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about
Exotic dance track telling the disillusions of a young Angolan man in London in the 1990s.
lyrics
THAT ANGOLAN GUY
Back in Luanda
Back in Luanda
Back in Luanda
Mora em Luanda
He dreamt of feeling really hip and cool
Walking the streets of the Free World
In all the magazines he'd read about the war
Then go out to buy the clothes he'd been longing for
Plenty of girls across the dance floor
Red gloss and European scents
Relaxed and proud he'd let his shoulders glide
To the back beat of a Soul sect
The sun was hot then but the rain is heavy now
He's losing focus, his hope is in decline
Tell me why that Angolan guy
He said: 'No can't see you no more'
Tell me why that Angolan guy
He turned into another one
(repeat)
That Angolan guy said: 'No can't see you no more'
That Angolan guy...
Back in Luanda
Mora em Luanda
High on Brazilian beats and chewing gum
Nowhere to live, nowhere to go, no money, no one to love
He says it's easier here than being at home
Where his daddy's white and powers clash outside his door
Plenty of girls across the dance floor
Red gloss and European scents
Relaxed and proud he'd let his shoulders glide
To the back beat of a Soul sect
The sun was hot then but the rain is heavy now
He's losing focus, his hope is in decline
Tell me why that Angolan guy
He said: 'No can't see you no more'
Tell me why that Angolan guy
He turned into another one
(repeat)
That Angolan guy said: 'No can't see you no more'
Turned into another one
That Angolan guy...
credits
released June 29, 2016
Song written and arranged by Virginie Lacour-Puiboube
Horn arrangement: Gabriel Keen
Recorded at Clowns Pocket Recording Studio by Derek Nash
Produced by Derek Nash, Gabriel Keen, Alexander Keen and Virginie Lacour-Puiboube.
Musicians:
Jon Desbrulais: Drums, congas, percussion
Alexander Keen: Electric bass
Gabriel Keen: Piano, keyboards, synthesizer, alto saxophone
Virginie Lacour: Lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar
Paul Higgs: Trumpet, flugelhorn
Theo Travis: Tenor saxophone
Paul Taylor: Trombone
Chantelle Addow-Hamlin: Backing vocals
Makeda Carbon: Backing vocals
