Lyrics to
Attitude

This version of Attitude was released by The Kinks in 1979.

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You go down the pub
You wear make up
And old dads trousers
Why don’t you tidy up
You talk like a docker but you act like a queer
You drink champagne then complain it’s too dear
You try so hard not to follow any trends
Then you cry in your beer and say you’ve got no friends
But is it any wonder that you’ve got no friends
But it’s not the make up
Or the way you dress
It’s not your appearance, that they all detest
It’s not your manners, that you gotta improve
Ooooo-it’s your attitude.

Attitude, Oo Oo Oo
Your attitude
Attitude, Oo Oo Oo
Your attitude

Take off your head phones
Hear what’s going on
You can’t live in a time zone
You’ve gotta move on
But before you get there
There’s one thing you’ve gotta do
Oh change your attitude
It’s your attitude
It’s your attitude

Attitude, Oo Oo Oo
Your attitude
Attitude, Oo Oo Oo
Your attitude

The ’80s are here, I know cuz I’m staring right at them
But you’re still waiting for 1960 to happen

You might have the illness, but you’ve got the cure
You’ve got the answer, you will endure
You’re the only person that’s gonna pull you through
Ooh, with your attitude

Attitude, Oo Oo Oo
Your attitude
Attitude, Oo Oo Oo
Your attitude

You gotta learn to be positive, it’s your only chance
You mustn’t be so defensive, you gotta join in the dance
But it isn’t your dancing that you’ve gotta improve
Ooh, it’s your attitude.

Attitude, Oo Oo Oo
Your attitude
Attitude, Oo Oo Oo
Your attitude

It’s all the music
It’s all in your brain
You’ve used all the old licks
Now it’s all gotta change.
Change your attitude
It’s your attitude
Attitude

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The lyrics for Attitude are defined as the words making up the song released by The Kinks in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Attitude have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Kinks and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Attitude by The Kinks if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Attitude" means the words set to the music of Attitude, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Kinks. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Attitude and the lyrics to Attitude are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Kinks who came here looking just for the lyrics to Attitude, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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