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At the other site I visit on a regular basis we had a site song; a silly mystery tune by an unknown band from the 60's, but it summed us up. I've been on that site 10 years come the end of the month, I've visited America three times, stayed with several great friends (they remain friends to this day). The wife and me have been driven approximately 10,000 miles by road by our friends. Last year we even travelled to Dallas to keep a friend company on her drive to South Dakota to visit her Mother - some drive !

So, in thinking, here's one I've come up with, strange choice maybe, but, read the lyrics, see if you can do better for SheffieldHistory ...

There are places I'll remember

All my life though some have changed

Some forever not for better

Some have gone and some remain

All these places have their moments

With lovers and friends I still can recall

Some are dead and some are living

In my life I've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers

There is no one compares with you

And these memories lose their meaning

When I think of love as something new

Though I know I'll never lose affection

For people and things that went before

I know I'll often stop and think about them

In my life I love you more

Though I know I'll never lose affection

For people and things that went before

I know I'll often stop and think about them

In my life I love you more

In my life I love you more

Beatles

http://interlyrics.com/B/Beatles/In_My_Life.html

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Not as good as the Beatles lyric but one for the pub section perhaps.

Once upon a time, there was a tavern

Where we used to raise a glass or two

Remember how we laughed away the hours,

Think of all the great things we would do

Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we'd choose

We'd fight and never lose

For we were young and sure to have our way

La La La La La La

La La La La La La

La La La La La La La La La La

Then, the busy years went rushing by us

We lost our starry notions on the way

If, by chance, I'd see you in the tavern,

We'd smile at one another and we'd say

Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we'd choose

We'd fight and never lose

Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days

La La La La La La

La La La La La La

La La La La La La La La La La

Just tonight, I stood before the tavern

Nothing seemed the way it used to be

In the glass, I saw a strange reflection

Was that lonely woman really me?

Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we'd choose

We'd fight and never lose

Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days

La La La La La La

La La La La La La

La La La La La La La La La La

La La La La La La

La La La La La La

La La La La La La La La La La

Through the door, there came familiar laughter

I saw your face and heard you call my name

Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser

For in our hearts, the dreams are still the same

Those were the days, my friend

We thought they'd never end

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we'd choose

We'd fight and never lose

Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days

http://artists.letssingit.com/song-v7x2lgm Mary Hopkin

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I have a song that always reminds me of Sheffield - in particular Tinsley. It is called Dirty Old Town which was originally written about Salford but the images it creates for me could so easily be Tinsley in the 50-60's. One verse in particular goes:

I heard a siren in the night

Saw a train set the night on fire

Smelt the spring on a smoky wind

Dirty Old Town

Dirty Old Town

Looking across from the Sheffield Road bridge (between Vulcan Rd and Bawtry Road) at night - this was how I remember it.

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Nice one ! - waiting on others suggestions ...

Soon - Bing Crosby (1935)

"Soon, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, there'll just be two of us"

Dedicated to the ugly buildings on The Moor.

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