"Hope Street" genre: Alternative General
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	Live version of the title song from their most recent studio album. Recorded December 1998, London.
	CD: Handheld and Rigidly Digital   Label: SLF Credits: Stiff Little Fingers
	Story Behind the Song ...the material here is taken from the "Hope St. Premiere Party" which took place in London just before Christmas '98. This was a chance to try and meet some of the people who had kept us in jobs for such a long time and to play some new material for the first time (in some cases the ONLY time) and throw in a few old favourites that we haven't played in donkeys. Other footage comes from points north, south, east and west on the following March tour. What we tried to achieve with the "Hope St." record was a more "up-beat" version of the band's philosophy. I think in the main we succeeded. The knock on effect that no-one saw coming was that this more optimistic approach to life that we were singing about, became infectious. Suddenly, the band had re-discovered its joy in performing again. The "Hope St." tour was among the most successful we have undertaken in recent years and I don't just mean from the point of view of attendances, although those were encouragingly up as well. What happened was everyone played better, laughed more and generally had more fun on the road than we'd had in ages. It really was a shame when the whole thing stopped. I honestly believe that this sense of fun and renewed purpose conveyed itself to our audience, and I hope that this video and CD gives you some idea of that. It was the best tour I think we have played for years and it's nice to have captured some of it. Hope you enjoy it. See you out there somewhere! Jake Burns Lyrics HOPE STREET (Jake Burns) So you're living on a false reputation You're a big man in this town And it seems by your own estimation That you're a character of renown But it's all deceptive Your facade's defective Yet it's what's expected When you're really just the same as all of us Chorus You're living on Hope Street (Living on Hope Street) You're living on hunger and desire You're living on Hope Street (Living on Hope Street) And I hope that you never loose the fire Whole lives lived under the burden The strain of the buying age Believe me I know it for certain That you can break from the cage By holding your head high Get a little self pride Self respect on your side And you'll find that all the doors fly open wide (Chorus) And all the problems at your door Don't let them bother you no more Just take them all down one by one You'll find they fall apart If you face them with head and heart And what was hard doesn't seem so hard no more

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