Down The Drain
Track 1 on Leon's first solo release.
The song takes a humorous look at the experiences of passengers crammed into the London Underground in rush hour, mixing in advertising slogans glimpsed through the train windows.
The song takes a humorous look at the experiences of passengers crammed into the London Underground in rush hour, mixing in advertising slogans glimpsed through the train windows.
"For the religious members among you, a song which celebrates a place where you really do experience a feeling of togetherness, of being at one with one another, and that place is during a rush hour on the London tube." - LR (introduction to song, 1962)
Recordings
Version 1 (1962) Includes spoken introduction by Leon
Version 2 (1965)
Version 3 (1975)
Version 2 (1965)
Version 3 (1975)