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Title: charlie and martha
Post by: lightspeed182 on July 10, 2009, 04:08:19 PM

quick  4/4

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 everybody knows him as champagne charlie but i dont even know if charlie's his name


i saw him yesterday talking to martini martha

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he didnt stay long he must have been late for the train

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and everybody thinks that charlie and martha are strange

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but everybody likes martha and him all the same

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yes everybody thinks that charlie and martha are strange

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but everybody likes martha and him, martha and him all the same


now i hear martha told charlie she wants to get married

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and charlie asked martha on one knee in the rain


the church and the service were booked for next tuesday

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the honeymoon paid for, a fortnight in sunny barain

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and everybody thinks that charlie and martha are strange

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but everybody likes martha and him all the same

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yes everybody thinks that charlie and martha are strange

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but everybody likes martha and him all the same

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oh everybody thinks that charlie and martha are strange

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but everybody likes martha and him martha and him all the same

Title: Re: charlie and martha
Post by: tone on July 10, 2009, 04:13:42 PM

Hey Steve I really like this one - the characters have a real quality about them. Nice - the first line is great; reminds me of Paul Simon. Do you listen to much of his stuff?

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Title: Re: charlie and martha
Post by: lightspeed182 on July 10, 2009, 06:42:45 PM

hey tone

i used to listen to simon and garfunkel all the time when i was younger. parsley sage rosemary and tyme prob my fav album.

and 'paul simon' albom really good. lots of differant types of sounds/ rythms. peace like a river one of my favs/ papa hobo too.
 

Title: Re: charlie and martha
Post by: tone on July 10, 2009, 06:56:07 PM

Quote from: lightspeed182 on July 10, 2009, 06:42:45 PM

and 'paul simon' albom really good. lots of differant types of sounds/ rythms. peace like a river one of my favs/ papa hobo too.

One of my all time favourite records! Run that body down, and Congratulations also fantastic songs.  Really love Kodachrome frm Ryhmin Simon too :)

Title: Re: charlie and martha
Post by: waspfromipanema on July 15, 2009, 10:27:25 AM

Hi Steve

I agree, really nice lyrics and reminds me of Paul Simon too, nice work :)