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This album speaks of smoky venues on the docks, dirty and decaying like the figures of their patrons. It talks about lives lived on the edge of a razor. Of boozy nights among vibrant sexual impulses and fierce brawls for some forgotten reason. This album tells of creaking doors opening and closing in front of these yet another losers of rock'n'roll.
Yet at the beginning of the nineties the Quireboys had their brief and fleeting moment of fame, climbing the UK charts and embarking on tours supporting big names like Guns'n'Roses and Soundgarden. But as someone I can't remember said, "at the top of every peak, one is on the edge of an abyss." Whether it's dizziness or simply an inspiration never to be repeated, the fact remains that the group soon returned to their dusty lowlands. Still, not everyone leaves behind such honest and engaging works as “A Bit of What You Fancy.” For heaven's sake, I won't speak of a jewel in this case. This is simple costume jewelry. But the kind that always manages to capture us for some inexplicable reason.
A music to gulp down in one go, like whiskey just out of the barrel. Pure, fun, and carefree rock'n'roll, a reflection of the energy and recklessness of youth, seasoned with a generous glass of blues. That vibrant and noisy rock'n'roll like a jackhammer, harking back to the usual rolling stones. Those who lived through those years probably remember Spike, the Quireboys' leader. If not for the peculiar name, probably for the inevitable and colorful bandanas. I hope there are also some who, like me, remember him for his warm and passionate voice. That husky and gritty throat that so much recalls the Rod Stewart of the good old days.
What else to say about this album? Twelve songs that invite you to dance, to live life for what it is. With their warm and exciting atmospheres, they know how to warm the bravest hearts. And to those who hate track-by-track, I'd like to describe the hopping piano and boozy howls of the engaging single "7'o clock." Or the touching make-out ballads with any being with semblance of femininity like "I Don’t Love You Anymore" and "Roses and Rings." And again the lazy and effective guitar riffs and those catchy choruses to hum at the peak of a delirious drunkenness of "There She Goes Again" and "Hey You." And here I stop. If I've intrigued you or on the contrary made you mad with a capital K, then now you can damn well release the adrenaline with “A Bit of What You Fancy.”
Don't cling to the bottle though, there are other ways to get to the soul of things. Music is one of them.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
04 Sex Party (02:36)
Sharper than steel I cut like a knife You better start running �fore the lightning strikes Come on along have a good time You all been invited to a sex party Sex party, yeah sex party, you all been invited to a sex party With me (sex party), tonight (sex party), you all been invited to a sex party Laugh it's no joke I'll spit in your eye You'll love it from the moment y'all come inside Come on along boys girls free You all been invited to a sex party Sex party, yeah sex party, you all been invited to a sex party With me (sex party), tonight (sex party), you all been invited to a sex party Sex party, sex party, you all been invited to a sex party Sex party, sex party, you all been invited to a sex party Sex party, sex party, you all been invited to a sex party I love the way you walk, love the way you talk I like the things y'all do to me yeah Want you honey, need you baby You all been invited to a sex party Sex party, yeah sex party, you all been invited to a sex party With me (sex party), tonight (sex party), you all been invited to a sex party Well I love the way you walk, love the way you talk I like the things y'all do to me yeah Want you honey, need you baby You all been invited to a sex party.
05 Sweet Mary Ann (03:39)
Get my hat get my coat get my suitcase in the hall
And I won’t forget the letters that you wrote me
Oh cry, cry when I’m away, but my love will always stay
Right home, right home next to you
Well I’d go whoah whoah whoah
You’ll always be my friend
Whoah whoah whoah
You showed me who I am
Whoah whoah whoah
Darling understand
Well I thank you my sweet Mary Ann
Well I walked down that road
Down that rocky rocky line yeah
But I’ll always have your shoulder to cry on
And I sure, sure won’t forget
And I sure will never regret
Being close, being close to someone like you yeah
I’d go whoah whoah whoah
You’ll always be my friend yeah
Whoah whoah whoah
You showed me who I am yeah
Whoah whoah whoah
Darling understand
Well I thank you my sweet Mary Ann
Oh now I look back in time
You showed me the right from the wrong
I just wanna say how much this all meant to me
Now I walked out that door but I’ll always remember your ways
I’d go whoah whoah whoah
You’ll always be my friend yeah
Whoah whoah whoah
You showed me who I am yeah
Whoah whoah whoah
Darling understand
Well I thank you my sweet Mary Ann
07 Hey You (03:20)
Jenny was a shy girl I gave her my love
And everything she was dreaming of
She don’t want me that’s alright
Aint no reason no time to fight
I caught you out no word of a lie
See you walking with another guy
All ya said and all ya done
Oh baby, you did me wrong yeah
Hey you what can I do
Can’t you stand by your man like the other girls can
Hey you what can I do
Can’t you stand by your man like the other girls can
All the girls can
Show me how this happened so fast
All you wanted and all you asked
I gave it all my everything
What you wanted and don’t complain
Sure is sad now it’s a fact
Made a fool of me behind my back
All those stories and all them lies
Oh baby, you never compromised yeah
Hey you what can I do
Can’t you stand by your man like the other girls can
Hey you what can I do
Can’t you stand by your man like the other girls can
All the girls can
Hey you what can I do
Can’t you stand by your man like the other girls can
Hey you what can I do
Can’t you stand by your man like the other girls can
Hey you what can I do
Can’t you stand by your man like the other girls can
Hey you what can I do
Can’t you stand by your man like the other girls can
Hey you, hey you
Stand by your man like the other girls can
Hey you what can I do…
11 There She Goes Again (02:56)
Sitting in a bar room must have gone past ten Well I had the kind of day I never want again I got this gun pointing to my head Gonna pull the trigger baby cos you want me dead It's got so bad hey what ya doing to me Everywhere I look what do I see Whoah whoah whoah there she goes again ooh yeah Whoah whoah whoah there she goes again Night time turns to morning it's a cold but sunny day I must have walked a million miles to get this far away I've been in every bar in every town No matter where I go you're there when I turn round It's got so bad hey what ya doing to me Everywhere I look what do I see Whoah whoah whoah there she goes again ooh yeah Whoah whoah whoah there she goes again It's got so bad hey what ya doing to me Everywhere I look It's driving me out my mind can't you let me go I don't really want ya baby no no no Whoah whoah whoah there she goes again ooh yeah Whoah whoah whoah there she goes again Whoah whoah whoah there she goes again ooh yeah Whoah whoah whoah there she goes again...
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