2025 Competition Entry:
Queen of Suburbia by Rick Cassman
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Genre
Rock
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Performer(s)
Rick Cassman
Description
The song is a reflection of growing up in an English town in the 1950s and 1960’s
Bio
RICK CASSMAN – SHORT BIOGRAPHY
1970 – 1975 staff writer at Carlin Music
1976 – 82 singer/guitarist in rock band STRAIGHT 8, signed to The Who’s Pete Townshend label, EEL PIE RECORDS
4 ALBUMS RELEASED WORLDWIDE, TRIPLE COMPILATION CD RELEASED VIA ANGEL AIR RECORDS IN 2017, TOURED WITH QUEEN, ROBERT PALMER, SLADE.
SIGNED TO TRANSATLANTIC, WEA, RCA RECORDS
1990 – 2005 Soundtrack Composer at Music To Picture, in Berwick St, Soho.
2005 – CURRENT Production music composer for film and TV, solo recording artist.
2019 – First Solo Album released on Strange Fruit Music/Red Igloo/Sync library
SONGS OF SUMMMER
https://search.redigloomusic.com/#/album/SFT243/ea6b2cb1fe5bb20d
2021 – 2nd SOLO ALBUM ‘SOLOTUDE’ RELEASED ON MAY 20TH 2021
https://open.spotify.com/album/2DeAJgGmSeWdowjhvEdyNd?si=J_k_aXI3RhuuxpRzf-TxmQ
2024 – Third SOLO Album released ‘WONDERFUL’
https://open.spotify.com/album/6tgwBhthXjERuyNdC2xwr5?si=Si1KZ6J_RGOAiRQ4tvikAw
YOU TUBE CHANNEL
1970 – 1975 staff writer at Carlin Music
1976 – 82 singer/guitarist in rock band STRAIGHT 8, signed to The Who’s Pete Townshend label, EEL PIE RECORDS
4 ALBUMS RELEASED WORLDWIDE, TRIPLE COMPILATION CD RELEASED VIA ANGEL AIR RECORDS IN 2017, TOURED WITH QUEEN, ROBERT PALMER, SLADE.
SIGNED TO TRANSATLANTIC, WEA, RCA RECORDS
1990 – 2005 Soundtrack Composer at Music To Picture, in Berwick St, Soho.
2005 – CURRENT Production music composer for film and TV, solo recording artist.
2019 – First Solo Album released on Strange Fruit Music/Red Igloo/Sync library
SONGS OF SUMMMER
https://search.redigloomusic.com/#/album/SFT243/ea6b2cb1fe5bb20d
2021 – 2nd SOLO ALBUM ‘SOLOTUDE’ RELEASED ON MAY 20TH 2021
https://open.spotify.com/album/2DeAJgGmSeWdowjhvEdyNd?si=J_k_aXI3RhuuxpRzf-TxmQ
2024 – Third SOLO Album released ‘WONDERFUL’
https://open.spotify.com/album/6tgwBhthXjERuyNdC2xwr5?si=Si1KZ6J_RGOAiRQ4tvikAw
YOU TUBE CHANNEL
Lyrics
A HAPPY LIFE
WAS ALL WE WANTED
JUST ME AND YOU
AND OUR KID STANLEY
I’D GO TO WORK WHILE YOU
PREPARED THE EVENING MEAL
I’D WASH THE CAR
AND CUT
THE GARDEN HEDGE
MOW THE LAWN
AND FEED THE RABBITS
WHEN THE CLOCK STRUCK TEN
WE’D MAKE OUR WAY UPSTAIRS
OH HOW I MISS HER
BEAUTIFUL WORLD
BEAUTIFUL WIVES
BEAUTIFUL FAMILIES
LOVING AND KIND
BACK IN THE TIME
WHEN LIFE WAS FINE
OH IT WAS SO GOOD
AND YOU WERE MY QUEEN
A HAPPY LIFE
WAS ALL WE WISHED FOR
OUR DREAMS WERE REALLY
SO MUCH SMALLER
I’D PAINT THE KITCHEN BLUE
YOU’D PLANT A ROSE OR TWO
WE’D TAKE THE CAR
ON SUNDAY JOURNEY’S
DOWN TO THE SEA
WE LOVED A CREAM TEA
BEAUTIFUL WORLD
BEAUTIFUL WIFE
NUCLEAR FAMILY
LOVING AND KIND
BACK IN THE DAZE
WHEN WE LIVED WITH THE
QUEEN OF SUBURBIA
OUR PERFECT DREAM
INSTRUMENTAL
A HAPPY LIFE
I KNOW WE HAD ONE
ALWAYS SAFE
WITHIN OUR FOUR WALLS
GOLDEN MEMORIES
THAT’S ALL YOU’LL EVER NEED
BEAUTIFUL WORLD
BEAUTIFUL WIFE
BEAUTIFUL FAMILY
LOVING AND KIND
THAT WAS THE TIME
WHEN LIFE WAS FINE
NOTHING MUCH MATTERED
AND YOU WERE MY QUEEN
BEAUTIFUL WORLD
PERFECT SUBURBIA
BEAUTIFUL HOUSES
ALL NEAT AND CLEAN
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
WE LIVED THE GOOD LIFE
OH IT WAS SO NICE
AND YOU WERE MY QUEEN
WAS ALL WE WANTED
JUST ME AND YOU
AND OUR KID STANLEY
I’D GO TO WORK WHILE YOU
PREPARED THE EVENING MEAL
I’D WASH THE CAR
AND CUT
THE GARDEN HEDGE
MOW THE LAWN
AND FEED THE RABBITS
WHEN THE CLOCK STRUCK TEN
WE’D MAKE OUR WAY UPSTAIRS
OH HOW I MISS HER
BEAUTIFUL WORLD
BEAUTIFUL WIVES
BEAUTIFUL FAMILIES
LOVING AND KIND
BACK IN THE TIME
WHEN LIFE WAS FINE
OH IT WAS SO GOOD
AND YOU WERE MY QUEEN
A HAPPY LIFE
WAS ALL WE WISHED FOR
OUR DREAMS WERE REALLY
SO MUCH SMALLER
I’D PAINT THE KITCHEN BLUE
YOU’D PLANT A ROSE OR TWO
WE’D TAKE THE CAR
ON SUNDAY JOURNEY’S
DOWN TO THE SEA
WE LOVED A CREAM TEA
BEAUTIFUL WORLD
BEAUTIFUL WIFE
NUCLEAR FAMILY
LOVING AND KIND
BACK IN THE DAZE
WHEN WE LIVED WITH THE
QUEEN OF SUBURBIA
OUR PERFECT DREAM
INSTRUMENTAL
A HAPPY LIFE
I KNOW WE HAD ONE
ALWAYS SAFE
WITHIN OUR FOUR WALLS
GOLDEN MEMORIES
THAT’S ALL YOU’LL EVER NEED
BEAUTIFUL WORLD
BEAUTIFUL WIFE
BEAUTIFUL FAMILY
LOVING AND KIND
THAT WAS THE TIME
WHEN LIFE WAS FINE
NOTHING MUCH MATTERED
AND YOU WERE MY QUEEN
BEAUTIFUL WORLD
PERFECT SUBURBIA
BEAUTIFUL HOUSES
ALL NEAT AND CLEAN
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
WE LIVED THE GOOD LIFE
OH IT WAS SO NICE
AND YOU WERE MY QUEEN
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Like you, I grew up in “an English town in the 1950s and 1960’s” (in my case two, Bromley and Guildford), so this song certainly resonated with me. Great melody and lyrics! I will have to check your YouTube channel!