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Liverpool Street
03:54
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Tell me the story of an East End girl
Silently she reads the spoken word
Listening to Nico and to Patti Smith
Truth it hits so hard, have you heard
And it's hard to picture you
At Liverpool Street, don't cry
And it's hard to draw you in
And you know
I'll never give in to your lies
You're a someday girl and though
My innocence tainted and I ...
I never loved you
Tell me the story of a Southern boy
Two chords alone but that's a start
Listening to Ian (Dury) and to Robert Smith
Five cartoon cut-outs, is that art?
And it's hard to picture you
At Liverpool Street, don't cry
And it's hard to draw you in
And you know
I'll never give in to your lies
You're a someday girl and though
My innocence tainted and I ...
I never loved you
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Waterloo Sunrise
03:02
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Waterloo Sunrise
Early morning by the B.F.I. and you
Banksy imitate graffiti avenue
You were the only one
Now I’m the lonely one
Watch the tide roll in when Waterloo is cold
Watch the skaters waltz and then they rock ‘n’ roll
We weren’t the only ones
Now I’m the lonely one without you next to me
Early morning Southbank concrete, café closed
So we sit and talk and I can hold you close
I wasn’t the only one
Now I’m the lonely one without you holding me
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The Commercial
04:01
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The Commercial
Summer Sunday’s cruel
When I lost you
Down on Spitalfields you made me feel
Like a boy again
In a second hand dress
Your looks were blessed and yet
I didn’t think you’d find
That I was quite your kind
But then you took my hand
On Commercial Street
And I found out
Autumn, birthday, school
When I lost you
Through the kissing gates I made mistakes
Like a boy again
In a third-rate song
When it all went wrong and yet
I didn’t think you’d find
That I was quite your kind
But then you took my hand
On Commercial Street
And I found out
What it was all about
On Commercial Street
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The London Nobody Knows
04:16
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The London Nobody Knows
A place we take for granted
The London nobody knows
You only have to stand here
A place where nobody goes
An idle luxury
But can you pay the bill?
I'm too sensitive
But now, I know where I'm going
I know, where I have been
Don't forget where we came from
The way we used to live
Go back to the bedsit, now
Nothing could be so cold, nothing so low
No room for a quick-step, now
Remember the past and when
Everyone passed by
Cliches and cheap rhymes
It's easy to see why
I'm too sensitive
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Les Bicyclettes de Belsize London, UK
Imagine Grant McLennan fronting a band including Al Stewart, Ray Davies & members of Belle & Sebastian, and you will have a rough idea of the folky, indie, DIY, acoustic songs of Les Bicyclettes de Belsize. Melodic gems, arranged with acerbic, sometimes heartfelt observational & lyrical wit - "evokes a lost past" "tunes that mainline into your heart & soul" "wistful melancholy" some say! ... more
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