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A cautionary tale of what the "luxury" apartments are really like. Steve Craig sings the chorus and bridge. Alan Gentle wrote the lyrics.
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This is a page dedicated to the fight against the plans to demolish the Queen Caroline Estate in Hammersmith London.
This is a page dedicated to the fight to save the Queen Caroline Estate in Hammersmith, London from demolition. In short, the council want to demolish the estate and re-develop the site with possible relocation for current residents to another part of London. See here for the full story - Although this cycle of songs was inspired by the QC fight it equally applies to the disenfranchised, dispossessed and powerless across the world. Each song is written from the point of view of those involved in the struggle or simply affected by the proposals in whatever way. There are (or will be) songs for The organisers of the protest group The politicians from all sides The developers who will build luxury flats after the estate is demolished The buyers of those flats The demolition men The shopkeeper The Lollipop lady The residents who want to go The residents who don't The newspaper reporters
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Charts
Peak #43
Peak in subgenre #11
Author
Alan Gentle, Dick Langford
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Alan Gentle, Dick Langford
Uploaded
February 19, 2010
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MP3 4.5 MB 128 kbps 4:56
Lyrics
Got myself a slave cell Thirteen floors high Kitchen bed and bathroom Seven metres wide Bars upon the windows TV on the wall Modern living making Inmates of us all Living in a slave cell Rabbit in a hutch Never see the neighbours Close but out of touch All the years of saving A little every day And all I've got's this slave cell And a ransom to repay Folding up the futon Putting sheets away Clear a space for supper Silver foil trays Nothing like the brochure Advertising lies Smiling mocked-up people Living mocked-up lives Living in a slave cell Rabbit in a hutch Never see the neighbours Close but out of touch All the years of saving A little every day A ransom for a slave cell To pack yourself away Bridge Subways and studios, open office cubicles Welcome to the world we made today Unused entryphone, can't stand to be at home I wonder where it was we lost our way Verse Flat pack aspiration Join a better league Everything I wanted Nothing that I need Last guy living here Left a little note You can't swing a cat But you can swing a rope Chorus 3 Living in a slave cell Rabbit in a hutch Never see the neighbours Close but out of touch All the years of saving A little every day Not a home for living Just a place to stay
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