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The Up Shit Creek Blues

from Alterations by Mark Northfield

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    CD version of Alterations album in gatefold recycled card case. Includes full lyric booklet.

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Apocalyptic 21st century cabaret, featuring the magnificent snarling of jazz-siren Alexandra Howlett. Counterpart track to Headlonging on Alterations. See in-depth album guide ('alterations revealed') at www.marknorthfield.com for the full explanation.

A zombie-drag video was created especially for this track, featuring Mark in some slightly sinister lip-synching action. See it on Vimeo at: vimeo.com/44565854

lyrics

THE UP SHIT CREEK BLUES

Such a party
Such a great party
Remembered in hushed tones
With overdue diligence
Snakes and ladders
Collateral damage
Interesting times

What a party
What an exclusive party
Probable reserves
Our just desserts
Energy is currency
The skin of modernity
Now comes the hard graft

But the crowd sings

Something will turn up
Oh, it usually does
The great white techno fix
Waist high asterisks
Hindsight's a wonderful thing
Sing suckers!

Something will turn up
Well, it usually does
Mirrors and artifice
Belated wish lists
For told-you-so demons to sing
Sing
Sing
Sing

Such a party
Such a great party
One grand narrative arc
Invite the world and its dog
Growth is sacred
The emperor is naked
Are you awake yet?

What a party
What a swell party this is
Sheeple and uber-doomers
Cheap thrills, crazy numbers
Deniers' fantasies
Robust policies
Systemic unspeak

So the crowd sings

Something will turn up
Oh, it usually does
So many lights, so many cars
So many unforced errors
Hindsight's a terrible thing
Sing suckers!

Something will turn up
Well, it usually does
Never mind the methane
Give us our tittytainment
Who wants to be a millionaire
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

Such a party
The most exclusive party
Remembered in hushed tones
Our unquiet bones
Dig for victory
Pick your obituary
Aren't the stars beautiful

credits

from Alterations, released July 2, 2012
Written and arranged by Mark. Published by Substantive Recordings.
Lead vocal: Alexandra Howlett
Backing vocals: Mark Northfield and Andrew Holdsworth
Keyboards: Mark Northfield
Programming: Andrew Holdsworth
Strings: Charlie Brown, Nick Barr, Tony Woollard

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Mark Northfield Reading, UK

Pianist and singer/songwriter from Berkshire, England. Also founder member of piano trio Cherry Mint Koala. Mark makes eclectic, melodic and slightly melancholic pop/rock, with prominent classical and theatrical influences. Often collaborates with other vocalists drawn from a variety of genres. Somewhat unpigeonholeable. ... more

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