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Billy Bragg has one hell of a huge house for a Socialist who's released a handful of songs that only a few people can ever remember. The only song of his I remember liking was "A New England", and that was when Kirsty McColl(I think) sung it. I always though Chumbawumba talentless, but credit where it's due for putting their money where their mouths were.
I wonder if Paul Weller secretly lives in a palace? Or Ken Livingstone on his own private island?
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Billy Bragg? How do you know what his house is like? Was he on "Through the Keyhole"? :lol: And yes it was Kirtsy McColl who covered New England.

Some former members of Chumbawamba are active in Leeds local Green party. Name me another record of theirs than "Tub-thumping" ;)

Paul Weller is a cnut. I've never forgiven him for breaking up The Jam in the way he did.

"Red Ken" -- well, he has to have somewhere to keep his newts.
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markfiend wrote:Paul Weller is a cnut. I've never forgiven him for breaking up The Jam in the way he did.
dullest. man. on. earth.

even if you include van morrison and david (wobbly-headed king of the bland) grey.

tedium in extremis.
markfiend wrote:Some former members of Chumbawamba are active in Leeds local Green party. Name me another record of theirs than "Tub-thumping" ;)
they always used to play "timebomb" and "give the anarchist a cigarette" at the banshee ;)
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Quiff Boy wrote:
markfiend wrote:Some former members of Chumbawamba are active in Leeds local Green party. Name me another record of theirs than "Tub-thumping" ;)
they always used to play "timebomb" and "give the anarchist a cigarette" at the banshee ;)
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Alice Nutter [1] is a British musician and writer.

She was a member of the anarchist music group Chumbawamba.[2] Nutter is currently a scriptwriter for theatre, radio and TV. Her theatre work includes Foxes (2006) at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Where's Vietnam? (2008) for Red Ladder theatre company at West Yorkshire Playhouse. Her radio work includes the afternoon play Snow In July (2008) for Radio 4. In the realm of television, she has written an episode of Jimmy McGovern's Bafta winning series The Street (2007)[2] and an episode of Casualty (2009). She has just written an episode of Moving On BBC 1 (aired spring 2010) and an episode of Jimmy McGovern's new series, The Accused.
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Quiff Boy wrote: van morrison
Hehe. I thought I was the only person in the world who thinks he's pish! :lol:
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Quiff Boy wrote: van morrison
Hehe. I thought I was the only person in the world who thinks he's pish! :lol:
gah. fat irish dullard. with terrible hair.
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Quiff Boy wrote:
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Quiff Boy wrote: van morrison
Hehe. I thought I was the only person in the world who thinks he's pish! :lol:
gah. fat irish dullard. with terrible hair.
What hair? :wink:

But is he as dull as King Of The Dullards; Chris Martin?
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mr martin is merely a prince. van (the man) is the one true king of yawn. or should that be emperor of snooze?
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Quiff Boy wrote:mr martin is merely a prince. van (the man) is the one true king of yawn. or should that be emperor of snooze?
Van is the musical equivalent of chloroform. Sadly he's considered a saint around here. Mind you, we have worse...Snow Patrol :urff:
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abridged wrote:Snow Patrol :urff:
The Irish Travis. ;D
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abridged wrote:Snow Patrol :urff:
The Irish Travis. ;D
like gout, but less interesting.
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I know an interesting tale about Van, some of his harmonicas and the anal clefts of his backing band :lol:
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And then there is the Eunuch of Euthanasia, Morrissey...

Argh.

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markfiend wrote:Billy Bragg? How do you know what his house is like? Was he on "Through the Keyhole"? :lol: And yes it was Kirtsy McColl who covered New England.

Some former members of Chumbawamba are active in Leeds local Green party. Name me another record of theirs than "Tub-thumping" ;)

Paul Weller is a cnut. I've never forgiven him for breaking up The Jam in the way he did.

"Red Ken" -- well, he has to have somewhere to keep his newts.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/musi ... Bragg.html

Whilst I have not a clue as to his views on immigration, he has clearly done rather well out of Thatcherite economics! It surprises me because I cant think of many songs he's done that were particularly good or popular.. :? I have not a clue about any other Chumbawumba song!:lol: All I remember clearly is the drinky-drinky song they did during the Euro Cup years back! But I did read the causes they supported financially.
And why did Paul Weller have an exaggerated Cockney accent in the 80's ("It's the Eat'on Ri'fools...") but when he came back in the 90's had an American one? Tres bizarre!!
If we're talking dreary, why has no one mentioned Dylan? Alright a good songwriter, but he sounds like a terminally depresed bobcat at a Swiss clinic. Every cover of his songs has been better than his version!
And then there is the Eunuch of Euthanasia, Morrissey...

Argh.

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Oh..them's fightin' words!! :evil: I had such a crush on him when I was 17.. :cry:
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DeWinter wrote:Oh..them's fightin' words!! :evil: I had such a crush on him when I was 17.. :cry:
You didn't crush him enough to save the world or so it seems ;)

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Hom_Corleone wrote:
abridged wrote:Snow Patrol :urff:
The Irish Travis. ;D
Oirish? Thought they were 50/50 Scots-Irish and have spent most of their career based here in Glesga. Mind I did call the singer a Cnut to his face when I saw him in Sauchiehall Street a few years back ;D
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markfiend wrote:Paul Weller is a cnut. I've never forgiven him for breaking up The Jam in the way he did.
:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

I think i'm the only person in Scotland who doesn't like The Jam, and I have no time for Weller either ;D
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Musical tie gaff

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011 ... ?site=news

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Might be a bit late into work today guv.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12273230

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feckin' gothics - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/f ... 369594.stm
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James Blast wrote:feckin' gothics - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/f ... 369594.stm
Always thought Huddersfield was far more gothic than Whitby especially after closing time! ;D
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oops :lol:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/27 ... de_bomber/

A suicide bomber's plan to detonate explosives in Central Moscow on New Year's Eve was foiled when she received an unexpected text message that caused her deadly payload to blow up too early, according to news reports.
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The Leader-Post wrote:She ended up dying at a safe house instead.
Ha ha!
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