Biography:
Beans On Toast (aka Jay MacCallister) is a British folk singer from Essex, UK, who rose to out of the UK folk scene in 2005. He is well known for his self-deprecating and honest songwriting, which openly deals with the topics of politics, drugs and love. He has six studios albums and has traditionally released a new record each year on his birthday, 1 December.
Jay claims the songs he writes 'have the same chords' and 'sound like Billy Bragg'. His close friend Frank Turner mentions Jay in many of his songs: I Knew Prufock Before He Got Famous
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Other songs:
- A Whole Lot Of Loving
- Beer And A Burger
- Coke
- Dirty Pi
- Dont Believe The Bullshit
- Free Nights Of Riots
- I Fancy Laura Marling
- I Think Everybody Should Be Terrified
- Im Home When You Hold Me
- Jamie Lily
- Magic
- Mdm Amazing
- Microwave Popcorn
- Myspace Picture
- Old Grunge
- Peter Pans Playground
- Price Of Rice
- The American Dollar
- The Ignorant Englishman
- Things
- War On War
- Watching The World Go By
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I come from a village called Rayne next to a town called Braintree, near
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the city of Colchester in middle of the Essex County.
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A semi detached house with three cars on the drive. Mum used to work at a
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swimming pool and dad on a building site.
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My brother used to sell a little bit of hash but never enough to get caught;
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he used to rag it around the town at night in a mark two ford escort.
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Six years of Notley high school got me four GCSEs its not the greatest
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education but its good enough for me.
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And on sunny Sunday afternoons we go down to southend, peter pans
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playground it was called back then.
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We d all walk down the sea front to the pier for fish and chips. I used to
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hang around in arcades playing Mortal Kombat.
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So ill sing a song for Southend on radio 2, I think they want me to make fun
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of it but I can only tell the truth.
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so if youve never been to Essex dont be so quick to knock it because the
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reality TV show dont know everything about it.
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Well weve all heard jokes about Essex girls and how people think they are
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Easy, loud mouth blonde and stupid and baby in the belly.
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Back in Braintree college I was in love with a girl called Claire smart
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little vegetarian as pretty as the flower in her hair.
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on sunny Sunday afternoons we go down to south end, we bunk the train to
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the sea side to hang out with our friends.
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The rollercoasters tiny its not like Alton towers but with the right ones
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sitting next to you, you go round and round for hours.
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So ill sing a song for Southend on radio 2, I think they want me to make fun
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of it but I can only tell the truth.
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so if youve never been to Essex dont be so quick to knock it because the
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reality TV show dont know everything about it.
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And in my line of work I visit lots of different places. I iron out the
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clichés and try and understand the creases.
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its good to have some character it makes you who you are and Id rather be
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form Essex than be from Buckinghamshire
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I come from a village called Rayne next to a town called Braintree, near
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the city of Colchester in middle of the Essex County.
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A semi detached house with three cars on the drive. Mum used to work at a
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swimming pool and dad on a building site.
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My brother used to sell a little bit of hash but never enough to get caught;
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he used to rag it around the town at night in a mark two ford escort.
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Six years of Notley high school got me four GCSEs its not the greatest
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education but its good enough for me.
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And on sunny Sunday afternoons we go down to southend, peter pans
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playground it was called back then.
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We d all walk down the sea front to the pier for fish and chips. I used to
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hang around in arcades playing Mortal Kombat.
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So ill sing a song for Southend on radio 2, I think they want me to make fun
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of it but I can only tell the truth.
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so if youve never been to Essex dont be so quick to knock it because the
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reality TV show dont know everything about it.
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Well weve all heard jokes about Essex girls and how people think they are
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Easy, loud mouth blonde and stupid and baby in the belly.
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Back in Braintree college I was in love with a girl called Claire smart
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little vegetarian as pretty as the flower in her hair.
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on sunny Sunday afternoons we go down to south end, we bunk the train to
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the sea side to hang out with our friends.
C F G
The rollercoasters tiny its not like Alton towers but with the right ones
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sitting next to you, you go round and round for hours.
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So ill sing a song for Southend on radio 2, I think they want me to make fun
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of it but I can only tell the truth.
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so if youve never been to Essex dont be so quick to knock it because the
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reality TV show dont know everything about it.
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And in my line of work I visit lots of different places. I iron out the
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clichés and try and understand the creases.
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its good to have some character it makes you who you are and Id rather be
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form Essex than be from Buckinghamshire
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