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Track: The Professional
Artist: Pulp
Album: This Is Hardcore (Deluxe Edition)

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Name: Pulp
Spotify Genres: britpop, madchester
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British indie rock/Britpop band founded in 1978 in Sheffield. Sole constant member is [a76828] who formed the band while at school, and led the band through a series of stylistic changes and numerous band members until finding success and a stable lineup by the early 90s. They split in 2002, and reformed in 2011 for a series of reunion concerts before going on hiatus again in 2013. It was announced in 2022 that Pulp was to reunite and play some shows in 2023, as confirmed by Jarvis Cocker at a Q&A for his memoir, "Good Pop, Bad Pop", which was initially teased via a cryptic Instagram video posted by Cocker featuring the lyrics, "What exactly do you do for an encore?", that featured on the song "This Is Hardcore" from the album of the same name. [B]Lineup History[/B]: [I][B]Early Years[/B][/I]: [b]1978[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Peter Dalton [i](Guitar/Keyboards)[/i], Ian Dalton [i](Percussion)[/i] [b]1979[/b]:Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Peter Dalton [i](Guitar/Keyboards)[/i], David 'Fungus' Lockwood [i](Bass)[/i], Mark Swift [i](Drums)[/i] [b]Jan 1980 - Jul 1980[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Peter Dalton [i](Guitar/Keyboards)[/i], Philip 'Pip' Thompson [i](Bass)[/i], Mark Swift [i](Drums)[/i] [b]Jul 1980 - March 1981[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Peter Dalton [i](Guitar/Keyboards)[/i], Jamie Pinchbeck [i](Bass)[/i], Jimmy Sellars [i](Drums)[/i] [b]March 1981 - Jan 1982[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Peter Dalton [i](Guitar/Keyboards)[/i], Jamie Pinchbeck [i](Bass)[/i], Wayne Furniss [i](Drums)[/i] [b]Feb 1982 - Aug 1982[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Peter Dalton [i](Guitar/Keyboards)[/i], David Hinkler [i](Keyboards/Guitar/Trombone)[/i] Jamie Pinchbeck [i](Bass)[/i], Wayne Furniss [i](Drums)[/i] [I] [B]It[/B] [/I]: [b]Mid 1982[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Wayne Furniss [i](Guitar)[/i], David Hinkler [i](Keyboards/Guitar/Trombone)[/i], Simon Hinkler [i](Bass)[/i], Peter Boam [i](Drums)[/i] [b]October 1982 - early 1983[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], David Hinkler [i](Keyboards/Guitar/Trombone/Bass)[/i], Peter Boam [i](Guitar)[/i], Tim Allcard [i](Keyboards/Guitar/Poetry)[/i], Michael Paramore [i](Drums)[/i] [I] [B]Everybody's Problem[/B] [/I]: [b]1983[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Tim Allcard [i](Keyboards/Guitar/Poetry)[/i], Saskia Cocker [i](Vocals)[/i], Magnus Doyle [i](Drums)[/i] [I] [B]Freaks & Associated Singles[/B] [/I]: [b]1984 - November 1986[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Russell Senior [i](Guitar/Vocals)[/i], Candida Doyle [i](Keyboards)[/i], Pete Mansell [i](Bass)[/i], Magnus Doyle [i](Drums)[/i] [b]December 1986[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Russell Senior [i](Guitar/Vocals)[/i], Captain Sleep [i](Keyboards)[/i], Steven Havenhand [i](Bass)[/i], Nick Banks [i](Drums)[/i] [b]1987[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Russell Senior [i](Guitar/Vocals)[/i], Candida Doyle [i](Keyboards)[/i], Steven Havenhand [i](Bass)[/i], Nick Banks [i](Drums)[/i] [b]Jan 1988 - Aug 1988[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Russell Senior [i](Guitar/Vocals)[/i], Candida Doyle [i](Keyboards)[/i], Antony Genn [i](Bass)[/i], Nick Banks [i](Drums)[/i] [I] [B]Separations, His N' Hers [/B] [/I]: [b]Late 1988 - Mid 1995[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Russell Senior [i](Guitar)[/i], Candida Doyle [i](Keyboards)[/i], Steve Mackey [i](Bass)[/i], Nick Banks [i](Drums)[/i] [I] [B] Different Class[/B] [/I]: [b]Mid-1995 - 1997[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Russell Senior [i](Guitar/Vocals)[/i], Mark Webber [i](Guitar/Keyboards)[/i], Candida Doyle [i](Keyboards)[/i], Steve Mackey [i](Bass)[/i], Nick Banks [i](Drums)[/i] [I] [B] This Is Hardcore, We Love Life[/B] [/I]: [b]1997 - 2002[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Mark Webber [i](Guitar/Keyboards)[/i], Candida Doyle [i](Keyboards)[/i], Steve Mackey [i](Bass)[/i], Nick Banks [i](Drums)[/i] with Richard Hawley [i](Guitar)[/i] [I][B] Reunion [/B][/I]: [b]2011[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Russell Senior [i](Guitar/Vocals)[/i], Mark Webber [i](Guitar/Keyboards)[/i], Candida Doyle [i](Keyboards)[/i], Steve Mackey [i](Bass)[/i], Nick Banks [i](Drums)[/i] with Richard Hawley [i](Guitar)[/i] [b]2012 -2013[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Mark Webber [i](Guitar/Keyboards)[/i], Candida Doyle [i](Keyboards)[/i], Steve Mackey [i](Bass)[/i], Nick Banks [i](Drums)[/i] with Richard Hawley [i](Guitar)[/i] [b]2023[/b]: Jarvis Cocker [i](Vocals/Guitar)[/i], Mark Webber [i](Guitar/Keyboards)[/i], Candida Doyle [i](Keyboards)[/i], Nick Banks [i](Drums)[/i], with Andrew McKinney [i](Bass)[/i], Emma Smith [i](Violin/Guitar)[/i], Adam Betts [i](Percussion)[/i], Richard Jones [i](Strings)[/i]

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Release: Pulp - This Is Hardcore
Year: 1998
Genres: Electronic, Rock
Styles: Indie Rock

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LYRICS

Oh I'm back in the full effect
I can't even hold myself erect
I got nothing that I wanna say
I'm gonna say it anyway
I know you think that I've lost it, baby
I know you think that my star is fading
Used to be a contender
Now you're just a pretender
Psychic karaoke every weekend
You don't fit those clothes anymore
Why don't you take them back to the charity store
While you're there you could always hand yourself in
You're into green issues - start recycling
You hide behind your woman when you're out in your town
Show her up and blame her for holding you down
Holding you down, holding you down
You're the only one who's holding you down
You're only ever polite when you're out of your box
Cocker's short for... sucker
Sucker of...

Oh, oh
La na na na
Oh, oh
Sucker of...
Oh, oh
La na na na
Oh, oh

When I got up today I had that feeling again
Everything was OK, then the world started shaking
Now I'm trying to sleep it away
Oh but I can't sleep it away
Can you answer this question, can you answer it right:
Have you ever done anything good in your life?
Have you ever done anything that wasn't just for yourself?
Are you capable of giving?
Are you capable of giving just for the sake of it, without expecting anything in return?
I'm only trying to give you what you've come to expect
Just another song 'bout single mothers and sex
Single mothers and sex, single mothers and sex
Just another song 'bout single mothers and sex
OK, you've heard it before, it's nothing special
But it's a living, can't you see
I'm a professional

Oh, oh
La na na na
Oh, oh
I'm a professional
Oh, oh
La na na na
Oh, oh

Sleep on my darling
Sleep on, don't wake as I leave
I've been rehearsing this scene so long now
Don't interrupt me as I do it for real
The bedroom floor is treacherous
A teacup could be disastrous
'Cos it'll mean I would have to say
What was written on the letter I posted yesterday
So that it would get here
When I was gone
And you awoke
Oh, she'll meet me from the train
And she'll never know a thing
About how I talk with my mouth full
And only bath once a week
How I'm nicer the first time you meet me than the next
And I'm rapidly losing interest in sex
Yeah, I'm rapidly losing interest in sex
What's the point in making it over-emotional?
You can do it the hard way
Or you can be a professional

Oh, oh
La na na na
Oh, oh
I'm a professional
Oh, oh
La na na na
Oh, oh

Sleep on my darling
Sleep on my love
Sleep on my darling
Sleep on my love
Sleep on my darling
Sleep on my love
Sleep on my darling
Sleep on my love