I listen to this music and absolutely do not think about it. I have some special feeling when this music is on. I advise everybody to stick to the further words and also try to feel them along with music play. But first let’s refer to the song and the band’s history.
White Town is a techno-pop act from the United Kingdom, and is the work of one man, Jyoti Mishra. Mishra was born in Rourkela, India, on July 30, 1966, and has lived in England since the age of three. White Town is often regarded as a one-hit wonder for its 1997 song "Your Woman" which reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart in January of that year and #23 in the US Billboard Hot 100.
Mishra, a straight edger and ex-Marxist, often incorporates political concerns in his songs veiled in terms of personal relationships (as in his only hit). After a troubled working relationship with EMI Records, Mishra was dropped from the label in 1997. Since then, he has gone back to working with indie labels like Parasol Records. His album, 2000’s Peek & Poke, received moderately enthusiastic reviews but sold poorly compared to his major label work.
In 2005, White Town contributed the song "The Pnac Cabal" to the charity album Voyces United for UNHCR.
A new 7" vinyl single, the "A New Surprise EP" was released in September 2006 by Swedish indie label Heavenly Pop Hits, and was quickly followed up by the album Don’t Mention the War, which launched Mishra’s own Bzangy Records label.
Mishra currently lives in Derby.
The Music Video for "Your Woman" was shot in Derby City Centre and features iconic buildings and sculptures around Derby such as "the urinal" fountain, the "Derby Ram" and the Guild Hall.
Discography
Albums
| Released | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Socialism, Sexism & Sexuality | Parasol |
| 1997 | Women in Technology | Chrysalis/EMI |
| 2000 | Peek & Poke | Bzangy Groink |
| 2006 | Don’t Mention The War | Bzangy |
Singles & EPs
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | White Town | Satya |
| 1990 | Darley Abbey | Biscuit |
| 1991 | All She Said | Parasol |
| 1991 | Alain Delon | Parasol |
| 1992 | Fairweather Friend | Elefant |
| 1992 | Bewitched | Parasol |
| 1996 | Abort, Retry, Fail? | Parasol |
| 1997 | Abort, Retry, Fail? - Your Woman | Chrysalis/EMI |
| 1997 | Undressed | Chrysalis/EMI |
| 1998 | Another Lover | Parasol |
| 2006 | A New Surprise | Heavenly Pop Hits |
Lyrics
Just tell me what you’ve got to say to me
I’ve been waiting for so long to hear the truth
It comes as no surprise at all you see
So cut the crap and tell me that we’re through
Now I know your heart, I know your mind
You don’t even know you’re bein’ unkind
So much for all your highbrow Marxist ways
Just use me up and then you walk away
Boy, you can’t play me that way
Well I guess what you say is true
I could never be the right kind of girl for you
CHORUS:
I could never be your woman
I could never be your woman
I could never be your woman
I could never be your woman
When I saw my best friend yesterday
She said she never liked you from the start
Well me, I wish that I could claim the same
But you always knew you held my heart
And you’re such a charming, handsome man
Now I think I finally understand
Is it in your genes? I don’t know
But I’ll soon find out, that’s for sure
Why did you play me this way
Well I guess what you say is true
I could never be the right kind of girl for you
(CHORUS)
Well I guess what they say is true
I could never spend my life with a man like you
(CHORUS)