The Darkness.

In a town in the east

The parishioners were visited upon

By a curious beast

And his eyes numbered but one and shone like the sun

And a glance beckoned the immediate loss

Of a cherished one

It was the coming of the

(Black Shuck) Black Shuck

(Black Shuck) Black Shuck

(Black Shuck)

That dog don't give a f#%k

~ Black Shuck.

Octoped, you've got six hands too many

And you can't keep them to yourself

You're too fat and too old to marry

So they left you on the shelf

I've got no right to lay claim to her frame

But you soiled my obsession

You c#$t.

Get your hands off my woman motherf^&ker

~ Get Your Hands Off My Woman.

I'm being punished for all my offences

I wanna touch you but I'm afraid of the consequences

I wanna banish you from which you came

But you're part of me now

And I've only got myself to blame

~ Growing On Me.

Can't explain all the feelings that you're making me feel

My heart's in overdrive and you're behind the steering wheel

I wanna kiss you every minute, every hour, every day

You got me in a spin but everythin' is A.OK!

~ I Believe In A Thing Called Love.

The first flush of youth was upon you when our eyes first met

And I knew that to you and into your life I had to get

I felt light-headed at the touch of this stranger's hand

An assault my defences systematically failed to withstand

~ Love Is Only A Feeling.

Hey you!

Do you remember me

I used to sit next to you at school

We indulged in all the extra-curricular activites

We weren't particularly cool

Monday, Tuesday

Wednesday, Thursday

Dancing on a Friday night

Let the music smother me

Whole weekend recovery

Dancing on a Friday night

See the lady I adore

Dancing on the dancing floor

Dancing on a Friday night

God, the way she moves me

To write bad poetry

Dancing on a Friday night

With you.

~ Dancing On A Friday Night.

For a band which lasted only two albums, their hard rock and glam infused seminal debut, Permission To Land (2003), works like a rhythmic masterpiece from the 70s and 80s. Acknowledging hard rock era from the days of "big hairdo" bands like AC/DC, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Aerosmith, G n R as well as glam rockers like Queen, cat suited lead singer Justin Hawkins sang every notes of each song with such falsetto gutso that it was such fun to listen to. Then there was his brother Dan Hawkins, who crunched out such devastating solos from his guitar, supported by bassist Frank Poulain and drummer Ed Graham. Their hilariously camp-ish music videos for their singles were entertaining and definitely harked back to the late 70s and early 80s. Pity they could only carry it all in their debut and by the time their sophomore album came out, it had all fizzled out and they eventually disbanded due to internal strife. Well, like someone said, a candle that burned twice as bright, burns out twice as fast.