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CROSSROADS MOTEL

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I remember it well, “The Crossroads Motel”

Your acting consistently shite

Giving my head through the script being read

A migraine that lasted all night;

But those were the days; I rode BSAs;

We watched on our screens black and white;

Your actors were poor, the walls and the door

Would wobble as lines they’d recite;

Ah, but you got away; ITV dropped the play;

Your legend in tatters and torn;

Once you’d gone away never once would we say

“We miss you”, We don’t miss you,

“We miss you”, We don’t miss you

Once Crossroads Motel was withdrawn.

 

I remember it well “The Crossroads Motel”

You were famous, your plots were a legend;

Unlike ITV though we could all see

The base of the pots they were dredging;

No more would we beg for Sandie and Meg

Who pushed him around in his chair;

And nor furthermore for Benny who wore

A bonnet to cover his hair;

Ah, but you got away ITV ditched the play

We look back on you now with some scorn;

Once you’d gone away never once would we say

“We miss you”, We don’t miss you,

“We miss you”, We don’t miss you

One bereavement that we would not mourn.

 

I remember it well “The Crossroads Motel”

With characters plastic and dead;

That suave Adam Chance who had a romance

With Jill, whom later he wed;

And that Miss Diane whose number 1 fan

Was Benny, not Shughie McPhee;

Amy Turtle, the Brummie, whose acting was crummy

Mester ‘Unter – how wooden was he?

Ah, but you got away; ITV dumped the play

Though some years later reborn

Your plot was still grey; we’d once again say

“We’ve not missed you, we don’t miss you

We’ve not missed you, we don’t miss you;

Yet again, the soap was withdrawn

 

I remember it well “The Crossroads Motel”

Your acting consistently shite

Giving my head with the script being read

A migraine that lasted all night.

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John Coopey

Tue 5th Sep 2023 15:52

Thankyou Kevin. And for the Like, Holden.

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John Coopey

Sat 2nd Sep 2023 20:56

Ha ha, Stephen. But a little unfair on all those Crossroads actors who’ve gone on to greater things. Like errr.....

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Stephen Gospage

Sat 2nd Sep 2023 13:21

Nice job, John. Wooden? Yes. I remember Jasper Carrot saying that he wouldn't use that term to describe Crossroads acting, as it would be an insult to trees.

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John Coopey

Sat 2nd Sep 2023 12:06

Certainly, John, he’d have got cancelled on WOL if he’d have posted here his lyrics about getting blowjob from Janis Joplin.

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John Gilbert Ellis

Sat 2nd Sep 2023 10:33

I managed to get out of the 1970's/80s without ever watching 'Crossroads'. Really don't know how.
Sure Mr Cohen would have trashed his lyrics for this if he'd got round to seeing the show.😃

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John Coopey

Sat 2nd Sep 2023 07:40

Sorry for the ear-worm, Pete. I had to wait till I had a cold before I could record this with anything like Laughing Lenny’s growl.
And thanks for the Like, Telboy.

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Pete (edbreathe)

Fri 1st Sep 2023 22:35

John
Very good
Unfortunately I’ll never be able to listen to Chelsea Hotel with out thinking of this
Thanks ( not ) 🤣

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