Panic on the streets of London

[WaxNWane]

Sharing the song that won't get out of my head...

Panic
The Smiths

Panic on the streets of London
Panic on the streets of Birmingham
I wonder to myself
Could life ever be sane again
on the Leeds side-streets that you slip down
I wonder to myself

Hopes may rise on the Grasmeres
But Honey Pie, you're not safe here
So you run down
To the safety of the town
But there's Panic on the streets of Carlisle
Dublin, Dundee, Humberside
I wonder to myself

Burn down the Disco
Hang the blessed D.J.
Because the music that they constantly play
It says nothing to me about my lifeLIFE
Hang the blessed D.J.
Because the music they constantly play

On the Leeds side-streets that you slip down
On the provincial towns that you jog 'round
Hang the D.J.,. Hang the D.J.,.Hang the D.J..
Hang the D.J., Hang the D.J., Hang the D.J..
HANG THE D.J., HANG THE D.J., HANG THE D.J.
HANG THE D.J., HANG THE D.J., HANG THE D.J.

 

[WaxNWane]

I shan't stop. I can't. I won't.

THIS CHARMING MAN


Punctured bicycle
On a hillside desolate
Will nature make a man of me yet ?

When in this charming car
This charming man

Why pamper life's complexity
When the leather runs smooth
On the passenger seat ?

I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
This man said "it's gruesome
That someone so handsome should care"

Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said "return the ring"
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things

I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
This man said "it's gruesome
That someone so handsome should care"
La, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man ...
Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man ...

Ah ! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said "return the ring"
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things

 

[WaxNWane]

Oh my goth.

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE ?

All men have secrets and here is mine
So let it be known
For we have been through hell and high tide
I think I can rely on you ...
And yet you start to recoil
Heavy words are so lightly thrown
But still I'd leap in front of a flying bullet for you

So, what difference does it make ?
So, what difference does it make ?
It makes none
But now you have gone
And you must be looking very old tonight


The devil will find work for idle hands to do
I stole and I lied, and why ?
Because you asked me to !
But now you make me feel so ashamed
Because I've only got two hands
Well, I'm still fond of you, oh-ho-oh


So, what difference does it make ?
Oh, what difference does it make ?
Oh, it makes none
But now you have gone
And your prejudice won't keep you warm tonight


Oh, the devil will find work for idle hands to do
I stole, and then I lied
Just because you asked me to
But now you know the truth about me
You won't see me anymore
Well, I'm still fond of you, oh-ho-oh


But no more apologies
No more, no more apologies
Oh, I'm too tired
I'm so sick and tired
And I'm feeling very sick and ill today
But I'm still fond of you, oh-ho-oh


Oh, my sacred one ...
Oh ...

 

[Artemesia]

You go boy!

 

[WaxNWane]

You go boy!

Every now & then we should all stop and say "Goddamn, the Smiths were cool."

 

[Laurel]

Yeah they were. Louder Than Bombs is still in my car.

The other night, Manu and I were driving along and I heard music outside. It was "The Headmaster Ritual". This older looking father-type dude was blasting The Smiths out of his SUV while driving down the coast.

Fuck I'm old.

 

[WaxNWane]

I vote that age is only as meaningful as your taste in music is bad.

(Said the boy with Journey in his sig.)

 

[Laurel]

I vote that age is only as meaningful as your taste in music is bad.

(Said the boy with Journey in his sig.)

I second that.

What will happen when we're all 80 years old and blasting No Use For A Name in our living rooms while wearing baggy shorts and hoodies?

 

[WaxNWane]

I second that.

What will happen when we're all 80 years old and blasting No Use For A Name in our living rooms while wearing baggy shorts and hoodies?

Sounds suspiciously like a Pepsi commercial, only with good music.

They'll probably cut it just before the subwoofer breaks a hip.

 

[Artemesia]

Sounds suspiciously like a Pepsi commercial, only with good music.

They'll probably cut it just before the subwoofer breaks a hip.

And I supposed you noticed that RAV commercial with the Buzzcocks (think it was them) playing?

Sad to say - Madison Avenue has our number and they're gunnin' for us.

And the Smiths emanating from an expensive SUV is just wrong...

 

[Coolville]

I'm going to see Morrissey here in Copenhagen. Won't be the same as The Smiths, but it just may be enough to take me back to the day.

 

[Gord]

I'm going to see Morrissey here in Copenhagen. Won't be the same as The Smiths, but it just may be enough to take me back to the day.

Yes early 80's say 82-85 back at Uni

The Clashs - should I stay or should I go - was the one song that got every one up at the Union on a Friday night - that was if you could stand at the time which half crowd had problems with

shit just thinking about it brings back the wild times you had

 

[kotori]

Panic on the streets of London
Panic on the streets of Birmingham
I wonder to myself
Could life ever be sane again
on the Leeds side-streets that you slip down
I wonder to myself

. . . On the Leeds side-streets that you slip down
On the provincial towns that you jog 'round. . .

My brother was born in Leeds. He died in Lakewood, NJ. Requisicat in Pacem, P.J.

 

[WaxNWane]

The Smiths won't leave me alone. Months now, and the revival goes strong.

B to the izzump.

80's junkies unite.

 

[amelia]

*ahem*

*edited b/c the link didn't work.. but i started a thread kind of like this that had a ton of lyrics. if you love the smiths..find it

 

[peachykeen]

Went to see Morrissey live here in London about 2 years ago. Mr K, who was not a fan, was blown away at what a good live performer he is. Don't miss the opportunity!