songs about affluent but boring suburbs

[isvicthere?]

Not a neglected subject in song...

 

[[62]]

I suspect the Kinks have done a few on this subject, but this is the one I know.

 

[two sheds]

 

[[62]]

 

[isvicthere?]

I suspect the Kinks have done a few on this subject, but this is the one I know.

Indeed. You also have...

 

[Knotted]

 

[andysays]

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

 

[ska invita]

we sang this at primary school for some reason - some teacher mustve snuck it in amongst the christian ditties


Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes made of ticky-tacky
Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes all the same
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same

And the people in the houses
All went to the university
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same
And there's doctors and lawyers
And business executives
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same

And they all play on the golf course
And drink their martinis dry
And they all have pretty children
And the children go to school
And the children go to summer camp
And then to the university
Where they are put in boxes
And they come out all the same

And the boys go into business
And marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same

There's a pink one and a green one
And a blue one and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same

 

[surreybrowncap]

The morning sun touched lightly on
The eyes of Lucy Jordan
In a white suburban bedroom
In a white suburban town....

 

[andysays]

 

[Dr. Furface]

 

[Dr. Furface]

 

[chilango]

we sang this at primary school for some reason - some teacher mustve snuck it in amongst the christian ditties


Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes made of ticky-tacky
Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes all the same
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same

And the people in the houses
All went to the university
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same
And there's doctors and lawyers
And business executives
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same

And they all play on the golf course
And drink their martinis dry
And they all have pretty children
And the children go to school
And the children go to summer camp
And then to the university
Where they are put in boxes
And they come out all the same

And the boys go into business
And marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same

There's a pink one and a green one
And a blue one and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same

I quote this in my PhD thesis!

 

[Griff]

 

[andysays]

 

[ska invita]

I bet Bryan Ferry has got a few dream houses. Hypocrite!!

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Saint Etienne are good at this. A couple from 'Home Counties'

Whyteleafe -



Angel of Woodhatch



are the only two that mention specific places

 

[ska invita]

What's the best Sans Beanstalk track for this Elpenor ?

Maybe this

 

[Brainaddict]

No blur yet? Stereotypes in particular but the whole of the Great Escape album was aimed at suburban/commuter man.

 

[Humberto]

Autumn Almanac is another one from the Kinks.

 

[Humberto]

Penny Lane

 

[ska invita]

.....aimed at suburban/commuter man.

There is something annoying about being condescended to by millionaire musicians. Works if your audience hasn't entered the workforce yet.
Doesnt just apply to Blur of course

 

[ska invita]

Not a neglected subject in song...

So you think youll be happy taking doggy for a walk is a funny line

 

[Nanker Phelge]

A lIttle Man and a House - The Cardiacs

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Cardiac Arrest - Madness
Grey Day - Madness

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Sunday Sunday - Blur

 

[Nanker Phelge]

My song....

 

[Saul Goodman]

Love this one

 

[petee]