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It's Such A Shame About Susie

from The Violet Hour by Would-Be-Goods

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London in the violet hour

Sauntering down Rathbone Place

Smiling as I pass the White Tower

Thinking of a much-loved face


She wasn’t much of a beauty

And she wasn’t all that bright

But when it came to having a party

Susie was your girl, all right


Whenever she was brassic

She’d come up with a classic

And tell you she forgot her purse

She’d get quite histrionic

Demand a gin and tonic

You’d tell yourself it could be worse


Many times I’ve sat in a corner

Of the Colony Room

Watching Susie flirting and dancing

Bright in the November gloom

Knowing that the evening would end in

Tears and sometimes in bed

Waking on a Saturday morning

With Susie and an aching head


Sometimes she would tell you she loved you

Other times forget your name

Often she would cry on your shoulder

And tell you men are all the same


It’s such a shame about Susie

Now she’s given up the booze

She may have been a little bit crazy

But I’m still singing the blues

Still singing the blues

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from The Violet Hour, released March 27, 2021

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Would-Be-Goods London, UK

Would-be-goods are usually a four-piece band but this is a solo project which I began in October 2020, trying to trick myself into being more productive by treating songwriting as a game or challenge. Peter, my partner, acted as my daily title generator. I then had 24 hours to write and record the song. ... more

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