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always get a little shiver as i go past old street roundabout as this spot below is where soul II soul took place every sunday night - there were no mobile phones back then or email - if it wasn’t on you never knew til you got there and everyone was hanging outside - it didn’t look like this - there was a very low wall which we all sat on and the area was barren - i used to hanker after aitch’s black travel fox hi-tops which i eventually got and wore with a katherine hamnett catsuit - you stuffed your kit in your cigarette packet - no-one had a handbag - soul II soul was my entry into london club scene and jazzy b was our god

lyrics to soul II soul’s ‘fairplay’ that reference sunday nights on old street back in the day:

would that be fair
would that be fair
baby
baby
baby baby
baby baby
ok
baby baby i’ve got this feeling in my soul
you don’t love me would that be fair
cause my love and give yours to another
would that be fair
i can hide all your misery and pain
i am sure i will never love this way again
would that be fair
do you think she would care
would that be fair
would that be fair
like the sun when it hits the urban sun at day
that the music takes me higher
i would love to dance my life away
baby baby baby
w w w want to be fair
soul ii soul is the place where you should be
on sunday night we’ll lecture you on jazzie b
cause it’s all about expression
cause it’s all about expression
funki people lets express yourself tonight
but thinking loud
cause it’s all about expression
cause it’s all about expression
i think you should come down
and try to express your self
baby baby baby baby baby
want to be fair
baby
baby baby i’ve got this feeling in my soul
you don’t love me would it be fair
just my love and give yours to another
would that
would that
would that be fair

mandix
mandi’s basement