Your English Is Good
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"Your English Is Good" is a stand alone single released by Tokyo Police Club
on July 9, 2007. It was released as a 7" vinyl. The B-side to the single is titled "Swedes in Stockholm". 1,000 copies of an alternate version, featuring the B-side "Our Little Apartment (Graham's Songs)", were sold at shows. A new recording of "Your English Is Good" was included on the 2008 album Elephant Shell
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The song's actual meaning is not exactly known, while many people believe it is about politicians and voters. The lines " So we search for you by night in the Deptford gravel pit" is a reference to the novel Fifth Business by Robertson Davies.
Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It consists of vocalist and bassist David Monks , keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook , and drummer Greg Alsop ....
on July 9, 2007. It was released as a 7" vinyl. The B-side to the single is titled "Swedes in Stockholm". 1,000 copies of an alternate version, featuring the B-side "Our Little Apartment (Graham's Songs)", were sold at shows. A new recording of "Your English Is Good" was included on the 2008 album Elephant Shell
Elephant Shell
Elephant Shell is the first LP to be released by Tokyo Police Club. It was released in the United States, Canada and Australia on April 22, 2008 on Saddle Creek Records, and in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe on May 5, 2008. "In a Cave", "Juno", and "Tessellate" have been posted on the...
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The song's actual meaning is not exactly known, while many people believe it is about politicians and voters. The lines " So we search for you by night in the Deptford gravel pit" is a reference to the novel Fifth Business by Robertson Davies.