Jarvis Cocker exclusive downloads

Former Pulp front man Jarvis Cocker has made his first solo material available exclusively online; posting “Running The World” on his MySpace page (http://myspace.com/jarvspace) and now iTunes.

The track was written on the night of Live 8, and with a refrain like “cunts are still running the world” it's fairly evident where he stands on the issues. Still, Jarvis had the following to say about the song:

"I apologise for all the swearing but sometimes that's the only thing that seems appropriate. It's in no way a criticism of (Live 8 organiser, Bob) Geldof and co but I remember thinking at the time: 'Where does engaging with these politicians/businessmen really get you?' - 12 months on and the cunts still haven't paid up as far as I can make out - maybe the problem is something more fundamental. Anyway, what do I know? I'm just a pampered rock star - but at least I think it's good to discuss this stuff. Don't you?"

“Running The World” is available as a limited edition download on iTunes and details of a limited edition 7” vinyl will be announced very soon.

As well as this brand new track, Jarvis Cocker is also releasing a series of short story readings, available as podcasts. Jarvis will be delving into his favourite books for these podcasts, the first of which is available now with further podcasts being released

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