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Mis-Shapes
A rallying cry for every misfit who got laughed at 🪩
Who it's for
Pulp's song calls for misfits to unite against the people who mock them.
Mocked and pushed out→Defiant and united with fellow misfits
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Mis-Shapes" is a song by Pulp from their 1995 album Different Class, released that September as a double A-side single with "Sorted for E's & Wizz." Jarvis Cocker drew on going out in Sheffield in the 1980s, when people who looked different were harassed. The song calls on misfits to band together and take over.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure.Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series, “Self-Reliance”
