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Britannia Great

from Suburban Pastoral by Helen McCookerybook

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    14 track CD featuring the first songs I'd recorded for more than 20 years. Cover art by Ben Wilson, the chewing gum painter. Featuring guest appearances by Lester Square (Monochrome Set), Dan Whitehouse (vocals), Paul Davey (sax), Paul Taylor (trombone), John Eacott (trumpet), Tash Bryant (cello), Jon Bond (cello), Allan Bradbury (cello), Spence Brown (double bass), Anja Hagge (accordion), and BJ Cole (pedal steel guitar). Recorded by Tom Greenwood. design by Emerald Moseley, photo by Mike Slocombe.

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Britainnia Great

The voice of reason speaks to me in tones quite stern and grey
And calls upon my conscience to respond
Please recognise the anti-social way that you behave
Obey the rules your duty will command

I don't care about your conscience duty calls in vain
Life's more fun outside the system virtue is a pain
Oh I was made to suit myself and suit myself I do
If only you could think like me you'd have your freedom too
Have your freedom too
Have your freedom too
Have your freedom too

Oh you can be too studious you like to do things right
What harm is there in trying something new
I'd like to teach you other ways to live and how to fight
This passion to conform that's inside you

You care for your Queen and country where's the life in that
Uniform in mind and body dead to good or bad
You wanna make Britannia great just like she used to be
It's time to change your attitude it's down to you and me
Down to you and me
Down to you and me
Down to you and me

There's something in the things you say that I can understand
Though I do things a different way to you
Perhaps if we approach the future like this hand in hand
We'd understand each other's point of view
Other point of view
Other point of view
Other point of view

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from Suburban Pastoral, released January 2, 2013
Alto Sax: Paul Davey
Trumpet: John eacott
Trombone: Paul Taylor
Guitar/Rhodes/Vocals: Helen

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Helen McCookerybook is an outstanding songwriter who's beginnings formed in the punk era, old associates The Monochrome Set/The Pirhanas her first band was The Chefs (John Peel fave) She later signed to RCA with her band The Horns and had a couple of minor hits
Helen took 20 years out to become a Mum and PHD, taking up her songwriting again in 2003. Suburban Pastoral was her 1st solo record. ... more

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