Local Boy in the Photograph
Stereophonics * Track #4 On Word Gets Around
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Local Boy in the Photograph by Stereophonics
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StereophonicsProduced by
Bird and BushWrited by
Stuart Cable & Richard Jones & Kelly JonesAbout
The first single, and fourth track on the debut album Word Gets Around by Stereophonics.
The song describes a small town story about a boy, Paul David Boggiss, who took his life in front of a train. He is the first one from left to right in the middle row in the photo below:
On the intro to a vers...
Local Boy in the Photograph Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There's no mistake, I smell that smell
It's that time of year again
I can taste the air
[Verse 2]
The clocks go back, railway track
Something blocks the line again
And the train runs late for the first time
[Verse 3]
A pebble beach, we're underneath
A pier that's just been painted red
Where I heard the news for the first time
[Chorus]
And all the friends lay down the flowers
Sit on the banks and drink for hours
Talk of the way they saw him last
Local boy in the photograph
Today
[Verse 4]
He'll always be 23
Yet the train runs on and on
Past the place they found his clothing
[Verse 5]
There's no mistake, I smell that smell
It's that time of year again
I can taste the air
[Verse 6]
The clocks go back, railway track
Something blocks the line again
And the train runs late for the first time today
[Chorus]
And all the friends lay down the flowers
Sit on the banks and drink for hours
Talk of the way they saw him last
Local boy in the photograph
Today
He's gone away
Local Boy in the Photograph Q&A
Who wrote Local Boy in the Photograph's ?
Local Boy in the Photograph was written by Stuart Cable & Richard Jones & Kelly Jones.
Who produced Local Boy in the Photograph's ?
Local Boy in the Photograph was produced by Bird and Bush.
When did Stereophonics release Local Boy in the Photograph?
Stereophonics released Local Boy in the Photograph on Mon Aug 25 1997.
What did Stereophonics say about "Local Boy in the Photograph"?
Speaking on television program Songbook in 2011, songwriter Kelly Jones explained:
“I used to play kind of county football […] and there was a kid that used to play right back. I got to know him pretty well – he was a really cool kid and he was a good looking kid. He was kind of one of those ones th...