A song about French footballer Nicholas Anelka. Playing for Shanghai Shenua he refused the Chinese custom of bowing to the owners at the end of the match.
lyrics
Nicky only plays when he gets paid
You can say my name but love ain't for sale
credits
from Semiotic Rock (Songs '01-17),
released May 6, 2020
Mark Williams (guitar/vox/synth box)
Greg Cairns (drums)
Jeremy Coubrough (keyboard)
Denise Roughan (bass/vox)
recorded by Warner Emery
mixed and mastered by Forbes Williams
From the album Penguins Ate My Chips (2017). Originally released on Burning Log Records (2016) as a cassette, then Zelle (Austria) (2017) as a 12” vinyl LP