A fine E.P. from a great Oz cult band, Sydney-based Celibate Rifles - purveyors of classic punk/ garage rock!
she is addicted to thee
she is the root connection
she is connecting with he
here I go and I don't know why
I fell so ceaselessly
could it be he's taking over me...
I'm dancing barefoot
heading for a spin
some strange music draws me in
makes me come on like some heroine
she is sublimation
she is the essence of thee
she is concentrating on
he, who is chosen by she
here I go and I don't know why
I spin so ceaselessly,
could it be he's taking over me...
she is re-creation
she, intoxicated by thee
she has the slow sensation that
he is levitating with she ...
here I go and I don't know why,
I spin so ceaselessly,
'til I lose my sense of gravity...
(oh god I fell for you ...)
the plot of our life sweats in the dark like a face
the mystery of childbirth, of childhood itself
grave visitations
what is it that calls to us?
why must we pray screaming?
why must not death be redefined?
we shut our eyes we stretch out our arms
and whirl on a pane of glass
an asphyxiation a fix on anything the line of life the limb of a tree
the hands of he and the promise that she is blessed among women.
(oh god I fell for you ...)

Yes, that's Patti Smith's sublime Dancing Barefoot from her Wave LP back in 1979 !
A great cover by the Rifles with three good original tracks also !
Lovely cover artwork on this EP too, for good measure!
The Rifles first formed in 1979 and released their first album Sideroxylon in May 1983 on the Hot Records label.
This EP was their last release for the Hot Records.
The band has toured both America and Europe extensively, releasing a total of fourteen studio albums!
Some Rifles links:
- Celibate Rifles official site
- The Celibate Rifles on Triple J's The J Files
- Australian Music Online - Artist profile
- dB Magazine - Interview with Damien Lovelock
Dancing Barefoot (Live) - The Celibate Rifles
Tracklisting
1 Dancing Barefoot
2 Jesus on T.V. (Live)
3 The More Things Change (Alternative Version)
4 Junk
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