N is for Life in a Northern Town

Life in a Northern Town is a song by British group The Dream Academy. The song was written by band members Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel. The song was a global hit during 1985. It depicts a Northern town, with long lines of unemployed people and with shipyards that were closed down. Bleak - and yet there was still hope, with the Army band playing in the background...

"The Salvation Army band played
And the children drunk lemonade
And the morning lasted all day, all day..."