Well the death of the music industry was slow but sudden IPods came along, it felt like everybody got one The record shops were burning and the kids downloaded more And then they had to close Virgin Megastores Well EMI was shitting it while drinking their champagne Robbie Williams even shed a tear about the change But the public couldn't give a fuck Well they still heard the songs And now they got to hear them on their mobile phones You got a good song, you can make it, kid That's all you've got to do And without EMI it might be easier for you Well, you can make your money selling merchandise As we wave goodbye to EMI Well, EMI have signed loads of bands in 77 years The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Vincent Vincent and the Villains And the people who were running things were making so much cash They're the only ones who are scared that the ship is going to crash And baby, when it crashes I bet the whole thing's going down But that don't mean that any of the music will drown Well, the poets and musicians will still be singing songs We don't need as much money as Elton John You got a good song, you can make it, kid That's all you've got to do And without EMI it might be easier for you Well, you can make your money selling merchandise As we wave goodbye to EMI As we wave goodbye to EMI