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What The Housewives Don't Tell You

from Front by luxembourg

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

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i’m stuck at home with a thousand housewives
they’re such a scream
at least for a while
from their tireless questioning they never cease:
how to keep your man
how to effect world peace

so why did you ask me out
when you knew you could not deliver?
we went out somewhere
then came back again
so why do you look terrified?

i don’t care if you
never make a move
just as long as you
don’t say it’s time to leave
stay around a while
i can make more tea
you can put on a record
just don’t say you’re going

cos what the housewives don’t tell you
because they don’t want to distress you
is it’s a lonely, lonely vigil that we’re keeping
and it’s all for you

now you’re sending me messages
that i can’t quite read
you write, “hope you’re well”
when you mean, “come and see me”
you write, “how are you?”
when you mean, “how i want you”
and your “see you soon”
means, “put those arms around me”

so why did you ask me out
when you knew you could not deliver?
i could wait all day in your favourite café
but the staff are almost ready to turn me away

cos what the housewives don’t tell you
because they don’t want to depress you
is it’s a lonely, lonely vigil that we’re keeping

what the housewives don’t tell you
what they never have done
and they never will do
it’s a lonely, lonely vigil that we’re keeping
and it’s all for you

you see there’s something that the housewives don’t tell you
because they really, really don’t want to distress you
but me, i’m not so concerned with protecting your feelings
i think there’s something that you ought to know

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from Front, released October 23, 2006
What The Housewives Don't Tell You reviews

planet sound
"A shocking indictment of the industry..."

kitten painting
"Highly-strung gentlemen dealing in the grubby romance of the everyday..."

to hell with...
"So peerless it can barely see the esplanade..."

god is in the tv
"Excellently executed and gorgeously sexual in these times of grey indie bands and poor disposable pop backdrops..."

sounds-xp
"Stabbing guitar, swooping keyboards, prolific use of cowbell, and David Shah’s best Morrissey, as smooth and intoxicating as a gallon of Baileys..."

the stereo effect
"Smacks with maturity and self-assurance..."

trakmarx
"Slam, glam - thank you, mam..."

indigo flow
"This could be the start of something big..."

you're so old street
"Boys singing about boys is always good..."

vanity project
"Indie bands used to have heart without all the earnesty, deftly covered by slight of hand and caustic wit..."

tasty
"Smiling’s for Bobby Crush, and don’t you forget it..."

joyzine
"Luxembourg, small country, ace band..."

floatation suite
"They deserve to be the mainstream anti-cool..."

foutraque
"Addictive dès les premiers accords..."

soho strut
"This is more like it..."

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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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