DISCOGRAPHY SONG LYRICS, VIDEOS & FAN REVIEWS

Sign Of The Times

Sign Of The Times

My Girl 2

My Girl 2

Mike: My wife is from the former Yugoslavia, where they use the phrase "Da" for "yes" So the opening to 'My Girl 2', with everyone shouting "Oui oui, si si, ja ja, da da!" is some chap being very enthusiastic about his girlfriend, so ...
Deolali

Deolali

Chris: I've got so many songs that I've written with Lee that have never seen the light of day, and I didn't want these to get lost. In the end, a lot of mine and Thommo's songs ended up on the 'box set' version of the album. So what happened ...
Dreader Than Dread

Dreader Than Dread

Crying Shame

Crying Shame

The song "Crying Shame" was originally released as the B-side of the 7-inch single "Embarrassment". Despite being overlooked initially, the song is considered one of Barson's best works. "Crying Shame" has a Coasters-inspired sound and stands ...
Black and Blue

Black and Blue

Mike: I wrote 'Black and Blue' about breaking up with my missus, Sandra. We'd been married for a very long time. That song was about the breakup, and the relief, in some ways, when you've been stuck in the negative spiral that some ...
That Face

That Face

Turning Blue

Turning Blue

Drip Fed Fred (feat. Ian Dury)

Drip Fed Fred (feat. Ian Dury)

Madness (Is All in the Mind)

Madness (Is All in the Mind)

You’ll Lose A Good Thing

You’ll Lose A Good Thing

Suggs: A beautiful Barbara Lynn track, which I only knew from an extremely battered reggae 45 by a girl known only as Audrey, on the Down Town label. In fact it was in such bad condition that bits were inaudible and we had to interpret an ...
Not Home Today

Not Home Today

Written by Suggs and Bedders the song 'Not Home Today' has a reggae influence and is about how people make excuses to hide the fact that a family member has been sent to borstal or prison. This theme of a life of crime is also present in ...
White Heat

White Heat

March Of The Gherkins

March Of The Gherkins

Death Of A Rude Boy

Death Of A Rude Boy

Mike: 'Death Of A Rude Boy' is a great track. I wasn't so mad on the rude boy thing - we were never anything to do with rude boys, it was The Specials that were always going on about rude boys, and some of them had a Jamaican connection so it ...
Mistakes

Mistakes

According to John Hasler, the band played a two-chord vamp, and the songwriter wrote the lyrics in the next room. On the other hand, Cathal admires the lyrics of "Mistakes," saying that it is an astute and poignant observation of life at a ...
The Communicator

The Communicator

Time

Time

Blue Skinned Beast

Blue Skinned Beast

The Opium Eaters

The Opium Eaters

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