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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Specials
Performer
Terry Hall
Vocals
Lynval Golding
Guitar
Horace Panter
Bass Guitar
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Keyboards
Steve Cradock
Guitar
Kenrick Rowe
Drums
Tim Smart
Trombone
Pablo Mendelssohn
Trumpet
Oli Langford
Violin
Tom Pigott-Smith
Violin
Bruce White
Viola
Ian Burdge
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Terry Hall
Composer
Lynval Golding
Composer
Horace Panter
Composer
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Composer
Saffiyah Khan
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Terry Hall
Producer
Lynval Golding
Producer
Horace Panter
Producer
Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Producer
George Murphy
Engineer
Sophie Ellis
Assistant Recording Engineer
Cenzo Townshend
Mixing Engineer
Rob Sellens
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Frank Arkwright
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
The Commandments of I, Saffiyah Khan
Thou shall not listen to Prince Buster
Or any other man offering kindly advice
In matters of my own conduct
You may call me a feminazi or a femoid
And then see if I give a stinking shit
Pseudo-intellectuals on the internet
They tell me I'm unhappy because I'm not feminine
Failing to consider that I may be unhappy
Because it's 3 AM and I'm in the depths of YouTube
Watching them... whining
Thou may catcall me on the street
But thou should take note that I'll catcall you right back
To tell you that you look pretty sexy too in your joggers
Or your suit, or your new-found look of confusion
Girls should not turn on each other
Or use man-made ideals like paths
Don't you realize that you're only making a fool of yourself
When you ask... "Why don't you wear makeup?"
Is that what it takes to impress a bloke
Whose brain is made up of promises of curvy size zeros
And anti-gravity tits?
Thou shall not tell a girl she deserved it
Because her skirt was too short
She walked home, streets lights illuminating her as a target
But she started it, because she looked at him
And he finished it 'cause he wanted to
And they'll bring out her skirt as "exhibit A" before the judge
And she should have the right to say
"Thou shall not tell me what to wear
Nor how to wear it"
I shall not be the icing on your cake
And I shall not be the candy on your arm
But I shall be seen
And I will be heard
The commandments of I, Saffiyah Khan
Pseudo-intellectuals
Writer(s): Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter, Nikolaj Torp Larsen
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