John Otway lyrics

Classic lines from the archives of British recording microstar, the anti-hero's superhero, John Otway. Every day is a bit ambitious. Unofficial and with love.

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Jenny tried for a millennium baby, she made passionate love on April 9th.

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Jenny tried for a millennium baby, she made passionate love on April 9th.

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Send a roving special down the line, I’m running desperately behind, there’s only one thing on my mind – the rain and tears are in my eyes.

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You asked me what I wanted and I just made a wish, put that genie back in the bottle. I shouldn’t be doing this.

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I went to the travel agent to find out the fare. She said, “It’s 57 by train and 107 by air”.

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Just when I thought it wasn’t going too bad, Wild Willy Barrett floated up on a cloud.

I said “I need this like a hole in the head”. Saint Peter said “that’s what you’ve got and that’s why you’re dead”.

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Everyone knows that we belong together, that is everyone except you. I’m so positive, you’re so negative - that must mean I’m attractive to you.

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You are my lady, you kiss me so softly, the glowing flame in me has never burned so bright.

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It’s a joke, it ain’t funny, might as well be stuck in prison, too many sins – not enough temptation.

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She said, “I’ve got you a date for Toronto and booked Kingston after that, and I’m waiting to hear from the promoter to find out about Quebec”.

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This was doing the rounds again on twitter, and it’s well overdue for this tweak.

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A surprise appearance from a fleet-of-foot Otway in this Rik Mayall music clip. Their paths crossed occasionally (Young Ones, Whoops Apocalypse). Here is the full clip. Alongside Jools and Bill Wyman.

https://t.co/08QIRyzWJa

[GavinJ @VB746]

The legend that is @john_otway getting a well deserved mention in Show People by @frankturner on his new album Undefeated. Off to see FT tomorrow on his world record attempt, @ParishHudd for me 😀👍

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I should’ve followed my instincts, I should’ve noticed the colours had run, I could’ve kept my eye on that cloud in the sky before it came between us and the sun.

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The last time I saw Judy, she was dancing with The Slug – the lead singer from a punk band called Vomit Tastes So Good.

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Many a man would face his gun, and many a man would fall, the man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot Liberty Valance, he was the bravest of them aw-aw-aw-all.

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She gave me protection with a taste of my own medicine, she said “honey, does it hurt when I press there?”

She lied, and she cheated, laughed when I objected, now that’s what I call intensive care!

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A few years later, when I was a teenager, one emotional drama would be followed by another,

Sometimes I’d be moody, sometimes I’d be sad, but I would write romantic songs when it got really bad.

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And my woman of beauty, I will take your hand, kiss me without wishing that we had more time to spend, and I’ll hold your bloody body if they get you in the end – running from the law.

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What the hell am I doing in Champaign, Illinois, when I want to be in Montréal?