Koka Kola Lyrics
[Intro]
Elevator! Goin' up!
[Verse 1]
In the gleamin' corridor of the 51st floor
The money can be made if you really want some more
Executive decision, at clinical precision
Jumping from the windows, filled with indecision
[Chorus]
I get good advice from the advertising world
Treat me nice, party girl
Coke adds life where there isn't any
So freeze, man, freeze
[Verse 2]
It's the pause that refreshes in the corridors of power
When top men need a top up long before the happy hour
Your snakeskin suit and your alligator boot
You don't need a launderette, you can take 'em to the vet!
[Chorus]
I get good advice from the advertising world
Treat me nice, party girl
Coke adds life where there isn't any
So freeze, man, freeze
Elevator! Goin' up!
[Verse 1]
In the gleamin' corridor of the 51st floor
The money can be made if you really want some more
Executive decision, at clinical precision
Jumping from the windows, filled with indecision
[Chorus]
I get good advice from the advertising world
Treat me nice, party girl
Coke adds life where there isn't any
So freeze, man, freeze
[Verse 2]
It's the pause that refreshes in the corridors of power
When top men need a top up long before the happy hour
Your snakeskin suit and your alligator boot
You don't need a launderette, you can take 'em to the vet!
[Chorus]
I get good advice from the advertising world
Treat me nice, party girl
Coke adds life where there isn't any
So freeze, man, freeze
[Verse 3]
Coca-Cola advertising and cocaine
Strolling down the Broadway in the rain
Neon light sign says it
I read it in the paper, they're crazy
Yeah, suit your life, maybe so
In the White House, I know
All over Berlin, they do it for years
And in Manhattan
[Bridge]
Comin' through the door is a snub nose forty four
The barrel can't snort, it can spatter on the floor
Your eyeballs feel like pinballs
And your tongue feels like a fish
You're leapin' from the windows sayin'
"Don't give me none of this!"
[Chorus]
Coke adds life, advertising world
Treat me nice, party girl
Coke adds life where there isn't any
So freeze, man, freeze
[Outro]
Hit the deck!
Coca-Cola advertising and cocaine
Strolling down the Broadway in the rain
Neon light sign says it
I read it in the paper, they're crazy
Yeah, suit your life, maybe so
In the White House, I know
All over Berlin, they do it for years
And in Manhattan
[Bridge]
Comin' through the door is a snub nose forty four
The barrel can't snort, it can spatter on the floor
Your eyeballs feel like pinballs
And your tongue feels like a fish
You're leapin' from the windows sayin'
"Don't give me none of this!"
[Chorus]
Coke adds life, advertising world
Treat me nice, party girl
Coke adds life where there isn't any
So freeze, man, freeze
[Outro]
Hit the deck!
About
Genius Annotation
This song is notable because The Clash were known for their anti-corporatist rhetoric, and it is out of character for them to create an entire song around a soft drink brand.
They really seem to enjoy the refreshing feel of an ice cold Coca-co…
…wait, what? This song is about Coca-cola, right?…RIGHT?
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- 3.Jimmy Jazz
- 4.Hateful
- 9.Clampdown
- 11.Wrong ’Em Boyo
- 12.Death or Glory
- 13.Koka Kola
- 14.The Card Cheat
- 15.Lover’s Rock
- 16.Four Horsemen
- 17.I’m Not Down
- 18.Revolution Rock
- 19.Train in Vain
Credits
Producer
Writers
Drums
Percussion
Guitar
Vocals
Bass
Backing Vocals
Design
Engineer
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Copyright (c)
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Recorded At
Wessex Sound Studios - London, England
Release Date
December 14, 1979
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