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El Raval
El Raval (Catalan pronunciation: [əɫ rəˈβaɫ]) is a neighbourhood in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The area, especially the part closest to the port, was also informally known as Barri Xinès or Barrio Chino, meaning "Chinatown". El Raval is one of the two historical neighborhoods that border La Rambla, the other being the Barri Gòtic, and contains some 50,000 people.
An area historically infamous for its nightlife and cabarets, as well as prostitution and crime, El Raval has changed significantly in recent years and due to its central location has become a minor attraction of Barcelona. It currently has a very diverse immigrant community (47.4% of its population was born abroad), ranging from all South America, Pakistanis and Indonesians, to a more recent Eastern European community, especially from Romania. It is home to many bars, restaurants, and night spots.
Delimitations
The northern border of the neighborhood is marked by Plaça Catalunya and Plaça Universitat, and the street which connects them, Carrer de Pelai. It ends in the east with La Rambla, and in the west and south, the neighborhood is delimited by Ronda Sant Antoni, Ronda Sant Pau and Avinguda del Paral·lel.
Radio Stations - el Raval
Podcasts:
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by Tim Barry
I'll Serve You Well
by: Toyah(Willcox/Darlow)
I'll serve you well, be your western girl
Tailored, silent, the oyster and the pearl
Soft young flesh, master's so mean
He's shackled my ankles, his ropes burn my waist
When you chase me, I fall and graze my face
Blood flakes like pancake, leaves a tattoo
My image in the mirror is branded by you
remain so you suffer the pleasures of my pain
Watashini Makasete
Watashini Makasete
I'll serve you well, be your western girl
You must do as you please
Pass judgement, I kneel before you
Your pleasure, my punishment
I'll serve you well, I'm only here to please
If you leave me chained to the bed tonight
When you've finished, leave on the light
The boards are so cold, I miss the soft sheets
love you so dearly, I'll never leave
Watashini Makasete
Watashini Makasete
I'll serve you well, be your western girl
You must do as you please
Pass judgement, I kneel before you
Your pleasure, my punishment
I'll serve you well, I'm only here to please
Dressed to kill, I'll serve you well
Keep my voice to a whisper
Never raise my eyes, avoid your glare
Tread so lightly, I'll only be there
When you want me to be
If the need arises, you must punish me
If I'm slow, you're intolerant, you do as you please
If you want me at your table, i'll kiss your feet
Prepare your feast, I'll do anything to please
It's all because you love me, you want me to learn
My eyes are your eyes, when others take their turn
Then when you wash me, in your eyes I can tell
The tables have turned and you serve me well
Watashini Makasete
Watashini Makasete
pray before you on my knees
(I'll serve you well)
pray before you on my knees
(I'll be your western girl)
pray before you on my knees
(I'll serve you well)
pray before you on my knees
(I'll be your western girl)
pray before you on my knees
(I'll serve you well)
pray before you on my knees
pray before you on my knees
pray before you on my knees
Toyah Willcox - verbals
Peter Van Hooke - drums
Simon Darlow - keyboards
Joji Hirota - percussion
Toyah Willcox - backing vocals