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Essential Youth (rehearsal recording)

by Shiner

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Bruno Bomp, Tim Orchard, Tim Brooke, Andy Bull & Duncan Russell - recorded live in rehearsal on 15th March 2022 by Luke Smith

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Essential Youth
Everything is hazy, I think I’m going crazy
Nothing new amazes me, the things that other people say
People say we’re lazy, our generation’s gone astray
Say we’ve got it easy, complain about the youth today
Chorus #1
Essential youth! Essential youth! Tell us the truth, tell us the truth
The permissive society abuse our gift of liberty
Corrupt the youth at an early age, send them to a prison cage
Prison life’s romanticised. Law and order are despised
The press started a civil war to wipe out youth for evermore!
Chorus #2
Essential youth! We’re essential youth! So please grow a backbone and, tell
us the truth
We’re essential youth! We’re essential youth! And we need the truth, so tell
us the truth
Gang warfare is nothing new. Queensbury Rules are seldom used
Toilet chains and leaden pipes can change to weapons in a fight
Chorus
Kids from the gutter, behind prison bars
Cast up our eyes and look to the stars
We’re essential youth! Essential youth!
So please grow a backbone and tell us the truth
We’re kids of this country. We know we’re divine
So stop trapping us in your moral decline
We’re essential youth! Essential youth! So… stop wasting our time and
tell us the Truth…aaaaaaaaaa!!!
© Tim Orchard 1978

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released May 18, 2022
Bruno Bomp (vocals), Tim Orchard (guitar), Tim Brooke (bass), Andy Bull (drums) & Duncan Russell (guitar) - written by Tim Orchard

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Shiner Bath, UK

Bath/Bristol-based band formed in 2019 but rooted in 1977 when guitarists Tim Orchard and Duncan Russell, bassist Tim Brooke and drummer Andy Bull originally met donned leather jackets & discovered punk. A name taken from a fictitious bovver rock group in a glam rock film screenplay. Latest recruit is 16 year old Bruno of BOMP who will be taking over on lead vocals until we can't take it any more ... more

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