I find Adam Ant hilarious

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   Jonh Ingham says Given his current mental state, is it any wonder he wrote songs with such bonkers titles? Nice to remember him in happier times.

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   Petey Lapides says He prefigured rap in that many, many of his songs concerned themselves with real or imagined foes lying in wait to cut him down, and his determination to come out on top. That's not so hilarious. "Ant was poised to join the '80s-focused Here & Now tour in early 2002, but was unable to do so after he was charged with threatening members of the public with an imitation firearm in a London pub. The court also ordered that he undertake rehabilitation, although he was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder." ~Wikipedia As I recall, revellers at the pub reportedly shouted taunting remarks about Ant's appearance. He left and returned with the imitation firearm.

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   Petey Lapides says Rather than wait for someone else to correct a statement made above, I'll do it myself. Ant had acquired a huge fan base by 1979 and rode the tidal wave of commercialized New Wave which, if memory serves, crashed prior to the tidal wave of commercialized rap. Still, it might have been more accurate to say that Ant was "in step" with a main preoccupation of much early, and current, rap music.

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   Jonh Ingham says There's also that B-side about "if I come on the night, can I get in the door", where he's riffing on the famous people he "knows" and therefore should be on the guest list. Which sounds pretty much like half the boasting raps about how cool said rapper is.

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