Nadine Shah - Twenty Things

‘Twenty Things’, out now - Pre-order my new album, ‘Filthy Underneath’ - Follow me! Instagram Twitter (X) - Facebook: Spotify - Director/Video Producer \ Sel MacLean @sel_maclean Audio Producer \ Ben Hillier @babenhillier Camera Assistant \ Chris Gaffer \ Roberto Colapietro @robertocolapietro Artist \ Nadine Shah @nadineshah Label \ EMI North @eminorthrecords Artist Manager \ Ros Earls @earlsros Shoot Location/Special thanks - Whitburn Parish Church Lyrics He’s got a fire in his belly  I could never tell him I’m the one who’s always getting the blame  now we have removed the bottle  I’m teething and I’m tired   Everything is just as it was, the same  Everything is just as it was, the same A craving’s quiet but it’s plenty I stop and count to twenty  Twenty of the worst things that I can think  Twenty of the worst things that I can think Twenty of the worst things that I can think The playgrounds silent and it’s empty  The locals soon forget me  I don’t have the skill for playing your game The Priest sings in the hope and ruin  The drunkard starts to boo him  Propping up the gossip and his good name  Propping up the gossip and his good name  The shame is awesome but its fleeting  Gets seen to with a beating  Half the clergy came to hear the man sing Half the clergy came to hear the man sing  Half the clergy came to hear the man sing  They’re laying flowers by the bus stop Some poor old junkie’s lucks up  Took a man and woman on the same day  His right leg shorter than the other The second eldest brother  Goes to see his mother every Sunday  Goes to see his mother every Sunday  He wrote a song for Elvis Presley  But Elvis never heard it  Whistling an old tune as the bell rings  Whistling an old tune as the bell rings Whistling an old tune as the bell rings He’s got a fire in his belly  I could never tell him I’m the one who’s always getting the blame  now we have removed the bottle  I’m teething and I’m tired   Everything is just as it was, the same  Everything is just as it was, the same A craving’s quiet but it’s plenty I stop and count to twenty  Twenty of the worst things that I can think  Twenty of the worst things that I can think Twenty of the worst things that I can think Music video by Nadine Shah performing Twenty Things. An EMI North recording; © 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited