THE SMIRKS

Always had that je ne sais quoi Irritating little combo with no plans to reform The most fun you can have with your shoes on
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Rosemary

Buy it now please We'll be back as soon as we can Released as BZZ 23 by Beserkley Records in 1978

Rosemary sleeve

Rosemary, I can feel your agony.
Rosemary, All I get is misery.
I bleed for you
In my ha-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-yeart.

Betty Lou was pretty,
She was the best looking girl around.
All the boys were after Betty,
But they could never ever get her down.
They never noticed Rosemary,
She was the hottest piece of cake in town.
All they ever saw was Betty.
They was losers, all around.

Rosemary, I can feel your agony.
Rosemary, All I get is misery.
I bleed for you
In my ha-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-yeart.

Sneaky Dave was older,
Always had that je ne sais quoi.
Eyes as blue as Paul Newman,
Muscles big as Baretta.
Betty Lou she liked him,
I was just a brash young jerk.
All I got was the cold shoulder.
She simply said it wouldn't work.

Rosemary, I can feel your agony.
Rosemary, All I get is misery.
I bleed for you
In my ha-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-yeart.
I bleed for you
In my ha-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-yeart.

Jean-Louis was timid,
When he was naked as a boiled egg.
He used to go a funny colour
When the lady showed a bit of leg.
But Betty Lou she liked it:
She didn't want a prat like me.
So I'm standing here at Piccadilly
Waiting for my Rosemary.

Rosemary, I can feel your agony.
Rosemary, All I get is misery.
I bleed for you
In my ha-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-yeart.
I bleed for you
In my ha-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-yeart.
I bleed for you

In my ha-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-yeart.

Good review...

Good review

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THE SMIRKS: "Rosemary" (Beserkley BZZ 23) Another great pop record, it has a rowdy inventiveness and disrespectful sparkle that is finally missing in the contenders from the Yachts and the Rezillos. Noy only will it get those Doc Martens moving, but it also pokes fun at all sorts of pop clichés, undercutting and revitalising them at the same time. A smart one, fellas.

Bad review...

Bad review

SMIRKS: Rosemary (Beserkley) I get a feeling that this is playing too fast and an impression that they are getting by releasing weak material hoping to get by with an off-beat reputation. I mean, 'taint that bad but I believe every recoding studio should have a huge sign permanently on display. It should read You are asking people to pay 90 pence so watch it!!

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