Biography:
TISM (an acronym of This Is Serious Mum) was an Australian alternative rock band from Melbourne. The band was formed in 1982 and broke up in 2004.
The true identities of the members of TISM have been kept secret. For this reason, the band often appear in balaclavas when they play concerts, although they have also been known to indulge in ridiculously complex costumery to the same end. They have been thought to have been influenced by The Residents in this regard.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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THE HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILISATION - TISM
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Tuning: Standard
intro - high E repeatedly
verse - high E and D repeatedly
chorus -
hiE hiG# D E D
Way out west. Wa ay out west
lead up to outro - same progression as chorus
outro - high E and D
Lyrics:
You can build an abattoir on Anzac Cove
You can invade Poland, scream, "Death to the foe!"
You can cut the ozone layer down by thirds
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
You go to the disco, the bouncer's a beast
"You go on in," he says to the boys from the East
You gotta stay outside with the common herd
Just don't come from a Western suburb
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Out West
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Support the Olympics? What a load of merde
Marry the ugly ug-booted birds
You're the only one who gets what you deserve
Just don't come from a Western suburb
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Out West!
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Out West!
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Out West!
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Way out West, wa-aay out West
Way out West, wa-aay out West
You can get your education down at the Tech
You can never have heard of the proletariat
Never been there, of course; it's what I'd heard
I never came from a Western suburb!
Way out West
Wa-aay out West
Way out West
I smell...I stink
Wa-aay out West
I got nowhere I can recover my youth
Way out West
{I'm so ugly cover your eyes?}... (continues inaudibly)
Wa-aay out West
Way out West
Support the Olympics? What a load of merde
Marry the ugly ugg booted birds
Wa-aay out West
You're the only one who gets what you deserve
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Way out West
You can get your education down at the Tech
You can never have heard of the proletariat
Wa-aay out West
Never been there, of course; it's what I've heard
I never came from a Western suburb!
THE HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILISATION - TISM
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Tuning: Standard
intro - high E repeatedly
verse - high E and D repeatedly
chorus -
hiE hiG# D E D
Way out west. Wa ay out west
lead up to outro - same progression as chorus
outro - high E and D
Lyrics:
You can build an abattoir on Anzac Cove
You can invade Poland, scream, "Death to the foe!"
You can cut the ozone layer down by thirds
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
You go to the disco, the bouncer's a beast
"You go on in," he says to the boys from the East
You gotta stay outside with the common herd
Just don't come from a Western suburb
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Out West
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Support the Olympics? What a load of merde
Marry the ugly ug-booted birds
You're the only one who gets what you deserve
Just don't come from a Western suburb
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Out West!
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Out West!
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Out West!
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Way out West, wa-aay out West
Way out West, wa-aay out West
You can get your education down at the Tech
You can never have heard of the proletariat
Never been there, of course; it's what I'd heard
I never came from a Western suburb!
Way out West
Wa-aay out West
Way out West
I smell...I stink
Wa-aay out West
I got nowhere I can recover my youth
Way out West
{I'm so ugly cover your eyes?}... (continues inaudibly)
Wa-aay out West
Way out West
Support the Olympics? What a load of merde
Marry the ugly ugg booted birds
Wa-aay out West
You're the only one who gets what you deserve
Just don't come from the Western suburbs
Way out West
You can get your education down at the Tech
You can never have heard of the proletariat
Wa-aay out West
Never been there, of course; it's what I've heard
I never came from a Western suburb!
