WEDNESDAY CLUB - David Ackles - The Road to Cairo

MIDWEEK CRISIS you have lost your way, come to WEDNESDAY CLUB we have David Ackles and he will show you the Road to Cairo

DAVID ACKLES - The Road to Cairo(1968)

An American Goth

The Road from East Kilbride

It was my first time in London

She had moved there

I had some interviews for jobs planned

So I could join her

There were decisions to make

I worked with the Tax Office in Scotland at the time.

(I was more a Robin Hood figure than that prat John Osbourne)

We went to Leicester Square

I was impressed with all the lights

The buzz

There was this Bar

I recall it had a large cowboy stood outside

The music was loud

The music was great

It was my type of music

This song stood out

I did not know who it was by

The words the Road to Cairo

Rang around my head

We stayed in the Bar

For a long long time

For the music and the drinking

For more music and more drinking

I just had to find my way

I had to find a way to Cairo

I immediately bought David Ackles albums 'David Akcles' and 'American Gothic' both are brilliant. His music is so underrated. The 'Road to Cairo' later took on another significance. My wife was born in Egypt and lived in Cairo for many years.  Although the song is about the American version of Cairo.

Julie Driscol and Brian Auger also did a pretty good version of the song.

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