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  • 04/07/2025
Marty Longstaff from The Lake Poets reflects on what it means to see his lyrics featured on the new SAFC away shirt.
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Transcript
00:00whoa whoa check that out man this is absolutely amazing and long sleeve too
00:15I've always had long sleeves I used to play I'm shaking a bit actually I'm a
00:20bit blown away I'm genuinely kind of like feeling a bit emotional and if you
00:28know me and my music heavily influenced by Sunland the city where I'm from I love
00:34the place and my lyrics and my songs try to get across that passion for where I'm
00:42from and how amazing Sunland and Wayside and the people are this is a song I
00:48wrote a long time ago it sums up how I feel about where I'm from about Sunland
00:53about the place I love so dearly and how amazing the people are and we come from
00:59a city by the sea and its shores on its waters have definitely become a part of
01:05me so I'm genuinely I'm genuinely a bit a bit taken aback and I'm truly truly
01:13honoured and I kind of quite express me gratitude and yeah
01:19yeah

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