XFM - song for london

[emmelinemay]

Ok, so despite my rant of a few weeks ago about Alex Zane and the XFM Breakfast show, I am still listening to it, mainly because it's the only thing the radio in my room will play that doesn't make me want to smash it.

Also, I have to admit, he is getting funnier. A bit.

Anyway, One of the latest things running is inspired by We Are Teeside¹ - asking listeners to write a song for your part of london.

I thought I'd have a go (you can use an existing tune, luckily). Here is my effort. Before I embarrass myself thoroughly before emailing it in, please offer constructive criticism and ways to improve it.



We Love Stoke Newington (to the tune of 'The Angry Mob by the Kaiser Chiefs)

Oh, Stoke Newington
It’s hard to believe it’s part of London
It’s more like a village
But with much better transport

We can all go drinking in the Rochester
You’ll meet all sorts of crazies there
Like the guy with a speeding shopmobility
Who likes iron maiden and wears a top hat

The old man in make-up
and the chap with a giant unicyle
the odd bloke on church street
who shops in pyjamas with bananas on

There’s loads of famous people who have lived here
Like Stewart Lee and Daniel Dafoe
Marc Bolan and Edgar Allen Poe
A bloke from Madness and Gaz Top

So here we go with the music
a 48 hour rave
If you need entertainment
Buy a pill off a bloke named Dave

You'll rarely sleep softly in your bed

We love Stoke Newington
It’s Hackney’s finest jewel
We’ve got a reservoir
And Clissold Park
And a really cool cemetery

We love Stoke Newington
We Love Clissold Park
There’s trees and deer
and bunnies and slides
And Stokefest once a year

We love Stoke Newington
Even though there is no tube
You can get a bus
With little fuss
But the silverlink smells of piss

We love Stoke Newington
It’s Hackney’s finest jewel
Once you live here
You’ll love it my dear
And you will never leave

1 - Which is COMPLETELY hilarious and you really should listen right to the end. The end is just amazing.

Comments

[lydiamorgan.livejournal.com]

That's actually pretty good :) Send it in post-haste!

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

I thought it gets better towards the end. Teh beginning is a bit ropey...

i did reseach and everything. Who knew the almighty GAZ TOP was from here?

Also, the girl that won x-factor used to work as a receptionist on the high street.

And i have decided we should all do the new river walk at some point. And go sailing on the reservoir. I didn't even know we HAD a reservoir!

Stokey is EVEN MORE AWESOME than i thought.

Oh, and one of the blokes who took part in the failed bombing on the 21st July 2 years ago was arrested on the street i live on!

[crazymeandave.livejournal.com]

the new river walk, whilst not really being in stokey, is one of my favourite bits of the big smoke.

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

I found little bit of it, the part that runs sort of parallel to essex road, by accident a year or so ago when i got lost looking for the canonbury pub.

I decided i should find out more about it. And then promptly forgot it existed.

[crazymeandave.livejournal.com]

yep... i used to use that bit as a shortcut on my skates, it was like skating through the garden of some countryside estate.

i think the path goes all the way out to hertfordshire, although i don't know anyone who's braved it's length.

[miss-soap.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a challenge for next summer.

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

well, here's the route, i'm up for it!!!

[crazymeandave.livejournal.com]

i too am totally down with the idea of trekking out to hertford.

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

yeah, there's a link on that wiki page with a PDF of the whole route! I'd love to attempt it.