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taken from the album 'The Colour Scheme'
(recorded 2019)

A young man sits at the roadside and prays that a police car will pass by. There’s blood on his expensive Burberry jacket, which as a football fan he just had to wear. He should have taken one of the special trains for away games rather than a normal train. But on the “football specials” the police ride along. The fans who want to go out on the rampage therefore prefer the “ordinary return”, the normal train. Before the match they like to spend t heir time stealing expensive cars and setting fire to them when the tank is empty. A seat on the platform is for them a status symbol. On the way to the ground opposing fas clashed and the young man in the fashionable leisure clothes lies and waits in vain for rescue. Because the police don’t patrol in this area.

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Blood on a Burberry Jacket
Streaked but it won't soak through
There's a young man praying
For a passing patrol car.
On a street that they don't go to.

This is no ordinary return
The day turned lethal
This is no ordinary return
Should have taken the "special"
This is no ordinary return.

Grip on a stolen cheque-card
He was going to sign it there
There's a diesel stopping for the snappiest shopper
All dressed to kill in his leisure wear.

A blue, blue sky
Goes rolling over and over
Till the smoke comes pouring
From a stolen Rover.

Crowd at the ticket turnstile
Set for a seat in the stand
And they all pass running
Till there's one of them stretched out
Marked by more than the makers brand.

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from Modern Times - conversation + songs alternative versions, released March 14, 2023
Steve Skaith - vocals, guitar
Steve Jeffries - vocals, keyboard
Mary Carewe - vocals, keyboard, melodica

produced and recorded by Steve Jeffries
mixed and mastered at Riddlesound

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Latin Quarter are celebrating the 40th anniverary of their 'Modern Times'-album this year. They first burst onto the scene with their singles "Radio Africa" and "New Millionaires" – songs that stayed for months in the German single charts in the 80s. The band split up in 1998. In 2011 five of the original musicians got together again. 7 new albums released after this reunion. . ... more

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