"Respectable Street" is a song written by Andy Partridge of XTC, released as the opening track on their 1980 album Black Sea.

According to Partridge, the song is about English streets[3] and "the hypocrisy of living in a so-called respectable neighborhood.

BBC Radio banned the song because of its references to abortion and a "Sony Entertainment Centre".

[6] Music journalist John Harris highlighted "Respectable Street" as "one of the most evocative items in Partridge's oeuvre.

"[3] In 1996, critic Jack Rabid praised its "sardonic crack" and wrote "am I the only one who's noticed that super-fans Blur have ripped this song off three times already???!!!!