Life in a Northern Town

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Life in a Northern Town by The Dream Academy

About Life in a Northern Town

According to the Life in a Northern Town Songfacts, Dream Academy members Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel wrote this song, which is dedicated to the memory of singer Nick Drake , who was 26 years old when he died of an antidepressant overdose which may have been suicide in 1974. His work was very influential to many British musicians and songwriters, and his legend grew after his death. .

Life in a Northern Town Lyrics

[00:20.81] A Salvation Army band played
[00:25.85] And the children drank lemonade
[00:29.59] And the morning lasted all day
[00:33.83] All day
[00:38.29] And through an open window came
[00:41.85] Like Sinatra in a younger day
[00:45.27] Pushing the town away
[00:49.51] Ah
[00:52.98] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[00:56.98] Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
[00:58.29] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[01:00.12] Hey-y-yah
[01:03.90] Life in a northern town
[01:05.62] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma-ma
[01:09.60] They sat on the stoney ground
[01:13.56] And he took a cigarette out
[01:17.63] And everyone else came down
[01:20.93] To listen
[01:23.95] He said, "In winter 1963
[01:28.60] It felt like the world would freeze
[01:32.22] With John F. Kennedy
[01:36.65] And The Beatles"
[01:39.91] Yeah, yeah, yeah
[01:41.54] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[01:43.63] Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
[01:45.28] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[01:47.22] Hey-y-yah
[01:50.63] Life in a northern town
[01:52.93] Hey-ma-ma-ma-ma
[01:56.94] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[01:59.61] Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
[02:01.34] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[02:03.29] Hey-y-yah
[02:06.91] All the work shut down
[02:11.68] The evening turned to rain (The evening turned to rain)
[02:16.09] Watched the water roll down the drain
[02:20.05] As we followed him down
[02:24.05] To the station
[02:27.70] And though he never would wave goodbye
[02:31.35] You could see it written in his eyes
[02:35.71] As the train rolled out of sight
[02:40.10] Bye-bye
[02:47.06] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[02:50.72] Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
[02:52.33] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[02:54.75] Hey-y-yah
[02:58.08] Life in a northern town
[03:00.45] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma (Life in a northern town)
[03:06.08] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[03:07.35] Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
[03:08.35] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma (All the work shut down)
[03:10.10] Hey-y-yah
[03:13.90] Life in a northern town
[03:16.15] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma (Where ya goin' now?)
[03:19.75] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[03:22.82] Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
[03:24.14] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[03:26.07] Hey-y-yah
[03:31.16] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma-ma
[03:34.45] Take it easy on yourself
[03:36.11] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[03:38.17] Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
[03:39.40] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[03:41.90] Hey-y-yah
[03:47.17] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma (Take it easy on yourself)
[03:51.19] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[03:53.87] Dee-doo-din-nie-ya-ya
[03:55.83] Ah-hey-ma-ma-ma
[03:57.83] Hey-y-yah
[04:02.48]

From the album: Best of British 80's