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Olympic Sprinter

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The third single from our upcoming album On An Unhistoric Night

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Up until now we thought he was a joke
A five dollar Warehouse DVD footnote
But then it turns out, he was an athlete, he was a singer, he was a winner and not just a dope
I guess there's more to him than meets the eye

Ooh ooh look at him go
He's an Olympic sprinter now
Ooh ooh look at him go
Nothing's gonna slow him down

Then he broke his leg, he couldn't run anymore
He said that's OK, I've got a music career in store
They said "you can't dance", he don't care about that
He's got a moustache and a great leather hat
And he's going straight to number nine

Ooh ooh look at him go
Yeah he's a New Jack Swinger now
Ooh ooh look at him go
Nothing's gonna slow him down

He's not a hero for any age
And he may have written his own Wikipedia page
But he's done things I can never do
Even a laughing stock can make their dreams come true

Ooh ooh look at him go
He's an Olympic sprinter now
Ooh ooh look at him go
Nothing's gonna slow him down
Ooh ooh look at him go
Yeah he's a New Jack Swinger now
Ooh ooh look at him go
Nothing's gonna slow him down

He's an Olympic sprinter now
Yeah he's a New Jack Swinger now
He's Olympic sprinter, he's a New Jack Swinger

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released February 11, 2022

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Best Bets Rangiora, New Zealand

Best Bets are a power pop band from Aotearoa New Zealand. Formed by Olly Crawford Ellis and James Harding (Transistors), they released their first EP Life Under the Big Top in 2018, with James’ brother Luke and Matt Phimmavanh rounding out the lineup. Joe Sampson (Salad Boys, T54) joined afterwards. Their debut album On An Unhistoric Night is out 29 April via Melted Ice Cream and Meritorio.
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