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I was mega into football in the 90's, especially in the 1993/94 season when Swindon Town played in their 1st (and to date, only) season in the top division of English soccerball. I was 10/11 years old at the time and amazed by how dreadful they were (they conceded 100 goals and finished bottom), I thought it was only fair and right that 21+ years later someone/somewhere should write a song for them.

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The 92/93 campaign brought you celebration
Hoddle led you to the 2nd Premier League season
but before the champaign had a chance to go flat
he was nicked by Ken Bates & Matthew Harding at Chelsea...and forever a twat.

14th of August '93, started with a loss
then another...and another, then a fourth against lowly Southampton.
Took 16 games before you struck gold,
on the 24th of November when I was 10 and a half years old.

Swindon, Swindon...you fascinated me
Swindon, Oh Swindon...Martin Ling and Fraser Digby
Swindon, yeah Swindon...Jan Fjørtoft and Kevin Horlock
Swindon, I really cared about John Moncur.

93 turned into 94, I remember it quite well
'Things Can Only Get Better' was everywhere...Top Of The Pops
Well, Swindon Town DID improve with back-to-back wins
John Gorman's job was no longer a fear, haunting him.

Swindon, Swindon...you fascinated me
Swindon, Oh Swindon...Martin Ling and Fraser Digby
Swindon, yeah Swindon...Jan Fjørtoft and Kevin Horlock
Swindon, I really cared about John Moncur. x2

Ultimately, the weight of 'The Greatest League In The World' crumbled Swindon, they conceded 100 goals...poor Fraser Digby.
They went down in 94...and again in 95
In my heart their delusion burns bright. Forever.

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from Inadequacy, Desolation & Football, released November 22, 2015

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Claire Welles Liverpool, UK

One of Liverpool’s finest underground provocateurs. Fiercely singular in her approach to music yet with a musical nous you simply can’t teach.

A long history of recording music, Claire has straddled almost every musical styling yet imbues her music with a rich melodic tendency which makes her experimental pop ease into your being over time. If you let it.
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