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Newtown

The Slits

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THE SLITS –Newtown– (John Peel Sessions, BBC, 1977)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Viviane Albertine

Viviane Albertine

Guitar

Tessa Pollitt

Bass Guitar

Ari Up

Vocals

Budgie

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Ariane Forster

Songwriter

Viviane Albertine

Viviane Albertine

Songwriter

Tessa Pollitt

Songwriter

Paloma Romero

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dennis Bovell

Producer

John Dent

Mastering Engineer

Mike Dunne

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Newtown

Where everybody goes around sniffing

Television-a

Or taking football-ina

[Verse 2]

Newtown (Newtown, Newtown)

Newtown (Newtown, Newtown)

Newtown (Newtown, Newtown)

Newtown (Newtown, Newtown)

Newtown (Newtown, Newtown, Newtown, Newtown)

[Verse 3]

Oh, gimme 'nother fix

Oh, oh, oh, gimme 'nother fix

If not I'll go sick, if not I'll go sick

I'll be sick

[Verse 4]

Ooh, morning papers will bring you something flash

Make your bones shake

And keep busy your mind

[Verse 5]

Newtown, Newtown (Newtown, Newtown, Newtown, Newtown)

Newtown, Newtown (Newtown, Newtown, Newtown, Newtown)

Newtown, Newtown (Newtown, Newtown, Newtown, Newtown)

[Verse 6]

Oh, gimme 'nother fix

I, I, I need another fix

If not I'll go sick, if not I'll go sick

I'll be sick, sick, sick, sick

[Verse 7]

Morning in the city, Mr, Simpson is a speedin' freak

Taking hunch-o-lina

Or sniffing phone call-ina

[Verse 8]

Newtown, Newtown (Newtown, Newtown, Newtown, Newtown)

Newtown, Newtown (Newtown, Newtown, Newtown, Newtown)

Newtown (Newtown, Newtown, Newtown, Newtown)

[Verse 9]

Down town, drop down, stick around, feeling down

Might be some coming out, football colors all around

Dropping PC late at night, waiting for a fight

Fight

[Verse 10]

Newtown

[Verse 11]

Newtown

Where everybody goes around sniffing

Television-a

Or taking football-ina

[Verse 12]

(Newtown, Newtown, Newtown, Newtown)

Newtown, Newtown (Newtown, Newtown, Newtown, Newtown)

Newtown, Newtown (Newtown, Newtown, Newtown, Newtown)

[Verse 13]

Oh, gimme 'nother fix

I, I, I need another fix

If not I'll go sick, if not I'll go sick

I'll be sick

[Verse 14]

(Down town, drop down, stick around, feeling down)

(Might be some coming out, football colors all around)

Newtown

(Dropping PC late at night, waiting for a fight)

Newtown (Fight)

[Verse 15]

Newtown

Newtown

Newtown

Newtown

Written by: Ariane Forster, Paloma Romero, Tessa Pollitt, Viviane Albertine

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