Doug and The Beats
Updated: Jun 3
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Let me tell you about
local legend Doug Street
Founding member of
the notorious Bay Beats
Doug played lead guitar
and had a good flow
Got thin on the roof
so he let the beard grow
He’s been driving semis
these past few years
A bit hard on the waistline
drank too many beers
He did a little time
for smuggling some dope
Says it’s all good now
he’s back off the ropes
Groupies used to scream out
throw stuff up on stage
Only action these days
is occasional road rage
Come on give it up for ‘Main Street’
the unforgettable Doug Street
Let's hear it for the town’s elites
Our one and only
Bay Beats
He longs for the bright lights
the speakers full blast
Knows he’s not the same Doug
he easily gets gassed
Beats talking reunion
a few gigs in metro
So dug out old bandanas
to keep it all retro
Band rehearses weekends
at a buddy’s garage
Tough to find good roadies
who'll set up no charge
Boys bang out BTO
as well as the Stones
Beat-up black Fender
still reverbs and moans
Come on give it up for ‘Main Street’
the unforgettable Doug Street
Let's hear it for the town’s elites
Our one and only
Bay Beats
Since nineteen eighty-five
The Beats have survived
They still have the drive
to keep the sound alive
They'll lay down a back beat
then bring in the heat
So, get up off your seat
and go shuffle your feet
In his heyday they sang
old eighties and back
Been practising some licks
off the old eight-tracks
Doug trying to work on
right pitch in his voice
The original singer’s gone
so he has little choice
He knows he’s no Jagger
but has a few tricks
Overdub and feedback
still excite older chicks
He remembers the chords
the riffs they should come
Practice will make perfect
and speed improve some
Come on give it up for ‘Main Street’
the unforgettable Doug Street
Let's hear it for the town’s elites
Our one and only
Bay Beats
Old rockers they die hard
they rarely retreat
Therefore give a big hand
for Doug and The Beats
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