yorks5stringer Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 60's Heart throb and Housewife's favourite, Val Doonican got bored of sitting on a rocking chair singing "Paddy McGinty's Goat" and "Walk Tall" on Saturday Night at the London Palladium. He formed a new band and named it "The Cardigans" after his favoured item of knitwear. They rejected his choice for a new single "Delaney's Donkey" so he retired to relative anonymity in Spain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 60's Popsters The Fortunes are merging with the noughties "Kooks". Their first release will be a re-working of "Hong Kong Garden" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1423342173' post='2683785'] 60's Popsters The Fortunes are.... [/quote] still buying lottery tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Ex axe man of [i]The Ugly Rumours[/i] Tony Blair, has just announced a signature edition of his famous guitar. It features a Teflon coated neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 [quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1423390308' post='2684143'] Ex axe man of [i]The Ugly Rumours[/i] Tony Blair, has just announced a signature edition of his famous guitar. It features a Teflon coated neck. [/quote] Blair is joining up with one Robert Zimmerman to reprise his "Blood on the Tracks" album.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 A Catholic and a Jew - there's gonna be blood on the tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Ironically, none of female Indie Folksters "The Staves" can read music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 When the Gap Band of "Oops, Upside your Head " fame split up they went into fashion retailing and have established a presence in many markets across the world. Arcade Fire had to be discouraged from following the same path however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Despite being in her 50's now, "Leaving Las Vegas" songstress Sheryl Crow does not have crow's feet. In fact she has regular pedicures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 A little known fact is that Sir Simon Rattle was to be a guest producer on Frank Zappa's [i]Baby Snakes[/i], but he hurriedly left the studio when he found out what the song was about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Snake Davis, Simon Rattle and Rolls Royce are forming a Super group. Their first single is mooted to be "Snake, Rattle and Rolls". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 "Every Day is a Winding Road" songstress Sheryl Crow wrote the tune after noticing her hair was thinning and she had to see a trick cyclist. She later dated a tricky cyclist... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Bono decided to liven up his otherwise dull studio album by inviting a guest guitarist to the sessions. It was only when a rather bemused J. K. Rowling arrived at the studio that he realised he should have asked for K. K. Downing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 [quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1423817558' post='2689270'] Bono decided to liven up his otherwise dull studio album by inviting a guest guitarist to the sessions. It was only when a rather bemused J. K. Rowling arrived at the studio that he realised he should have asked for K. K. Downing. [/quote] I bet she could have "pottered" about.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 None of indie favourites "The Jesus and Mary Chain" were Christians but they were big fans of Fleetwood Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Ironically, all of Minneapolis alt rock band The Replacements are original members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Bananarama were named after a mutual friend who used to ram a banana ............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) The Tygers of Pang Tang merged with Bananarama to form a new super group named Panorama Edited February 15, 2015 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Inevitably, (some would say), Irish American Soulsters "The O'Jays" got cited by their local Police Department for not crossing the road at the correct angle. Again(inevitably) they all blamed each other..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Founder members of "First Aid Kit" are Sarah Savlon and Mike Roporous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 The progressive rock band Pancake (from Stuttgart), released a few albums in the 70s but the whole project went pretty flat really, except their first album entitled Roxy Elephant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1424199369' post='2693794'] Founder members of "First Aid Kit" are Sarah Savlon and Mike Roporous. [/quote] The current line up were all born after Band Aid 1984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 [quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1424258419' post='2694395'] The current line up were all born after Band Aid 1984 [/quote] After every gig they go out and get plastered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 All girl pop trio "The butt monkeys" Do actually run a secondhand farming equipment sales business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 [quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1424287258' post='2694821'] All girl pop trio "The butt monkeys" Do actually run a secondhand farming equipment sales business. [/quote] Possibly the most bizarre album title/photo ever commented upon here. Mind I like a blob of Chutney on my Cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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