Kirsty Anna MacColl (Croydon, England, UK on 10 October 1959 - 18 December 2000) was a British pop singer-songwriter. She was the daughter of dancer Jean Newlove and noted folk singer Ewan MacColl.
MacColl began her career in the late 1970s UK punk rock scene, singing backing vocals for Drug Addix. Her UK hits included the 1981 single "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis", a cover of Billy Bragg's "A New England" in 1985, a duet with Shane MacGowan of The Pogues on "Fairytale of New York" in 1987
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Transcribed by Craig Coventry ([email protected]) 17 November 2001 (In memory of Kirsty)
He's on the Beach by Kirsty MacColl
CG He was just a friend of mine I'd run into from time to time AmFC And long before he moved away we used to share a taste for wine GF Still I never knew that he was sad that's when CFGFCG He said the time had come for him to take a holiday.
CHORUS: C And he says its brilliant there F There's something in the air C And sunshine everywhere G He's on the beach C I know he's changed somehow F He writes us postcards now C I'm not sure where he is G He's out of reach
When he called me up one day and said that he was going away I thought he meant a week in france and not ten thousand miles to Sydney bay Still he had to take his chances He said the time had come for him to make a move away
CHORUS: And he says its brilliant there There's something in the air And sunshine everywhere He's on the beach I know he's changed somehow He writes us postcards now I'm not sure where he is He's on the beach
And I dont blame him Leaving was the best thing he could do With all the changes I just hope he's happy when he does the things he thinks he has to do And he tries. And he tries. And he tries so hard but all by himself Somehow he's trying to be someone else
And he says, he says, he says its brilliant there There's something in the air And sunshine everywhere He's on the beach I know he's changed somehow He's in Australia And he's on the beach And he says its brilliant there