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On A 45

from Sledgehammer Songs by Joe Solo

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lyrics

I wanna sit down by the fire
Singing punk rock songs til the sun comes up
I wanna hear word down the wire
That the old club's jumping as the tab runs up
I see the band in the pub on the corner
Trying to keep the dream alive
When I hear a punk rock song kicking off
On a 45

I wanna backtrack to that summer
Joe Strummer at The Tower on the Class War tour
I want the rush of the crush at the front
And the blunt force trauma with a punk rock cure
I see the ghosts of the gang on the corner
Trying to kick this town to life
When I hear a punk rock song kicking off
On a 45

Me and Tone in our old leather jackets
In the Mayfair queue 2 and 85
We were there to see Stiff Little Fingers
Play the songs from the records that had changed our lives
I see the pit going off like a firework
When I close my eyes
Or when I hear a punk rock song kicking off
On a 45

These songs are more than memories
They're the soundtrack to a generation
That got up off its knees
I believe my heaven is flicking
Through the racks for the tracks that will change the world
I believe these songs last forever
They're the ones in the sleeves with the edges curled
You can say that it's long dead and gone
But the spirit's still alive
When I hear a punk rock song kicking off
On a 45

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from Sledgehammer Songs, released March 1, 2024
Joe Solo

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Joe Solo Scarborough, UK

Joe Solo is an award-winning musician, writer, poet, activist, broadcaster and washing machine engineer from Scarborough.

Live he has an ever growing reputation as both a performer and raconteur, being thought-provoking, comical and punch-the-air political often in the same breath.

He is not an artist you forget in a hurry. ... more

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