Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Madness
Performer
Mike Barson
Keyboards
Lee 'Kix' Thomson
Saxophone
Chris 'Chrissy Boy' Foreman
Guitar
Mark 'Bedders' Bedford
Bass
Daniel Woodgate
Drums
Graham McPherson
Vocals
Charlie Andrew
Programming
Ade Omotayo
Background Vocals
The London Community Gospel Choir
Background Vocals
Mike Kearsey
Trombone
Joe Auckland
Trumpet
Steve Hamilton
Baritone Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Graham McPherson
Composer
Christopher Foreman
Songwriter
Chris 'Chrissy Boy' Foreman
Brass Arranger
Mike Kearsey
Brass Arranger
Joe Auckland
Brass Arranger
Steve Hamilton
Brass Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Madness
Producer
Mike Barson
Producer
Lee 'Kix' Thomson
Producer
Chris 'Chrissy Boy' Foreman
Producer
Mark 'Bedders' Bedford
Producer
Daniel Woodgate
Producer
Graham McPherson
Producer
Clive Langer
Producer
Liam Watson
Producer
Charlie Andrew
Producer
John E. Davis
Recording Engineer
Katie Earl
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
I was walking down Dean Street, headed nowhere at all
Aimlessly strolling through Soho, when the rain began to fall
Alright nutty boy she said, passing me on Dean Street
She's striding through the puddles, on black stilettoed feet
Guitar over one shoulder, swirling swagger in her stride
In a well-appointed pencil skirt,
that maybe, just maybe 18 inches wide
The voice of fallen angels
Lost lovers in the night
A blackbird on the wing
Now only fallen angels sing
She looked back at me and smiled
She winked one deep black mascara eye
Well I narrowly missed the lamppost
As I made to make my reply
A black taxi splashes diesel rainbows through the neon air
Behind fishnet stocking by hydraulic derriere
The voice of fallen angels
Lost lovers in the night
A blackbird on the wing
Now only fallen angels sing
That guitar over one shoulder
Just a glimpse of pink La Pearla Bra
Glowing in the mist round Wanny Scots
There she goes, c'est la trois trois
We briefly faced each other, then she turned and walked away
And the rain lashed down on Dean
Street, on that black and mournful day, hey
The voice of fallen angels
Lost lovers in the night
A blackbird on the wing
Now only fallen angels sing, sing
The voice of fallen angels
Lost lovers in the night
A blackbird on the wing
Only fallen angels sing
A blackbird on the wing
Only fallen angels sing
Fallen angels sing
Fallen angels sing
Fallen angels sing
Writer(s): Graham Mcpherson, Christopher John Foreman
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