27 Apr 11 - 05:00 PM (#3143635) Subject: Dirty New Town? From: Dave the Gnome Just found this in an old thread. Never know I had it on me :-) Friday night. Nowt on telly. Not going out coz I'm up at 6:15 tomorrow so I got to thinking about what I just writtid and decided to update Mr MacColls song, So, with apologies to Ewan - New old town. Dave Polshaw. 18 Aprl 2008. I met my love, by the open fields Dreamed a dream, by the concrete quays Kissed my girl, by the retail park Dirty old town Where's that dirty old town? I heard a concert, where the docks once were Saw the neon, set the night on fire Smelt the spring, on the sterile wind Dirty old town What dirty old town? Clouds still drift, across the moon Cats still prowl, along their beat But girls don't go, out alone at night Dirty old town Dangerous old town The planners took, a good sharp axe Made of steel, but not made here Cut the heart, from the living tree Dirty old town They cut it down. Feel free to use, abuse or amend accordingly, just give me and Salford a mention if you do:-) I suspect it is true of lots of towns that had their 'clearances' in the 60's. They got rid of a lot of awful stuff, but sometimes I can't help but wonder if they threw out the baby with the bath water. Oh - BTW - I did hear a concert where the docks once were only last week. Jethro Tull 40th Anniversary tour at the Lowry's Lyric theatre. Funny to think that when Ian Anderson was first standing on one leg, the docks, the factories and the slums in 'Hanky Park' were all still there:-) Cheers Dave Hope this is of general interest and doesn't end up in the basement :-) MP |
27 Apr 11 - 06:59 PM (#3143709) Subject: RE: Dirty New Town? From: Acorn4 Nice One! |
28 Apr 11 - 01:20 AM (#3143811) Subject: RE: Dirty New Town? From: GUEST,Gerry Just the other day I heard Miguel Heatwole sing Dirty Newtown - Newtown being an inner suburb of Sydney, close by Sydney University. Meant to ask him whether he had written it. Quite clever, mostly about drugs, it seemed. |
28 Apr 11 - 05:38 PM (#3144343) Subject: RE: Dirty New Town? From: Dave the Gnome Refresh. |
09 Feb 12 - 03:27 AM (#3304732) Subject: RE: Dirty New Town? From: GUEST,jude Dirty Newtown was written by Tinker Duffy |