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CONCRETE AND GLASS

from CAMPING IN THE RAIN EP by Cult Figures

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Concrete and glass is simple nostalgia for the old Soho and London’s West End. 
Tin Pan Alley, Italian ‘Pepsi cafes’ where you could get egg and chips or a plate of pasta, frothy coffee in a glass cup, or a robust house red.
 Warm summer nights hanging out in Soho Square smoking and drinking and smooching. 
Simpler times and lo-rise buildings!

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CONCRETE AND GLASS

She said she used to like it in this part of town
All the buildings going up, and the buildings coming down
She’s walking around
with a permanent frown
It’s getting me down

We used to go and walk along these streets
To the Pepsi cafe, for coffee and sweets
But now it’s all glass and steel
It feels like a cheat
It’s getting me down

Bought my Fender from that shop over there... a long time ago on Charing X Road
It’s changing... but not for the better

She said she used to like it in this part of town
All the buildings going up and the buildings coming down
All the glass and steel is making her frown
It’s getting me down

There used to be a club where they played funk and soul
Beer and red, red wine
Getting out of our heads, and going home... on the night bus

She said she used to like it in this part of town
All the buildings going up and the buildings coming down
She’s walking ‘round with a permanent frown
It’s getting ME down

Walk the streets on summer nights
Beer and wine & feel alright
While the sparrows sing in the dawn
Just hanging around
Just hanging around

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from CAMPING IN THE RAIN EP, released September 25, 2020
Gary Jones – vocals
Jon Hodgson – guitars/mellotron
Barney Russel – stylophone
Lee McFadden – bass
Stuart Hilton – drums

Words and music by Jon Hodgson and Gary Jones
Arranged by Cult Figures
Recorded and mixed by John Rivers

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Cult Figures released two classic singles on Swell Map's Rather Records in 1979 and 1980. Now they are back and coming to stage near you!

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