Happy To Be The Plot But Not The Crime

from 45 Revolutions Per Minute by Candy Opera

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There are more things in heaven and on earth
You don't try them, you'll never find their worth

Did you file them second rate
Think them no good and in vain?
Did you count on instant cures
And then find you wanted more?
I guess you know that line so well
Well, not as well as I do

Did you crumble, your lips melt in the high?
You don't slumber, you never find you're tired

Did you file them second rate
Think them no good and in vain?
Did you count on instant cures
And then find you wanted more?
I guess you know that line so well
Well, not as well as I do
I guess you know that line so well
Well, not as well as I do

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from 45 Revolutions Per Minute, released February 23, 2018
Lyrics by Paul Malone
Music by Paul Malone, Brian Chin Smithers and Ian Haskell
Drums – Ian Haskell
Bass – Brian Chin Smithers
Guitars – Jimmy Cartwright, Paul Malone
Keyboards – Brian Chin Smithers
Vocals – Paul Malone, Elaine Harris
Recorded at Station House Studios, New Brighton, England, 1988
Produced/ engineered by Peter Hurst

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Candy Opera Liverpool, UK

When Candy Opera released 45 Revolutions Per Minute on February 23rd 2018, it was a belated introduction to a very special band sired during Liverpool's 1980s golden age which has taken almost thirty years to happen. Lovingly unearthed and compiled by Firestation Records of Berlin and available on limited edition 18-track CD, the result is a lost gem that points to a million what-might-have-beens. ... more

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