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Landsdowne Street Revisited

from Panama by Bill White

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i wrote landsdowne street in december for the big dig. now im revisiting it with two extra verses, one brand new and one that was cut from the big dig recording. this does not in any way negate the big dig version. its just another way of looking at the song. you can hear the original on songladder january 2019.

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theres always a party in allston
a nightengale sang in kenmore square
now aint that just the gospel truth
i believe beccause i was there
but that party ended
in a blast of summer heat
someone tells me that party is still gong on
its been moved to a club on landsdowne street
landsdowne street landsdowne street


when her boyfriend went down in the hyrricane
she went silent inside a shout
now she dances naked on the factory floor
because thats what shes all about
is she running from ghosts
or only people in sheets
shes a witch its true but so beautiful
beneath the lights on landsdowne street
landsdowne street landsdowne street


the tourist season has come and gone
then stops and comes no more
in days when main street was painted white
me and karen black fell through the cutting room floor
the stairs are gone that led up to
the cafe where we ued to eat
i wonder if anything is cooking tonight on landsdowne street
landsdowne street landsdowne street

the city ouncil is digging tunnels in seattle
and closing the surface roads
hollywood is burning
thats it for the movie shows
waters coming in to the basementt
where the sailors and mermaids meet
i wonderif there is still a happy hour
with ten cent dogs and dollar drinks on landsdowne street
landsdowne street landsdowne street

what are these people doing
in the room where mama ket her books
the catter goes on al night long
and the kitchen is full of cooks
silence falls across the halls
leaving oisture on th seats
i wonder if the doors have all been slammed shut
to the clubs on landsdowne street
landsdowne street landsdowne street

brett leaned hard against his cane
for he had fallen off the stage
i asked him if he would play in the states again
he said not if i am booked into dumps like this
when you are young they pay you
when you are old you pay them
then come the hoses and the nine broom sweep
early sunday morning on landsdowne street

on a curve outside o memphis
the trucks are rolling by
filled with singing soldiers
who have never seen the sky
half a mike down the road
betty throws darts at sides of meat
can the party really be over
did they turn off all the lights on landsdowne street?

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from Panama, released March 6, 2019
written and performed by bill white

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