Registered: Jan 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 13002

The USA didnt have Mods so I have been told? You had the Who but there were not Mods? Is that right?

The Mods resurgence kicked ass! On eof my faves

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The distant echo -
of faraway voices boarding faraway trains
To take them home to
the ones that they love and who love them forever
The glazed, dirty steps - repeat my own and reflect my thoughts
Cold and uninviting, partially naked
Except for toffee wrapers and this morning's paper
Mr. Jones got run down
Headlines of death and sorrow - they tell of tomorrow
Madmen on the rampage
And I'm down in the tube station at midnight
I fumble for change - and pull out the Queen
Smiling, beguiling
I put in the money and pull out a plum
Behind me
Whispers in the shadows - gruff blazing voices
Hating, waiting
"Hey boy" they shout - "have you got any money?"
And I said - "I've a little money and a take away curry,
I'm on my way home to my wife.
She'll be lining up the cutlery,
You know she's expecting me
Polishing the glasses and pulling out the cork"
And I'm down in the tube station at midnight

I first felt a fist, and then a kick
I could now smell their breath
They smelt of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs
And too many right wing meetings
My life swam around me
It took a look and drowned me in its own existence
The smell of brown leather
It blended in with the weather
It filled my eyes, ears, nose and mouth
It blocked all my senses
Couldn't see, hear, speak any longer
And I'm down in the tube station at midnight
I said I was down in the tube station at midnight

The last thing that I saw
As I lay there on the floor
Was "Jesus Saves" painted by an atheist nutter
And a British Rail poster read "Have an Awayday - a cheap holiday -
Do it today!"
I glanced back on my life
And thought about my wife
'Cause they took the keys - and she'll think it's me
And I'm down in the tube station at midnight
The wine will be flat and the curry's gone cold
I'm down in the tube station at midnight
Don't want to go down in a tube station at midnight

http://www.roughjustice.co.uk/music

Last edited by philjit on 04-29-2002 at 12:18 AM

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Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Essex, England
Posts: 4523

You gotta love the Jam....shame on Paul Weller for the Style Council though

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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: baton rouge, la
Posts: 4101

we had mods. they were about on the level with new wavers, and got beaten up about as much.

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Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Oregon. America.
Posts: 2076

"schizophrenic, I'm bleedin' quadrophenic!!"

I'm off to the outer hebridis to live with me mum and pa.

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Registered: Jan 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 13002

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Originally posted by Rav
You gotta love the Jam....shame on Paul Weller for the Style Council though

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I agree with this sentiment. The Style Council were awful. But then I blame Weller for Ocean Colour Scene more. Even though I actually like them somewhat

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