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David Shah - Vocals
Alex Potterill - Keyboards
Rob Britton - Guitars
Jon Bacon - Bass
Steve Brummell - Drums

lyrics

here we come like we’ve always done
but in droves, if you believe what you read
i was born with a bit of both
but i’m not sitting on the fence
‘cos your arguments for
keeping us all at bay
all amount to the same old thing
you happen to have it and you happen to like it
and you’re not giving it away

but take it easy
take it easy
no one will get hurt (oh oh)
if you relax it will be painless
take it easy
take it easy
we’ll be oh so slow (oh oh)
you’ll barely notice us arrive at all

well, are you sure that you’re oh so pure?
just how far back do you want to go?
i heard your father was a regular charmer
and you probably have a sister in montego bay
would you be the same person
if your mother had dumped him
and conceived you in a different way?
you happen to be here
and you happen to like it
but you can’t take it with you anyway

so let it go and
let us have it
well, was that really so hard?
and you might even find you like it
let it go and
let us have it
it’s inevitable, yes!
we’ve taken your cities
and we’ve got designs on your countryside

credits

from Best Kept Secret - Demos & Rarities 2001​-​2004, released December 13, 2004
Let Us Have It reviews

nme
"Luxembourg have enough beef to graduate into a proper rock band..."

kitten painting
"You stay away from my countryside you pop fop reprobates..."

the stereo effect
"There’s us thinking Luxembourg were neutral during the war..."

you're so old street
"The vocals are lacking the pretentious over-stylised quality of their stablemates..."

joyzine
"David Shah's miraculous trembling vocals somersault around the twinkling keyboard swirls..."

designer magazine
"Matches anything Franz Ferdinand have ever come up with..."

sounds-xp
"Tip-top face-biffing, jaw-dropping excellence..."

rock midgets
"Luxembourg provide the first, and last, outstanding moment on Rip Off Your Labels..."

indigo flow
"If you’re wondering which bands you should be heading out to see live in London at the moment then this compilation will provide the perfect guide..."


the new cross

kitten painting
"Spearmint-esque sound of the underdog..."

joyzine
"Lulls you into a false sense of bog standard indie security..."

sounds-xp
"Perfect intelligent pop..."

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luxembourg London, UK

Luxembourg are a British five-piece indie band, formed in London in 2001. Most often compared to artists like Pulp, The Smiths, Suede and Roxy Music, they have been described as "pop noir".

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