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"Being Boiled" is a song by the English synth-pop band the Human League. It was composed by Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, with lyrics by Philip Oakey. "Being Boiled" is strikingly different from and darker than the group's more well-known songs.
"Being Boiled" was released as the Human League's debut single in 1978. It has been re-issued several times since then, becoming a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom in 1982 and in West Germany four years later.
The song was influenced by Kraftwerk, German krautrock such as Can and Neu!, American funk bands Funkadelic and Parliament and the attitudes of punk placed in a different context.
It has a strong bassline, compared to Bootsy Collins. The lyrics, described as "bizarre" and "confused", combine a protest against silk farming with vague mention of Eastern religion - ("Listen to the voice of Buddha/saying stop your sericulture"). In Japan, the sound of bells are referred to as "the voice of Buddha".
The song's music predates Philip Oakey's joining the band. The Future, a band comprising Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, had just parted company with singer Adi Newton, later of Clock DVA. Needing a new singer, they contacted former schoolmate Philip Oakey, giving him the music to listen to. Two days later he was back, having written the lyrics. "That was the first thing I heard Phil do," Marsh recalled, "and I immediately thought, 'You've definitely got the job.'"
The original version was recorded on a domestic tape recorder, in mono, in an abandoned factory, at a cost of £2.50.
"Being Boiled" was first released as a single in 1978 on the Fast Product label.
The band recorded a new version as part of a session for the John Peel radio programme in the summer of 1978. The session was recorded 8 August 1978 and broadcast on 16 August. Among the four songs recorded, "Being Boiled" is the only one which has had an official release.
Being Boiled
"Being Boiled" is a song by the English synth-pop band the Human League. It was composed by Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, with lyrics by Philip Oakey. "Being Boiled" is strikingly different from and darker than the group's more well-known songs.
"Being Boiled" was released as the Human League's debut single in 1978. It has been re-issued several times since then, becoming a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom in 1982 and in West Germany four years later.
The song was influenced by Kraftwerk, German krautrock such as Can and Neu!, American funk bands Funkadelic and Parliament and the attitudes of punk placed in a different context.
It has a strong bassline, compared to Bootsy Collins. The lyrics, described as "bizarre" and "confused", combine a protest against silk farming with vague mention of Eastern religion - ("Listen to the voice of Buddha/saying stop your sericulture"). In Japan, the sound of bells are referred to as "the voice of Buddha".
The song's music predates Philip Oakey's joining the band. The Future, a band comprising Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, had just parted company with singer Adi Newton, later of Clock DVA. Needing a new singer, they contacted former schoolmate Philip Oakey, giving him the music to listen to. Two days later he was back, having written the lyrics. "That was the first thing I heard Phil do," Marsh recalled, "and I immediately thought, 'You've definitely got the job.'"
The original version was recorded on a domestic tape recorder, in mono, in an abandoned factory, at a cost of £2.50.
"Being Boiled" was first released as a single in 1978 on the Fast Product label.
The band recorded a new version as part of a session for the John Peel radio programme in the summer of 1978. The session was recorded 8 August 1978 and broadcast on 16 August. Among the four songs recorded, "Being Boiled" is the only one which has had an official release.