That was Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell, a song in which Joni complains they ‘Paved paradise to put up a parking lot’, a measure which actually would have alleviated traffic congestion on the outskirts of paradise, something which Joni singularly fails to point out, perhaps because it doesn’t quite fit in with her blinkered view of the world. Nevertheless, nice song.
Another classic quote from this larger than life character – Alan Partridge is characterised as a superficial and insecure pratt, concerned largely with his status and what people think of him
Alan Partridge
Steve Coogan is a British comedian, actor and writer who began his career as a standup comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980’s on shows such as Spitting Image
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