A Grand Don’t Come for Free
The Streets
2004
A Grand Don’t Come for Free is a story of the protagonist’s relationship with a girl named Simone, alongside the mysterious loss of £1,000 from his home (the eponymous “grand”). In the first track on the album, “It Was Supposed to Be So Easy” Skinner attempts several tasks during a day but they do not go according to plan. When he comes home he cannot find the £1,000 he has saved and his television is broken.
Stand-Out Tracks
Could Well Be In
Fit But You Know It
Dry Your Eyes
Blinded By the Lights
The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come for Free
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