NASHVILLE |FROM: TODD BRODGINSKI/MITCH SCHNEIDER/LATHUM NELSON
THE FIXX
CELEBRATE 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH SUMMER TOUR;
NEW VERSION OF SONG ‘ELECTED’
POKES FUN AT ELECTORAL PROCESS
Celebrating 25 years as a band, THE FIXX are set to launch a new leg of U.S. dates May 15 as part of their ongoing tour for their late 2003 album WANT THAT LIFE (Rainman Records) and will also release the track “Elected” to radio in May. Originally recorded in 1996, the song mocks political hypocrisy with such lyrics as “Don’t stand too close to the right (to get elected)/Steer well clear of the left (to get elected).”
Frontman and songwriter CY CURNIN, who wrote the song with group, says, “It’s about the hypocrisy of it all. Politicians are smart enough to get elected, yet dumb enough to think it matters! I wish we–both Brits and Americans–could spend more time on education and the welfare of children than we do on bloody campaigns!”
THE FIXX–acclaimed for the massive hits “Saved By Zero,” “Red Skies,” “Stand Or Fall” and “One Thing Leads To Another”–formed in London in 1979 and have essentially been on the road or in the studio ever since. The group’s original members–lead vocalist CY CURNIN, JAMIE WEST-ORAM on lead guitar, RUPERT GREENALL on keyboards and drummer ADAM WOODS–were joined by bassist GARY TIBBS in 2001.
Confirmed tour dates are listed below, with many more to be added. For the most current tour dates, news and photos from the road, check out www.thefixx.com.
Date City Venue
Sat May 15 San Pedro, CA Concerts On The Waterfront
Wed May 19 Modesto, CA The Fat Cat
Thurs May 20 Folsom, CA The Powerhouse
*Sat May 22 Redwood Valley, CA Shodaki Casino
Sun May 23 Fairfax, CA 19 19 Broadway
*Fri May 28 Grand Junction, CO Mesa Theatre
*Sat May 29 Central City, CO Fortune Valley Casino
Wed June 2 Phoenix,AZ Rhythm Room
Thurs June 3 San Juan Capistrano,CA Coach House
Sat June 5 Temecula,CA Balloon & Wine Fest
Wed June 30 Milwaukee,WI Summerfest
Thurs July 1 Liverpool,NY Hooligan’s
Fri July 2 Des Moines,IA Simon Estates Amphitheater
Sat July 3 St. Paul,MN Taste of MN
Wed July 7 Morristown,NJ Double D’s
Thurs July 8 Farmingdale,NY The Downtown
*Sat July 10 Falls Church,VA State Theatre
*Fri July 16 Dallas,TX Firewater
*Sat July 17 Walker,MN Moondance Jam
*Sat July 24 Tacoma, WA Emerald Queen Casino
*Thurs July 29 Orlando,FL Hard Rock Café
Wed Aug 4 Newport Beach,CA FashionIslandMusic Scene
Fri Aug 6 Santa Cruz,CA Beach Boardwalk
*Sun Aug 15 Salt Lake City,UT Rock the West
* Indicates new tour date
Elected
Got to be the certain type (to get elected)
Got to be a master of hype (to get elected)
Have a strange private life (to get elected)
A perfect husband or wife (to get elected)
And you do it all over again
Why don’t you do it all over again?
I am the right voice (to get elected)
Present the perfect choice (to get elected)
Always give the right advice (to get elected)
But never ever, ever think twice (to get elected)
And you do it all over again
Yes you do it all over again
Just do it all over again
Why don’t you do it all over again
Don’t stand too close to the right (to get elected)
Steer well clear of the left (to get elected)
Look at life as a game (to get elected)
Able to take the strain (to get elected)
But always be prepared to fight (to get elected)
Shout out the people’s rights (to get elected)
Just do it all over again
We do it all over again
Nowhere to fan the flames
While the road is burning
He ends always the same
After all, what’s it for, you’re elected!
Do it all over again
Just do it all over again
Just do it all over again
Why don’t you do it all over again?
Going down in flames (to get elected)
Always pass the blame (to get elected)
Able to take the strain (to get elected)
Do it all over again
Oh, do it all over again
Yes do it all over again
Oh do it all over again
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