Story Behind The Song
I worked in the area and mostly imagined the scenario.
Song Description
A guy meets a nurse in west London and she mistakenly thinks that this bloke likes it when she wears mauve coloured clothes. Within a few hours the relationship becomes an affair.
| Song Length |
5:51 |
Genre |
Pop - General, Pop - Standards |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Engaging, Nonviolent |
Subject |
Relationship, General |
| Similar Artists |
The Cars, The Cranberries |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
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I met a pretty nurse under Westway,
In a pennfold off the Edgware Road
Caught a glimpse that said, "come to my rescue"
So I helped her through the contra-flow
She smiled at the door into St Mary's
So I said to myself "well here goes"
I flapped just like a scaredy canary
Lost my head and said she looked good in mauve
CHORUS: Girl from Ladbroke Grove, she always wears mauve
Girl from Ladbroke Grove
Drove me crazy, crazy with the colour of her clothes
I waited 'til she finished her shift and
We took the train to Westbourne Park
It rained and we splashed down the Eastrow
And we kissed just as we got in her car
CHORUS - BREAK - CHORUS:
She got changed and then we went to a party,
She said, "have you got a place to go?"
I lied and said I lived in the country
So she took me back to Ladbroke Grove
CHORUS:
We've been out on one or two occasions
Tomorrow it's a comedy show
She's bound to bring some pretty surprises
Oh but I'm certain that her dress will be mauve