Lyrics and translation XTC - Towers of London (Rejected Single Recording)
Towers
of
London
Tours
de
Londres
When
they
had
built
you
Quand
ils
t'ont
construite
Did
you
watch
over
the
men
who
fell
As-tu
veillé
sur
les
hommes
qui
sont
tombés
Towers
of
London
Tours
de
Londres
When
they
had
built
you
Quand
ils
t'ont
construite
Victoria′s
gem
found
in
somebody's
hell
Le
joyau
de
Victoria
trouvé
dans
l'enfer
de
quelqu'un
Pavements
of
gold
leading
to
the
underground
Des
trottoirs
d'or
menant
au
sous-sol
Grenadier
Guardsmen
walking
pretty
ladies
around
Les
gardes
grenadiers
promenant
de
jolies
dames
Fog
is
the
sweat
of
the
never
never
navvies
who
pound
Le
brouillard
est
la
sueur
des
navvies
qui
martellent
sans
fin
Spikes
in
the
rails
to
their
very
own
heaven
Des
piques
sur
les
rails
jusqu'à
leur
propre
paradis
Towers
of
London
Tours
de
Londres
When
they
had
built
you
Quand
ils
t'ont
construite
Did
you
watch
over
the
men
who
fell
As-tu
veillé
sur
les
hommes
qui
sont
tombés
Towers
of
London
Tours
de
Londres
When
they
had
built
you
Quand
ils
t'ont
construite
Victoria′s
gem
found
in
somebody's
hell
Le
joyau
de
Victoria
trouvé
dans
l'enfer
de
quelqu'un
Bridges
of
muscles
spanning
so
long
and
high
Des
ponts
de
muscles
s'étendant
si
longs
et
hauts
Merchants
from
Stepney
walking
pretty
ladies
by
Des
marchands
de
Stepney
promenant
de
jolies
dames
Rain
is
the
tears
of
the
never
never
navvies
who
cry
La
pluie
est
les
larmes
des
navvies
qui
pleurent
sans
fin
For
the
bridge
that
doesn't
go
Pour
le
pont
qui
ne
va
pas
In
the
direction
of
Dublin
Dans
la
direction
de
Dublin
Towers
of
London
Tours
de
Londres
When
they
had
built
you
Quand
ils
t'ont
construite
Did
you
watch
over
the
men
who
fell
As-tu
veillé
sur
les
hommes
qui
sont
tombés
Towers
of
London
Tours
de
Londres
When
they
had
built
you
Quand
ils
t'ont
construite
Victoria′s
gem
found
in
somebody′s
hell
Le
joyau
de
Victoria
trouvé
dans
l'enfer
de
quelqu'un
And
I've
seen
it
in
a
painting
Et
je
l'ai
vu
dans
un
tableau
And
I′ve
seen
it
in
engraving
Et
je
l'ai
vu
dans
une
gravure
And
I've
seen
it
in
their
faces
Et
je
l'ai
vu
dans
leurs
visages
Clear
as
children′s
chalk
lines
on
the
paving
Clair
comme
les
lignes
de
craie
d'enfants
sur
le
pavé
And
I've
seen
it
in
a
painting
Et
je
l'ai
vu
dans
un
tableau
And
I′ve
seen
it
in
engraving
Et
je
l'ai
vu
dans
une
gravure
And
I've
seen
it
in
their
faces
Et
je
l'ai
vu
dans
leurs
visages
Clear
as
children's
chalk
lines
on
the
paving
Clair
comme
les
lignes
de
craie
d'enfants
sur
le
pavé
Towers
of
London
Tours
de
Londres
When
they
had
built
you
Quand
ils
t'ont
construite
Did
you
watch
over
the
men
who
fell
As-tu
veillé
sur
les
hommes
qui
sont
tombés
Towers
of
London
Tours
de
Londres
When
they
had
built
you
Quand
ils
t'ont
construite
Victoria′s
gem
found
in
somebody′s
hell
Le
joyau
de
Victoria
trouvé
dans
l'enfer
de
quelqu'un
Towers
of
London,
Towers
of
London
Tours
de
Londres,
Tours
de
Londres
Towers
of
London,
Towers
of
London
Tours
de
Londres,
Tours
de
Londres
La
La
Londinium,
La
La
Londinium
La
La
Londinium,
La
La
Londinium
La
La
Londinium,
La
La
Londinium
La
La
Londinium,
La
La
Londinium
La
La
Londinium...
La
La
Londinium...
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Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins) [Live At the Lyceum]
2 Wonderland (Home Demo)
3 Making Plans For Nigel (Swindon Town Hall Demo)
4 King For a Day (Home Demo)
5 Books Are Burning (Live On 'The Late Show')
6 Crowded Room (Live At the Lyceum)
7 Snowman (Live At the Hammersmith Odeon)
8 Spinning Top (Live At Eric's Club)
9 Traffic Light Rock (Live At Eric's Club)
10 Yacht Dance (Live On 'The Old Grey Whistle Test')
11 Generals and Majors (Rehearsal Tape)
12 Life Begins At the Hop (First Rehearsal Extract)
13 Wake Up (Home Demo)
14 Towers of London (Rejected Single Recording)
15 The Meeting Place (Home Demo)
16 The Disappointed (Home Demo)
17 Dear God (Band Demo)
18 All You Pretty Girls (Home Demo)
19 Science Friction (CBS Demo)
20 Love On a Farmboy's Wages (Home Demo)
21 Grass (Home Demo)
22 Sleepyheads ('Drums and Wires' Out-Take)
23 Brainiac's Daughter (Remastered)
24 Vanishing Girl (Remastered)
25 No Language In Our Lungs (Remastered)
26 Ten Feet Tall (Remastered)
27 Reel By Reel (Single Recording)
28 When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty (Single Recording)
29 This Is Pop? (Single Version) (Remastered)
30 Are You Receiving Me? (Remastered)
31 Omnibus (Remastered)
32 Bungalow (Remastered)
33 Find the Fox (Home Demo) [Remastered]
34 Chalkhills and Children (Remastered)
35 Terrorism (Home Demo) [Remastered]
36 Season Cycle (Remastered)
37 The Troubles (Home Demo) [Remastered]
38 Radios In Motion (Remastered)
39 Fly On the Wall (Remastered)
40 Jason and the Argonauts (Remastered)
41 Ladybird (Remastered)
42 The Everyday Story of Smalltown (Remastered)
43 Let's Make a Den (Home Demo) [Remastered]
44 Didn't Hurt a Bit ('Nonsuch' Out-Take)
45 Senses Working Overtime (Early Work Tape)
46 Fireball XL5/Fireball Dub ('White Music' Out-Take)
47 Heatwave MKII Deluxe ('White Music' Out-Take)
48 Things Fall To Bits ('Go 2' Out-Take)
49 Us Being Us ('Go 2' Out-Take)
50 Punch and Judy (Single Recording)
51 Mayor of Simpleton (Early Work Cassette)
52 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (Early Demo)
53 Ball and Chain (Single Recording)
54 Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me) [Remastered]
55 Let's Have Fun ('White Music' Out-Take)
56 Life Begins At the Hop (First Recording)
57 Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!) [Live In Sydney]
58 Into the Atom Age/Hang On To the Night/Neon Shuffle (Medley) [Live In Sydney]
59 Life Begins At the Hop (American Single Recording)
60 Helicopter (Single Recording)
2 Wonderland (Home Demo)
3 Making Plans For Nigel (Swindon Town Hall Demo)
4 King For a Day (Home Demo)
5 Books Are Burning (Live On 'The Late Show')
6 Crowded Room (Live At the Lyceum)
7 Snowman (Live At the Hammersmith Odeon)
8 Spinning Top (Live At Eric's Club)
9 Traffic Light Rock (Live At Eric's Club)
10 Yacht Dance (Live On 'The Old Grey Whistle Test')
11 Generals and Majors (Rehearsal Tape)
12 Life Begins At the Hop (First Rehearsal Extract)
13 Wake Up (Home Demo)
14 Towers of London (Rejected Single Recording)
15 The Meeting Place (Home Demo)
16 The Disappointed (Home Demo)
17 Dear God (Band Demo)
18 All You Pretty Girls (Home Demo)
19 Science Friction (CBS Demo)
20 Love On a Farmboy's Wages (Home Demo)
21 Grass (Home Demo)
22 Sleepyheads ('Drums and Wires' Out-Take)
23 Brainiac's Daughter (Remastered)
24 Vanishing Girl (Remastered)
25 No Language In Our Lungs (Remastered)
26 Ten Feet Tall (Remastered)
27 Reel By Reel (Single Recording)
28 When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty (Single Recording)
29 This Is Pop? (Single Version) (Remastered)
30 Are You Receiving Me? (Remastered)
31 Omnibus (Remastered)
32 Bungalow (Remastered)
33 Find the Fox (Home Demo) [Remastered]
34 Chalkhills and Children (Remastered)
35 Terrorism (Home Demo) [Remastered]
36 Season Cycle (Remastered)
37 The Troubles (Home Demo) [Remastered]
38 Radios In Motion (Remastered)
39 Fly On the Wall (Remastered)
40 Jason and the Argonauts (Remastered)
41 Ladybird (Remastered)
42 The Everyday Story of Smalltown (Remastered)
43 Let's Make a Den (Home Demo) [Remastered]
44 Didn't Hurt a Bit ('Nonsuch' Out-Take)
45 Senses Working Overtime (Early Work Tape)
46 Fireball XL5/Fireball Dub ('White Music' Out-Take)
47 Heatwave MKII Deluxe ('White Music' Out-Take)
48 Things Fall To Bits ('Go 2' Out-Take)
49 Us Being Us ('Go 2' Out-Take)
50 Punch and Judy (Single Recording)
51 Mayor of Simpleton (Early Work Cassette)
52 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (Early Demo)
53 Ball and Chain (Single Recording)
54 Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me) [Remastered]
55 Let's Have Fun ('White Music' Out-Take)
56 Life Begins At the Hop (First Recording)
57 Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!) [Live In Sydney]
58 Into the Atom Age/Hang On To the Night/Neon Shuffle (Medley) [Live In Sydney]
59 Life Begins At the Hop (American Single Recording)
60 Helicopter (Single Recording)
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