The Ordinary Boys

About The Ordinary Boys

The Ordinary Boys are an English indie rock band from Worthing, West Sussex. Originally a hardcore outfit named Next in Line, they are influenced by punk rock and Britpop music, as well as the bands The Clash, The Specials, The Jam, The Kinks and The Smiths. Their name derives from a Morrissey song, "The Ordinary Boys". The membership of the band that originally split up in 2008 consisted of founding members Samuel Preston (vocals, rhythm guitar) – generally known simply by his surname "Preston", William Brown (lead guitar), James Gregory (bass), plus Simon Goldring (drums) who had replaced Charlie "Chuck" Stanley in 2005. In October 2015 they returned with a new album, their fourth, titled "The Ordinary Boys" on their own imprint label Treat Yourself. A 25-date UK tour from mid-October 2015 to mid-November 2015 to promote the album followed. more »

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1988

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Ordinary boys, happy knowing nothing 
Happy being no-one but themselves 
Ordinary girls, supermarket clothes 
Who think it's very clever to be cruel to you 

For you were so different 
You stood all alone 
And you knew 
That it had to be so 
Avoiding ordinary boys 
Happy going nowhere, just around here 
In their rattling cars 

Ordinary girls 
Never seeing further 
Than the cold, small streets 
That trap them 
But you were so different 
You had to say no 
When those empty fools 
Tried to change you, and claim you 
For the lair of their ordinary world 

Where they feel so lucky 
So lucky, so lucky 
With their lives laid out before them 
They are lucky 
So lucky, so lucky 
So lucky, so...

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Morrissey

Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions. His first solo album, 1988's Viva Hate entered the UK albums chart at number one. Widely regarded as an important innovator in indie music, Morrissey has been described by music magazine NME as "one of the most influential artists ever", and The Independent has stated "most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime".Pitchfork Media has called him "one of th… more »

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