Robert Palmer

Songwriter: Robert Palmer Lowell George

Producer: Steve Smith

Well you told me that you weren't infectious
So I brought no precautions with me
And you said your old man was in Texas
And anyway he'd forgotten his key
So I put my cassette in your bathroom
And threw all my clothes on your floor
Next thing I remember the door bursts open
And there I am caught in the raw
Blackmail
You're blackmailing me
Sponging all my money
I don't think it's funny
The way you've been badgering me
So I'm hiding out in the basement
Wondering how on earth I'm gonna survive
Well your old man hollers
I've got ten thousand dollars for you
Coz I know you can provide
Leaving me with grounds for my divorce
Pulls out his chequebook and starts to endorse
Two Benjamin Franklins
And before I can thank you mama
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Blackmail
You're blackmailing me
Rendering you a service
Makes me feel real nervous
Trying to get me into your schemes
Blackmail
You're blackmailing me
Sponging all my money
I don't think it's funny
The way you done the dirty on me
Blackmail
You're blackmailing me
Sponging all my money
I don't think it's funny
The way you've been badgering me
Blackmail
You're blackmailing me
Sponging all my money
I don't think it's funny
The way you've done the dirty on me

Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer-songwriter[1] and musician. He was known for his distinctive soulful voice, eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues and sartorial acumen. He found success both in his solo career and with the Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the UK and the US.

His iconic music videos directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan for the hits “Addicted to Love” and “Simply Irresistible” featured identically dressed dancing women with pale faces, dark eye makeup and bright red lipstick, which resembled the women in the art of Patrick Nagel, an artist popular in the 1980s. Palmer’s involvement in the music industry commenced in the 1960s, covered four decades and included a spell with Vinegar Joe.

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