Female Artist Cobra X is singing the cover song "This Is Not a Love Song" by PiL wildly with a punk attitude. In the background, the name “COBRA X” glows in neon colors. Cobra X is wearing a tight black suit with a pink sash that reads “NEVER MIND,” a reference to the British band Sex Pistols' studio album, *Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols*. The photo is taken from the official music video in 4K.

This Is Not a Love Song (PiL Cover)

This Is Not a Love Song by PiL is one of the most beautiful love songs in the world — and not just for Cobra X. Singing “This Is Not a Love Song” and meaning exactly the opposite. That only worked in the ’80s. Right? Well, it could be wrong. Why not give it a try yourself next time? If you want to tell someone you love them, just say “I don’t love you”. Do you get it?

Aside from this stunning Socratic irony from John Lydon, it’s his sassy, cheeky way Cobra X likes so much. You can see that in the video, right? One major difference from the original by PiL is that the song has been reworked from post-punk to ska and that, of course, Cobra X is Cobra X and John Lydon is John Lydon.

Lyrics

This is not a love song
Oh no no
This is not a love song
Oh no no
Not a love song

This is not a love song
This is not a love song
This is not a love song
Not a love song

Cobra X is dancing in front of a big pink heart of glass
Cobra X is singing in front of a big pink heart of glass

This is not a love song
Happy to have
Not to have not
Big business is very wise
I’m crossing over into enterprise

This Is Not a Cobra X Love Show
This Is Not a Cobra X Love Show

This is not a love song
This is not a love song
Oh no
This is not a love song
Oh no
This is not a love song

Female Guitarist plays This Is Not a Love Song
Female Guitarist enjoys the ska rhythm

I’m going over to the other side
I’m happy to have
Not to have not
Big business is very wise
I’m inside free enterprise

Female Bassist plays This Is Not a Love Song
Female Bassist lets the bass roll

This is not a love song
This is not a love song
This is not a love song
Not a love song

Chris Cool plays Keyboard in the PiL Cover Song
Chris Cool is hooked on the PiL Cover Song

Bridge

Are you ready
To grab the candle
That tunnel vision
Not television
Behind the curtain
Out of the cupboard

Behind the curtain, it's like something out of an action movie
Cobra X is running behind the curtain, it’s like something out of an action movie

You take the first train
Into the big world
Maybe they’ll find you
Maybe you’ll be there
Not a love song
It’s not a love song

Cobra X may not have a ticket for the train to the big world, but she’s having a lot of fun anyway
Cobra X may not have a ticket for the train to the big world, but she’s having a lot of fun anyway

This is not a love song
This is not a love song
This is not a love song
Not a love song

This is not a love song
This is not a love song
This is not a love song
Not a love song

Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey

The Music Cassette is playing This Is Not a Love Song
In an old factory a music cassette plays the song on repeat

This is not a love song
Oh no no
Not a love song…

Composer, Lyricist: Martin Clive Atkins, Julian Keith Levene, John Lydon

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