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This from the Spitting Image Election Special 1987. Only the faces need change.

The Beatles did it with Pete Best. He didn't play the gig(s) either and they had to get a dep in for a couple of days until Ringo could join.

"I remember I'd get up in the morning. Sue someone. Check in the papers that I hadn't been fired. Go to the office. Sue someone. Pick up the morning's writs. Sue the bank. Go out for lunch. Sue the restaurant. Get back in, collect the writs that had been received that afternoon. Read the papers. Phone the papers. Sue the papers. Then go home. Sue the wife." An extract from "A Day in the Life of John Hall" by John Hall. Available only in Hardback. Price - £1,800.

Molly's Lips by The Vaselines and later covered by Nirvana only has two notes - G & C. Love Me Do - The Beatles

At least he didn't call the book "Pegging".

I didn't know Max Wall could play bass.

I'm a fan of the Manics but that cover is bloody terrible.

Three songs I can't bear to listen to again are 'Maria' by Blondie, 'When You're Gone' by Bryan Adams/Mel C and 'Let Me Entertain You' by Robbie Sodding Williams. Why? At the risk of sounding like one of the four Yorkshiremen, I endured a miserable six month stint working in a factory for over 12 hours a day for tuppence ha'penny an hour. A local radio station was blasted throughout the factory and it was one of those really shitty ones that only seem to have about a dozen songs. These three bloody tunes would be played at least three times a day. If I hear them now, I'm back there in that hell.

Sadly, Jimmy isn't doing much these days. He's been dead three years.

Scott Walker never played any of his solo stuff live. He toured with The Walker Brothers in the 60s and briefly in the 70s but nowt else.

XTC stopped playing live in 1982 after Andy Partridge had a breakdown on stage. In fact, it was filmed and is on Youtube. Right at the end of the clip he suddenly stops playing and rushes off.

This is top stuff.

Yup, there's a cheapo one here. https://www.dawsons.co.uk/toms-line-ahar-3-harmonizer-harmonist-pitch-shifter-guitar-effects-pedal Also, I really want to hear this song!

A few of Elvis Costello's jump out. Long shot of that jumping sign Visible shivers running down my spine Cut to the baby taking off her clothes Close-up of the sign that says,"We never close" You snatch a tune, you a match a cigarette She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet I don't know how much more of this I can take She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake - from "Watching the Detectives. She gave a little flirt, gave herself a little cuddle But there's no place here for the mini-skirt waddle Capital punishment, she's last year's model They call her Natasha when she looks like Elsie I don't want to go to Chelsea - from "(I Don't Want to go to) Chelsea. Four and twenty crowbars, jemmy your desire Out of the frying pan into the fire The king is in the counting house Some folk have all the luck And all we get are pictures of Lord and Lady Muck They come from lovely people with a hard line in hypocrisy There are ashtrays of emotion for the fag-ends of the aristocracy The sugar coated pill is getting bitterer still You think your country needs you but you know it never will So pack up your troubles in a stolen handbag Don't dilly dally boys rally round the flag Give us your daily bread in individual slices And something in the daily rag to cancel any crisis - from "Pills and Soap. There are loads more but that'll do for one post!

Another Hiscox fan. My oldest one dates back to 1991 and is still going strong.

"The trouble with Arsenal is they always try and walk it in." (Whatever that means).

Ah yes, the dreaded Football Conversation. Endless variations on the following:- Them: "So, who do you support/Did you see the match last night/Are you going to watch the match tonight/What do you think about this team/player/manager/fixture?" Me: "Sorry, I don't really follow football." Them: "....."

Sparko and The Big Figure

Change the words. Smooth Pederast.

From Wikipedia: The band name Wet Wet Wet was chosen from a line in the 1982 Scritti Polliti song "Gettin' Havin' & Holdin'" ("it's tired of joking... wet, wet with tears"). They added another Wet to get away from the other double-barrelled names around then (Duran Duran, Talk Talk, etc) and also because Wet Wet is an even worse band name than Wet Wet Wet.

Yes. And don't call me Shirley.