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Avenue

Lyrics

Transcribed by Mark Dorset

[sample:] A lemonade.

Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /

[Backing throughout the verses:] ba-ba-da ba-da ba-ba-ba-da...

Pass me the suitcase, baby. / I know / it's not that easy and / give me / my mirror, love, / just give me / back my memories, / and oh, / oh, how many years / is it now Maurice? /

Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / And, ooh, / oh the clown's no good.

And I was / half-asleep, and / riding / on a slow-coach, I / think I / lose all these things still, / meaning / I'm not holy and, oh, / oh, your honey-dish, / oh, it's on my list. /

Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / And, ooh, / oh the clown's no good.

Wish my heart's wish / climbing out your window / for your savage amusement. / You put a spell over me, well, / smells like lemon flavour. /

ba-ba-da ba-da ba-ba-ba-da...

Tuesday, / if I had you back again / you know / I'm against the future. / Wednesday, / I was a little girl / (I was the little girl who'd like to snog your face.) / and ooh, / oh, how many years / is it now Maurice? /

Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / And, ooh, / oh the clown's no good.

Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. / And, ooh, / oh the clown's no good. And, ooh, / oh the clown's no good. And, ooh, / oh the clown's no good. And, ooh, / oh the clown's no good. And, ooh, / oh the clown's no good. And, ooh, / oh the clown's no good. (And then I shall go back to Maurice.) / And, ooh, / oh the clown's no good.

Credits

Composition:
Vocals:

References

The similarities between this song and the track Wonderful on the lost Beach Boys album Smile are apparently an intentional tribute.

Trivia

This song originally was called Young Heart, and Everlasting Heart.

Here's the band talking about the track, shamelessly pinched from Melody Maker:

Bob:
It's everyone's favourite. But I can't believe we put it out as a single - as if they were going to play it on the radio! We were so bloody cocky! We were so full of ourselves! We'd got to Number Twenty-One and thought "Right! Top Ten here we come", and then put that out! ... Those muffled voices in the background are actually me and Pete discussing Manic Street Preachers, left on the track really quietly.
Pete:
But you can't make out the proper words either.
Bob:
That line at the end? It's "Oh, the clown's no good." [Thanks fellers, I'd never have got it otherwise! - Anthony]
Pete:
It was our advice to McDonald's, regarding their current advertising campaign.

Versions and sources

Avenue
Avenue (butlins mix)
  • Avenue single [remix vinyl twelve inch]
  • Avenue single [remix CD]
Avenue (martial mix)
  • Avenue single [remix vinyl twelve inch]
  • Avenue single [remix CD]
Avenue (remix)
Avenue (variety club mix)
Avenue (venusian mix)
  • Avenue single [remix vinyl twelve inch]
  • Avenue single [remix CD]
Avenue [edit]
Avenue [video]


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