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2012 Off-West End
Soho Cinders the Musical - Old Compton Street Lyrics
The song is written by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
NARRATOR (spoken)
Old Compton Street, Soho.
That promiscuous potpourri.
That Metropolitan muniicence.
That glittering back passage.
It’s 7pm on a fairly
ordinary Spring evening.
Theatregoers rub Shoulders
with prostitutes.
Local businessman, on their way
Home, are having one last drink
as they collide with a younger
Crowd arriving for their first.
Chelle, a rickshaw cyclist,
is shouting for business
SIDESADDLE
Join the party on Old Compton Street
Feel the pavement throb beneath your feet
Take a seat
Watch the show
Nothing's normal on Old Compton Street
Dress informal as you jump aboard
Step inside
Urges will be satisfied
Here where life is sweet
Old Compton Street
NARRATOR (spoken)
A young girl, Velcro,
is making her way through the throng
to her place of work,
the launderette, Soho Sit and Spin
VELCRO
Life’s a circus on Old Compton Street
Punks and rockers and the rich elite
Drink and eat
Side by side
COMPANY
Fun’s contagious on Old Compton Street
It’s outrageous
There are boys for boys
Boys for girls
Boys for old men wearing pearls
No one’s obsolete
Old Compton Street
NARRATOR (spoken)
Elsewhere, Velcro’s best friend,
Robbie, emerges from a doorway
LORD BELLINGHAM (spoken)
So, when will I see you again?
ROBBIE (spoken)
You’ve got my number.
Just call anytime you want
LORD BELLINGHAM (spoken)
I'll do just that.
I like having you around.
Don't forget this
ROBBIE
Within this melting pot
Some have and some have not
A pizza base you stumble upon
With everything on
COMPANY
Every flavour
ROBBIE AND COMPANY
Try a slice
of life Old Compton Street
See the flies
that swarm around the meat
Trick or treat
Who can say?
NARRATOR (spoken)
We join Dana and Clodagh outside
the Soho Gentlemen’s Club,
which they run.
They are sisters.
They are ugly
DANA (spoken)
Shut it
CLODAGH (spoken)
Where have you been?
ROBBIE (spoken)
College
CLODAGH (spoken)
College?
Who do you think you are,
Carol Sodding Vorderman?
You work for your lodging,
in case you’ve forgotten
DANA (spoken)
He’d forget his balls
if they weren’t in a bag
CLOGAGH (spoken)
Just ‘cuz dad’s in prison,
doesn’t mean you can take the piss
DANA (spoken)
We’re too nice to him
ROBBIE (spoken)
Aren’t I lucky
to have stepsisters like you, eh?
Twins, not identical
but equally unpleasant
DANA (spoken)
Oh clean the bogs
CLODAGH AND DANA
Pick your poison
on Old Compton Street
Girls and boys on show
CLODAGH AND DANA AND COMPANY
And gay or straight or still unsure
Every taste is catered for
Here where all worlds meet
Old Compton Street
NARRATOR (spoken)
There’s a commotion outside
The Prince Edward Theatre where
“High School Musical 5 –
Sex in Detention” is playing.
James Prince,
a London Mayoral candidate,
and his fiancée Marilyn Platt
arrive at the theatre
WILLIAM (spoken)
Here they are, right on cue
BIG ISSUE SELLER (spoken)
Big Issue. Big Issue
WILLIAM (spoken)
Here might be a better position
BIG ISSUE SELLER (spoken)
Big Issue, Big Issue
JAMES (spoken)
Damn. I haven’t got any change.
But here’s a fiver
WILLIAM (spoken)
Job done
COMPANY
We love to spot celebrities
And nobody can blame us
Though all too often we forget
The reason why they’re famous
But rolling the red carpet out
Is bound to cause a buzz
And then we stop and rubberneck
Cos everybody does
Catch the rhythm
of Old Compton Street
Where the bright young
things turn up the heat
Pound the beat, no holds barred
SIDESADDLE
All cities have the same
One street that knows no shame
A bright facade whose surface is thin
But hard as a nail
SIDESADDLE AND COMPANY
Scratch it and sniff
But never inhale
COMPANY
Heads are turning
on Old Compton Street
Ears are burning while
the endless stream passes by
Rainbow flags are flying high
Try a slice of life
Every vice is rife
Here where all worlds meet
Old Compton Street
Review: Soho Cinders the Musical Lyrics
Soho Cinders the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
Old Compton Street
Wishing for the Normal
Spin
Gypsies of the Ether
I'm So Over Men
It's Hard to Tell
Old Compton Street (reprise)
You Shall Go to the Ball
Who's that Boy?
They Don't Make Glass Slippers
Spin (reprise)
The Tail that Wags the Dog
Let Him Go
Fifteen Minutes
Finale
Curtain Call
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