know as he gets mellow
Then as smooth as the groove that is making you move
He glides into your mind with a sunny Hello
A gentleman of leisure, he's there for your pleasure
But go easy on old Eezer he's the love you could lose
Extraordinary fellow, like Mr. Punchinello
He's the kind of geezer who must never be abused
When you're in town and Ebeneezer is around
You can sense a presence in the sound of the crowd
He gets them all at it, the party starts rocking
The people get excited it's time to shout loud
E's are Good, E's are Good
He's Ebeneezer Goode
E's are Good, E's are Good
He's Ebeneezer Goode
E's are Good, E's are Good
He's Ebeneezer Goode
E's are Good, E's are Good
He's Ebeneezer Goode
He's Ebeneezer Goode
He's Ebeneezer Goode
E's are Good, E's are Good
E's are Good, E's are Good
He's Ebeneezer Goode
Got any salmon Sorted
Ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha
Eezer Goode, Eezer Goode
Eezer Goode, Eezer Goode
Oh what a carry on, ha ha ha ha ha
Eezer Goode, Eezer Goode
Wicked
Eezer Goode, Eezer Goode
He's Ebeneezer Goode
He's Ebeneezer Goode
Oh what a carry on, ha ha ha ha ha
He's Ebeneezer Goode
E's are Good, E's are Good
Wicked
E's are Good, E's are Good
He's Ebeneezer Goode
He's Ebeneezer Goode
He's Ebeneezer Goode
E's are Good, E's are Good
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