The Whisky Priests - Streets Paved With Gold (promo 1)

The Whisky Priests promo video for 'Streets Paved With Gold' (taken from the album 'Nee Gud Luck' on Whippet Records WPTCD4 1989 / WPTCD20 1994). Video recorded at Beamish Open Air Museum, County Durham, England - broadcast on 'On The Edge' Tyne Tees TV 1990

Gary Miller - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Glenn Miller - Accordion, Backing Vocals
Mick Tyas - Bass, Backing Vocals
Pete French - Fiddle
Steve Green - Drums
Gary Price - Mandola


STREETS PAVED WITH GOLD

He knew there was no future
Building ships or hewing coal
And he knew there was nothing for him
If he stayed here on the dole
So he picked his busted ball
Out of the back of the net
And kicked it off towards another goal

He packed all of his best clothes
And his photographs of home
And remembering his mother's warnings
To keep himself from harm
He said farewell to the land of council houses
And set off for the land of fatal charms

He left his home in the heart of the north
To seek streets paved with gold
But when he reached the golden land of dreams
He found he'd struck fools' gold

He thought that like Dick Whittington
They would parade him through the town
And shower him with golden handshakes by the load
Well they didn't make him lord mayor
But they made him king of the roads

And as he wandered down strange dark streets
And stared at all the strange faces in fear
He thought of streets he'd once known so well
And familiar faces that had once filled him with cheer

He knew that his harmonica was going out of tune
As he vamped 'The Blaydon Races' in the street
But as he passed his cap round he knew he needed money
And he knew too well he needed food to eat

Now some men work for silver
And some men work for gold
And some men work for bugger all
And that's all they can afford

(Gary Miller)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• whisky priests
• streets paved with gold
• on the edge
• tyne tees TV
• beamish open air museum
• nee gud luck
• whippet records
• gary miller
• glenn miller
• mick tyas
• pete french
• steve green
• folk
• folk-rock
• folksong
• singer-songwriter
• singer/songwriter
• folksinger
• acoustic
• english folk
• british folk
• britfolk
• celtic folk
• folk-punk
• north east folk
• durham
• accordion
• fiddle
• original
• mandolin
• industrial folk
• contemporary folk
• pitmatic
• colliery

[doverstraits]

Brilliant.

[namalur]

The good old Whisky Priests.

Nice to see them on Youtube.

Come on boys,do it again.

We are all older now,but not too old

[KarlitospunkOi]

@doverstraits very,so and beast

[allanmildread]

Greatest live band of all time. Great footage at Beamish Museum. I heard the band stung Tyne Tees TV for lots of free beer that day!

[73neil73]

champion man just champion

[73neil73]

ha way me bonnie lads

[hansiklopek]

Best folk-punk band ever! They really showed how to kick ass without distorted e-guitars! I think bands like Flogging Molly or Dropkick Murphys learned a lot of them...

[heisteg]

fantastik conzert in "gallerie zelle" reutlingen in germany!

[EricCant0na]

Those were very happy days!

[Spratmac8]

Eee Mara, am ar glad Y' called oot from the darkness of yon YouTube! Gan Canny lads.

[Spratmac8]

Eee Mara, am ar glad Y' called from oot the darkness of yon YouTube! Gan Canny!