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We're always polite and hardly ever mean |
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Times have changed, we used to be smelly |
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We lived in a squat 'til a punk nicked our telly |
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Since we've been signed we eat real good |
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We always wash our hands and chew our food |
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Quashis rotis are our favorite dish |
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Served spicy with chicken or fish |
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In the world of fashion there's two shining lights |
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Nancy and Caroline they helped us alright |
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And Gordon Anderson played a big part |
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Just when the Beta Band was about to start |
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It all started in London town |
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When we gave our demo to Phil Brown |
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Then we met Miles at Parlophone |
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And let him hear dogs got a bone |
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He said go to Falkner and put it on wax |
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So the next week was spent cutting four tracks |
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Now a manager was needed to make us complete |
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Miles knew a Wigner we should meet |
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His name was Dave with the broken specs |
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A quiet manner and enough respect |
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We met at Nachos and cleaned the plate |
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A meal like that we'd never ate |
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Then we met Brian and the Microdot crew |
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Martin, Matt and John Plat too |
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Adrenalin Village was the place to be |
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We had no money so they got us in free |
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The first thing Dave did as boss |
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Was make us play Water Rats in Kings Cross |
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We played five songs got credit for four |
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Went down well so we decided to tour |
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Next up was Henry and Nich |
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Making the show go without a hitch |
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Up and down the country and side to side |
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With big yin driving it's a bumpy ride |
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Miles gave us an album deal |
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We said yes and went for a meal |
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Drinking champagne at EMI |
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The irony almost made us cry |
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We went to Wales and fannyed around |
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Ended up with the Patty Patty Sound |
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With open minds we went to achieve |
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Chris Allison caught it all on Neive |
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He hummed and hawed and became a pest |
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Twittering on about the old Neive desk |
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We had to call in Keith and Miles |
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When Chris' hair got caught in the dials |
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We started to get known on Radio One |
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When Jo Whiley got a fax from my mum |
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Mary Ann Hobbs invited us to play |
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At Maida Vale we spent a day |
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With Chris Allison's hair cut free |
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It was time for Cornwall and the third EP |
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With a glock and a sax and a mighty gong |
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All we needed was a hit pop song |
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We thought this time we were on a good start |
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But they made a new rule that banned us from the chart |
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The songs were good so we didn't give a toss |
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And we called it Los Amigos Del Beta Bandidos |
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We're always polite and hardly ever mean |
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Times have changed, we used to be smelly |
