Stepford Suburbia/Quotes

"And all the houses in the street have got a name 'Cos all the houses in the street they look the same Same chimney pots, same little cars, same window panes The neighbors call to tell you things that you should know They say their lines, they drink their tea, and then they go They tell your business in another Shangri-La The gas bills and the water rates, and payments on the car Too scared to think about how insecure you are Life ain't so happy in your little Shangri-La"

- The Kinks, Shangri-La

""Suburbia where the suburbs met utopia What kind of dream was this so easy to destroy? And who are we to blame for the sins of the past? These slums of the future?""

- Pet Shop Boys, Suburbia

"This could be heaven Shallow spreads of ordered lawns I like the illusion, illusion of privacy The careful trees blending so perfectly Bland planned idle luxury A caviar of perfect dignity Life in lovely allotted slots A token nice, a nice constitution A layered mass of subtle props"

- Public Image Ltd, No Birds