Markus

Been sorting out my iPod and ripping CD's. Came across Suggs' solo album, lovely it is.

Here's the question for you though. Years ago, when it was released, our Suggs was on Jools Holland's show, promoting the album, he sung the song 4am, and I heard the song, and then tuned out for a few seconds, just as Jools mentioned who the song was about (Terry and Julie I seem to recall are the names in the song).

Now, do any of you lot happen to know who it was written about? It's one of those niggling little things

Turbohot

I really dont know!

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Well Terry met Julie at Waterloo underground and then crossed over the river to where they felt safe and sound, in the Kinks Waterloo Sunset, so???????????


Alcazar

Markus

Well, the lyrics are this:


4 am

Terry turns he just cannot sleep from the ceaseless noise out in the street
It's too hot, and it's too late, there's nothing he can do but wait

Terry says I'm going nowhere fast
Nobody hears there's no-one there
Julie wakes to find herself alone
Which comes as no surprise, no surprise, no surprise, to be on her own

It's four in the morning
Why don't you call me?
I'm sorry I hurt you
I still want you back
It's four in the morning

Julie wakes to find herself alone
Which comes as no surprise, no surprise, no surprise, to be on her own

It's four in the morning
Why don't you call me?
I'm sorry I hurt you
I still want you back

It's four in the morning
Why don't you call me?
I'm sorry I hurt you
I still want you back
It's four in the morning

Waiting I'm so tired of waiting

It's four in the morning
Why don't you call me?
I'm sorry I hurt you
I still want you back

I know what you're thinking
You're alone now
I'm sorry I hurt you
I still want you back

It's four in the morning
Why don't you call me?
I'm sorry I hurt you
I still want you back


So somone has been a fool and wants his girl back. It could be the same T & J, but I just get the feeling they'd be living in Camden Town, or somewhere around Finsbury Park, and I know my geography of London is a bit iffy, but I'm sure over the river down by Waterloo is nowhere near CT or FB

Markus

ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I think you're spot on there though! check this out:


glad to here it!
i was talking to some of the legends from the mailing list in the
dc & explaning why it's my fave song off wounderfull
for me it's a fantastic concept the continuing story of
terry & julie from the kinks song waterloo sunset
& what's happend to them nearly 30 years down the road
everythings not all rosies
as is the case for many people
what a song, what a team, what day is it?


Sweet.

Spoon

Sure it's not Terry and June?

Markus

Deffo not Terry and June

Me is now happy, got some peace in my soul, and if I could, I'd clear the clouds and make the sun shine forever.

Spoon

Coming out of the closet or what?

Markus

nope, just happy, I've been known to write the odd poetic type thing from time to time when the mood takes me.

Spoon

It went straight over your head then!