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Belle and Sebastian - This Is Just A Modern Rock Song
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Performer
Christopher Thomas Geddes
Christopher Thomas Geddes
Piano
Isobel Campbell
Isobel Campbell
Cello
Mick Cooke
Mick Cooke
Trumpet
Richard William Colburn
Richard William Colburn
Drums
Sarah Ann Martin
Sarah Ann Martin
Violin
Stuart Murdoch
Stuart Murdoch
Vocals
Stephen Thomas Jackson
Stephen Thomas Jackson
Guitar
Stuart David
Stuart David
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stevie Jackson
Stevie Jackson
Songwriter
Chris Geddes
Chris Geddes
Songwriter
Isobel Campbell
Isobel Campbell
Songwriter
Mick Cooke
Mick Cooke
Songwriter
Richard William Colburn
Richard William Colburn
Songwriter
Stuart Murdoch
Stuart Murdoch
Songwriter
Sarah Ann Martin
Sarah Ann Martin
Songwriter
Stuart David
Stuart David
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tony Doogan
Tony Doogan
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Emma tried to run away
I followed her across the city
She went out to the Easterhouse
'Cause she liked the sound of it
[Verse 2]
She didn't have a single penny
She stuck her finger in the air
She tried to flag down an aeroplane
I suppose she needs a holiday
[Verse 3]
I put my arm around her waist
She put me on the ground with Judo
She didn't recognize my face
She wasn't even looking
[Verse 4]
Laura's feeling just ideal
Her horoscope was nearly perfect
She's thinking of something to do
'Cause she is the birthday girl
[Verse 5]
She walked out to the edge of town
She saw me lying in the park
She took Emma by the hand
They've got a lot in common
[Verse 6]
I'll leave them to do what they want
I'll leave them to do what they need to
I'll go and play with words and pictures
I'll admit I'm feeling strange
[Verse 7]
I'm not as sad as Dostoevsky
I'm not as clever as Mark Twain
I'll only buy a book for the way it looks
And I'll stick it on the shelf again
[Verse 8]
Now I could tell you what I'm thinking
But it never seems to do you good
It's beyond me what a girl can see
I'm only lucid when I'm writing songs
[Verse 9]
This is just a modern rock song
This is just a sorry lament
We're four boys in our corduroys
We're not terrific, but we're competent
[Verse 10]
Stevie's full of good intentions
Richard's into rock and roll
Stuart's staying in, and he thinks it's a sin
That he has to leave the house at all
[Verse 11]
This is just a modern rock song
This is just a tender affair
I count, three, four, and we start to slow
Because a song has got to stop somewhere
Written by: Christopher Thomas Geddes, Isobel Campbell, Mick Cooke, Richard William Colburn, Sarah Ann Martin, Stephen Thomas Jackson, Stuart David, Stuart Murdoch

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