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Beatnik Song by Les Bicyclettes de Belsize. Written and produced by Charlie Darling at the Studio at the End of the Universe. * Bethan Morris - flute, backing vocals

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I drove my battered car to your flat on Beatnik Street
I carried all my books on Art and Poetry
I wore my turtle neck and my jeans, they both were black
Under my duffle-coat, I kept an old Jack Kerouac

And I won’t be taken for a ride
And I caught you hiding
And I won’t be taken for a ride
And I caught you hiding

I walked you home from school to your house on Bourgeoise Street
I carried all your books, on De Beauvoir and Magrite
You wore your tee-shirt, with Satre on the back
You quote Jean-Paul Belmondo, and read from Pasternak

And I won’t be taken for a ride
And I caught you hiding
And I won’t be taken for a ride
And I caught you hiding

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from Past, Present, Future, released August 13, 2015

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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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