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'Cremation Memes'

by A Nightmare on Old Kent Road

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'Cremation Memes' tells the story of a nightmare in which the singer’s dead (and ninety-three year-old) father starts texting him, headlining Glastonbury (whilst getting erotic piercings) and replacing him in his other band (Yorkshire Vs Essex. He then starts criticising him as he always did. A true nightmare, set alongside some of the songs the old fellow used to sing…and some beats.

This single, released exclusively on Bandcamp, is taken from our first album, released on November 29th.

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8: CREMATION…MEMES…(Indian love call)

You see, my dead dad texted me the other night; his nonagenarian digits never navigated phones in life…
Tweets too & then WhatsApp, cremation memes and Snapchet…
Till he preened in front of me, iPod Mini rocking with Nelson Eddy… rocking Nelson Eddy
When I’m calling you; when I’m calling you…
The man that replies, is not what I worked for
That’s why I’m never calling you!
Dad’s got dreadlocks now, and he’s headlined Glastonbury; he’s got a PA ring and replaced me in YVE.
Though so different, his disappointment remains explosive; ever the grafter, he was always homophobic.
I recall the real-life chat, laced with bitter bile, when he equated some gay man to a paedophile.
But, despite these nightmares in which he always stars, he’s in the gentler dreams as well, plnkaplonking on guitars.
If my head hits a pillow, he’s there – serenading me. Everytime, Everytime, Everytime…
Operettas, nonsense songs, and even nursery rhymes…operettas, nonsense songs and even nursery rhymes…
When I’m calling you
In happy moments, day by day…
…Tramp, tramp, tramp along the highway…
Hi diddle dee, a little boy for me… hey diddly dee, a little boy for me
I’ll always be, I’ll always be calling you
You see, my dead dad texted me the other night…

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released November 10, 2017
Vocals and lyrics by Simon Yorkshire
Guitars, beats and compositions by Stephen Elwell

Cover by Stephen Elwell, with arrangements by Andy Mckinna (and childish scrawl from Simon Yorkshire)

Produced by a Nightmare on Old Kent Road; Mastered by Nik the Deks...

Released courtesy of Crushing Objects Records....

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A Nightmare on Old Kent Road London, UK

A Nightmare on Old Kent Road unites musician Stephen Elwell (of Lofe and The Brain of Morbius) and singer/lyricist Simon Yorkshire (of Yorkshire Vs Essex)… Tales of the latter's warped nightmares are set to the former's dreamlike compositions. The duo awoke on April Fools Day 2017 in a converted bedroom somewhere sexy between New Cross and Peckham; they now have two albums to nab here on Bandcamp! ... more

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