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    As Prime Minister Tony Abbott continues to dig a deeper hole for himself, seemingly oblivious to its depth, bluesman Jimi Beavis prepares to release a pair of one-off singles, largely inspired by the lengthening list of idiot things our fearless leader says in public.

    The Double A side tracks – ‘Python Squeeze, Cobra Strike’ and companion single ‘The Butcher’ – steer slightly from Beavis’ releases No Need To Deny It[2011], Stripped [2013] and Gentleman Giant[2013/2014], instead selected from a cache of material deemed “not blues enough” for the previous records.

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The other anti-Tony Abbott song, this rocks a bit harder, is a little more angry and also more weird. It features a reference to "the suppository of all wisdom" and various other Easter eggs regarding Our Tony. This was all live in a take.

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I'm the butcher baby
Gonna cut you down to size
I'll pass the meat to my friends
But I'll leave you with your eyes

I'm the butcher, baby
I'm in charge of this Abbottoir
I decide who comes and goes
You probably shouldn't bother

I will go to the red desert
A listening tour of the local beef
Gonna spend 10 grand
Gonna charge you the fees
Got a shipment coming of fresh meat
But I think we've got enough
you reach out a hand to me
I'm likely to cut it off

I'm the butcher, baby
In charge of this Abbottoir
You want me to have some wisdom
you'll have to stick it in my arse

I'm the butcher, baby
In charge of this Abbottoir
You want me to have some wisdom
you'll have to stick it in my arse

Try some of Adam's smoked ribs
Got a powerful taste STOP You're a pretty face
Come taste my tenderloins
Some are goodies and some baddies
But you're meat is not so sweet
For physiological reasons

I'm the butcher, baby
In charge of this Abbottoir
You want me to have some wisdom
you'll have to stick it in my arse

credits

from Python Squeeze, Cobra Strike​/​The Butcher, released September 4, 2015
Recorded at Steve Robin's Plainland studio. In an old shed. Written by J. Beavis and C. Bancroft.

Jimi Beavis - vocals, harmonica
Chris Bancroft - guitar
Costas Constantinou - bass
Scott Nosworthy - drums

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Jimi Beavis Brisbane, Australia

Jimi Beavis is all class. A gentleman giant of the Brisbane roots scene who knows what’s what. Like his heroes Nick Cave and Tom Waits, Jimi’s original songs draw upon the darkness of humankind but the hipshaking old school rhythms that gave music its good time dancibility. Yet the songs remain relevant and irresistible to live audiences when Jimi delivers them in his inimitable way. ... more

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