David Bowie - The London Boys (Deram Anthology 1966-68)
David Bowie - The London Boys (Deram Anthology 1966-68)
Cow bell strikes another night
Your eyes are heavy and your limbs all ache
You've bought some coffee, butter and bread
You can't make a thing cause the meter's dead
You moved away
Hold your folks you're gonna stay away
Bright lights, Soho, Wardour street
You hope you make friends with the guys that you meet
Somebody shows you round
Now you've met the London boys
Things seem good again, someone cares about you
Oh, the first time that you tried a pill
You feel a little queasy, decidedly ill
You're gonna be sick, but you mustn't lose faith
To let yourself down would be a big disgrace
With the London boys, with the London boys
You're only seventeen, but you think you've grown
In the month you've been away from your parents' home
You take the pills too much
You don't give a damn about that jobs you've got
So long as you're with the London boys
A London boy, oh a London boy
Your flashy clothes are your pride and joy
A London boy, a London boy
You think you've had a lot of fun
But you ain't got nothing, you're on the run
It's too late now, cause you're out there boy
You've got it made with the rest of the toys
Now you wish you'd never left your home
You've got what you wanted but you're on your own
With the London boys
Now you've met the London boys
Now you've met the London boys
Now you've met the London boys
david bowie - london boys (03:31)
had uploaded this on my previous channel b4 it was wiped out, tried to do the vid as much as the
same as the old one, the old vid was a lot better anyway njoi the song
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This is the Best of this track no other will do - it's sung by a bowie late teens/early 20's when he wrote it - and it sums up London's West End/Soho It just reminds me of turning up there at 16 a runaway from the north - it rings true
Autor: widthofacircle - 8 months ago
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That was fantastic.
Great tune and a brilliant vid.
Bravo.
Autor: kevenglish - 1 year, 5 months ago
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cheers bill lol
how gd did that feel at the end of the season
Autor: cc1873cc - 1 year ago
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Great Early Bowie
Autor: tapeduk - 11 months, 2 weeks ago
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Great song. Captures the feeling of being young and in a big city for the first time, finding a crowd to run with, having new experiences, and realizing your life may be a bit out of control. I dedicate it to all boys and girls in London, New York, San Francisco, Berlin, Tokyo, or any other big, free, wild city that draws young folks seeking themselves -- God knows I was one once, and it changed me forever, as it will you.
Autor: mikal9000 - 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Great video - well done for getting it "right"
Autor: patrickpatterson - 7 months, 2 weeks ago
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had this track originally on the mods mayday ep in 1979 or 80.long time ago