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Smog over London

from Curious and Curiouser by The Bookshop Band

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Inspired by Burton and Swinburne in the Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack, by Mark Hodder.

lyrics

Sail over Battersea in your velocipeade
Show off your skills in the air
Don't let Technologists catch you and saw of bits
What are they building in there?
It's such a joy to be in my velocipeade
Flying as high as a bird

Smog over London
Looks jolly splendid I've heard
Smog over London
Looks jolly splendid I've heard

London’s not meant to be
The way it turned out to be
God didn’t save the Queen-o
Talking dogs on the streets,
Bloody parakeets,
Exploding wolves, don't you know
Who'd have thought Nightingale
Would side with all those males
Making a hash of us all

Smog over London
Looks jolly splendid I've heard
Smog over London
Looks jolly splendid I've heard

credits

from Curious and Curiouser, released May 27, 2016
Beth Porter - vocals, ukulele
Ben Please - vocals
Poppy Pitt - vocals

Pete Judge - tuba
Jools Scott - piano, accordion
James Watts - oboe

Emma Hooper - viola
Sue Lord - violin
Ian Vorley - violin

CHOIR: Nina Marie, Sue Lord, Emma Hooper, Charlie Williams, Dave Selby, Caroline Waterlow, Owen Benson, Lawrie Frere, Hel Frere, Jessi Frere

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The Bookshop Band Bath, UK

The Bookshop Band write songs inspired by books and play them in bookshops. They started as a collaboration between a group of musicians in Bath and their local independent bookshop, Mr B's Emporium. Now they are about to go on tour, sponsored by Vintage Books and Independent Booksellers Week, around other bookshops and lit fests. Catch them if you can. Details at www.thebookshopband.co.uk ... more

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