For my first girlfriend Hazel Scott, a great girl and a punk when she was 15, along with Jamie, Dawn, Duv, Surts and many others, we had great teenage years in the late 70's, this story is for you dear Hazel, a wee walk down memory lane with your pals
RIP my friend xxx
lyrics
All aboard the 39
All together on a Sunday,
Hear them church bells stripe the time
Whippets barking on their run day
Coyts are landing with a chime
Forte’s billiard hall is calling
Frothy coffee tastes sublime
Through the Coach Road early morning
All aboard the 39
I see the long road to Heaven
Through the ghosts of my youth
I see the factories and people
Who have shaped just what I do
I see the long road to Heaven though my childhood
Boyhood, manhood, to youth
At eighteen I was courting Hazel
She took me to see Quadrophenia
Watching the Disturbed at their rehearsals
Truly amazed us in their prime
I see the long road to Heaven
Through the ghosts of my youth
I see the factories and people
Who have shaped what I do
I see the long road to Heaven though my childhood
Boyhood, manhood, to youth
credits
from Chi Chi & the Jaguar,
released September 3, 2019
Kate Stephenson: Drumming
John Steel: Lead Guitar
Chris Mordey: Bass Guitar
Martin Stephenson: Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocal & Tambourine
Davy Cowan: Backing Vocals
Recorded: Colin Mee's Skip Studios, Darlington
Mixed and Mastered: Barbaraville Studios, Invergordon, Scottish Highlands
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Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
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With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6
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