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Macedonia

by Tommy Mackay

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1.
Madolescent 02:20
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So you throw a brick, you're a clever man, it might hurt But it missed me by a mile, you're a bad shot Madolescent boiling to the break point Madolescent boiling to the break point Saw you yesterday - you vandalised a phone box You stole the stick from a small kiddie's lollipop Madolescent boiling to the break point Madolescent boiling to the break point Sipping coke and eating cheese and onion crisps In the cafe, think you're such a big hit But nobody is looking at you now you're thinking All these girls are just a bunch of cows Outside Liptons swearing at the babies On the street scaring all the old ladies
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Valentine 02:49
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'm adjusting the tone on my £500 colour TV Neighbours whisper loudly - his records are groovy baby I'm having bad luck, got my Lo-Fi system to pay And even my horoscope says I'm going to die today I got your valentine I got your valentine today I don't get many letters addressed to me And a valentine's card was a very weird thing to see So I looked inside, I thought the writing was jolly fine But when I looked again I realised that the writing was mine I got your valentine I got your valentine today How tidy, how touching Oh, oh, smart Yeeha
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19 Magazine 01:47
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19, 19 magazine 19, 19 beauty queen 19, 19 get it for You don't wanna be a beauty queen no more 19, 19 magazine 19, 19 magazine You don't wanna be a beauty queen no more
4.
Telegram 02:23
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Stop - pulling all your hair out Stop - worrying about your weight Stop - eating all that porridge Stop - fighting with the baby Ah ah Stop - telling me I'm ugly Stop - saying that I'm thick Stop - stopping at the bus stop Stop - acting narow minded You might just win the war If you stop giving up This is a telegram Telling you I think you suck Stop - messing with your sister Stop - teasing with the cat Stop - saying goodbye mother Stop - having fits like that Sitting in the bastard Rothes Arms Watching all the bastard groups Playing all their fifteen million chords In their little bastard suits
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Macedonia 01:04
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Cha Cha Cha Music 02:17
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Cabaret, cabaret, cabaret Cabaret - Where this name is clicked for fields Cabaret - Cocktails and olive peels Cabaret Cha cha cha, cha cha cha, cha cha cha cha cha cha Cha cha cha, cha cha cha, cha cha cha cha cha cha And it plays on Cha cha cha music Cabaret - I know nothing about this place Cabaret - Let me out before the grace Cabaret Cabaret - drums, drums adorn the floor Cabaret - drums, drums upon the floor Cabaret Cabaret, cabaret, cabaret Cabaret - drums, drums adorn the floor Cabaret - encore, encore, encore
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False Charges 02:13
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Why do you call me a politician When I'm not after your recognition Now you're calling me a communist I'm nobody 'cept when I'm pissed Don't charge me with your lies Don't charge me with all your lies Don't call me a comrade
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American Poetess 02:08
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Oh have you seen her, seen her, seen her in fair isle Oh could you, could you, could you see her as dread And did you, did you, did you make her ann angel Or did you take take her, take her in bed An American poetess An American poetess An American poetess Too elegant, degenerate, so disgraceful A sordid sequence of bright lights and lust Your pocket's empty and the bed's to be paid for Bit of a letdown on a mattress of rust And now you wake up and you want to meet her Because you realise it's not like they said She may look ugly in your living room poster But it's different when you're dreaming in bed
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Like A Nightmare 01:10
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The ceiling Shut down now The feeling Closed down now A feeling Just like a nightmare The ceiling The nightmare In daytime
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Cute Kick 02:41
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A little bit of reaction Won't go amiss Steve tried his smile on Steve's trying to win He's on a cute kick Bags and allsorts He's really unique An individual Didn't your mother ever tell you, you were wrong Didn't your mother ever tell you He doesn't follow The new image He's his own gimmick So genuine He likes what he wants Not very hip He doesn't sew shirts He puts on zips
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Hard Luck Stories 01:23
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Dossing out in Waverley, six days of the week Friday nights and sunny days, lie down in a street With your hundred forty proof Bel Air Tucked inside your coat Singing songs about the war Looks like you missed the boat Don't like your hard luck stories Hate your hard luck stories "Bridge Too Far" - you tell us all they were all your friends Now they're dead, but some like you are registered in beds Telling of experiences Fighting for your life Now you scan the floor for dog-ends Just to stay alive
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The Grass Is Wet In St James Park 02:34
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Spent all night in a bar Now I'm lying in a car In a street in a car On my back in a car In a park and I'm cold It was something I smoked Moroccan roll And rock and roll The grass is wet in St James Park Met a girl who was hot Met a tap that was cold Had a lobster for tea Then I joined the navy Woke up in a bed Which was strange for a change Fell asleep in a bed When I woke I was dead

about

from The Diary Of A Musical Nobody Chapter Two.

After unearthing some old cassettes from the late 1970s/early 80s, I thought I’d discovered a treasure trove of rare unheard masterpieces of modern music. Well, turns out I didn’t, but in amongst the dross were quite a few wee gems that I decided to rescue from the skip. These are tunes I wrote in my teens and early twenties – most of them never played live, but some I played with my old groups, The Pedestrians, The Innocents, The Voice Toys and Third Light.

Remastered tracks. Hear the originals here: www.dailyreckless.com/diary-1977/

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released February 10, 2023

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Tommy Mackay Edinburgh, UK

Scottish comedy performer and editor of The Daily Reckless - the paper that sings the news.

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