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This song grew from the idea that consistent artistic failure is integral to a living statue's continued financial success. How many living statues have taken their art form to the next level and died, not only in poverty, but in the middle of a maze in the grounds of a stately home somewhere?

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Well I've seen you on the street corner,
such a strong silent type.
You've got a bedspread wrapped round your head
and your face is all painted white.
You got a crowd of people at your feet
all standing there looking at you.
You might have caught their eye
but you made a child cry
now he is terrified of you

Hoo hoo hoo it's a living statues (it's a living statue)
Hoo hoo hoo it's a living statues

You used to work in accounting
or so a little bird tells me
You got sick of that grind from 9 to 5
and now you're working 10 till 3
You get your thrills from standing very still
in one spot all day
If you can pay your bills with these stationary skills
then you've got a good thing
You've got a phD in aping masonry
As they walk on by they say...

Hoo hoo hoo it's a living statues (it's a living statue)
Hoo hoo hoo it's a living statues (it's a living statue)

There's a living statue
and he's looking at you
There's a living statue
and he's looking at you (Watch me!)

There's a living statue
and he's looking at you
There's a living statue
and he's looking at you

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from Now that's what I call 'The Sette of Odde Volumes 1', track released January 1, 2017
Tom - Voice, Guitar
Ruth - Voice, Ukulele
JP - Voice, Bass

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The Sette of Odde Volumes Sheffield, UK

The Sette of Odde Volumes are a three piece band specialising in laid back songs from the swing era, popular classics performed in their own inimitable style, and an ever expanding repertoire of curiously odd originals.

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