I was in Waterloo station the other day, and everytime I pass the old Eurostar terminal (now all boarded up), I just feel terribly sad. It’s such a lovely building, a modern take on the old traditional train shed and built with a certain style. I have no idea what’s going to happen here but at the moment it just looks awful. It doesn’t have the glamour of being a ruin it’s just nothing, and it may be weird, but I can’t help thinking about the people who designed and built it. All that effort for maybe 10 year’s use. Anyway, I was wondering about two things; songs that are specifically about buildings. I just couldn’t come up with any, was thinking of the obvious – Waterloo Sunset – but it’s not really about the station. Anyway, homework for today – songs about buildings and buildings that sadden you.
