Forgive And Forget

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Forgive And Forget
Alternative name(s)	You Get and Forget
Genre	Ska punk, power pop
Year	1980
Status	Unsolved
Original poster	Slymukk
Search started	2008
File:ForgiveAndForget.mp3

"Forgive And Forget" (also known as "You Get and Forget") is an unknown ska punk song uploaded to YouTube by user Slymukk on July 5, 2008, taken from a recording from Swedish radio on April 5th, 1980.

Background

On July 5th, 2008, the song was first uploaded by YouTube user Slymukk, who claims it was recorded on April 5th, 1980, most likely off the Swedish radio station P3. The description also includes the tape's tracklist, which consists mostly of UK-based bands with songs from 1979-1980, but the song is still assumed to be Swedish based on the singer's accent.

On August 17th, 2024, Reddit user pnwmkkkkkBRASIL discovered that a full recording of the April 5th, 1980 broadcast of P3 exists in the National Library of Sweden.

Leads

Possible

• Innervision - Forgive & Forget: Obscure UK new wave band, with an unreleased demo cassette containing a song called Forgive & Forget.

Lyrics

Presumed Lyrics (Verse 1)

(Living?) in the city streets no more (no more)

After 20 years, my life is a bore (a bore)

My body's aching and I just wanna scream (I scream)

Good life in the city is just a dream (a dream)

(Chorus)

I said, oh, woah-woah-whoa-ooh

I say I'm talking 'bout you give, forgive, you get and forget

I said you give, forgive, you get and forget

I said you give, forgive, you get and forget

I said you give, forgive, you get and forget

Ooh-whoa, whoa-oh

(Verse 2)

I used to hate you, baby, but know I know (I know)

You wouldn't give up, you wouldn't let me go (let me go)

And now my best friend's girl, she is a whore (a whore)

The city's soul is rotten to the core, yeah!

(Chorus)

I said, oh, woah-woah-whoa-ooh

I say I'm talking 'bout you give, forgive, you get and forget

I said you give, forgive, you get and forget

I said you give, forgive, you get and forget

I said you give, forgive, you get, forget

(Verse 3)

It's just, have a snort and forget about your life (well, I tried now kid)

Doesn't matter that to get it, he used a knife (well, who really cares)

Hey you, I got nothing here to do (but we like you kid)

Yeah, I know, I used to like you too, but no more!

I said I'm sick and tired of all you so called-friends (so called-friends)

In my eyes, you're all standing in dead-ends (in dead-ends)

But I know in all of you, there's a lie (there's a lie)

Shining brighter, brighter than a neon light, yeah!

(Chorus)

I said, oh, woah-woah-whoa-ooh

I say I'm talking 'bout you give, forgive, you get, forget

I said you give, forgive, you get and forget

I said you live, you die, what did you get?

I said you live, you die, what did you get?

References

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