"Once And Never Again" is the second major label single from UK indie rock band The Long Blondes

The Long Blondes

The Long Blondes were a five-piece English indie rock band formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom in 2003 by Dorian Cox , Reenie Hollis , Emma Chaplin , Kate Jackson and Screech Louder .After several critically...

. It was released in October 2006, shortly before their debut album Someone To Drive You Home

Someone to Drive You Home

Someone To Drive You Home is the debut album by The Long Blondes. It was released on November 6, 2006. It received widespread critical praise and was placed 7th in the NMEs best 50 albums of 2006 list and features in many other best of lists for 2006.The predominant theme of the album is...

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Meaning

The song details a 19 year old girl who is emotionally troubled due to problems with her boyfriend, and thus self-harms. The song is sung through the perspective of an older lesbian temptress who plans to seduce her

Tracklisting

#	Title	Length
CD single
1.	"Once And Never Again"	3:08
2.	"Five Ways To End It"	6:06
3.	"Once And Never Again" (Video)	2:59
7" 1
1a.	"Once And Never Again"	3:08
1b.	"The Whippet Fancier"	3:48
7" 2
1a.	"Once And Never Again"	3:08
1b.	"Who Are You To Her?"	4:29