Limited edition 12" vinyl. Pressed on semi-transparent, blue vinyl and packaged in a high-quality outer sleeve. You also get a band sticker and badge too!
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High quality, 4-panel digipack CD. You also get a band sticker and badge too!
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12" semi-transparent, blue vinyl, signed by the band, plus a selection of 'Hopefuls' merchandise.
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This one is all Dan. For a long time, it was just a piano part and a title. Then the lyrics developed - it's about growing up and moving to the city and everything that comes with that, yet yearning for a simpler life. I really like certain lines - “He wrote a lot of his songs with an American accent in mind.” We thought about really arranging it up but in the end just kept it quite stripped down and 'band’, like how we've done it live. Notably it's also probably the only Harriets song we've ever done without a vocal harmony included!
- Ben
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lyrics
Lyrics:
I've got a place near town away from the city
Somewhere I like to stare out, to the warm streetlights
But I think this town is closing down
I get the train to my new job, cos I was told it's not far
But what does money mean, when all that you are, is grey spare rooms and a car
It's a cruel harsh world, but Johnny always smiled on through
We said, "there's nothing we'd rather do, than sing along with you"
Johnny, six feet tall with his long black hair
Johnny, his soul is out in the streets tonight
Johnny, you know that I hate to see you cry
Johnny, his life was singing in the streets all night
It might seem strange when I talk about the past
But Johnny used to wander round, clutching 'katy lied' in his hand oh what a band
It's been hard it's been tough, it's been miserable and rough
so maybe we should just take care of ourselves
let's make sure we look after each other
When we lost Johnny, he was just 23
I overheard some people saying, 'well he looked happy to me’
He wrote a lot of his songs with an American accent in mind
And so this story was a song, and the song was always going on - and on and on and on
Johnny, six foot tall with his long black hair
Johnny, his soul is out in the streets tonight
Johnny, you know that I hate to see you cry
Johnny, his life was singing in the streets all night
There's nothing, here to help, all of us stay, and I won't be going to my job today
The tall buildings, they got knocked down, to build some taller ones, closer to town
Now Johnny's gone, we don't want to stay, so we'll move out, and move away
The Harriets are a Leeds-based alternative pop and rock four-piece fronted by Daniel Parker-Smith and Ben Schrodel. With
accomplished songwriting, unmistakable three-part vocal harmonies and a live show that lifts the soul.
'Irresistible' ★★★★, Rolling Stone Magazine DE
‘I challenge you not to instantly fall in love with The Harriets!’, Glastonbury Emerging Talent...more
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