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Sham 69 - No Entry

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Album: That's Life
Released: 1978

No Entry Lyrics

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This two-and-a-half-minute track is autobiographical. According to Sham 69: History, Discography And Biography (published circa 1978), Sham 69 were lined up for a short US tour, but lead vocalist Jimmy Pursey got involved in an incident at the Vortex which led to him being arrested. In turn this led to the American Embassy refusing him a visa, so with guitarist Dave Parsons he wrote this charming ditty, which ends with the words: "stick America up your arse."

In contrast, if you listen closely you may hear something resembling "The Star Spangled Banner" in the melody at one point.

"No Entry" was released on the Polydor label in October 1978 as the B-side of "Hurry Up Harry." (thanks, Alexander Baron - London, England, for above 2)

Sham 69 - Red London

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Album: released as a b-side
Released: 1977

Red London Lyrics

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This short, uptempo track - 1 minute 55 seconds - was written by guitarist Dave Parsons; along with "Ulster" it made up the B-side of the first Sham 69 single: "I Don't Wanna."

Like the other two tracks, it was recorded at Pathway Studios, North London, produced by John Cale and released as both 7-inch and 12-inch singles. (thanks, Alexander Baron - London, England)

Sham 69 - Angels With Dirty Faces

Sham 69 - Angels With Dirty Faces Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: That's Life
Released: 1978

Angels With Dirty Faces Lyrics

Who's got a dirty face then

Angels With Dirty Faces
Angels from nowhere places
Kids like me and you

Running fighting down the street
Ain't got no money but I don't cry
We're the people you don't wanna know
We come from places you don't wanna go

Angels with dirty faces
Angels from nowhere places
Kids like me and you

I'm never sad but sometimes lonely
Doing things someones told me
We're the people you don't wanna know
We come from places you don't wanna go

Angels with dirty faces
Angels from nowhere places
Kids like me and you

Angels with dirty faces
Angels from nowhere places
Kids like me and you

I'm a rebel stuck with a label
Trying to be someone in life
We're the people you don't wanna know
We come from places you don't wanna go

Angels with dirty faces
Angels from nowhere places
Kid's like me and you

Writer/s: RANGE, HEIDI / BUENA, MUTYA / BUCHANAN, KEISHA KERREECE FAYEANNE / HIGGINS, BRIAN THOMAS / COOPER, MIRANDA ELEANOR DE FONBRUN / COLER, NICK / POWELL, TIMOTHY MARTIN / COWLING, LISA
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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"Angels With Dirty Faces" was co-written by lead vocalist Jimmy Pursey and guitarist Dave Parsons. It was released on the Polydor label backed by the renamed "The Cockney Kids Are Innocent."

Engineered by Peter Wilson, it was produced by Wilson and Pursey.

Sham 69's second single on Polydor - their third in all - the song is about the band's fans, although it takes its name from the 1938 James Cagney gangster film Angels With Dirty Faces. (thanks, Alexander Baron - London, England, for above 2)

Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout

Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Tell Us the Truth
Released: 1978

Borstal Breakout Lyrics

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Also known as "There's Gonna Be A Borstal Break-Out," this uptempo, rebellious song is pure punk. Co-written by band leader and front man Jimmy Pursey with guitarist Dave Parsons in 1976, it was their first single after being signed by Polydor. According to the Sham 69: History, Discography And Biography, it was released January 6, 1978. It was backed by "Hey Little Rich Boy" and was engineered by Peter Wilson, who produced it with Pursey.

"Borstal Breakout" was re-released in March 1993 as the B Side of "Uptown" on the C.M.P. label.

Borstals were a form of youth detention center. The first one was established at Borstal Prison in the Kent village of Borstal near Rochester in 1902, and they had an almost uniformly bad reputation. In the UK, the 1982 Criminal Justice Act abolished them, replacing them with youth custody centers, although other Commonwealth countries continue to use them, India, for example. If this reform had occurred ten years earlier, this song would probably not have been written; somehow "Youth Custody Center Breakout" doesn't gel. (thanks, Alexander Baron - London, England, for above 3)

Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United

Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: The Adventures of the Hersham Boys (reissue)
Released: 1978

If The Kids Are United Lyrics

If The Kids Are United Song Chart

This has been called Sham 69's finest song, and it is hard to disagree. Rather than simply rebellious punk, it is a true youth anthem. Including a football-type chant, it reached #9 on the UK singles chart.

Running to 3 minutes 8 seconds, it was co-written by the regular team of Jimmy Pursey and Dave Parsons. It was released on the Polydor label in July 1978 backed by "Sunday Morning Nightmare."

A cover version was released by the German punk band Did Toten Hosen on the Virgin label in 1992 along with "Individual" and "Blackpool." (thanks, Alexander Baron - London, England, for above 2)