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The Shapes - I Saw Batman in the Launderette (1979)

In the planets that revolve around planet punk The Shapes are definitely far out there along with planet Pluto. Fellow travellers would include the TV Personalities, Swell Maps and later on The Sconeheads and a whole host of indies. An antidote to the gothic splendour of Siouxsie, the intensity of The Clash, the rebellion of the Pistols and the growl of a thousand other punk bands. Basically the Shapes made music that you could jump to and at the same time make you smile and they played it in the places like The Vortex and The Roxy and they played it with bands such as The Killjoys, The Saints and The Cure. The Shapes were so undeniably English and the masters of parenthesis. In the white hot anger of '78 they gave us 'Wots for lunch mum ? (not beans again!) ' and ' (I saw) Batman (in The Launderette)'. Its not yer 1234 punk more but a sound more akin to ATV but with humour. Never ones to take themselves seriously one of their last recordings was 'Jennifer Connifer' but that doesn't excuse naming a song Leamington (after Leamington Spa). If they don't make you smile then something's missing. Check out their Compilation 'Songs For Sensible People' on Overground Records which also contains the funniest sleeve notes I have ever read. Incidentally the bassist became a champion skydiver and the singer became Sister Bendy off Eurotrash! (http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/shapes...) VERSE 1 Had to clean my washing so I left my abode So I went to the coin-op at the end of the road Shoved my 10ps in the machine So I could get my dirties nice and clean CHORUS Batman in the launderette I saw Batman in the launderette Batman in the launderette Batman in the launderette Holy soap! VERSE 2 Came through the door with a bag on his back I saw him fill the hotpoint with a dirty mac Was I dreaming? Was it a jape? Here he was disguised as a crusader in a cape CHORUS Nice! CHORUS VERSE 3 I thought him and Robin only stamp out crime Here was Batman getting rid of grime Then he goes out to the Batmobile Cor! In the coin-op you get a real square deal CHORUS Who? CHORUS Batman!