Don't you think they've sold out rock 'n' roll To a marketing campaign for a mobile phone Don't you think that it would be a shame If every single venue was exactly the same Well I like playing gigs, I like the people, like the crowd I been doing this for a long, long time now But recently my gigs are all in corporate academies And there's something about them that annoys me Don't you think they've sold out rock 'n' roll To a marketing campaign for a mobile phone Don't you think that it would be a shame If every single venue was exactly the same £4.80 for a pint of Guinness in a plastic glass You must be fucking joking mate, you're having a laugh The bar staff get paid pittance, they take money from your merch And there's plasma screen TV's everywhere advertising stuff Don't you think they've sold out rock 'n' roll To a marketing campaign for a mobile phone Don't you think that it would be a shame If every single venue was exactly the same ♪ I understand it's just a sign of the times And there's corporate branding everywhere and no-one seems to mind But I can't be the only one who wishes there was something made for a reason that wasn't advertising Don't you think they've sold out rock 'n' roll To a marketing campaign for a mobile phone Don't you think that it would be a shame If every single venue was exactly the same