Famous In Perth

from Stereo Pair by The Magnetic Letters

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Famous In Perth

The mattress magnate with the funny blonde highlights
Is driving in front of me
I've seen his face plastered on the shopfronts
Or more often on TV
In a silver convertible, with personalised numberplates
I wonder what it's like

To be famous in Perth
In this isolated outpost
In this corner of the Earth
On this ancient desolate coast

The discount merchant of Dada tracksuits
Walked past me last night
I felt like I should actually know him
I've seen him so many times

I think he's out of business now
A casualty of changing trends
The brutal rise and fall

Of the famous in Perth
In this isolated outpost
In this corner of the Earth
On this ancient desolate coast

Maybe if I had a profitable business
I'd script my ads myself
And put my face in print advertising
Conspicuously flaunt my wealth
I'd make the social pages
And make it with young socialites
Maybe then I'd say

That I'm famous in Perth
In this isolated outpost
In this corner of the Earth
On this ancient desolate coast

credits

from Stereo Pair, released June 17, 2011
Mark Cain: saxophones
Nicholas Johnson: backing vocals
Sylvie Millard: backing vocals
Steve Parkin: backing vocals
Gavin Souness: drums

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