Flowers & Football Tops
Glasvegas
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Baby Why you not home yet Baby it's getting late I wish you would be home by now. Door bell rings Who could it be at this time Police on my left and right My son's not coming home tonight Baby, they don't need to show It's over, I know, I know Baby, they don't need to show Flowers and football tops, I know Baby, baby, baby, why you? No sweeping exits No Hollywood endings Flowers and football tops Don't mean a thing. My baby is six feet under Just another number My daughter without her brother Baby, they don't need to show It's over, I know Baby, they don't need to show Flowers and football tops, I know My baby is gone (You are my sunshine My only sunshine You make me happy When skies are gray I hope you noticed How much I loved you How could they take my sunshine away)
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Written by: JAMES ALLAN, JIMMIE DAVIS
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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10 facts about this song
Song Composition"Flowers & Football Tops" is the opening track for Glasvegas' eponymous report album that was released in 2008.
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Song LengthWith a duration of slightly more than 7 minutes, "Flowers & Football Tops" is one of the longer tracks on the self-titled Glasvegas album.
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InspirationThe song is linked to heavy themes, such as loss and mourning. It is inspired by the tragic death of Kriss Donald, a 15-year-old boy from Glasgow who was abducted and murdered in 2004.
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Song ElementsThe song samples "You Are My Sunshine," a popular song that was written by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell in 1939. This greatly contributes to the song's underlying poignant and mournful tone.
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Lyrical StructureUnlike many mainstream songs that stick to a standard verse-chorus structure, "Flowers & Football Tops" does not have repetition and each section of the song carries new lyrics.
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AcclaimThe song, like the album it comes from, received high critical acclaim. The Guardian, a British newspaper, referred to it as "pulsating with the big-beat drama of very early Jesus and Mary Chain."
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Chart PerformanceDespite its popularity among critics, "Flowers & Football Tops" was not released as a single and therefore did not chart.
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Live PerformancesWhen performed live, frontman James Allan often dedicates it to anyone in the audience who has lost someone, making it a deeply personal experience for many fans.
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SongwritingLead vocalist and songwriter James Allan wrote this song. His lyrics are deeply evocative and filled with the raw pain of loss.
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Music VideoAlthough "Flowers & Football Tops" was not released as a single, a live performance of the song is included in the band's DVD "Glasvegas: Live At Glasgow Barrowlands".
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