Music Video
Music Video
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Belle and Sebastian
Performer
Bob Kildea
Guitar
Christopher Thomas Geddes
Piano
Sarah Ann Martin
Vibraphone
Mick Cooke
Bass Guitar
Richard William Colburn
Drums
Stuart Murdoch
Vocals
Stephen Thomas Jackson
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chris Geddes
Songwriter
Sarah Ann Martin
Songwriter
Stevie Jackson
Composer
Mick Cooke
Songwriter
Richard William Colburn
Songwriter
Stuart Murdoch
Songwriter
KILDEA BOBBY
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Reynolds
Engineer
Jason Mott
Engineer
Todd Burke
Engineer
Tony Hoffer
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Mornington Crescent
I think of you
Rain in the southeast
Men feeling blue
Men with their bowlers
Kids with their spats
Ladies with chauffeurs
Dogs wearing hats and jackets
Rich apartments
Old punk posters
Tartan garments
I love the exquisite array
I love the camp as camp parade
The possibilies suggest themselves to me
[Verse 2]
Mornington Crescent
The sun in the east
I've got a job on
For a Senegalese rich arbitrator
In African law
To paint his apartment, strip down the walls
Came down between us lately
Lust and want and need just caved in
"Is it wise?"
The answer's no
It never is but since you ask
We pause thoughtfully, for twenty seconds reprieve
Then it's off with the briefs
[Verse 3]
Mornington Crescent
Sin is my game
We'll all be lined up
Irrelevant fame
Next to the broker, the nurse and the drunk
I was a joker, the wannabe punk that got lucky
Had a good time
Life became fruitless
Egotistic swine to all your friends
All the ladies and the men
The possibilities suggest themselves to me
We're a little too free
Written by: Chris Geddes, KILDEA BOBBY, Mick Cooke, Richard William Colburn, Sarah Ann Martin, Stevie Jackson, Stuart Murdoch