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Absolute genius!! :)

To the left, to the left...
To the left, to the left...
Mmm.. to the left, to the left -
Everything you own in the box to the left!
In the closet, that's my stuff.
Yes, if I bought it then please don't touch.

And keep talkin' that mess, that's fine,
But could you walk and talk at the same time?
And, it's my name that's on that Jag
So go move your bags - let me call you a cab.

Standing in the front yard tellin' me how I'm such a fool,
Talkin' 'bout how I'll never ever find a man like you,
You got me twisted.

You must not know 'bout me.
You must not know 'bout me.
I could have another you in a minute.
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby.
You must not know 'bout me.
You must not know 'bout me.
I can have another you by tomorrow.
So, don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'
You're irreplaceable.

So go ahead and get gone.
Call up that chick and see if she's home.
Oops, I bet you thought that I didn't know.
What did you think I was putting you out for?

Because you was untrue,
Rollin' her around in the car that I bought you.
Baby, drop them keys.
Hurry up before your taxi leaves.

Standing in the front yard tellin' me how im such a fool,
Talkin' 'bout how I'll never ever find a man like you,
You got me twisted.

You must not know 'bout me.
You must not know 'bout me.
I could have another you in a minute.
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby.
You must not know 'bout me.
You must not know 'bout me.
I will have another you by tomorrow.
So, don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'
You're irreplaceable.

So, since I'm not your everything
How about I'll be nothing -
Nothing at all to you?
Baby I won't shed a tear for you;
I won't lose a wink of sleep
Cause the truth of the matter is
Replacing you is so easy.

To the left, to the left...
To the left, to the left...
Mmm.. to the left, to the left -
Everything you own in the box to the left!
To the left, to the left...

Don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'
You're irreplaceable.

You must not know 'bout me.
You must not know 'bout me.
I could have another you in a minute.
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby.
You must not know 'bout me.
You must not know 'bout me.
I can have another you by tomorrow.
So, don't you ever for a second get to thinkin'...

You must not know 'bout me.
You must not know 'bout me.
I could have another you in a minute.
Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby.
You can pack all your bags, we finished
Cause you made your bed now lay in it.
I can have another you by tomorrow.

So don't you ever for a second get to thinking
You're irreplaceable.

I love the way this song is delivered on the 'single' recording of it, although it seems a bit strained compared to some of her live performances that were given in the key a semitone lower. Perhaps it's partly this strain on the voice that accounts for the way that Beyonce falls off of some of the ends of the lines but I also feel that it's perhaps to demonstrate a sense of desperation: certainly it comes across as a cry out loud. It's also worth mentioning that the band that performs both on the live performances Beyonce has given around the world of this song and on the video are exclusively female - a nice touch to get the point of the song across. In terms of it's feminist guts, this song rivals the Gloria Gaynor dancefloor classic I Will Survive and walks all over anything self-proclaimed 'girl powered' Spice Girls ever produced.

Wonderful stuff - as I said, I've never really been into this style of music but one or two of the gems from this genre have been penned and performed by Beyonce Knowles, another notable example being Crazy Right Now.

Well, I managed to sell my digital piano last week and have replaced it with a lovely Korg SP-200: effectively the same kit but much more transportable so that I can use it for rehearsals and gigs with The First Few, and as my accompanying instrument for the various singing classes I give at schools and theatre academies, like the Northern Academy of Performing Arts.

The only trouble is, the Korg I bought cost me more than the Technics I sold, so I need to make some of the difference back by getting rid of some other bits and bobs. First to go will be another keyboard I've had around the house for a couple of years - my Yamaha PSR-630 (the same model as the one on this Ebay auction at the moment). This is a nice piece of kit with a fully touch-sensitive 5-octave keyboard, hundreds of sounds and rhythms etc, and an onboard multi-track sequencer (with floppy disk drive), allowing an enormous degree of flexibility.

Certainly, this instrument will suit a musician of any level, either as a performance keyboard or as part of a studio set-up. I'm going to be looking for £100 for it, so if you know anyone who might want one then point them in my direction. Otherwise, as with everything else, it will be winging its way to an Ebay auction near you!

I did write about the 419 Scam in this blog a few months ago - the old one where unscrupulous people try to coax personal information out of unsuspecting internet dwellers that they then use for fraudulent purposes. Self-employed people like myself are particularly susceptible to these kinds of things because trying to maintain a decent income through activities such as giving music lessons is pretty tough: you need to accept any work that presents itself.

However, the scammers don't stop trying to rip you off and recently another warning has been released about this problem by the good people of musiclessonsonline.co.uk:

Lately we have had a couple of people who appear to be scammers sending out emails to our members. One person yesterday sent out the same 'scam like' email to 25 music teachers.

Whilst we do protect our members by requesting a human email verification and never exposing your email address the emails yesterday were sent manually.

Basically, what the scammer will do is ask to pay you in advance by say cheque or Western Union. They'll overpay you and then request you transfer the overpayment back immediately. Your repayment goes through OK but their payment to you 'bounces'.

You can make yourself aware of how this works by reading our overview at www.musiclessonsonline.co.uk/MusicLessonScam.html

For details on other scams see our sister site www.safefromscams.co.uk

It's hard to believe that anyone would have such a lack of common decency that they would be willing to rip people off in this way. The sad truth, however, is that there are plenty of such individuals so be aware and if you need any more info perhaps visit the sites quoted above.