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London Girls

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"London Girls"
Single by Chas & Dave
from the album Job Lot
Released13 February 1983
GenreRockney, novelty
Length3:42
LabelRockney
Songwriter(s)Chas & Dave
Chas & Dave singles chronology
"Margate"
(1982)
"London Girls"
(1983)
"My Melancholy Baby"
(1983)

"London Girls" is a song by Chas & Dave from the album Job Lot, which was released as a single on 13 February 1983 and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 99.[1] The song stayed in the charts for 9 weeks and peaked at number 63 on 26 March 1983.

Composition

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The song was written in 1980 in a writing session with Dave Peacock in a cottage in Ashton, East Northamptonshire.[2]

Covers

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Tori Amos recorded a cover of "London Girls" in 1996 during the Boys for Pele album sessions; it was released as a b-side on her maxi single for "Caught a Lite Sneeze" together with another Chas & Dave song, "Thats What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song)" in the United Kingdom.[3] It was released with "Talula" in the United States.[4]

The Belgian group De Strangers released a Flemish version titled "'n Antwârpse Griet" (Antwerp Girls), which reached No. 36 on the Belgian chart.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "London Girls". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  2. ^ Hodges, Chas (October 2009). "Chapter 24: No Pleasin' You". Chas and Dave: All About Us. ISBN 9781857828269.
  3. ^ "Tori Amos Discography". Billboard. 17 February 1996. p. 99.
  4. ^ "Talula". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  5. ^ "De Strangers - 'n Antwârpse griet". ultratop.be.