Better Get a Lawyer
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- "Looks Like It's Gonna Rain"
- "Manic Depression"
- "5,000 Dead Lawyers"
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| Single by the Cruel Sea | ||||
| from the album Three Legged Dog | ||||
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| Released | 28 November 1994[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Red Eye | |||
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"Better Get a Lawyer" is a song by Australian indie rock band the Cruel Sea. The song was released in November 1994 as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album, Three Legged Dog. The song peaked at number 29 on the Australian Singles Chart. The track borrows lyrics heavily from Jon Wayne's "Texas Jailcell", giving Wayne a songwriter credit. "Better Get a Lawyer" was ranked at number 14 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1994.[2] The CD single contains an unlisted song after the final track that contains a spoken-word piece containing lyrics concerning the 1970s TV programme Charlie's Angels.
The black and white music video depicts Perkins being arrested and the band being placed in a cell. Part of the intended video was censored. Bass player Ken Gormly explained: "What they didn't like was the expression on Tex's face when he was put in a headlock, so we had to put that blurred effect on his face. The thing is, you've got to do what they say because you've spent $20,000 on a film clip, which will just be a big egg if it isn't played."[3]