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Stoke Newington

from Songs for Modern Loving by Helen Arney

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What it's like living in newly gentrified North London.

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LYRICS - Stoke Newington

Waiting for the bus, the number 73
I get a creepy feeling someone's staring at me
Cos I haven’t got a baby
I’m a failure, well, maybe

Going down to the shops I pick some bread from a shelf
Someone “tuts” because I haven’t knitted it myself
They think I’m lazy
I think they might be crazy

You can see why middle classes are attracted to the
Village in London’s heart
There are still a few real people hiding behind the vintage
Shops and bohemian café bars

But for some it’s the next best thing to living in Surrey
You can still pop down to Brick Lane for a curry

Stokie is a heaven – or for some a living hell
Of tofu-reading, Guardian-eating young professionals
It’s obligatory
To not vote Tory

I like Stoke Newington but it don’t like me
And that’s Hackney

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from Songs for Modern Loving, released August 1, 2010
Ukulele and vocals by Helen Arney

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Helen Arney London, UK

"Geek Songstress" Helen Arney is the UK's finest purveyor of comedy songs with a scientifically verified twist.

"Champion of musical whims" Evening Standard
**** ”Harnesses the spirit of Ben Folds & the Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon… delightful” (Chortle)

Also one third of Festival of the Spoken Nerd and author of "The Element In The Room"
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