Respectable Street
XTC
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Heard the neighbor slam his car door Don't he realize this is respectable street What d'you think he bought that car for 'Cause he realize this is respectable street Now they talk about absorption In cosmopolitan proportions to their daughters As they speak of child prevention And immaculate receptions on their portable Sony entertainment centers Heard the neighbor slam his car door Don't he realize this is respectable street What d'you think he bought that car for Don't he realize this is respectable street Now she speaks about diseases And which proposition pleases best her old man Avon lady fills the creases When she manages to squeeze in past the caravans That never move from their front gardens Heard the neighbor slam his car door Don't he realize this is respectable street What d'you think he bought that car for Don't he realize this is respectable street It's in the order of their hedgerows It's in the way their curtains open and close It's in the look they give you down their nose All part of decency's jigsaw I suppose Sunday church and they look fetching Saturday night saw him stretching over our fence Bang the wall for me to turn down I can see them with their stern frown As they dispense the kind of look that says They're perfect Heard my neighbor slam his car door Don't he realize this is respectable street What d'you think he bought that car for Don't he realize this is respectable street He realize this is respectable street He realize this is respectable street He realize this is respectable street
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11 facts about this song
Release Information"Respectable Street" was released in March 1981 as the fourth and final single of the band's album "Black Sea".
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Song ProductionSteve Lillywhite produced the track along with the rest of the "Black Sea" album with the band.
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Lyrics ThemeThe lyrics of "Respectable Street" are a satire of middle-class values and suburban life.
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Radio Version EditsFor radio play the song was slightly edited; words like "abortion" and "contraception" were left out of the version played on BBC Radio 1.
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Music VideoThe promotional video for the song features XTC playing in a suburban house, emphasizing the song's theme.
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Live Performances"Respectable Street" was often used as a concert opener during XTC's live performances until they stopped touring in 1982.
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SongwritingThe song was written by the band's frontman Andy Partridge.
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Album VersionAlthough "Respectable Street" was released as a single, the album version of the song is slightly longer in duration than the single version.
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Covered VersionsThe song was later covered by other bands, including the Australian band "Things of Stone and Wood" in 1995.
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Reissue and RemasterIt was reissued and remastered as part of the "Black Sea" album's definitive edition released by Ape House in 2017.
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Music Style"Respectable Street" showcased XTC's unique style of punk-inspired new wave music.
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