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Night On The Tiles

from NOTHING TO DECLARE by Stompin' on Spiders

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This song tells the story of Noor's early encounters with alcohol, including his father’s clandestine drinking sessions (Noor's dad was Muslim, so drinking was strictly forbidden) through to more recent encounters with the dreaded bottle. A good fun song after a bevy or six!

"Night On The Tiles" is a firm favourite opener at Stompin’ on Spiders gigs and performances....... cheers!

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Night On The Tiles

When I was a boy I saw my daddy drink
Liquor from a plain brown bag.
Sitting in the front room with a group of friends
‘cause life can be such a drag.
I asked my momma what my daddy’s drinking,
She looking with disapproving eyes.
“You know your daddy’s doing wrong
and he is gonna pay,
He’s heading right towards another night on the tiles”.

So I’m getting older and I’m finding my way,
I have the need to learn it all by myself.
Drinking up some Breaker from a stolen four pack,
Chilling round the back of my folk’s house.
Imagine my surprise it hit me between the eyes,
When I realised I’d lit the fuse,
That would consume me in the flames
and burn a long, long while,
I had plotted my course towards a night on the tiles.

I’m having a night on the tiles.
I’m having a night on the tiles.

Fast forward to today and many sessions have passed
Many miles have rolled under these wheels.
Drinking my way around the British Isles
Wondering if this wound will ever heal?
Repenting from the last while relishing the next,
Three day hangover’s just my style.
But the fire’s still burning,
and I’ve pushed it off the dial,
You know that I’m am heading towards a night on the tiles.

I’m having a night on the tiles.
I’m having a night on the tiles.


© New Tradition Music.

credits

from NOTHING TO DECLARE, track released February 29, 2012
Noor Ali: Vocals, electric guitars, percussion
Gazza Tee: Vocals, acoustic guitar

Written by N Ali & G Tolley
© New Tradition Music.

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Stompin' on Spiders is a musical collective formed at a Blues festival in April 2009. The band's stripped-back acoustic Blues/Rock style is individual as it is unique, blending the traditional ethos of Blues music with a very modern edge. A "new tradition" is how one music journalist described Stompin' on Spiders; "a radical mix of stripped-back blues and roots inspired by international events". ... more

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