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pixie_mason foul mouth Rank: Toyah	Best Brumsong replied on: 4/14/2004 12:26:28 PM As I read that, Peaky, I imagined the chap from Neds saying that in a Guardian interview. Pfffff! Smiley Culture - there's another. Though Police Officer is hardly a Brum song as such. Xanadu is though - didn't the Bee Gees write the song for Olivia Newton John based on their euphoric experiences here?
bounder chairman of the board Rank: Ozzy	Best Brumsong replied on: 4/14/2004 12:49:51 PM There's always ELO's Mr Blue Sky. Despite the Bluenose connatations a song that all of Brum can be rightly proud of. Might just be a big hit again, as is used on the soundtrack of that spiffing new Micheal Gondry/Jim Carey film what i just saw. "Endless Sunshine of the spotless mind" (could well be this years' Donnie Darko)
peakyblinder old hand Rank: Chinny	Best Brumsong replied on: 4/14/2004 1:43:36 PM quote: There's always ELO's Mr Blue Sky. Is that the one that goes, "Hey, you with the pretty face, welcome to the human race"?
bounder chairman of the board Rank: Ozzy	Best Brumsong replied on: 4/14/2004 2:21:25 PM that's the one.
peakyblinder old hand Rank: Chinny This message was updated on 4/14/2004 3:03:46 PM by peakyblinder	Best Brumsong replied on: 4/14/2004 2:59:37 PM Why does a blue sky have to be male? I suppose the opposite, a grey sky, is therefore female. If good (weather) = male and bad (weather) = female, then the only way one can read this is that ELO are either women-hating homesexuals or mysogynistic heterosexuals. It is highly unlikely that the line "Hey you with the pretty face" is addressed to a male with a pretty face. It is more likely to have been addressed to a female with a pretty face (please correct me if you know that ELO are queer), so the next line "Welcome to the human race" suggests that all females who have not yet been welcomed (by ELO) are not part of the human race: that we are somehow subhuman or inhuman, further strengthening my claim that ELO are misogynists. The only reference to a city I can find in the lyrics, by the way, is negative (see lines 8 & 9): Sun is shining in the sky There ain’t a cloud in sight It’s stopped raining, everybody’s in a play And don’t you know It’s a beautiful new day. Running down the avenue See how the sun shines brightly In the city On the streets where once was pity Mr. Blue Sky is living here today. Chorus: Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why You had to hide away for so long Where did we go wrong? Chorus Hey you with the pretty face Welcome to the human race A celebration Mr. Blue Sky’s up there waiting And today is the day we’ve waited for Chorus Hey there, Mr. Blue We’re so pleased to be with you Look around, see what you do Everybody smiles at you. Hey there, Mr. Blue We’re so pleased to be with you Look around, see what you do Everybody smiles at you. Mr. Blue, you did it right But soon comes Mr. Night Creeping over Now his hand is on your shoulder Never mind -- I’ll remember you this... I’ll remember you this way. Chorus Hey there, Mr. Blue We’re so pleased to be with you Look around, see what you do Everybody smiles at you. It appears to imply that Birmingham (if they had their hometown specifically in mind) or cities in general are/were pitiful places. Hardly a Brumsong, then. Not only that, but the lyrics on the whole are the sort of shite you'd expect in a sixth-form poetry competition.
KingoftheHeath Rank: Jasper	Things replied on: 4/14/2004 4:13:10 PM Yes, The Au Pairs were a Kings Heath (but, of course!) and Moseley concoction... Do Felt count? Laurence ran away to London which seems to make him a traitor... Broadcast - 'Lights Out'
peakyblinder old hand Rank: Chinny	Felt replied on: 4/15/2004 9:10:27 AM quote: Yes, The Au Pairs were a Kings Heath (but, of course!) and Moseley concoction... Do Felt count? Laurence ran away to London which seems to make him a traitor... Broadcast - 'Lights Out' Which songs did Felt record when they were still in Brum? What was that song they had on the Cherry Red 'Pillows and Prayers' compilation?
KingoftheHeath Rank: Jasper	Felt replied on: 4/15/2004 3:19:05 PM Just had a quick look at the vinyl - it was 'My Face is on Fire'...I'd forgotten The Misunderstood and Quentin Crisp were on it...I need to get another copy of 'Miniatures' - mine is scratched to destruction: I saw it in Barcelona last year, but it was in the same condition... My young lady used to know the chap when he lived in Brum, so I'll ask her later when she returns from the wage slavery...
peakyblinder old hand Rank: Chinny	Felt replied on: 4/16/2004 8:52:56 AM quote: Just had a quick look at the vinyl - it was 'My Face is on Fire'...I'd forgotten The Misunderstood and Quentin Crisp were on it...I need to get another copy of 'Miniatures' - mine is scratched to destruction: I saw it in Barcelona last year, but it was in the same condition... My young lady used to know the chap when he lived in Brum, so I'll ask her later when she returns from the wage slavery... Does 'Primitive Painters' count, I wonder.
DrVeraJenkins old dear Rank: Jasper	Best Brumsong replied on: 6/26/2004 12:18:35 AM "G'day, g'day, how you doin'? Well strike a light, lah lah lah lah" I forget the rest. It's Ed Doolan's theme tune. I don't know who sings it though. I expect Malcolm Stent has done some good ones too. And Don McClean. Or how about "Ready Eddy steady, hold the gun steady" by Fashion? Or what about "is he live or dead, do you really know what's in his head" Wasn't that Tony Butler's theme tune?
AnotherBrummieExPat	Best Brumsong replied on: 6/28/2004 2:47:21 PM Slade were from Wolverhampton I think. The Beat ("Mirror in the Bathroom", "Save it for Later", "I Confess", "Stand Down Margaret") were from Brum. The Specials were from Coventry so I guess we can't count them, though I think they were supported on a tour by Dexy's at some point.
crazy head for a peanut	Best Brumsong replied on: 12/25/2004 10:34:58 PM Keep on runnin - Spencer Davis Group I'm a man - Spencer Davis Group I can hear the grass grow - The Move So You Wanna Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star (originally byrds) - The Move Stephanie Knows Who - The Move Hey Mr Fantasy - Traffic 50 thousand head men - Traffic Feelin alright (originally 3 dog night) - Steve Winwood Knights in white satin - Moody Blues Ku Klux Klan - Steel Pulse One in ten - UB40 King - UB40 Mirror in the bathroom - The Beat Pass the spliff - Musical Youth Girls on film - Duran Duran You got it bad - Ocean Colour Scene Riverboat song - Ocean Colour Scene Only one i know - Charlatans Jesus Hairdo - Charlatans Sharp darts - The Streets Turn the page - The Streets
Russ-L Rank: Jasper	Best Brumsong replied on: 12/26/2004 7:08:35 AM Smilie Culture was a Brummie? Excellent. Anyway, Slade were from Dudley as far as I knew. I could easily be wrong.
mgm	Best Brumsong replied on: 1/10/2005 11:30:11 PM What about "Black Country chainstore massacre" by Pop will eat itself, or, in a similar vein Falling in love with love by David Hughes. David Hughes (50s crooner and opera singer) was from Bournville. Pretty sure PWEI is Brummy - I know one of the band's uncles and he comes from Sheldon. Just more examples of the rich and diverse culture that is Birmingham.
racheymaus old hand Rank: Chinny This message was updated on 2/19/2005 6:09:23 PM by racheymaus	Best Brumsong replied on: 2/18/2005 9:03:33 AM Charlatans were bloody Mancs!
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