{"id":952,"date":"2017-01-17T18:27:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T18:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/?p=952"},"modified":"2017-01-17T18:28:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T18:28:47","slug":"room-22-the-story-behind-the-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/2017\/01\/17\/room-22-the-story-behind-the-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Room 22 &#8211; The story behind the song"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"350\" height=\"470\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 350px; height: 470px;\" src=\"\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/track=1095930983\/album=1411039729\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My homage to a unjustly neglected band The Vulgar Boatmen who I discovered in the early 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>They also drew on Velvet Underground but with an academic (lead singer a film tutor later) twist.<\/p>\n<p>Check out their stuff at link below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.furious.com\/perfect\/vulgarboatmen.html\">www.furious.com\/perfect\/vulgarboatmen.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I always see the old Dragon Hotel as the location ..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-953\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GWhotle.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GWhotle.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/GWhotle.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A GWR Railway Hotel sadly demolished to make way for the usual crap in the 1990s&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\">Now the council\u00a0planning a &#8216;Gateway&#8217; on the site utter crap&#8230;money talks..the new Reading anybody?<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"lyrics-label\"><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tralbumData lyricsText\">\n<p>ROOM 22<\/p>\n<p>STANDING AT THE WINDOW LOOKING NORTH<br \/>\nTHROUGH THE POWER-LINES AND THE RAIN AS IT FALLS<br \/>\nIT FEELS THE SAME AS THE DAY WE BOTH STAYED<br \/>\nIN THIS HOTEL ROOM ON THAT SUMMER&#8217;S DAY<\/p>\n<p>SAME ROOM SAME VIEW STATION VIEW<\/p>\n<p>ROOM 22<\/p>\n<p>NOW THE HILLS ARE COVERED WITH SNOW<br \/>\nTHERE&#8217;S JUST BARE TREES AND CROWS<br \/>\nI REMEMBER US WALKING AROUND THIS TOWN<br \/>\nWITH YOU UNTIL THE SUN WENT DOWN<\/p>\n<p>IT&#8217;S THE SAME ROOM THE SAME VIEW<\/p>\n<p>ROOM 22<\/p>\n<p>THEN YOU GOT MARRIED SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE<br \/>\nMAYBE I&#8217;VE PASSED BY YOU ONCE OR TWICE<br \/>\nBUT TONIGHT ALL I HAVE IS THE MEMORY OF YOU<br \/>\nAS I STARE THROUGH THE POWER-LINES AT THE VIEW<\/p>\n<p>IT&#8217;S THE SAME ROOM THE SAME VIEW<\/p>\n<p>ROOM 22 WITHOUT YOU<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; My homage to a unjustly neglected band The Vulgar Boatmen who I discovered in the early 1990s. 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