Comments on: DAY 41: Route 66 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 LOUSY TUNES http://freakytrigger.co.uk/hate/2005/08/day-41-route-66-around-the-world-in-80-lousy-tunes/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:46:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Simon Beck http://freakytrigger.co.uk/hate/2005/08/day-41-route-66-around-the-world-in-80-lousy-tunes/#comment-247073 Simon Beck Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:57:20 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/hate/2005/08/day-41-route-66-around-the-world-in-80-lousy-tunes/#comment-247073 Sadly the Southend song has (with minor changes) been done already. And by none other than that left-wing player of Burns guitars, Billy Bragg. Here, in full is The Bragg's version: "A13 - Trunk Road To The Sea" Words: Billy Bragg Music: Bobby Troup If you ever have to go to Shoeburyness Take the A road, the okay road that's the best Go motorin' on the A13 If you're looking for a thrill that's new Take in Fords, Dartford Tunnel and the river too Go motorin' on the A13 It starts down in Wapping There ain't no stopping By-pass Barking and straight through Dagenham Down to Grays Thurrock And rather near Basildon Pitsea, Thundersley, Hadleigh, Leigh-On-Sea, Chalkwell, Prittlewell Southend's the end If you ever have to go to Shoeburyness Take the A road, the okay road that's the best Go motorin' on the A13 "Southend's the end!" Too true. Sadly the Southend song has (with minor changes) been done already. And by none other than that left-wing player of Burns guitars, Billy Bragg. Here, in full is The Bragg’s version:

“A13 - Trunk Road To The Sea”
Words: Billy Bragg
Music: Bobby Troup

If you ever have to go to Shoeburyness
Take the A road, the okay road that’s the best
Go motorin’ on the A13

If you’re looking for a thrill that’s new
Take in Fords, Dartford Tunnel and the river too
Go motorin’ on the A13

It starts down in Wapping
There ain’t no stopping
By-pass Barking and straight through Dagenham
Down to Grays Thurrock
And rather near Basildon
Pitsea, Thundersley, Hadleigh, Leigh-On-Sea,
Chalkwell, Prittlewell
Southend’s the end

If you ever have to go to Shoeburyness
Take the A road, the okay road that’s the best
Go motorin’ on the A13

“Southend’s the end!” Too true.

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