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Another Girl, Another Planet

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Another Girl, Another Planet is the title of a song by English new wave group The Only Ones (fronted by Peter Perrett), the second track on their 1978 eponymous debut, and released as a single later in the same year.

The song has been covered several times by The Libertines, Babyshambles and by Peter Doherty acoustically. It was played by The Libertines live at the infamous Rhythm Factory in London, England, in April 2004, where they were joined onstage by Peter Perrett. An acoustic version of Doherty playing the track is also available as part of his Whitechapel Demonstrations. In a 2002 interview on MTV with Zane Lowe, Doherty sang the song in reply to a question about "one song you wished you wrote," changing the words of the first verse from "your threats" to "Carl's threats"

Appearing on

Whitechapel Demonstrations (The Only Ones cover) Peter DohertySession2004-04-06

Concerts

Piss Me Off (At the Rhythm Factory) (fest. Peter Perrett) The LibertinesLondon (Whitechapel), UK2004-04-14

Lyrics

Original version
Always flirt with death
I look ill, but I don't care about it
I can face your threats
Stand up straight & tall and shout about it

I think I'm on another world with you
I'm on another planet with you

You always get under my skin
I don't find it irritating
You always play to win
I don't need rehabilitating

Another girl, another planet
Another girl, another planet

Space travel's in my blood
And there ain't nothing I can do about it
Long journeys wear me out but
I know I can't live without it

Another girl is loving you now
Another planet, is holding you down
Another planet

Peter's version on the Whitechapel Demonstrations
I always flirt with death
oh I look ill but I don't care about it oh no
I can face your threats
I'm gonna stand up straight and tall and shout it
I think I'm on another world with you, with you
I'm on another planet with you

You get under my skin
and I don't find it irritating
you always play to win
but I, I won't need rehabilitating oh no
I think I'm on another world with you,with you
I think I'm on another planet with you

Space travel's in my blood
there ain't nothin' I can do about it
but long journeys they wear me out
but oh
I know I can't live without it oh no
I'm in a whole other world with you, with you
I'm on another planet with you
another girl
who's holding you now
another planet
who's holding you down
no no no

NameAnother Girl, Another Planet
BandThe Only Ones
CreditsPeter Perrett


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