Northern Line song

Apologies for the London-centric nature. I sent this to News Revue a few weeks back, and it doesn't seem to have pushed their buttons so rather than let it die in peace I thought I'd put it on here.

If nothing else I will be raising awareness for Londoners of an impending transport problem.

NORTHERN LINE (to the tune of BORDERLINE by Madonna)

Saturdays and Sundays I like to go and see my friends
But as of March the route I use is closed for sixty-five weekends

It's four pounds cash each way
Much cheaper with pre-pay
At least it was until I found
From Bank to Golders Green
And everywhere between
The world is not my oyster now

I've tried to understand
But if these works are planned
What planet are they planning on?

Northern Line - feels like I'm going to lose my mind
Cos they keep on closing stations all over the Northern Line
Northern Line - seems like I'm stuck at home all the time
They just keep on pushing my patience closing the Northern Line

All points south of Stockwell I've got fifteen months of living hell
Not only do I live there but my best route out is closed as well

Never mind the song
Paul Weller got it wrong
I won't be going underground
From Morden to Edgware
I'm neither here nor there
I'm losing friends all over town

It's driving me insane
There's nowhere to complain
Cos it's written in the PPP

Northern Line - feels like I'm going to lose my mind
Cos they keep on closing stations all over the Northern Line
Northern Line - seems like I'm stuck at home all the time
They just keep on pushing my patience closing the Northern Line

They say engineering works though I have never thought that's true
Cos every time they finish up they seem to plan a load more too

Public private partnership
Is basically for shits
To make money while we all get screwed
We get less bang for our buck
Tube Lines don't give a f**k
And Boris doesn't have a clue

Can't reach my Waterloo
And Euston's useless too
Cos my transport route has gone tits up

Northern Line - feels like I'm going to lose my mind
Cos they keep on closing stations all over the Northern Line
Northern Line - seems like I'm stuck at home all the time
They just keep on pushing my patience closing the Northern Line

Keep pushing me, keep pushing me, keep pushing my patience
My life's gone down the tubes and so has the Northern Line

END

I think it's very good.
And the chorus scans brilliantly.

I wonder if some of it is a bit too subtle/clever.
I may have to give it another read, try to imagine it sung.

Quote: Steve Sunshine @ March 11 2010, 11:21 PM GMT

I think it's very good.
And the chorus scans brilliantly.

I wonder if some of it is a bit too subtle/clever.
I may have to give it another read, try to imagine it sung.

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Thanks Steve. I wonder if in this case subtle/clever means lack of jokes.

I think it to be very good. You've matched it to the song very well. Unlucky me say.

That is done really well, got more than one chuckle from me. I think subtle/clever means it's subtle and clever plus jokes.

Thank you good people of BCGland. I will not give up this kind of thing after all.

Really enjoyed this, particularly "The world is not my oyster now",and "Going underground." etc.