Lyrics to
Making Plans For Nigel

This version of Making Plans For Nigel was released by Xtc in 1979.

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We’re only making plans for Nigel
We only want what’s best for him
We’re only making plans for Nigel
Nigel just needs this helping hand
And if young Nigel says he’s happy
He must be happy
He must be happy in his work
We’re only making plans for Nigel
He has his future in a British steel
We’re only making plans for Nigel
Nigel’s whole future is as good as sealed
And if young Nigel says he’s happy
He must be happy
He must be happy in his work
Nigel is not outspoken
But he likes to speak
And loves to be spoken to
Nigel is happy in his work
We’re only making plans for Nigel

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Xtc has released many songs over the years besides Making Plans For Nigel. Xtc released songs from 1978 to 1992 spanning across albums like White Music, Go 2, Drums And Wires, Black Sea, Mummer, The Big Express, Skylarking, Chips From The Chocolate Fireball, and Nonsuch. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Xtc.

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About Lyrics and Making Plans For Nigel by Xtc

The lyrics to Making Plans For Nigel are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Xtc in 1979. Elements of the lyrics to Making Plans For Nigel are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Xtc and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Making Plans For Nigel back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Making Plans For Nigel by Xtc in a number of ways. 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 Making Plans For Nigel" means the words set to the music of Making Plans For Nigel, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Xtc. 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 Making Plans For Nigel and the lyrics to Making Plans For Nigel are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Xtc who came here looking just for the lyrics to Making Plans For Nigel, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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