Hamsters Are Playing

SharksDontSleep · June 08, 2015, 02:07:57 PM

Written a few weeks ago & completed only yesterday, this song is a tribute to my first band The Exploding Hamsters' greatest gig at the fabled North Norfolk venue West Runton Pavilion circa 1979.

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Music written by myself & recorded using iPad Garageband & a Boss BR800.
Lyrics written & sung by original Exploding Hamsters singer Gary

Tox would book a coach
Meet at NORCAT's gate
We'd be heading to North Norfolk
And we'd be back late

We saw the Ruts, saw the Damned,
Adam and the Ants
Spent our money, found it funny
Simple Minds were pants

We saw the Cure, saw The Stranglers
Dave saw UK Subs
Ian saw Joy Division
Don't think we missed much

Penetration were fantastic
We were buzzing for hours
As teenage boys in Norfolk
The fucking world was ours

Joe Bridge had khaki trousers
And a heart of gold
So he loaded up the gear
And let his tea go cold

Andy had his drums
In the back of Mark's wheels
Dave Taylor had a guitar
And a sheep to steal

Steve Rourke was in Winston
But he couldn't wait
Looked at Rob, gave a nod
Began to levitate

Army boy parked his bike
Rob grabbed his bass
And I squeezed in the middle
Of that Hamster space

Exploding Hamsters are playing
The Hamsters are playing
West Runton Pavillion
Exploding Hamsters are playing
The Hamsters are playing
West Runton Pavillion

Finally ... Gary's newspaper cutting advertising the event. Notice how we played a week after The Damned.

Notice also that this was a couple of weeks after Simple Minds played West Runton ... to 50 less people.

That was then, this is now.
Where did it all go wrong