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Lloyd Cole — Negative Attitude
Album: The Negatives
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6.6

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Total ratings: 726









Released: 2001
Length: 3:06
Plays (last 30 days): 0
Look at the world through a rose tint lens
I get mine from a poison pen
I've got a negative attitude
And I don't mind

You want to paint the renaissance fair
I want to try to relate to your colourful hair
Is that a negative attitude?

Why be content with the sky
when there's higher to go?
Get off the floor
Help your self to some more
Because it's free to be you
And it's free to be me
and I know

Look at the girl on the bad hair day
Look very close, I think I like what she's trying to say
She's got a negative attitude

Why be content with the sky
when there's higher to go?
Get off the floor
You can dance if you're bored
Because it's free to be you
And it's free to be me
and I know
I heard it on my radio

You want to sleep in an Ono sack
We want to live in a prefab shack in New Hampshire
We've got a negative attitude

Why be content with the sky
when there's higher to go?
Get off the floor
Help your self to some more
Because it's free to be you
And it's free to be groovy, I know
I heard it on my radio
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 aspicer wrote:

Bill could up the LC rotation a bit!



yes, please.
 Grayson wrote:

I just can't with this little thing. Lloyd Cole is just so doomed as a modern artist. By Rattlesnakes in real time, of course. Bless his heart. He clearly means well. And his live shows are ok good nowadays. Small and intimate, but not in a cloying way. Still... Rattlesnakes and our 80's. There are mountains we can climb over in our musical past. Then there are some we just don't ever approach. 



was this written by an AI bot?
This album is hiding in my CD collection! What an amazing career and a good golfer too...
Most of his photos would indicate that he has a very negative attitude.
Lloyd Cole has some interesting projects going on right now on Patreon. Handwritten lyrics! 
 Grayson wrote:
I just can't with this little thing. Lloyd Cole is just so doomed as a modern artist. By Rattlesnakes in real time, of course. Bless his heart. He clearly means well. And his live shows are ok good nowadays. Small and intimate, but not in a cloying way. Still... Rattlesnakes and our 80's. There are mountains we can climb over in our musical past. Then there are some we just don't ever approach. 
 
Perhaps, but how many "modern" pop/rock recording artists can match or surpass their musical output from over 35 years ago?  Not very many I suspect.
More. Lloyd. Cole!! 

I had the great pleasure to see him live in Fall River, MA, a couple years back. He's just as fresh and awesome as he was back in the day. 
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:


I'm not sure what any of this means but I think I agree.
 
I think he saying that Lloyd's problem is that Rattlesnakes was just an absolute masterpiece that he could never live up to it again. 
Bill could up the LC rotation a bit!
More. He has many great pop tunes that would work perfectly on RP!
 Grayson wrote:
I just can't with this little thing. Lloyd Cole is just so doomed as a modern artist. By Rattlesnakes in real time, of course. Bless his heart. He clearly means well. And his live shows are ok good nowadays. Small and intimate, but not in a cloying way. Still... Rattlesnakes and our 80's. There are mountains we can climb over in our musical past. Then there are some we just don't ever approach. 
 

I'm not sure what any of this means but I think I agree.
Lloyd Cole is sorely underplayed on RP. More from "X" and "Don't Get Weird ..." please.
I just can't with this little thing. Lloyd Cole is just so doomed as a modern artist. By Rattlesnakes in real time, of course. Bless his heart. He clearly means well. And his live shows are ok good nowadays. Small and intimate, but not in a cloying way. Still... Rattlesnakes and our 80's. There are mountains we can climb over in our musical past. Then there are some we just don't ever approach. 





first listen ......8 .....  love this song...... thanks Bill !    Love me some Cracker with Roseanne Cash following. 


:o)    Connecticut  
Love this song, love that fuzzy guitar...BRILLIANT, coming after The Waterboys and Stealers Wheel, and before Cracker "Darling One"
Lloyd Cole!
is still great BTW. Saw him solo at Largo this Summer and he was fantastic ... and funny as hell!
I've spent the last many years thinking this was Robin Hitchcock!
 
Could definitely hear more LC on RP....
{#Kiss}
I heart you, Lloyd.
good on ya!     more Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Now I will worship RP more than I already do. Lloyd Cole.... YAY! Thank you! 
Spelled "renascence."
 Proclivities wrote:

I think that's how those Brits pronounce it - or at least the way Robert Hughes did.  Wait, he was Australian...oh well.

{#Propeller}

 
I'm not sure, but I don't think they like pronouncing French correctly.
Hell Yes! Lloyd Cole!
 rdo wrote:
Did he just effing say ray nay sance????
 
I think that's how some Brits pronounce it - or at least the way Robert Hughes did.  Wait, Hughes was Australian...oh well.

{#Propeller}
Wow, Lloyd Cole! God bless Radio Paradise.
Great to hear LC!  Some classics would be great here too - tracks from Rattlesnakes, Easy Pieces, and Mainstream! 
Did he just effing say ray nay sance????
 gatorade wrote:
I've been told I have a negative attitude before...I say F**k em if they can't take a joke. 
 
No. If they can't take a f**k, joke 'em. {#Wink}
cool, yeah how about some Rattlesnakes
 gatorade wrote:
I've been told I have a negative attitude before...I say F**k em if they can't take a joke. 
 
... agreed - if you can't take a joke - don't look like one!
Yes, I am a Deadhead that loves Paul Weller and Lloyd Cole....so it's been a great RP day for me starting with the Dead jam this am, Weller a few hours ago and now LC.....and now Jesse Sykes....cool....love RP....

Not only is this a cool song, but searching for the lyrics on Google takes you straight to the official site, which doesn't play music at you without you asking, it just lists all the lyrics nicely in actual text for each album.

Why is that such a hard concept for other artists/bands to grasp? I would much rather get it from the source rather than wade into a lyrics site armed with an Ad block program. They usually won't let me copy the lyrics (without workarounds) either.


Well no wonder this sounds like Lloyd Cole. {#Smile}
LOVE LC!!!
LLOYD COLE IS A POET!
I've been told I have a negative attitude before...I say F**k em if they can't take a joke. 
 cvandoren wrote:
THe old stuff with the Commotions is definitely better, but I agree with everyone else... It is great to hear him here and an 8 just because he is Lloyd Cole...
 
i'm absolutely with you.
THe old stuff with the Commotions is definitely better, but I agree with everyone else... It is great to hear him here and an 8 just because he is Lloyd Cole...
There are some songs that I'll listen to over and over, just because I like something about them.  This is one of those songs. I don't know if it's the beat, the drums, the tune, the lyrics, or that fuzzy guitar - maybe it's a combination of all of them.  Whatever it is, I like this song. And I don't think I've ever heard Lloyd Cole before.

*ducking and running*
a teenage role model
imho he's never hit the genius of Rattlesnakes again. Not to say he hasn't done good stuff, but Rattlesnakes was pure genius. Still a favorite.
This tune is OK - bring the old Lloyd Cole catalog, though!!! More Lloyd Cole.....
wow ... haven't heard Mr. Cole's voice in a long, long time

brings back good memories

{#Yes}
 mandolin wrote:
...i kind of hear they might be giants...
 
I don't think they're that tall.

...i kind of hear they might be giants...
 Foreverfree wrote:
Rattlesnakes..is better
 

{#Cool}  I couldn't agree more!
Love this 60's vibe...
Hey, they're singing my song! Can you sing one about the hassle of searching for a job these days? Online applications BE DAMMED!!
Why have I never heard of this band before? I love it. Instant 8. More, please!
I'm feeling positive about this song. {#Good-vibes}
 aragon wrote:
Oh..Give us more Cole, please!! Shagging good, man! {#Bananajam}
 
Ditto that!!!! Long time fan, would love to hear alot more!!!  !{#Jump}
Tough to follow Iggy Pop but manages to hang together and pull it off. 8

Great sound, great lyrics. 9.
Oh..Give us more Cole, please!! Shagging good, man! {#Bananajam}
WAHOOO!! COLE!!!
love it ... "a pre fab shack in New Hampshire... "
Oh - it's that bloke who sounds like Lloyd Cole...oh it is him!!
Lloyd on RP thanks Bill!!! Dont Get Weird on Me Babe.
Raechel wrote:
Does this sound like Weird Al to anyone else?
Yes. Not a bad thing though.
Does this sound like Weird Al to anyone else?
I'm dedicating this one to all of the recent posters for Blackfield.
So good, Lloyd Cole & the Conmotions...
Great song, great sound! 8 > 9, very catchy!
I recognized the typical Lloyd-voice and wouldn't believe to get this served on RP.... nice one!
Lloyd on RP! Sweet. Thanks Bill
I just voted the same thing for the same reason, before I even saw you post. Though he does have some 9s and 10s in his holster as well, this one's a keeper.
An 8 because it's Lloyd Cole.
...least I am not the only one.
'Shocked and amazed' to hear Lloyd. One of my all-time favorite artists. Would love to hear more of his work on this station. 'Negative attitude' has a great upbeat crunchy riff. I really enjoy the consistancy of 'The Negatives' album. Suggest the station plays more of his work, like with the Commotions and from his first two solo albums. I can do without his 'Bad Vibes' album --never could warm up to it, but you can't go wrong with any of his other releases.
Excellent. Can't really go wrong with LC.
I positively love this song
Rattlesnakes..is better
Happy to hear some Lloyd Cole here on RP.
8)
.........wowtwolloydcolesongsinoneday......................
I've been a fan of Lloyd's for a long time. He's one of those artists who's consistent, if not always stellar. This is one of his stronger tunes.
jdorn1 wrote:
Ratt.............lesnakes!!!!!
Ratt is cool Round and round, love will find a way just give it time!
Ratt.............lesnakes!!!!!