Origins
Solid Gold Monitor were a Leeds based rock band that formed in 1998 to play one gig at the Duchess Of York on the 26th June 1998. The songs featured were recorded at In A City Studios, Canal Road, Bradford and produced by Carl Stipetic.
Spark An Owl Sessions
- Do Or Die
- Brotherhood Of Outlaws
- Pinball (Brian Protheroe)
- Body And Soul
- Aquarius
Solid Gold Monitor were:
Lee Manuel – Vocals
Sean Monaghan – Guitar
Jake Richard – Bass
Tony Fallon – Guitar / Vocals
John Giles – Live Drummer
Carl Stipetic – Studio Drummer
Christie Herron – Additional Guitar: Body And Soul
Spark An Owl Sessions
- Do Or Die
- Brotherhood Of Outlaws
- Pinball (Brian Protheroe)
- Body And Soul
- Aquarius
Do Or Die
So what are you gonna do
now it’s do or die
Speed of life
So you keep on keep on fast
Ride your luck and hope it lasts
There can be no defeat
I heard somebody scream
It’s team against team
Speed of life
It’s just the speed of life
So what are you gonna do
Now it’s do or die
You’ve got to meet your fans head on
Soak up the pressure show you’re strong
Wipe your conscience clean
I heard somebody scream
It’s team against team
Because it’s team against team
You know it’s team against team
Speed of life
It’s just the speed of light
And when tomorrow come
These colours don’t run
You know these colours don’t run
Because these colours don’t run
Brotherhood Of Outlaws
Infinite the vast domain
Sailing up a river to kill a Colonel Khmer
You disciples of style on the inside
Give it all up for a life side of wild
Brotherhood of outlaws
You’re a superstar of the underclass
Seeing your reflection on the mirrored glass
How can you survive if you don’t let yourself
A helicopter ride into the valley of hell
Lets go
Brotherhood of outlaws
Hollow eyed vampires you sell your souls
Hanging under bridges then go digging holes
Give it out still who can you trust
There is no way of knowing when the bubble will burst
Check it out
You reap what you sow how low can you go
Sacrificing all you got for just one more blow
You know it’s insane you’re killing your brain
Getting out of prison then go do it again
Loco
Brotherhood of outlaws
I can’t get no reason to be
I can’t get no economy
I can’t get no honey bees
I can’t get no wood from the trees
I can’t get no Bondi Beach
I can’t get no freedom of speech
I can’t get no juice from the pips
I can’t get no Apocalypse now
Pinball (Brian Protheroe)
And I’ve run out of pale ale
And I feel like I’m in jail
And my music bores me once again
And I’ve been on the pinball
And I know longer know it all
And they say that you never know when you’re insane
Got fleas in my bedroom
Got flies in my bathroom
And the cat just finished off the bread
So I walk over Soho
And I read about Monroe
And I wonder was she really what they said
Got a call from a good friend
Come on down for the weekend
Didn’t know if I could spare the time
I knew a woman who was crazy
About a boy who was lazy
But it didn’t work out ‘cos they just couldn’t make it rhyme
Hey Jude you were alright
I could have grooved with you all night
But you turned your back on the part again
Mama if i keep my head clean
Will I really have a good dream
Or will I wake up in confusion just the same
And I’ve run out of pale ale
And I feel like I’m in jail
Got fleas in the bedroom
Got flies in the bathroom
Got a call from a good friend
Come on down for the weekend
Hey Jude you were alright
I could have grooved with you all night
And I’ve been on the pale ale
And I feel like a pinball
Body And Soul
I feel so wonderful today
Now at last I feel that I’m on my way
There’s no terror of self doubt
Time to find out what I’m all about
And I feel at one with all I see
Spirit of the past surrounding me
Bring a message to you loud and clear
Thru the generations so you all can hear
Body and Soul
I feel so handsome and so strong
I know the place where I come from
There’s no element of doubt
In my mind what it’s all about
And I feel the sun that shines on me
And I’ve seen the boulevard of broken dreams
Feel so happy so alive
I feel this love will never die
Body and Soul
Body and Soul
Give it all you got to live
Body and Soul
Make a life you wanna live
Body and Soul
To have and to hold of it
Body and Soul
Return to the fold again
Aquarius
Everybody step on
Aquarius
Hey now dare to dream
Is there something in between
Heaven and the deep blue sea
Hey now paradise years
New horizons new frontiers
Everybody step on
Aquarius
Hey now dare to dream
Is there something in between
Heaven and the deep blue sea
Hey now paradise years
New horizons new frontiers
Hey now
Catcher in the rye
Goodbye
Everybody get stoned