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	Standing In The Road	Messiah
	Celestial Plain	You Need Love
	Sing Don't Speak	Moonshine
	Glittery Obituary	Heartbeat Away *
	Get It All To Me	Red On Blue
	My Oh My	Better Than Being In Love
	Bye Bye Birmingham	* track by

	Standing In The Road
	Single "A" side (1972); and album track from Red On Blue (1998) by Blackfoot Sue
	Words and music: Tom Farmer, Eddie Golga, Alan Jones, David Farmer

	The creation of Standing In The Road The Melody Maker Top 30 chart for September 16, 1972	I'm standing in the road A man without a home My friends all pass me by and never say a word I'm feeling so alone And all the things I've known Just seem to disappear and never reappear I feel the rain and cold My clothes have all been sold And all my shouts for help just seem to go unheard I'm a just a lonely man Won't someone lend a hand Don't leave me on my own just standing in the road (Yeah - I've got nowhere to go Yeah - Can anybody hear me? Yeah - Do I have to sell my soul? Yeah - I'm Standing In The Road)* I'm standing in the road A man without a home My friends all pass me by and never say a word I'm feeling so alone And all the things I've known Just seem to disappear and never reappear Na na na na na... (repeat and fade) * This section from the 1998 version
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	Celestial Plain
	Single "B" side (1972) by Blackfoot Sue
	Words and music: Tom Farmer, Eddie Golga, Alan Jones, David Farmer

This song was written BEFORE Standing In The Road, in 1971, specifically for the BBC children's drama, What Kind Of Life?, in which Gift (the pre-Blackfoot Sue) appeared, as themselves. The lyrics demonstrate that Tom Farmer's wit was an early development and, I might add, hasn't deserted him yet!

	I wander round the garden green Thinking things that might have been My new friends are a dead bunch To mind it springs that fate-filled day The day that wall got in the way I wonder who ate my lunch? My days are spent in thinking of how things used to be I lie beneath my headstone Where the living can't see My box is rather special It's custom-built for me Ain't no-one come a'knocking for the rent or TV Oh! The celestial plain Ought it would be better for me Oh! The celestial plain Ought it would be better for me	I thought that when my good days stopped All dressed in white I'd play a harp I could have made the choir Complaining is one thing I'm not I could have been sent where it's hot Don't like playing with fire My days are spent in thinking of how things used to be I lie beneath my headstone Where the living can't see My box is rather special It's custom-built for me Ain't no-one come a'knocking for the rent or TV Oh! The celestial plain Ought it would be better for me Oh! The celestial plain Ought it would be better for me
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	Sing Don't Speak
	Single "A" side (1972) by Blackfoot Sue
	Words and music: Tom Farmer, Eddie Golga, Alan Jones, David Farmer

		Sing! Sing! Sing! Sing! I said sing don't speak Don't fight on the street Funky! Back street freaks, feel it Stamp your feet Sing! La la la la la, la la la la la La la la la la, la la la la Don't take no-one's cheek Take the driver's seat Right on! Jumped up cheat, I said, Sing don't speak Sing! La la la la la, la la la la la La la la la la, la la la la Now you've got the beat Make it with your feet Dance on! Back street freak, I said, Sing don't speak Sing! La la la la la, la la la la la La la la la la, la la la la (repeat and fade)
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	Glittery Obituary
	Single "B" side, from the album Nothing To Hide (1973) by Blackfoot Sue
	Words and music: Tom Farmer, Eddie Golga, Alan Jones, David Farmer

	Overrated, celebrated, estimated Chromium-plated toupee Overpaid, a future made From blue eyeshade Max Factor's on a royalty Rockin' all night, rockin' all night Rockin' all night Saturated with infatuated girls Last year they would have called you Nancy But still a diary he's made Of those he's laid From being on the TV	Rockin' all night, rockin' all night Rockin' all night Glittery obituary's a summary Of what your fate may well be One rainy day you'll rust away But don't dismay The scrapman he ain't fussy Rockin' all night, rockin' all night Rockin' all night
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	Get It All To Me
	Single "A" side (1973) by Blackfoot Sue
	Words and music: Tom Farmer, Eddie Golga, Alan Jones, David Farmer

	Get it all to me The effect will be Satisfactory, you will see Get it all to you Do you feel it too Come on say you do 'Cos I do Can I reach you now Can I teach you how Could you please allow me to please you Get it all to me I'm a man in need I just want to please you Just tease Get it all to me, feel the need in me, Get it all to me Get it all to me, feel the need in me, Get it all to me Get it all to me Now we both agree That we will succeed You and me Can I reach you now Can I teach you how Could you please allow me to please you Get it all to me The effect will be Satisfactory, you will see Get it all to me Do you really see Come on say you do 'Cos I do
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	My Oh My
	Single "B" side, from the album Nothing To Hide (1973) by Blackfoot Sue
	Words and music: Tom Farmer, Eddie Golga, Alan Jones, David Farmer

	Well I said, My Oh My Well ain't that strange how I On just one glass of wine Can boogie all the time Well I said, My Oh My Well ain't that strange how I Don't see no planes go by Up there in Heathrow's sky	The Great West Road rolls by Yeah, yeah, the traffic goes two ways Quiet on Tuesdays Well I said, My Oh My Well ain't that strange how I Have me a Beano time From writing nonsense rhymes
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	Bye Bye Birmingham
	Single "A" side, from the album Strangers (1977) by Blackfoot Sue
	Words and music: Tom Farmer, Eddie Golga, Alan Jones, David Farmer

	Well I just got a letter And I feel a whole lot better For a while I thought that maybe I was going cuckoo crazy It was from a girl Anita It was said to come and meet her So I shook hands with the old man And I said bye bye to Birmingham Bye Bye Birmingham See you when I can Bye Bye Birmingham B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b bye bye ! Bye bye ! Well I arrived the very same night And we talked until the daylight For our lunch we shared a fruitcake And we talked about my big break Later on we made a disco It was in the heart of Soho Somebody slipped me too much d-d-drink Made me wake up in the c-c-clink Bye Bye Birmingham See you when I can Bye Bye Birmingham B-b-b-b-b bye bye ! Bye bye ! Bye bye ! Well the days soon turned to two weeks And he said to follow my feet When I found my dear Anita Was much better known as Peter! But my life changed for the better Got a job as a toolsetter And they made me up to foreman So it's bye bye to B-B-Birmingham Bye Bye Birmingham See you when I can Bye Bye Birmingham B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b bye bye ! Bye bye ! (repeat and fade)
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	Messiah
	Single "B" side, from the album Nothing To Hide (1973) by Blackfoot Sue
	Words and music: Tom Farmer, Eddie Golga, Alan Jones, David Farmer

	As it was before it all I stand my back against the wall The mushroom cloud is ten miles tall I hear the coming of the fall It's the Messiah taking me higher It's the Messiah taking me higher	As I close the shelter door I realise I'm very small I lie upon the broken floor And pray to God to end it all It's the Messiah taking me higher It's the Messiah taking me higher
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	You Need Love
	Single "A" side (1974) by Blackfoot Sue
	Words and music: Tom Farmer, Eddie Golga, Alan Jones, David Farmer

	Long nights all alone Long days on your own Long time you're been gone Soon you're coming home We've got things together That we'll never lose, not ever, oh no! You need love, you need love You need love, you need love Everybody's gotta have some You need love, you need love Everybody's gotta have some Time makes people blind Plays tricks on your mind In my solitude Do I trust in you? We've got things together That we'll never lose, not ever, oh no!	You need love, you need love You need love, you need love Everybody's gotta have some You need love, you need love Will we meet again Will it be the same Time makes people change Makes them rearrange We've got things together That we'll never lose, not ever, oh no! You need love, you need love You need love, you need love Everybody's gotta have some You need love, you need love Everybody's gotta have some You need love...   (repeat and fade)
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	Moonshine
	Single "A" side (1975) by Blackfoot Sue
	Words and music: Tom Farmer, Eddie Golga, Alan Jones, David Farmer

	Set like a postcard, country home Morning has broken, cock has crowed Peanuts for breakfast Abbey Road, woah, woah, woah Walk by the river, writing lines Silence is broken, guitars whine Villa for dinner Tales of woe, desolation row Oh the band we played all night, yeah With moonshine to keep us tight, oh	We would would keep on playing While the trees outside were swaying All night long We were busy rocking As the river kept on rolling Moon shine on Hey Mr *****, you're on your own Villa's still sinking, like a rolling stone We've got together, sun has gone Moving on Oh the band we played all night, yeah With moonshine to keep us tight, oh Moonshine, moonshine Shine on, shine on Taking a last look at the stream Saying goodbye now (bye bye!), country dream Off to the city, got no home Standing In The Road Oh the band we played all night, yeah With moonshine to keep us tight, oh Moonshine, moonshine Shine on, shine on   (repeat and fade)
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	Heartbeat Away
	From the album Running Hot (1986) - by Outside Edge
	Words and music: David Farmer, Tom Farmer, Eddie Golga

	I've got the love you've been missing Now you're coming back for more Oh, at night I can't sleep when I wake up and find you gone I've been down, I'm feeling better Now I know you'll soon be home I've been lonely, so frustrated You're coming back and I'll be waiting, oh yeah No more heartache (no more heartache), no more cry Waiting by the phone, ooh you're coming home You're just a heartbeat away You're just a heartbeat away, ooh baby, Waiting by the phone, ooh you're coming home You're just a heartbeat away Lost in the night, love is the fever Burning, burning, burning inside Oh, it's like a knife in my heart It's twisting and turning Tearing my senses apart Wait for you, yeah No more heartache (no more heartache), no more cry Waiting by the phone, ooh you're coming home You're just a heartbeat away You're just a heartbeat away, ooh baby, Waiting by the phone, ooh you're coming home You're just a heartbeat away Heartbeat away, heartbeat! You're just a heartbeat away Don't wanna be alone tonight	Turn out the light, alone in my madness I see your shadow on the wall Oh, when I call out your name Till all of the pain is gone I've got the timing, and so much feeling I've got the loving you've been a'missing Oh, when I reach out my hand I know that you understand I'm yours   I wanna say No more heartache (no more heartache), no more cry Waiting by the phone, ooh you're coming home You're just a heartbeat away You're just a heartbeat away Waiting by the phone, ooh you're coming home You're just a heartbeat away You're just a heartbeat away I'm waiting, I'm waiting No more heartache, no more cry Waiting by the phone, ooh you're coming home You're just a heartbeat away...(fade)
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	Red On Blue
	From the album Red On Blue (1998) by Blackfoot Sue
	Words and music: David Farmer, Steve Turner, Tom Farmer

	Headlights cutting through the rain LOOK OUT! Headlights cutting through the rain Streets that shine in a diamond haze I sacrifice this machine of steel At the altar of your love I kneel, oh yeah Burning rubber in a head-on crash I've lost my heart, Now can you lose your class Mix blood with you, oh baby read on blue As they pull me from the wreckage, remember... I came for you Oh baby red on blue (true colours red on blue) I'm shooting through (I drove all night for you) 'Cos it's red on blue, red on blue Hands on fire on a lover's wheel I'm a satellite man SPEED CAN KILL! Break the chains just to feel your touch On the road to destruction and I won't give up (I won't give up!) I came for you Oh baby red on blue (true colours red on blue) I'm shooting through (I drove all night for you) 'Cos it's red on blue, red on blue I'm feeling so tired, asleep at the wheel WAKE UP!	Black and white, red on blue, Show your colours Black and white, red on blue, no stop sign I'm shooting through Oh baby red on blue (true colours red on blue) I'm overtaking in the fast lane 'Cos it's red on blue, red on blue Gonna shoot on through (I drove all night for you) Oh baby red on blue (true colours red on blue) I'm moving faster than a freight train Red on blue, red on blue Red on blue, red on blue I came for you (I drove all night for you) 'Cos it's red on blue... I dedicate this song to Cozy Powell, who died in a car crash in April, 1998. R.I.P.
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	Better Than Being In Love
	From the album Red On Blue (1998) by Blackfoot Sue
	Words and music: David Farmer, Steve Turner, Tom Farmer

	I could be your one desire The kick you get from tasting wine And this would be a celebration For you my bloody valentine 'Cos I was your hero that turned to a zero And now that it's over, there's one thing I do know It's better than being in love It's better than being in love I could be your lover baby Together till the end of time We would stay together maybe Yeah, like something from a nursery rhyme But I wasn't placed in the plans you were making, oh no I'm glad that it's over, and there's no more faking Yeah, cos I could be eternal fire And we could melt into the flame You were hiding in the shelter And I got left out in the rain 'Cos I wasn't looking back over my shoulder But I wanna thank you, 'cos now that it's over I said it's better than being in love I said it's better than being in love	Yes I could be the one exception So who's the one who makes the rules You're so small on inspiration And time will show us who's the fool 'Cos none of your actions relate to your thinking, oh no The lesson I've learnt is that now the ship's sinking It's better than being in love It's better than being in love But I wasn't placed in the plans you were making, oh no I'm glad that it's over and there's no more faking It's better than being in love It's better than being in love I could be your one desire The kick you get from tasting wine And this would be a celebration For you my bloody valentine 'Cos I was your hero that turned to a zero And now that it's over, there's one thing I do know It's better than being in love It's better than being in love
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