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T h e P r e t e n d e r s l D O W NI N T H E T U B E - S T A T T O N
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The Jam;
Y O u r v E G O T M Y N U M B E R- T h e u n d e r c o n e s ; L O N D O NC A L L T N G T h e
- The Specials; IIATCHTNG
clash; RAT-R.ACE
THE DETECTTvES Elvis
costello;
T I I E P A S S E N G E R r g g y P o p ; s O u N Do F T H E S L T B U R B S T h e
M e m b e r s ; R O x A N N E- P o l i c e ; E C H OB E A C H- M a r r h a a n d r h e l t u f f i n s ;
- ran Dury: BECAUSE
s E X ' N T D R U Gr N
S'ROCK'N'ROLL
THENrGHT patti
S M i L h ; I S S H E R E A L L Y G O I N GO U T W I T H H I M 1 . _ J O C J A C K S O N ;
O L r v E R t s A R I I Y - E l v i s c o s E e l l o ; T O O I I U C HT 0 o y o u N c - T h e
specials;
G O r N G U N D E R G R O U N- D T h e J a m ; p R E T T y V A C A N T s e x
Pistols;
S H O U L DI S T A Y 0 R S H O U L DI G 0 ? - T h e C l a s h : E V E R
FALLEN TN LOVE WITH SOMEONE
Y O U S H O U L D N ' TH A V E F A L L E N I N L O V E
wrrH ? ' The Buzzcocks;
O N E s r E p B E Y O N D- M a d n e s s l T E E N A G E
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T h e u n d e r t , o n e s ; T H R E EM T N U T EH E R O- s e l e c r o r :
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T O I ' I N- T h e s p e c i a l s I M T R R O Ri N T H R B A T H R O 0 M
The play was firsL
produced at, the Bristol
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rnside : a s Lage, with t,he instruments seE up f or Lonight rs
B A N D . T h e r e r s a h o m e - r n a d eb a c k - d r o p L h a t t h e b a s s - p 1 a y - r a n d
the drummer nnadE.First
Ehe'y_,stapleda couple of oid Led.-sheets
t o g e t h e r , t h e n L h e y b o u g h t 5 . : c a n -o f p a i n t - s p r a y f r o n H a l f o r d s
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ti1"al33es.There is a bir of
scaffolding.
been forced
a g a l n d t a r r o E h e r - r g a . ! . 1 i "t-h e m a n a g e m e n t h a v e f i n a l l y
Lo do somethins a6oi:L the cracks in Lhe ceiling.
To one sid.e of the dance-floor is a table, with a three-seaE,er
soft plastic seat behj-ndit. The plastic has been slashed in
plaees, and the foan picked out.
The toilet-liglts
gleam in Lhe darkness : downstairs
SULTANS,
upstairs
H A R E M . H A R E Mi s a p l a y i n g a r e a , w i t h a m i r r o r a n d a
cubicle wiLh a door.
rn keeping wiLh t,he desert-theme,
lurk in dark corners.
a few tasteful
paln-trees
Lights down. A spotlight
on DEBBTE. she j-s vearing a red.
leat.her-jacket,
a clash t-slrirt,
a black p.v.c. mini-skirt,
laddered fish-lret
tights and a brand new pair of black Dr.
MarLenboots (24 holes).
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Do anything you wanna do. Be anythingfilou wanna be
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Lhe club and ioin her. She continues :
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we lrere all contenders t,hen, though none of us
could play
wetd stand around the sLage, dreaming of the day
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round -
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Do iL your way.
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my p1ay.
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O-kay !
Gabba, gabba hey !
There is a mass dash to get on stage and grab an instrumenL.
Into the first
number : BABYLONTS
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