Rubella Ballet, 1984 performing their single 42f on Street Life, a TV program also featuring performances by Killing Joke and Aswad.
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42 degrees is the temperature dead bodies are stored at when in a morgue a time everyone is equal in life / death.
Although Rubella ballet first supported anarchist bands Crass & Poison Girls, songs such as 42F made Rubella Ballet part of Goth history. Rubella Ballet often penned lyrics about dark subjects including death, insanity, vampires, sci fi, etc
To download the 15 track CD Planet Punk & 20 page full colour lyric booklet, poster and pics of the band go to rubellaballet.bandcamp.com
Rubella ballet, perform 42f on 1980's punk music television show, lasers were the new thing. Other bands on the show, Killing Joke & Aswad. Rubella ballet became part of the Goth, death rock scene as well as the Anarchist scene. Playing with Crass, Poison Girls, The Mob, The Damned, Stiff little fingers, The Cult, Dr & The Medics, Sex Gang children, who didnt rubella ballet play with? They also had an array of now famous guitarists.
Drummer Sid was also the drummer for Flux of Pink indians on Neu smell.
42F.
42f, 42f, 42f, 42f.
WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR WARMTH YOU’LL BE COOL ON THE SLAB
RELEASED FROM THE SUFFERING FROM THE LIFE YOU ONCE HAD
THERE IS NO SCHEDULE FOR THE TIME THAT WE DIE
WHEN WE ENTER HIS KINGDOM IN FORMATION WE’LL LIE
ENEMIES IN LIFE THEN DEATH WILL RESOLVE
FOR WE’LL ALL BE EQUAL WHEN THE EARTH TAKES OUR SOUL
42f, 42f, 42f, 42f.
FEW COULD ACCEPT THE THINGS HE HAS SEEN
FOR HIM THERES NO SHOCK NO PITY NO DREAM
DEATH IS HIS LIFE IN A FARAWAY LAND
THE YOUTHFUL THE OLD THE LOVED AND THE DAMNED
THE MURDEROUS FATHER WHO KILLED HIS OWN SON
THE GRIEVING YOUNG HOSEWIFE WHO USED HER OWN GUN
POOR MRS X WHO DIED IN HER SLEEP
ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT THE GRIM ONE WILL REAP.
42f, 42f, 42f, 42f.
ENEMIES IN LIFE THEN DEATH WILL RESOLVE
FOR WE’LL ALL BE EQUAL WHEN THE EARTH TAKES OUR SOUL
THE GOOD AND THE EVIL TOGETHER IN DEATH
FOR WE’LL ALL LIE TOGETHER AT 42F
THE GOOD AND THE EVIL TOGETHER IN DEATH
FOR WE’LL ALL LIE TOGETHER AT 42F
42f, 42f, 42f, 42f.
THE GOOD AND THE EVIL TOGETHER IN DEATH
FOR WE’LL ALL LIE TOGETHER AT 42F
THE GOOD AND THE EVIL TOGETHER IN DEATH
FOR WE’LL ALL LIE TOGETHER AT 42F
© RUBELLA BALLET.