SEE ALSO..  http://fairscup.wixsite.com/roys-newcastle-songs
 
Mostly for supporters of the Toon(NEWCASTLE UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB that is!)  and lovers of good music everywhere! (ho ho..gawd wot a scream!). Nicked some of Geordie Ridleys lyrics (only most of em!) from 'The Blaydon Races'.  Have now put 'Balmbras' in the lyric when for many years it was my mistake to have put 'Blaydon' in there.  Soooooo....WHAY YER WAITING FOR?? Lets rock!

 'roy mc calveys black and white thing' webbie at http://bit.ly/1q9ebBa

Black and White or Dead  by Roy Mc Calvey  
copyright lyrics tune vox and performance 1986

1) Went to Blaydon Races, in the month of june
1862 on a summers afternoon
I took the bus from Balmbras and she was heavily laden
Away we went down Collingwood Street, to the race at Blaydon
CHORUS
We're black n white or dead, we know it in our head.
Its always what we said, we're black n white or dead

2) The TV tells us that red is so cool, blue would be champion but we're no fools
CHORUS
MID 8 Don't follow fools they lead you astray, black and white our colour and our way

3) Ho me lads you should have seen us ganning
passing the folks along the way, just as they were stannin
All the lads n lasses there, all had smiling faces
gannin along the Scotswood Road to see the Blaydon Races
Rainbows are pretty they fly in the sky
Rainbows have colour but clouds pass them bye (cos clouds are)
CHORUS
One two three four Newcastle are sure to score

black and white or dead

Black and White or Dead NUFC

Perhaps if you like anything you hear on one of Roys sites put in an appropriate comment such as 'Roy couldn't hit a barn door with his piano keyboard, even if he could lift it to throw the dashed thing!' 
There, so perhaps its up to you (the reader of this note) if you want to do that!! Google Roy Mc Calvey for loads of his music stuff
 
Bass player in Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprouts first real band 'AVALON' (er.... that is his first band to have a drummer AND a P.A.) although when he joined we were called 'CAUGHT IN THE ACT' so its not really true that 'AVALON' was his first anything!! Gawd! Aint life complicated? This name change occured after a handful of gigs. 'CAUGHT IN THE ACT' were Tony Coyle, John the drummer, Leo McCabe, Paddy, and me. All made contributions of a greater/lesser extent to songwriting. 10 months together and then Tony, Paddy and Leo were all gone and new talents came in. Pete Archbold and Paul Dean made us a twin lead guitar band for a time and Steve Daggett replaced PMc as lead singer, songwriter. He played a mean flying 'V' guitar. This Avalon Mk 2 lasted a year. Then I went back to collecting stamps and saving empty milk cartons. (anyone got a spare 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta I could have? ps if u want to collect milk cartons make sure u wash em thoroughly before cluttering the place up with em)
Some roy Avalon web connections below. TRY EM  IF YER REALLY REALLY BORED !