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The Bastard Hills Of Totterdown

from Plight o' Sheep by The Langan Band

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Based on a ‘mostly true’ story…

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Its silly o’clock in the morning and were off to Calcott Road
In the vainest hope of a cuddle on the floor
Well I will be your hero I will ride off in the rain
To find the sweet red wine that will keep us all sane

But it's silly o’clock in the morning and the shops are all closed
Got to find my way to the bastard hills of Totterdown

Now the wine’s hanging off my handlebars
And the rain and the wind it's howling, blinding me
Fucked if I know which way to go
I’m on the wrong side of the river and my phone is dead, you see
I put something up my nose a couple of hours ago
And it's running through my veins like a runaway train, rushy
I’m going hell for leather, every push on the pedals
Its surging up to pickle my melon, buzzy

But it’s silly o’clock in the morning and the shops are all closed
So its onwards and upwards through the mire with my head exposed
Yes it's silly o’clock in the morning and my blood is on fire
Got to find my way through the bastard hills of Totterdown

On the side of the road I see a mad old crow
It pointed its wing and I swear it cackled east
So I thanked the crow and away I rode
Till the road that I rode it started angling steep
It was then that I started to see the signs
A glimmer of hope in the roaming, gloaming streets
There was Rookery road and Ravenhill avenue
Friendship road and that crow up in a tree

But it's silly o’clock in the morning and the shops are all closed
So it's onwards and upwards through the mire with my heart exposed
Yes it's silly o’clock in the morning and my blood is on fire
Got to find my way through the bastard hills of Totterdown

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But it's silly o’clock in the morning and the shops are all closed
But it's onwards and upwards through the mire with my soul exposed
Yes it's silly o’clock in the morning and my blood is on fire
Got to find my way through the bastard hills of Totterdown

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from Plight o' Sheep, released May 5, 2023
Written by John Langan, arranged by The Langan Band

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For nearly 15 years now, the three members of The Langan Band have been carving out their own lawlessly virtuosic path of sound; rampaging through the boundaries of conventional genre and cavorting into the territories of wild abandon, purest intimacy, and unconditional musical elation. ... more

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