So go the lyrics from the track “Auschwitz to Ipswich” by Jarvis Cocker from his “self titled” solo album. Its quite difficult to find songs with Ipswich in the lyrics that are positive about the town. We debated hard and strong on whether to include Ipswich Town football chants or go for a bit of …
Category Archives: England
Last Train to London
Last Train to London was released by ELO in 1979. One of the lines in the lyrics goes “The sun is going down”. When discussing London as a travel destintion its so difficult to know where to start. However going back to 1979 I remember going on a walk round the centre of London in …
Solsbury Hill
Solsbury Hill was written and performed by former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel. It was his debut single after his split from the band, and it is widely acknowledged that the song is about his thoughts around his decision to leave them. Solsbury Hill itself is a small flat-topped hill, that was once an iron age …
Should I stay or should I go (2).
That is the dilemma facing most of us at this time. The UK government is yet to decide whether to change the May 17th for international travel and even then the list of destinations that UK residents can travel to is likely to be limited. So we are faced with 1982 eternal dilemma of staying …