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Big birthday

Wads Upon a Tyne

An accountant who never quite put the guitar down, and the city he did it in.

A guitarist playing an acoustic guitar on a canal bridge, bicycles leaning against the railing behind
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Big birthday

The story

Birthday song for an accountant-turned-guitarist who lived in Newcastle.

From the lyrics

Still chasing that glam-rock high

What they said

Omg ❤️ that's absolutely 🤩 amazing. Very touched. You clever chaps. Lovely. X
Charlie 'Wads' · On hearing Wads Upon a Tyne

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