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Old Compton Street Lyrics by Concert Cast of Soho Cinders

Stiles and Drewe’s Soho Cinders (Live Concert Recording)

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NARRATOR (spoken)
Old Compton Street, Soho. That promiscuous potpourri. That
Metropolitan muniicence. That glittering back passage. It’s
7pm on a fairly ordinary Spring evening. Theatregoers rub
Shoulders with prostitutes. Local businessman, on their way
Home, are having one last drink as they collide with a younger
Crowd arriving for their first. Chelle, a rickshaw cyclist, is shouting for business
SIDESADDLE
Join the party on Old Compton Street
Feel the pavement throb beneath your feet
Take a seat
Watch the show
Nothing's normal on Old Compton Street
Dress informal as you jump aboard
Step inside
Urges will be satisfied
Here where life is sweet
Old Compton Street
NARRATOR (spoken)
A young girl, Velcro, is making her way through the throng to her place of work, the launderette, Soho Sit and Spin
VELCRO
Life’s a circus on Old Compton Street
Punks and rockers and the rich elite
Drink and eat
Side by side
COMPANY
Fun’s contagious on Old Compton Street
It’s outrageous
There are boys for boys
Boys for girls
Boys for old men wearing pearls
No one’s obsolete
Old Compton Street
NARRATOR (spoken)
Elsewhere, Velcro’s best friend, Robbie, emerges from a doorway
LORD BELLINGHAM (spoken)
So, when will I see you again?
ROBBIE (spoken)
You’ve got my number. Just call anytime you want
LORD BELLINGHAM (spoken)
I'll do just that. I like having you around. Don't forget this
ROBBIE
Within this melting pot
Some have and some have not
A pizza base you stumble upon
With everything on
COMPANY
Every flavour
ROBBIE AND COMPANY
Try a slice of life Old Compton Street
See the flies that swarm around the meat
Trick or treat
Who can say?
NARRATOR (spoken)
We join Dana and Clodagh outside the Soho Gentlemen’s Club, which they run. They are sisters. They are ugly
DANA (spoken)
Shut it
CLODAGH (spoken)
Where have you been?
ROBBIE (spoken)
College
CLODAGH (spoken)
College? Who do you think you are, Carol Sodding Vorderman? You work for your lodging, in case you’ve forgotten
DANA (spoken)
He’d forget his balls if they weren’t in a bag
CLOGAGH (spoken)
Just ‘cuz dad’s in prison, doesn’t mean you can take the piss
DANA (spoken)
We’re too nice to him
ROBBIE (spoken)
Aren’t I lucky to have stepsisters like you, eh? Twins, not identical but equally unpleasant
DANA (spoken)
Oh clean the bogs
CLODAGH AND DANA
Pick your poison on Old Compton Street
Girls and boys on show
CLODAGH AND DANA AND COMPANY
And gay or straight or still unsure
Every taste is catered for
Here where all worlds meet
Old Compton Street
NARRATOR (spoken)
There’s a commotion outside The Prince Edward Theatre where “High School Musical 5 – Sex in Detention” is playing. James Prince, a London Mayoral candidate, and his fiancée Marilyn Platt arrive at the theatre
WILLIAM (spoken)
Here they are, right on cue
BIG ISSUE SELLER (spoken)
Big Issue. Big Issue
WILLIAM (spoken)
Here might be a better position
BIG ISSUE SELLER (spoken)
Big Issue, Big Issue
JAMES (spoken)
Damn. I haven’t got any change. But here’s a fiver
WILLIAM (spoken)
Job done
COMPANY
We love to spot celebrities
And nobody can blame us
Though all too often we forget
The reason why they’re famous
But rolling the red carpet out
Is bound to cause a buzz
And then we stop and rubberneck
Cos everybody does
Catch the rhythm of Old Compton Street
Where the bright young things turn up the heat
Pound the beat, no holds barred
SIDESADDLE
All cities have the same
One street that knows no shame
A bright facade whose surface is thin
But hard as a nail
SIDESADDLE AND COMAPNY
Scratch it and sniff
But never inhale
COMPANY
Heads are turning on Old Compton Street
Ears are burning while the endless stream passes by
Rainbow flags are flying high
Try a slice of life
Every vice is rife
Here where all worlds meet
Old Compton Street
Credits
Concert Cast of Soho Cinders

Concert Cast of Soho Cinders

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