Tales from Turnpike House
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Written by Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs & Sarah Cracknell Produced by Saint Etienne & Ian Catt Released June 2005 on Side Streets and then on the 7th LP, Tales From Turnpike House Notes Pete Wiggs wrote the lyrics and melody for the song and had this to say about the song in 2017 - "When I lived in Croydon about 10 years ago I’d walk past a newsagent’s board that had the latest headline from the local paper. They’d always manage to find the most depressing story of murder, rape or abduction. Read more on Last.fm.

Saint Etienne is an indie dance/indie pop trio which formed in Croydon, England in 1990. The band was founded by journalist Bob Stanley (born December 25, 1964) and Pete Wiggs (born May 15, 1966) in Croydon, UK, January 1990. After recording 2 singles with guest singers, Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex) joined as a full member. The band is named after a French football team. Saint Etienne are one of the bands who defined the early 90s indie dance genre, fusing the production values of the dance-pop that emerged in the wake of the Second Summer of Love with the clever lyrics and self-aware production of indie music. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.