How Long - Ace - its all about bass

[lojo]

Listening to Paul Carrack being interviewed whilst on the M25 today (me not him)

Interesting that this song was written about the fact the bands bass player was being poached, not about a girl at all.

What a great song with a bass related meaning ...


Any others like this ?

[mike 110]

Me ...love the song and love Paul Carracks voice . He's also sublime on Tempted by Squeeze

[lurksalot]

I was listening to this and chuckled all the way through at the lyrics .

[bubinga5]

love that song. great band.

[cybertect]

Well, I suppose there's John Lennon's 'How Do You Sleep'

http://www.metrolyrics.com/how-do-you-sleep-lyrics-john-lennon.html

[cybertect]

[quote name='mike 110' timestamp='1376764532' post='2178905']
Me ...love the song and love Paul Carracks voice . He's also sublime on Tempted by Squeeze
[/quote]

+1

[chris_b]

Tex is working at Kingston Hospital these days.

I don't think it was the NHS that was trying to tempt him away from Ace.

[RhysP]

The bass player was moonlighting with Sutherland Brothers & Quiver when Carrack found out about it & wrote the song.

[Happy Jack]

In a similar, drummer-related way, [i]Why Did You Do It[/i] by Stretch is not about a girl, it's about Mick Fleetwood.

[RhysP]

There are quite a few of these if you look into it: Deep Purples "Speed King" was written about none other than banjolele toting B+W superstar George Formby.

[chris_b]

And George Formby apparently wrote You Can't Keep A Growing Lad Down about Ron Jeremy.

[Paul S]

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1376832603' post='2179640']
There are quite a few of these if you look into it: Deep Purples "Speed King" was written about none other than banjolele toting B+W superstar George Formby.
[/quote]

How so? I'd never heard that before and can't find any reference to that at all. The only version I found was that Gillan took a load of 50s rock and roll lyrics and stuffed the all together in a song.

[discreet]

[quote name='cybertect' timestamp='1376767079' post='2178948']
Well, I suppose there's John Lennon's 'How Do You Sleep'
[url="http://www.metrolyrics.com/how-do-you-sleep-lyrics-john-lennon.html"]http://www.metrolyri...ohn-lennon.html[/url]
[/quote]

Forgot about that! It's quite an insight really, isn't it??

[RhysP]

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1376837303' post='2179718']
How so? I'd never heard that before and can't find any reference to that at all. The only version I found was that Gillan took a load of 50s rock and roll lyrics and stuffed the all together in a song.
[/quote]

Of course you can't find any reference to it - I made it up.

[Paul S]

Ah!! I see. Humour.