Swings Both Ways



"Swings Both Ways" is a song written by Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers and Rufus Wainwright. It is performed by Williams featuring Wainwright on the former's tenth studio album Swings Both Ways (2013).

Williams said of the collaboration: "Written by me, Guy Chambers and Rufus Wainwright in a room in the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles one afternoon earlier this year. Rufus has probably written some of the best songs of the last fifteen years and it’s an honour to have him on my record. I think I said 'everybody swings both ways…', but then Rufus brought a lot to the table with this song. He works so quickly, and he's so smart and so succinct that it's kind of scary being in a room with him - you've got to keep pace the best you can. Songs are just stories. We're now in a period of history where a male straight pop star with a following can sing a song that’s basically saying 'Yeah, I help up for the other team, if they're short'. And, in this song, I do."

Lyrics
I'm coming out of the sandbox You’ll get covered in dog-do I'm gonna get off of the see-saw Say goodbye to your mama, oh yeah

Let's get high on some pop rock Pop rock and coke I'll blow your sock off Teach you how to laugh at daddy's dirty jokes

Don't hedge your bets, double down If you want to get ahead in tinseltown Turn that smile upside down Happy people don't have sex

Now, Robbie... Everybody swings both ways From the butchest of bandits The feyest of faggots And singers with everything they need Everybody swings both ways Face it, Robbie, you're a little bit gay

I'm getting hot on the pavement Can you find me some grass? I've a certain arrangement Up the Kyber Pass, oh yeah

Let's get high with some fruit cake Fruit cake and tea And after you've done her Well, you can do me (oh, boy...)

Don't hedge your bets, double down If you want to get ahead in tinseltown Just follow me, you enormous clown Clever people don't have sex

Now, Rufus... Everybody swings both ways The bully, the bigot The giant, the midget And singers with everything they need Everybody swings both ways Face it, Rufus, you're a tad gay Face it, Robbie, you're little bit gay

Source: RobbieWilliams.com

Audio
"Robbie Williams ft. Rufus Wainwright | 'Swing Both Ways' | Swings Both Ways Official Track" by Robbie Williams (November 18, 2013) at YouTube:

Video
"Robbie Williams & Rufus Wainwright | Recording of 'Swings Both Ways' | Swings Both Ways" by Robbie Williams (November 16, 2013) at YouTube:

Additional Resources

 * Swings Both Ways at Wikipedia