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Hearts Of Steel

from Far To Go by Thursday's Child

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Teesside has a long and distinguished history of steel making. It will take strength to deal with the threatened closure of the Redcar plant.

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Hearts of Steel
Chris Pyam & Ken Punshon (2010)


[The furnaces of Teesside laid tracks for railway wheels
Gave bridges to the Empire, and many a good ship's keel
But the steelworks would be nothing without the men of skill
The courage, sweat, and labour of these men ...
These men with hearts of steel]


They found iron ore at Eston Bank, and nearby there was coal
Limestone added to the brew, iron was their goal
The sinter and the pellets, and the coke as well
Went into the furnace, creating merry hell
The Bessamer started belching flames into the sky
Laced with molten rain and metal sparks flew high

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90,000 men did come to work within the trade
Stamping "Made in England" on everything they made
First integrated steelworks was built at Cargo Fleet
But still it fed upon these men, toiling in the heat
The billets flew towards them at 40 mph
With tongs they would catch them, but not a man would cower


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Lackenby, the world's best steel plant, built by Dorman Long
Then Europe's largest furnace to Redcar did belong
The flashing white hot ingots rolling through the mill
Still required those hardened men, moulded with their skill
Nationalised then privatised, time and time again
Production still depended on these hardened, skillful, men


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They've had blast furnaces on Teesside since 1851
But the industry's gone ta ta, and in future there'll be none
Now only Scunthorpe, Port Talbot, and Newport as the third
How long will it be now, before THEIR knell is heard
What will they do, how will they feel
These men (these men) with hearts of steel



Now the furnaces are cooling
They'll need those hearts of steel

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from Far To Go, track released December 21, 2010

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Thursday's Child was born on a Monday (August Bank Holiday 2009)!

Chris Pyam and Ken Punshon got together to try out a couple of ideas for songs. That afternoon they created about eight songs; since then over 100 more have emerged, with a few more 'bubbling away'.

Heather Dunn joined us in Nov 13 to contribute additional harmonies during the creation of our third album (Carry My Thoughts). ... more

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