Remember Jonathan and Iko,
Looney Tunes at Tufnel Park Dome
I think that story ended badly though,
so let's not talk about that now
By Camden Palace on a Tuesday
One pound beers and two pound entry
Full of people that were lovely
Many of them became friends
It made me move into the city
Hand out flyers for a living
I used to fly a Camden station
Every Friday and Saturday night
We put on bands and we threw parties
Had lots of late -night heart
People that I really admired
And couldn't wait to get to know
Another night out on a Wednesday
That could go right through to Sunday
We were young and we were thirsty
On the blag in Camden Town
I'm not normally one to get nostalgic
But now I've come to think about it
I was lucky to be part of it
And I understand that now
As we bid farewell to Camden
And the flames light up the night sky
That goodbye felt like a cheap crime
Yet another insurance job
I want you to know we had a great time
A couple of bands and then a club night
After hours until sunrise
Such a large circle of friends
Partied hard, I worked my socks off
Opened a venue called The Flowerpot
Lived upstairs and we got drunk a lot
Sniffed a lot of mephedrone
Had a few run -ins with Camden Council
They tried to take away my licence
Not that I ever really had one
On a wing and on a prayer
But it was world -class entertainment
Jamie T. and Florence Welch played
Right there on our doorstep
If you build it, they will come
We didn't own the building
And the noise complaints they crept in
That same neighbour she kept moaning
And the rent went through the roof
Now there's Sports Direct
And everybody buys their socks there
Killed off all the little vendors
And everything that made it good
I'm not normally one to get nostalgic
About another Captain Black, yeah
A couple of times I pulled a hat trick
Man, that seems crazy now
As we bid farewell to Camden
You were burning at the same time
We were watching half the world die,
I want you to know we had a great time
A couple of bands and then a club night
After hours until sunrise
Such a large circle of friends
Remember Jonathan and Iko
Saturday nights in Tufnell Park,
don't I think that story ended badly though
So let's not talk about that now
Let's talk about the fire at Coco
And how they torched that listed building
so, build an expensive hotel
on top of the dance floor,
I know I sound like I'm an old
Singing songs of a forgotten land
Which we once called Camden Town
