I love rude words. I think part of it goes back to those schooldays where you used to use the dictionary to see how many obscene definitions you can find. My favourite swear has to be cunt. Now I know a lot of people get really upset by that word, but it has old-Englishe roots and is even mentioned in Chaucer. In the Miller’s tale, there’s a line where the randy young cuckold “privily he caught her by the quaint”, which means crotch area. So the word quaint evolved into cunt. Clever, eh? Anyway, it is my favourite swear and I think the world is full of cunts and people (especially ladies) should embrace it. It’s one of those words that just trips off the tongue, as it were (nudge, nudge – wink, wink).
Anyway, that long meandering preamble was just a piss-poor attempt at bringing your attention to the new Jarvis Cocker single. I have been a big fan of his (and Pulp) since the early 1990s, just before His ‘n’ Hers was released and it was great to see he has a new single out, albeit in digital format. It’s called “Running the World” and is a great summation of the current state of our country and people in general. He is a great observer and pop-philosopher. The chorus is the sweet “Cunts are still running the world” and is a sentiment I totally agree with. Now I ask you to head over to iTunes and buy this little ditty for 79p. If enough of us join the bandwagon we might just get Jarv to the top of the charts. It would have been nice to see him sing the song on Top of the Pops, but they axed it. Like he said, cunts are still running the world. Go on, have a listen…
Click here for Jarvis saying a naughty word.

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