{"id":30320,"date":"2013-01-05T16:42:47","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T14:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/?p=30320"},"modified":"2013-01-05T16:42:47","modified_gmt":"2013-01-05T14:42:47","slug":"der-var-engang-i-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jensunmack.dk\/wordpress-3\/der-var-engang-i-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Der var engang i Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"

De fleste forbinder Lawrence med det engelske 80’er-kultband Felt, der udsendte blinkende guitarguirlander forkl\u00e6dt som perfekt indiepop. Nuomdage spiller han i det m\u00e6rkv\u00e6rdigt humoristiske konceptband Go-kart Mozart, men imellem de to havde for et par \u00e5r bandet Denim, hvis debutalbum\u00a0Back In Denim<\/em> er en absolut brit-klassiker. Herfra denne outstanding popsymfoni, om Lawrence’s opv\u00e6kst i Birmingham i 1970’erne – enjoy!<\/p>\n

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THE OSMONDS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In the ’70s there was long hair<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were left-over hippies everywhere<\/strong><\/em>
\n And I should know ’cause I was there<\/strong><\/em>
\n In the ’70s they had prayer mats<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were stringy beards and floppy hats<\/strong><\/em>
\n And men looked like Jesus in crushed velvet flares<\/strong><\/em>
\n And in the ’70s there were Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were lots of Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were lots of little Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n Everywhere everywhere everywhere<\/strong><\/em>
\n In the 70’s there were skinheads<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were bovver boys and brummie reds<\/strong><\/em>
\n And greasers, grebos judge and natty dread<\/strong><\/em>
\n In the 70’s there were chopper bikes<\/strong><\/em>
\n Oxford bags and kung fu fights<\/strong><\/em>
\n Trojan sounds Lee Perry dub<\/strong><\/em>
\n And in the ’70s there were Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were lots of Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were lots of little Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n Everywhere everywhere everywhere<\/strong><\/em>
\n In the 70’s there were lots of bombs<\/strong><\/em>
\n They blew my home town up and<\/strong><\/em>
\n Lots of people were killed<\/strong><\/em>
\n And on the news the relatives cried<\/strong><\/em>
\n Everyone knew someone who’d died<\/strong><\/em>
\n They’ll never forget it for the rest of their lives<\/strong><\/em>
\n And all around the people say<\/strong><\/em>
\n We hate the I-R-A<\/strong><\/em>
\n And we asked for justice but it never come<\/strong><\/em>
\n And in the ’70s there were Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were lots of Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were lots of little Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n Everywhere everywhere everywhere<\/strong><\/em>
\n In the 70’s there was Hughie Green<\/strong><\/em>
\n Lieutenant Pigeon hit the scene<\/strong><\/em>
\n Paper Lace and Candlewick Green<\/strong><\/em>
\n Mouldy Old Dough Chicory Tip<\/strong><\/em>
\n Gilbert O and Hurricane Smith<\/strong><\/em>
\n Billy Don’t Be A Hero hey David Rock On<\/strong><\/em>
\n In the 70’s Lesley Whittle died<\/strong><\/em>
\n The black panther went inside<\/strong><\/em>
\n And Jeremy Thorpe oh he resigned<\/strong><\/em>
\n And at school the girls would bring<\/strong><\/em>
\n A thousand volts of holt and sing<\/strong><\/em>
\n Hey there lonely girl impossible love<\/strong><\/em>
\n And in the ’70s there were Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were lots of Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were lots of little Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n Everywhere everywhere everywhere<\/strong><\/em>
\n In the 70’s the Rollers came<\/strong><\/em>
\n Best retired from the game<\/strong><\/em>
\n And Cassidy quit oh what a shame<\/strong><\/em>
\n In the 70’s I was just a kid<\/strong><\/em>
\n Still knew what it was all about<\/strong><\/em>
\n I soaked it in now it’s all dripping out<\/strong><\/em>
\n And in the ’70s there were Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were lots of Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were lots of little Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n Everywhere everywhere everywhere<\/strong><\/em>
\n Osmonds<\/strong><\/em>
\n Oh now<\/strong><\/em>
\n There were lots of paper roses yeah<\/strong><\/em>
\n Lots of crazy horses<\/strong><\/em>
\n Everywhere everywhere everywhere<\/strong><\/em>
\nThree button waistband<\/strong><\/em>
\nSide pockets<\/strong><\/em>
\nStar jumpers<\/strong><\/em>
\nIn the 70s<\/strong><\/em>
\nNelson House and<\/strong><\/em>
\nOrange Hand and<\/strong><\/em>
\nBomber jackets<\/strong><\/em>
\nIn the 70s<\/strong><\/em>
\nTimothy Davey<\/strong><\/em>
\nGordeno<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe Persuaders<\/strong><\/em>
\nIn the 70s<\/strong><\/em>
\nCartoon belts and<\/strong><\/em>
\nBarry Blue and<\/strong><\/em>
\nDo The Bump man<\/strong><\/em>
\nIn the 70s<\/strong><\/em>
\nJaytex shirts and<\/strong><\/em>
\nBrutus shirts and<\/strong><\/em>
\n Pete Duel<\/strong><\/em>
\n in the 70s<\/strong><\/em>
\nBell records<\/strong><\/em>
\nEddie Holman<\/strong><\/em>
\nChinn and Chapman<\/strong><\/em>
\nIn the 70s<\/strong><\/em>
\nTank tops and<\/strong><\/em>
\nHot pants and<\/strong><\/em>
\nCan The Can<\/strong><\/em>
\nIn the 70s<\/strong><\/em>
\nK-tel and<\/strong><\/em>
\nBlackfoot Sue and<\/strong><\/em>
\nTony Christie<\/strong><\/em>
\nIn the 70s<\/strong><\/em>
\nMungo Jerry<\/strong><\/em>
\n Clodagh Rodgers<\/strong><\/em>
\nHot Butter<\/strong><\/em>
\nIn the 70s<\/strong><\/em>
\nDonny caps and<\/strong><\/em>
\nClifford T. Ward<\/strong><\/em>
\nTina Charles…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Lawrence\/Denim<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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De fleste forbinder Lawrence med det engelske 80’er-kultband Felt, der udsendte blinkende guitarguirlander forkl\u00e6dt som perfekt indiepop. Nuomdage spiller han i det m\u00e6rkv\u00e6rdigt humoristiske konceptband Go-kart Mozart, men imellem de to havde for et par \u00e5r bandet Denim, hvis debutalbum\u00a0Back In Denim er en absolut brit-klassiker. Herfra denne outstanding popsymfoni, om Lawrence’s opv\u00e6kst i Birmingham … L\u00e6s videre Der var engang i Birmingham<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n