Thursday, November 27, 2008

Cornershop - Brimful of Asha




There’s dancing
Behind movie scenes
Behind the movie scenes
Sadi Rani
She’s the one that keeps the dream alive
From the morning
Past the evening
To the end of the light

Brimful of Asha on the 45
Well it’s a brimful of Asha on the 45
Brimful of Asha on the 45
Well it’s a brimful of Asha on the 45

And dancing
Behind movie scenes
Behind those movie screens
Asha Bhosle
She’s the one that keeps the dream alive
From the morning
Past the evening
To the end of the light

Brimful of Asha on the 45
Well it’s a brimful of Asha on the 45
Brimful of Asha on the 45
Well it’s a brimful of Asha on the 45

Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow
Everybody needs a bosom (2x)
Mine’s on the 45

And singing
Illuminate the main streets
And the cinema aisles
We don’t care about no government warnings
‘bout their notion of a simple life
And the dams they are building
Brimful of Asha on the 45
Well it’s a brimful of Asha on the 45
Brimful of Asha on the 45
Well it’s a brimful of Asha on the 45

Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow
Everybody needs a bosom (5x)
Mine’s on the 45

Brimful of Asha on the 45
Well it’s a brimful of Asha on the 45
Brimful of Asha on the 45
Well it’s a brimful of Asha on the 45
Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow
Everybody needs a bosom (4x)

And singing and dancing (8x)
Mine’s on the RPM






Cornershop are a British indie band formed in Leicester in 1992 for the Wolverhampton born Tjinder Singh (singer, composer, actor and dholaki), his brother Avtar Singh (bass, vocals), David Chambers (drums) and Ben Ayres (guitar, keyboards, And Tamboura), the first three having previously been members of the Preston-based band Havoc General, WHO released a single (the "Fast Jaspal EP") in 1991. The band's name originated from a stereotype referring to British Asians who often own shops on the corner of the street. His music is a fusion of Indian music, British indie rock, electronics and dance.

They were more widely noticed after the success of a Fatboy Slim remix of their song "Brimful of Asha," his 1997 album when I was born for the 7th time. The song was a tribute to the prolific Indian playback singer, Asha Bhosle, and the entire Indian music industry in general. Norman Cook mixed track without charging a fee because he liked so much. Paula Frazer appears as a guest vocalist on the track "Good to be on the road back home".


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