Saint Etienne

Primrose Hill

from the album Travel Edition (1990-2005).

Scott Plagenhoef, in Pitchfork Review, 13th December 2004, writes:

The instrumental, "Primrose Hill", is a charming little acoustic strum that hints at the melody to Finisterre's "Soft Like Me"...Over the past 15 years, Saint Etienne's music has been the result of the marriage of the best mod traditions of style and sophistication with a restless engagement with the world's best pop sounds.

London Belongs To Me from the album Foxbase Alpha, 1992.

Took a tube to Camden Town,
walked down Parkway, and settled down
in the shade of a willow tree,
someone hovering over me.

Close my eyes,
breathe out slowly.
Today the sunshine (sunshine) loves me only.

To the sound of the World of Twist
you leant over, and gave me a kiss.
It's too warm to even hold hands,
but that won't stop us from making plans...

Regent's Park is not identified, but walking 'down' Parkway from Camden Town (it's uphill) will take you there.