Suggs
Born in 1961 to a heroin-addicted Jazz musician and a Soho nightclub hostes… Read Full Bio ↴Born in 1961 to a heroin-addicted Jazz musician and a Soho nightclub hostess, Graham McPherson grew up with an absent father and a mother who battled against the stigma of single-motherhood. Like the boxer he coined his nickname from, Suggs' childhood was filled with fighting and violence. In the subterranean world of London's private members clubs and 60s gangster glamour, Suggs discovered a love for music and singing. Kicking around the streets of North London he met up with a group of like-minded teenagers and formed the band MADNESS. Inspired by the new Jamaican sounds, the seven members began to create a new mix of ska and exuberant pop, a fusion dubbed 'the nutty sound'. Their music hit a social and political chord, and after signing a one-off contract with Coventry-based record label 2-Tone, they issued 'The Prince' - a tribute to blue beat maestro Prince Buster whose song 'Madness' inspired the band's name. With Suggs as their charismatic frontman, their autobiographical lyrics and unforgettable beats became the soundtrack to a generation. From the nefarious streets of Soho to international acclaim - the nutty boy who did good - Suggs candidly recounts the London of his troubled childhood, his formative teenage years and the mad days that led to his writing of such classics as 'Embarrassment' and 'Baggy Trousers'
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Suggs Lyrics


17.I'm Only Sleeping When I wake up early in the morning I lift my…
4 am Terry turns he just cannot sleep From the ceaseless noise o…
Alcohol Oh greedy alcohol, you take me Parade me around these grubb…
Blue Day The only place to be, every other Saturday Is strolling dow…
Camden Town Sing up tourists, sing There's a great crowd of tourists an…
Cecilia Cecilia, you're breaking my heart You're shaking my confiden…
Fortune Fish Well, here it comes the one you find Sitting here on…
Girl Here's the simple story of a boy Who didn't know how…
Greatest Show On Earth There's people in here with faces like fish People what neve…
Green Eyes Look, here she comes She walks alone Round the Brighton st…
Haunted The rain falls on my head Runs down my collar, cold…
I Am I am a man I am what I am I am a…
I Got You Jolly old Saint Nicholas wherever you are I've tried good…



I'm Only Sleeping When I wake up early in the morning I lift my…
Invisible Man People look through him like he just isn't there Looking so…
No More Alcohol Oh greedy alcohol you take me Parade me around these grubby…
Off On Holiday Finally the car is packed We're on our way Down to the…
On Drifting Sand To burst into the land of dreams Push me down those…
Oranges and Lemons Again Oh it's the crooked leg, the crooked mile The hotel lift…
Our Man Pushing his pen across the page To nowhere in particular H…
She's Gone When she left, I said take everything, everything that's you…
Sing I'll meet in the French House, we'll bump into my…
So Tired Sometimes alone I feel so strange Like every little thing's …
Straight Banana I ain't never ever seen such a straight banana One man's…
The Greatest Show on Earth There's people in here with faces like fish People what nev…
The Three Pyramids Club Three neon pyramids above the door The sign says closed it…
The Tune Oh, don't you see, there's just one way There's just one…


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