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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Rich In A Ditch"'''</big>
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:rich_in_a_ditch_cover.jpg|thumb|center|UK 7" cover]]
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|- style="background-color: #E6E6E6;"
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!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[Klark Kent (artist)|Klark Kent]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Released:</b>
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| [[1980]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
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| [[1978-04-29]] (demo)
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Length:</b>
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| 2:46
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Album(s):</b>
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| [[Klark Kent (album)|Klark Kent]]/[[Kollected Works]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Label(s):</b>
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| [[A&M]]/[[I.R.S.]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Writer(s):</b>
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| [[Klark Kent (artist)|Klark Kent]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Producer(s):</b>
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| [[Klark Kent (artist)|Klark Kent]] & [[Nigel Gray]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Studio(s):</b>
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| [[Surrey Sound Studios]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Released as single?</b>
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| YES
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|}
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"'''Rich In A Ditch'''," is a song written by [[Klark Kent (artist)|Klark Kent]] and recorded by [[Klark Kent (artist)|Klark Kent]] in [[1980]].
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=About the song=
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The rough demo for this song was recorded on [[1978-04-29]] at [[283a Goldhawk Road]] - called [[Goldhawk Six]] at the time.
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The demo was played to a drum box which had a 3/4 waltz option - eventually being played in a 4/4 meter.
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=Personnel=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=Release History=
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==Albums==
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[[Rich In A Ditch]] appears on the following album releases:
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! Cover art
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! Album title
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! Release date
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! Release country
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:KlarkKent-album-klarkkent.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Klark Kent: Music Madness From The Kinetic Kid]]
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| [[1980-06-DD]]
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| UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:KlarkKent-album-kollectedworks.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Kollected Works]]
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| [[1995-02-21]]
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| USA
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:2023_Klark_Kent_cover.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Klark Kent (album) | Klark Kent]]
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| [[2023-11-17]]
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| worldwide
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|}
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==Singles==
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===7" Singles===
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! Cover art
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! Catalog no.
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! A-side song/B-side song
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! Release date
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! Release country
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:rich_in_a_ditch_cover.jpg|40px]]
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| AMS 7554
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| "[[Rich In A Ditch]]"/"[[Grandelinquent]]"
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| [[1980-08-DD]]
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| UK
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|}
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==Video==
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'''"[[SONG TITLE]]"''' appears on the following video and dvd releases:
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! Cover art
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! Video title
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! Release date
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! Release country
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| [[Video or dvd title]]
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| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
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| Country
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|}
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=Lyrics=
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'''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.'''
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<pre>
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I have to fake it when I deal with the system
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My bills are on time but my pay always late
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I work for myself I won't work for no one else
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If I worked in a ditch I'd be rich
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I would not make it
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If I couldn't fake it
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It ain't no treason
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Just to look for freedom
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I want some money of my own
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I gotta bring my work home
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In a bus on the street
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On the beat in the heat
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I gotta fake with the law
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I gotta look like a pawn
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So I cook up a nook and look great
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As a straight
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I would not make it
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If I couldn't fake it
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It ain't no treason
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Just to look for freedom
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I wanna be rich
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I don't wanna work in a ditch
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I wanna be rich
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I don't wanna work in a ditch
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</pre>
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=Quotations and trivia=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=Alternative and cover versions=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=See also=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=External links=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=References=
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sources: albums, [[Klark Kent (album) | Klark Kent]] [[2023]] album liner notes; 7" was reviewed in August (23) [[1980]] magazine(s)
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[[Category:Songs (Klark Kent)]][[Category:Songs & Compositions (Stewart Copeland)]]

Latest revision as of 02:18, 29 January 2024

"Rich In A Ditch"
UK 7" cover
Recorded by Klark Kent
Released: 1980
Recorded: 1978-04-29 (demo)
Length: 2:46
Album(s): Klark Kent/Kollected Works
Label(s): A&M/I.R.S.
Writer(s): Klark Kent
Producer(s): Klark Kent & Nigel Gray
Studio(s): Surrey Sound Studios
Released as single? YES

"Rich In A Ditch," is a song written by Klark Kent and recorded by Klark Kent in 1980.

About the song

The rough demo for this song was recorded on 1978-04-29 at 283a Goldhawk Road - called Goldhawk Six at the time.

The demo was played to a drum box which had a 3/4 waltz option - eventually being played in a 4/4 meter.

Personnel

This section needs more information.

Release History

Albums

Rich In A Ditch appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
KlarkKent-album-klarkkent.jpg Klark Kent: Music Madness From The Kinetic Kid 1980-06-DD UK
KlarkKent-album-kollectedworks.jpg Kollected Works 1995-02-21 USA
2023 Klark Kent cover.jpg Klark Kent 2023-11-17 worldwide

Singles

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Rich in a ditch cover.jpg AMS 7554 "Rich In A Ditch"/"Grandelinquent" 1980-08-DD UK

Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Stub.gif Video or dvd title YYYY-MM-DD Country


Lyrics

Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only. 

I have to fake it when I deal with the system
My bills are on time but my pay always late
I work for myself I won't work for no one else
If I worked in a ditch I'd be rich
I would not make it
If I couldn't fake it
It ain't no treason
Just to look for freedom
I want some money of my own
I gotta bring my work home
In a bus on the street
On the beat in the heat

I gotta fake with the law
I gotta look like a pawn
So I cook up a nook and look great
As a straight
I would not make it
If I couldn't fake it
It ain't no treason
Just to look for freedom
I wanna be rich
I don't wanna work in a ditch
I wanna be rich
I don't wanna work in a ditch

Quotations and trivia

This section needs more information.

Alternative and cover versions

This section needs more information.

See also

This section needs more information.

External links

This section needs more information.

References

sources: albums, Klark Kent 2023 album liner notes; 7" was reviewed in August (23) 1980 magazine(s)

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