This is my favourite Soft Cell lyrics:
"As for me, well I'll find someone who's not goin' cheap in the sales
A nice little housewife
Who'll give me a steady life and not keep going off the rails"
Pure brilliance , I do think Soft Cell are very under rated
Maladjusted
Hairdresser on Fire
Piccadilly Palare
Sunny
You're the One for Me, Fatty
The World is Full of Crashing Bores
I Have forgiven You, Jesus
Now My Heart is Full
Hold On to Your Friends
Jack the Ripper
Trouble Loves Me
Sister, I'm a Poet
Life is a Pigsty
Let Me Kiss You
Certain People I...
I actually agree on all not these apart from How Soon is Now, he can never play too many Smith's songs 😄 (apart from Meat is Murder - obviously)
Also, am I the only one who thinks I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris is a truly dreadful song?
Whilst I am sure I will get bombarded with abuse with this post, but I genuinely think The Beatles are over rated. I am not saying they didn't write some great songs, but I am confused on why they are put on a pedestal and seen as being the greatest band ever when clearly they aren't
My old boss saw Oasis at the O2 Arena, London a few years back and was shocked that a lot of the audience were there for a punch up as much as seeing the band with Liam egging them on from the stage. Apparently he left before the end because he didn't want to be stood at the tube station with...
When I saw The Courteeners in Oxford after the release of their second album, I was surprised by the amount of knob heads at that gig. It was the only time I have seen a band and actually was concerned for my wife safety. I can't say the band were even that good which was a surprise
Yeah that show was recorded for the video. I think I managed to get my tickets direct from the venue. Drove all the way up from Somerset for the show and stayed overnight in Manchester, not that we got much sleep as a drunken Man Utd fan decided to sing very loudly outside of our bedroom window...
Best gig, either Morrissey- Manchester 2004, Morrissey- RAH 2009, Tears For Fears - Blenheim Palace 2019, Suede - London 2018 or the time I went to see Culture Club in Bournemouth and their supporting act, the Human League blew them out of the water.
Worst gig, The Damned sometime in Poole who...