One Of Those Things - Dexys Midnight Runners

You know, recently I was thinking

I was thinking about one thing and the other

And music crossed my mind Yeah?

Yeah

It occurred to me to switch on the radio

I wanted to hear some music

So I turned it on, it was Radio One

Sid Jenkins on the air

He had synthesizers and soulful guises

I think you know the type of thing — Sure

It was alright It was OK?

I’m not lodging any complaints or anything

There was just one problem

What was that?

It all sounded the same

You mean it all sounded similar?

I mean it all sounded the same

Anyway, so I started asking around, you know

I started making a few enquiries

Just putting out a few feelers

Yeah?

Yeah

I had a word with a couple of so called socialists on my way

And during the course of our conversation

I put to them a question, I said:

«How do you feel about Ireland?»

Ireland?

Yeah, Ireland

That place, it’s just across the sea

Oh yeah, I know the place

Well they said:

«We're for Sandinista, Cuba’s militia

The PLO, M.P.L.A, Afghanistan and Babylon»

They went on and on and on and on

And I said: «Alright, Alright

But what do you think about Belfast?»

And what did they say?

Well, their replies were various

But they all had one thing m common

And what was that?

They all sounded the same

You mean they sounded alike?

They all sounded the same

Well, that’s about the size of it

What can I tell you?

You tell me.

I dunno

It’s just one of those of things

What you mean one of 'those' things?

Yeah, one of those things