More Life in a Tramps Vest

"More Life in a Tramps Vest"
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Word Gets Around
B-side "Raymond's Shop"
Released 19 May 1997
Format 7" Vinyl
CD single
Music download
Recorded 1992 and 1997
Genre Rock
Length 2:19
Label V2 Records
Songwriter(s) Kelly Jones
Stuart Cable
Producer(s) Bird & Bush
Stereophonics singles chronology
"Local Boy in the Photograph"
(1997)		 "More Life in a Tramps Vest"
(1997)		 "A Thousand Trees"
(1997)

"Local Boy in the Photograph"
(1997)		 "More Life in a Tramps Vest"
(1997)		 "A Thousand Trees"
(1997)

"More Life in a Tramps Vest" is the second single from the rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from the band's debut album, Word Gets Around and was released in May 1997. It reached #33 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is about life from the view of a supermarket bag boy. The single's B-side, Raymond's Shop is featured on Stereophonics' greatest hits compilation album Decade in the Sun.

Music video

The video shows various activities (such as shopping, riding a bus, playing football), but everyone has televisions for heads, which show many different things. The only people who don't have televisions for head are the band, who are shown performing on pointing traffic signs to nearby villages, maerdy and Hirwaun.

Track listing

All music written by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable. All lyrics composed by Kelly Jones.

CD 1
  1. "More Life in a Tramps Vest" – 2:21
  2. "Raymond's Shop" – 2:52
  3. "Poppy Day" – 3:43
CD 2 - Live EP
  1. "More Life in a Tramps Vest"
  2. "Looks Like Chaplin"
  3. "Too Many Sandwiches"
  4. "Last of the Big Time Drinkers"
  • All tracks recorded Live at Oxford Zodiac
7" vinyl
  1. "More Life in a Tramps Vest" – 2:21
  2. "Raymond's Shop" – 2:52

Other versions of the song


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.