Lyrics: 

Yesterday I had a dream 
and staring in it was you and me
we were far from misery
living life vibrantly in new york

But whats the point in your TV dreams 
if they never amount to anything 
especially the ones of you and me
of sex and the city and new york

I'm not Carrie Bradshaw
and your not Mr Big
You're not even the other one
that I thought Carrie would have been better off with

So why are you here with me
do you really like snacks and late night TV
and living your life vicariously 
through other peoples imaginary lives

maybe I'd rather be somewhere else
living life with someone else
someone richer, smarter, faster, sexier
like the mentalist on Channel Five

See I've got a theory about TV
and its effects on you and me
and entropy and apathy and common place misery
tell me whats the point in it
all the shows go on a bit
and all of them get on my tits
but yet they're never off

I wonder if some day I'll be
sitting on my own reality TV show 
watching a live feed of my life
and I wonder if that came to be 
would I see you sitting beside me
staring at our existence as if we'd never lived

And I wonder if that would scare me 
and if it would propel me 
to break my glassy stare and make my dreams of you and me live
or would I let it wash over me and inhabit myself vicariously
and put it all down to a memory of how the dead live

TV Song (studio)

Lyrics: 

I got woken up late last night by the man who lives in my TV
all matter of fact but his voice nearly cracked when this is what he told me

Suicide Fears for Britney Spears, Suicide Fears for Britney Spears
Suicide Fears for Britney Spears, Suicide Fears for Britney Spears

Well he told me a story of loss and woe
of a trailer park girl who let it all go
a trailer park girl who let it all go
go straight to her head

Suicide Fears for Britney Spears, Suicide Fears for Britney Spears
Suicide Fears for Britney Spears, Suicide Fears for Britney Spears

La, la, la la la la la, 
la, la, la la la la la, 

(guitar solo)

Well I stared at the screen and I let myself go, 
go to the place where the wind don't blow
go to the place where the stars don't shine
proper till they've fallen down dead
and I looked for a man, a man with a plan
and I asked him how to survive in his godforsaken land
he said son beings been replaced by appearing
so maybe you should fall down dead

Suicide Fears for Britney Spears, Suicide Fears for Britney Spears
Suicide Fears for Britney Spears, Suicide Fears for Britney Spears
Suicide Fears for Britney Spears, Suicide Fears for Britney Spears
Suicide Fears for Britney Spears, Suicide Fears for Britney Spears


Suicide Fears For Britney Spears (studio)

Lyrics: 

Watch out for Foxy Maben
he might try and kick out heads in
this estates awash with problems now
with union jacks and starry ploughs
but lady whats your story? 
It's been so long since I saw you
Remember

when we were young we were high on drugs
and news stories that fucked us up
and no one really gave a fuck 
if at night we laughed or cried

Everyone used to hate you
because you smelled a bit like piss
but everyone used to hate me too
cause I liked drink and drugs and glue
but lady whats your story
I'm not trying to annoy you 
but

when we were young we were high on drugs
and news stories that fucked us up
and all we did was act like thugs because we'd fuck all else to do

 *** Instrumental ****

When we were young we were high on drugs
and news stories that fucked us up
and now that we're all grown up
I'm just glad to see you're well


When We Were Young

Song from our 2nd Album 'The Bin Hoaker Chronicles'. Video for song available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkB-thBvFWw

**** Lyrics ****
What the fuck am I working for my jobs a fucking joke
they only pay me minimum wage and I'm always fucking broke
I have to shop in Lidel and my phone is pay as you go
and all my clothes are from charity shops in case you didn't know
oh I hate getting up early, 
my boss say's it shouldn't bother me
but for all that he's paying me, 
he can fuck off

Laugh laugh clap your hands, 
prozac, diazepam, effexor, benzedrine
everyone in tight jeans, 
look at the models thin and mean
look at the workers pressed and clean
rockstars saving the world
live the dream, spread the word
I guess I used to be a believer, 
but things aren't getting any easier
and now that I'm older, 
they probably won't

the sliver screen dream machine keeps trying to sell things to me
and although I don't want them, I really fucking need them
did I say need or want? Shit I think I fucked that up.
fucking up is easy just like watching TV
my Favourite TV show is friends, 
I've probably seen everyone of them, 
I don't know how it finally ends, 
I guess it just does

Laugh laugh clap your hands, 
prozac, diazepam, effexor, benzedrine
everyone in tight jeans, 
look at the models thin and mean
look at the workers pressed and clean
rockstars saving the world
live the dream, spread the word
I guess I used to be a believer, 
but things aren't getting any easier
and now that I'm older, 
they probably won't

BORED HOUSEWIFE - Laugh Laugh Clap Your Hands

Laugh laugh clap your hands

Suicide Fears for Britney Spears

Gaylord Friend

TV Song (live rough sound)

New album available via bandcamp: https://boredhousewife.bandcamp.com

They’re awesome. I love their music. - Mathias Kom (The Burning Hell)

Glimpse the new musical phenomenon that is Bored Housewife. Simple songs, sardonically sung, you'll discover whether you can laugh and whistle at the same time. - Warren Bell (ATL BBC Gig Guide)

Sharp social commentaries dressed as breezy acoustic folk, with some keen observations on everyday life... Darkly comic, Bored Housewife earn extra subversion points - Christopher Nosnibor (whisperinandhollerin.com)

Great songs packed with some wickedly incisive lyrics and razor sharp observations - nxb003 (nxb3 North England gig reviews)

Bored Housewife play folk-punk breezy dark twisted songs inspired by endless amounts of bad television, trashy magazines, girls from metal bands, trips to cheap supermarkets, Pound Stores, weird people in Bars and computer games, to name but a few, the list is endless. Think Belle and Sebastian, if they grew up in a Northern Irish council estate wherein they developed an appreciation for the darker things in life.

Bored Housewife began life in 2008 as Justin McKeown and Meabh McDonnell in Belfast. Performing regularly in bars such as The Pavilion, The Front Page and Laverys. In 2011 they moved to York, UK, where they met Rob Harrington and Ed Harrington most known for their work in Leeds band Ajanta. Rob and Ed first joined Bored Housewife on stage as their backing band and then later, as their working relationship grew, as full band members. Rob and Ed's technical musical abilities solidify the Bored Housewife sound, adding new rhythmic and melodic dimensions to the clever lyrics and vocal harmonies.

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