Frustration (Soft Cell cover)

by Zeitmahl

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Hello friends!

This is a cover of the song "Frustration", written by Soft Cell. The original song starts the 1981 released album, "Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret", which influenced waves of music to follow.

While the original song is comprised of synths, drum machine, vocals and a saxophone, this take has more of a bite with gritty bass guitar, live drums, piano, vocals and a trumpet.

The featured horn solo was done in one take by trumpet master, Hannah Ureste of the band, Red Light District.

All other sounds, instruments, vocals and production by Shok.

We hope you enjoy!

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lyrics

Fr..fr...fr...frustration!
Frustration
Frustration

I have life
Ordinary wife
I have car
A favourite bar
I have job
A moderate wage
I get the pains
That come with age
I am so ordinary

I have child
She goes wild
I have home
A mortgage of my own
I have hobby
But it's nothing very special
I do the garden
I watch girls

I am so ordinary

I have life
I have cage
I'm going bald
I want to tell the world
I've done nothing
I've achieved nothing
I work for a firm
But I want to burn it down, down

I am so ordinary
I am so ordinary

I was born
One day I'll die
There was something in between
I, I don't know what
Or why
I'm a man
I want to break a rule
I am a no, no, no, no, no, no, nobody
Everybody's fool
I am so ordinary
Frustration (x4)
I'm so tired of endless art
Love stories
I'm beginning to not give a damn
I wish I could reach right out for the untouchable
Film starring Bruce, John Wayne, Elvis Presley
Experiment with cocaine, LSD and set a bad bad example
Live a little, run a harem, be a tiger
Meet Bo Derek and be her Tarzan
Reach, reach out out
Live, live, live
Die, die, die
I, I, I, I wanna die...

Frustration, oh
Frustration (x3)
I wanna die
I wanna die, die, die, die
Die, die, d..d..d..die, die, die
Frustration
I wanna die

credits

released June 14, 2022
Drums, Bass, Synths, Vocals by Shok
Trumpet by Hannah Ureste (Red Light District)

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Shok

Written by Marc Almond & Dave Ball (Soft Cell) 1981

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Zeitmahl Los Angeles, California

Zeitmahl began in 1990.
All sounds are written, performed, produced and recorded by Shok.
As a live band, there are a number of performers who aid the realization of the songs.
The performances are a multi-media experience.
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Shok is a producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist.
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