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Nathan Persad

Since 1978.

About Me

The Beach Boys couldn’t actually surf...The Hollies weren’t actually FROM Manchester...The Who technically weren’t mods...and now, South-East London’s finest was actually born in Streatham, which carries an SW postcode! All scandalous scandals which seem like minor footnotes when one actually gets down to what’s important: the actual music. Formerly of the still-sporadically-reforming "Persad Brothers" boy-band (one of them’s 35, for cryin’ out loud!), Nathan writes all of his own stuff except for the obscure covers, and plays and sings all the parts, except for the guest cameos. He has an album coming out (his 6th, but his first "proper") on Mile High Music.If it’s Freddie And The Dreamers meets Cream meets The Beatles meets Queen meets Frank Zappa meets The Hollies meets Prince meets Van Dyke Parks meets Rolf Harris meets Love meets The Who meets Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons meets Me First And The Gimme Gimmes meets The Beach Boys meets Neil Sedaka meets Chas And Dave meets E.L.O. meets Jimi Hendrix meets The Merseybeats meets The Sonics meets Fats Domino meets Jan & Dean you’re after, than look no further.Dev Brahmin.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/20/2005
Band Website: nathanpersad.com
Band Members: Nathan Persad - Frontman, baritone guitar and electric 12-string; Adam Ainger - Drums on Bretton's nights off; John Ashdown - Bass guitar; Christy - Stunt fuzz guitar; Clinton Marsales: Organ sounds.
Sounds Like: Searchers
Record Label: MileHighMusic
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

What are my songs about?

For those who would like to know (and before I forget!), I have started to chronical the stories behind my lyrics and any anecdotes I might have concerning the composing and recording of the songs. Th...
Posted by Nathan Persad on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:06:00 PST

"Ivydale" lyrics.

1) In a land far away,That's where I want to stay andSpend my days.2) Nymphets dance in the sun.I want to find me one andHave some fun in...Chorus1) Ivydale - That's where me heart belongs.Ivydale - W...
Posted by Nathan Persad on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 10:02:00 PST

I Love Deptford.

1) Deptford -  You're such a good friend.Deptford - I hope it don't end."Who's the love of my life?" I'd have to say you.No-one gets to my heart the way that you do.I love you more everyday,I lov...
Posted by Nathan Persad on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:58:00 PST

"Prisoner: Cell Block: LOVE".

1) Lock me up and throw away the key, I'm a prisoner of L-U-V. But jail need not be hell, when you're banged up in Cell Block: Love. 2) I don't know everything, but I know this: It's not a crime to st...
Posted by Nathan Persad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Theme from "Hannah Bounds".

1) There's a girl in flat 3E, has a strange effect on me. Beautiful and funny too, hope she tells me "I love you" Natural Blonde and that's a fact. How many girls can say that? No-one else can be the ...
Posted by Nathan Persad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

"Old Flame"

1) (Thankyou!) Bumped into an ex-lover. I swore I was over her. She held my hand, it was still the same, talking about my old flame. 2) She had just got her hair done like it was when we were young. M...
Posted by Nathan Persad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

"Since I Found A Girl."

1) Cancel my subscription to Playboy. I'm taking down my posters of Lindsay Lohan, I don't need them no more Since I found me a girl. 2) Staring late at night out my window at nearly-naked drunks as t...
Posted by Nathan Persad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

"Allan Clarke" lyrics.

ALLAN CLARKE. 1) Who's my favourite singer in the world? Still breaks hearts of millions of girls? But he's someone of whom hardly anybody's heard. 2) First appeared in 1963. Spells his name with tw...
Posted by Nathan Persad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Lyrics to My "Rachel".

Chorus) "Rachel", you're like my "Rachel". I'll get over you soon as I'm able. 1) In 1992 when I first met you, you were so popular, I was the high school clown, you turned me down. But I carried on. ...
Posted by Nathan Persad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

"When A Girl Turns You Down".

1) Can't sleep, can't eat. The folks that you meet seem like different people. Admit defeat. I know how it feels when a girl turns you down. 2) You feel so low, you don't wanna go with your friends ou...
Posted by Nathan Persad on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST