Casuals - Jesamine (1968)

Casuals (England)

Jesamine

Year: 1968

Chart history
Highest position	Country
#1	New Zealand, South Africa
#2	Great Britain
#3	Ireland
#5	Belgium
#6	Norway
#7	Poland
#8	Israel, Netherlands
#9	Germany
#18	Italy
#21	Australia

What am I supposed to do
With a girl like Jesamine
Though my eyes are open wide
She's made my life a dream

When Jesamine goes a part of me knows
I'm not really living
A butterfly child so free and so wild
And so full of living

When Jesamine stays though time goes fast
This is my world at last
Beautiful days lost in her eyes
But then the whole world dies

When Jesamine goes a part of me knows
I'm not really living
A butterfly child so free and so wild
And so full of living

What can you say
When a girl doesn't want to know
She's too far away
And she makes my life a dream

When Jesamine goes a part of me knows
I'm not really living
A butterfly child, just free and so wild
And so full of living

When Jesamine stays though time goes fast
This is my world at last
Beautiful days lost in her eyes
But then the whole world dies

What am I supposed to do
What can you say
With a girl like Jesamine
When a girl doesn't want to know
Though my eyes are open wide
She's too far away
She's made my life a dream
And she makes my life a dream

When Jesamine goes a part of me knows
I'm not really living
When Jesamine goes a part of me knows
I'm not really living...

Barry Ryan - Kitsch (1970)

Barry Ryan (England)

Kitsch

Year: 1970

Chart history
Highest position	Country
#3	Netherlands
#10	Belgium, Germany
#37	Great Britain

I had a dream
oh what a dream
I saw the shape
of things to come
then I awoke
it was no joke
I'd seen the shape
of things to come.

Kitsch is a beautiful word
it's a beautiful word
it's a beautiful lullabye.

I saw a queen
all dressed in green
but I could see
she had no soul
I see the moon
shining in June
what we all need
is Rock and Roll.

Kitsch is a beautiful word
it's a beautiful word
it's a beautiful lullabye.

Old plastic macs
and caddilacs
prawn cocktails
steak
and lovely wine
just do your thing
and we'll all sing
so here we go
now take your time.

Kitsch is a beautiful word
it's a beautiful word
it's a beautiful lullabye

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno (1980)

Dexy's Midnight Runners (England)

Geno

Year: 1980

Chart history
Highest position	Country
#1	Great Britain
#2	Ireland
#10	Israel

Geno, Geno, Geno, Geno, Geno!
Geno, Geno, Geno, Geno, Geno!
Geno, Geno, Geno, Geno, Geno!

Back in '68 in a sweaty club
(Oh, Geno)
Before Jimmy's Machine and The Rocksteady Rub
(Oh, Geno)
On a night when flowers didn't suit my shoes
After a week of flunkin' and bunkin' school
The lowest head in the crowd that night
Just practicin' steps and keepin' outta the fights

Academic inspiration, you gave me none
But you were Michael the lover
The fighter that won
But now just look at me as I'm looking down at you
No, I'm not bein' flash, It's what I'm built to do

That man took the stage, his towel was swingin' high
(Oh Geno)
This man was my bombers, my Dexy's, my high
(Oh, Geno)
How the crowd, they all hailed you, and chanted your name
But they never knew like we knew
Me and you were the same
And now you're all over, your song is so tame, brrr
You fed me, you bred me, I'll remember your name

Academic inspiration, you gave me none
But you were Michael the lover
The fighter that won
But now just look at me as I'm looking down at you
No, I'm not bein' flash, It's what I'm built to do

Oh, Geno
(Oh, Geno)
Oh, Geno
(Oh, Geno)

Hollies - Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress (1972)

Hollies (England)

Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress 

Year: 1972

Chart history
Highest position	Country
#1	Canada, South Africa
#2	Australia, USA
#3	Israel
#15	Germany
#21	Netherlands
#32	Great Britain

Saturday night I was down town
Working for the F.B.I.
Sitting in a nest of bad men
Whiskey bottles piling high
Boot legging boozer on the west side
Full of people who are doing wrong
Just about to call up the D.A. man
When I heard this woman singing a song.

A pair of forty fives made me open my eyes
My temperature started to rise
She was a long cool woman in a black dress
Just a five nine
Beautiful
Tall
With just one look I was a bad mess
Cause that long cool woman had it all.

Saw her heading to the table
Well a tall walking big black cat
When Charlie said "I hope that you're able
Boy"
Well
I'm telling you she knows where it's at
Well suddenly we heard a siren
And every body started to run
A jumping out of doors and tables
Well I heard somebody shooting a gun.

Well the D.A. was pumping my left hand
And a she a holding my right
And I told her don't get scared
Cause you're gonna be spared
I gotta be forgiven
If I want to spend my living with
A long cool woman in a black dress
Just a five nine
Beautiful
Tall
With just one look I was a bad mess
'Cause that long cool woman had it all
Had it all
Had it all
Had it all

Elbow - One day like this (2008)

Elbow (England)

One day like this

Year: 2008

Chart history
Highest position	Country
#4	Great Britain (2012)
#18	Ireland (2012)
#19	Belgium (2009)

Drinking in the morning sun
Blinking in the morning sun
Shaking off the heavy one
Heavy like a loaded gun

What made me behave that way?
Using words I never say
I can only think it must be love
Oh, anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day

Someone tell me how I feel
It's silly wrong but vivid right
Oh, kiss me like the final meal
Yeah, kiss me like we die tonight

Cause holy cow, I love your eyes
And only now I see the light
Yeah, lying with me half awake
Oh, anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day

When my face is chamois-creased
If you think I'll wink, I did
Laugh politely at repeats
Yeah, kiss me when my lips are thin

Cause holy cow, I love your eyes
And only now I see you like
Yeah, lying with me half awake
Stumbling over what to say
Well, anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day

Throw those curtains wide!
One day like this a year'd see me right
Throw those curtains wide!
One day like this a year'd we'll sing it right

Tears for Fears - Shout (1984)

Tears for Fears (England)

Shout

Year: 1984

Chart history
Highest position	Country
#1	Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, USA
#2	France, Italy, South Africa, Zimbabwe
#3	Poland
#4	Great Britain
#5	Ireland, Norway
#6	Austria
#16	Sweden

Shout

Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
Come on

Shout
Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
Come on

In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really really ought to know
Those one track minds
That took you for a working boy
Kiss them goodbye
You shouldn't have to jump for joy
You shouldn't have to shout for joy

Shout
Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
Come on

They gave you life
And in return you gave them hell
As cold as ice
I hope we live to tell the tale
I hope we live to tell the tale

Shout
Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
Come on

Shout
Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
Come on

Shout
Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
Come on

And when you've taken down your guard
If I could change your mind
I'd really love to break your heart
I'd really love to break your heart

Shout
Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
Come on

Shout
Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
So come on

Shout
Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
Come on

Shout
Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
Come on

Shout
Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
So come on

Shout
Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you