White to Black

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On the late night bus down Scotland Road,
You could hear that throaty laugh
And a voice that launched a dozen hits
When she turned from White to Black

Grew up to be the nation’s girl next door
She gave us all a lorra laughs
In the endearing tone of the finest scouse
When she turned from White to Black

Anyone who had a heart would have loved her
Anyone who had a heart
In those black & white days of twist & shout
Alfie, what’s it all about?

The epitome of the common touch
Getting on with folk - she had the knack
Middle aged woman as a TV star
When she turned from White to Black

The suburban dream of a place in Spain
But she lost her man – that knocked her back
No knight in shining armour to fix the dream
She turned from White to Black

Anyone who had a heart would have loved her
Anyone who had a heart
In those black & white days of twist & shout
Alfie, what’s it all about?

On the late night bus down Scotland Road,
You could hear that throaty laugh
And a voice that launched a dozen hits
When she turned from White to Black

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from Sound Bite, released April 1, 2024
J.Homer composition
J.Homer vocals, acoustic guitar
T.Davis piano
Mixed by T.Davis, Cluny Studios

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Singer songwriter, Tyneside-raised, living in Northumberland

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