"London Girls" is a song by

Chas & Dave Chas & Dave (often billed as Chas 'n' Dave) were a British pop rock duo, formed in London by Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock. Hodges died in 2018. They were most notable as creators and performers of a musical style labelled ''rockney'' (a port ...

from the album '' Job Lot'', which was released as a

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on 13 February 1983 and entered the

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at number 99. The song stayed in the charts for 9 weeks and peaked at number 63 on 26 March 1983.

Composition

The song was written in 1980 in a writing session with Dave Peacock in a cottage in

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Covers

Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full ...

recorded a cover of "London Girls" in 1996 during the ''

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'' album sessions; it was released as a b-side on her

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for "

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" together with another Chas & Dave song, "Thats What I Like Mick (The Sandwich Song)" in the United Kingdom. It was released with " Talula" in the United States. The Belgian group De Strangers released a Flemish version titled "'n Antwârpse Griet" (Antwerp Girls), which reached No. 36 on the Belgian chart.

References

1983 singles Chas & Dave songs Novelty songs Songs about London {{1980s-pop-song-stub

Composition

Covers

See also

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