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Ann George (5 March 1903 - 8 September 1989) was a British actress best known for her role as Amy Turtle in the television soap opera Crossroads.
She was born in Smethwick, and entered show business as a singer appearing in musicals such as The Belle of New York and The Desert Song and featured in the Gilbert and Sullivan show D'Oyly Carte. She loved to sing and made a special appearance at Birmingham Town Hall singing in Handel's Messiah.
Ann George also had her own cabaret act singing and telling jokes. She took her first husband, George Snape's first name, after he died as her stage name. During her time on Crossroads, George also read Mrs. Pepperpot stories for the BBC children's show Jackanory.
She joined the cast of Crossroads in 1965 playing the cleaner Amy Turtle. She got the part after apparently complaining to ATV producers that there were not enough true Birmingham accents. She first appeared in 1966, working in the antique shop. She later became a cleaning lady at the Crossroads Motel, working for the formidable housekeeper Mrs Loomis. Critics derided George's performance; Crossroads was shot as live, and the low budget meant that the recording could not be edited and retakes were rare. Any slips made had to remain for the transmission; memorably, Amy would often answer the telephone with the show's catchphrase "Crossroads Motel, can I help you?" - five seconds later the phone would actually ring.[citation needed]
Walking in circles on a life line
Waiting for the right time
To try to bring myself to life
Get moving forward on a straight line
All the things in my mind
Are not that far Im catching up
Fashion is distraction when the crowd screams
All the fancy lights gleam
And your head starts getting large
But if your going to make the big scene
Make sure that youre still listening
Youve gotta make yourself take charge
Take charge of my life
Mold it how I wanna be
You think you know
But Ive got another side of me
Take charge of my life
Live it how I wanna be
I think I know
I can feel it inside of me
My head is filled with all these big dreams
Fantasy it may seem
Were gonna make it to the top
Determination through the local scene
Blowing up the mainstream
Were on a roll and you cant stop
Us bringing lyrics and a hard sound
Coming soon to your town
Our shit has not been rated yet
You best believe this is the prequel
Be looking for the sequel
Were giving more youve got to get
Take charge of my life
Mold it how I wanna be
You think you know
But Ive got another side of me
Take charge of my life
People coming up to me
Saying there it is
When I can see it in front of me
And Im reaching out
Trying to chase my dreams
And Im learning now
The stars are further than they seem
Feeling the pressure for a deadline
Running out of time
We gotta make this happen now
Keeping our minds off doing fat lines
Just bringing mad rhymes
The only question is when not how
Because up there you know its there time
Down here its our time
And Im taking my wishes back
So you better know when IN-RAGE
Gets the fuck up on the stage
Theres not a damn thing
That we lack
Take charge of my life
Mold it how I wanna be
You think you know
But Ive got another side of me
Take charge of my life
People coming up to me
Saying there it is
But I can feel it inside of me
And Im reaching out
Trying to chase my dreams
And Im learning now
The stars are
Further
Everything inside my head
Is fucking up and I cant seem
To get myself out
Of this trap I cant believe
I let myself go fall for this
Charade of fashion
Everything inside my head
Is fucking up and I cant seem
To get myself out
Of this trap I cant believe
I let myself go fall for this
Charade of fashion
And Im reaching out
Trying to chase my dreams
And Im learning now
The stars are further
Than they seem
And Im reaching out
Trying to chase my dreams
And Im learning now
The stars are further
Than they