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(Burn Down) Icon Park

from Seems Like Yesterday by Rogue Beauty

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If celebrities are icons, then what do they stand for and what do we get out of worshipping them? (2001)

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Roll up folks for the sycophants' show,
All hail our heroes wherever they go,
No detail too small to be lost for view,
No thought of comparison to me or to you,

Whose fault is all this sparkle and hollow fuss,
We all need heroes but do they need us?,
The deal goes both ways but when is it straight?,
We should think hard about what we call great,

The value of celebrity is in the revenue stream,
Uncle Walt's pals know about dollars made from dreams,
Entrance fee/ Concession time,
Icon Park is their goldmine.
Burn it down.

All details of life are offered for envy,
Our mundane lives no comparison to see,
We gaze and admire - our disappointment so plain,
Unreality drives us on and then back again.

Roll up folks for the PR man's game,
Let's wallow in the glory of a name,
Thank you Hello and Gossip and Morning TV,
Forget about real life and lose the real me.

The value of celebrity is in the revenue stream,
Uncle Walt's pals know about dollars made from dreams,
Entrance fee/ Concession time,
Icon Park is their goldmine.
Burn it down.

credits

from Seems Like Yesterday, released February 28, 2019
Written by Matthew Griffin and Nick Fuller

Arranged and played by Matthew Griffin, Nick Fuller, Carolyn Frith and Phil Mountain

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Rogue Beauty England, UK

Rogue Beauty is a project by Mathew Griffin, Nick Fuller. and friends. It initially started in 2000 and has continued in various forms since.

'Seems Like Yesterday' is a retrospective of the first decade from 2000 to 2010 - all tracks have been digitally remastered in 2019.

'Walking In The Opposite Direction' is a cover and tribute to Adrian Borland (of The Sound.)
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