Up Downtown is a song which first appeared on Edward Henry Street album, the 4th release of the In The Poppy Fields bond released on 4th January 2003 on CD and on vinyl in 2022. the end of the 2002 recording included a snippet of the Petula Clark song Downtown at the end of the song. A song that was accoring to Rhyl legend the last song played every night at the Downtown
2002 In The Poppy Fields Bond recording
Running length 2:47
Written by Mike Peters
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Acoustic& Electric Guitar
James Stevenson – Electric Guitar
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Steve Grantley – Drums & Percussion
Ian Davies – Trrumpet
Steve Allan Jones – Piano, Organ, Mellotron
Jules Jones – Backing Vocals
Recorded at Mountain and Sea Studios, Dyseth, Wales, Apple Tree Oxford, England
Produced by Mike Peters & Marin Wilding
Mixed by Martin Wilding
mastered by Gary Butler at RTS Liverpool
Album appearance and discography for studio recording
Official Released Live Recordings ~ Audio
All the following are Worldwide releases by The Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)
23rd August 2003. Recorded at William Aston Hall, NEWI, Wrexham, Wales
Performed by Mike Peters solo
Running Length 3:27
Released in 2003 on Alarmstock Volume 1 – The Start Of The Beginning And The Point Of No Return
29th August 2004. Recorded at William Aston Hall, NEWI, Wrexham, Wales
Performed by Mike Peters solo
Running Length 2:18
Released on CD in 2004 as Alarmstock 2 Volume 7 – Out Come The Flags And Banners Again
20th August 2005. Recorded at Capitol Records Studio A, Los Angeles, California, USA
Running Length 2:56
Performed by Mike Peters solo
Released on CD in 2005 as Alarmstock III Los Angeles Set tbc
Lyrics ~ Edward Henry Street
1, I was running with the Backhanders
From the Mona to the Mermaider’s
From the East End to the West Parader’s
Through the car park and up the stairs
You can forget all your troubles, forget all of your cares
I’m going up Downtown
I’m going up Downtown
Going up Downtown
[In the nineteen seventies]
I met the Twist in there one New Year’s Eve
I said let’s start a band and sound like Lou Reed
I was all dressed up to look like David Bowie
I met a Bryan Ferry lookalike a Blow Monkey
You can forget all your troubles, forget all of your cares
I’m going up Downtown
I’m going up Downtown
Going up Downtown
Wooo
[In the nineteen eighties]
I met the girl with the unusual name in there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all of your cares
I’m going up Downtown
Going up Downtown
Going up Downtown
I’m going up Downtown
I’m going up Downtown
Wooo
(Downtown where all the lights are bright
Downtown waiting for you tonight
Downtown)