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Today marks 25 years since the release of ‘Asleep in the Back’.

Originally released on 7th May 2001, elbow’s debut album introduced tracks including ‘Red’, ‘Newborn’, ‘Powder Blue’ and ‘Scattered Black and Whites’, and was later shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize.

To mark the anniversary, a selection of archive videos, live footage and clips from the long out-of-print ‘Asleep in the Back’ film are now being made available on the band’s official YouTube channel for the first time.

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The Long War Shuffle

The times they are a-changing back
You know
and oh the heat is rising

I heard a million knuckles crack
is it so surprising

I’m so sick of waiting
and I know you feel the same
i’m not getting any younger
and i know you feel the same

So everyone dance as if you didn’t care
and everyone move pretend it isn’t there
but take a deep breath on leaving the floor
and lock all the doors
it’s going to be a long long war

I’m so sick of waiting
and I know you feel the same
I’m not getting any younger
but the soldiers are

So everyone dance as if you didn’t care
and everyone move pretend it isn’t there
But take a deep breath on leaving the floor
and lock all the doors
it’s going to be a long
Long war