‘Africa Just Wants To Have Fun’ is the lead single from the second volcano! album, Paperwork, released in 2008.
‘’Africa Just Wants To Have Fun’’ demonstrates a more playful, immediate side to the band, while clinging to the unpredictability and originality that defines their sound. The song is a razor-sharp satire of certain rock stars who purport to save the world with dubious, self-serving rhetoric. Backed by Mark Cartwright (bass, electronics) and Sam Scranton (percussion), vocalist Aaron With’s lyric is a searing indictment of the misguided philanthropic attitude of participants in everything from Band Aid to the [Red] campaign, ending with the candid admission “I don’t know what to do / But I know what not to do”.
FORMATS
Vinyl
Limited edition 7″ Vinyl (500 copies) – DOCK 52
Digital
DOCK 52E