the beautiful south has some of the best b-sides. a piece of sky and especially youre only jealous stand out (also holy shit someone finally uploaded besides to the clearnet. fuck yes)
youre only jealous is one of my absolute favorite songs ever and its one of the most obscure deep cuts from their entire catalog. up until a month ago i had not been able to find it online, i only had it because my parents bought a bootleg b-sides cd at a beautiful south show once and ripped it (which i then copied off my dads mp3 player when he wasnt looking lmfao)
its sung from the perceptive of a rich noble family whose workers are trying to kill them and its incredibly fun and catchy. cant help but dance when it comes on
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perhaps it is the quantity of acres that we own
it could be their allotments only small
maybe we should reconsider giving them a wage
but a taste of money is worse than none at all
the parlor maids a deadly quiet lass
never really comes out of her shell
but every time i talk to her she offers me a glass
of a drink that she never drinks herself
youre only jealous
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