The Dead Thread

[Amokachi1995]

How did I not know Shane MacGowan was a blue! RIP.

 

[aazak]

God bless the Pet Shop Boys.

As an Irishman, growing up in the 1980s, there was this mad, oppressive culture where it was state law that you had to love the Pogues or U2 or the Waterboys or Thin LIzzy, etc. Not because they were any good, but because they were Oirish.

The Pets beat Fairytale to number 1 in the UK (gosh, what a crime) and famously sent up U2 with their cover of Where the Streets...

For upsetting the sacred cows, they have all my respect.

Maybe a little off topic, but the real competition for the PSB's that year was Rick Astley with 'When I fall in love". The PSB's label pulled a pretty low stroke by re-releasing the original Nat King Cole version (to which they owned the rights) hoping it would split sales between the versions and it worked.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Didn't know kissinger was an enabler of pinochet in Chile, means he was on the hotline to thatcher to get him sanctuary. What a hot bed of treacherous murderous scum.

 

[Kurt.]

How did I not know Shane MacGowan was a blue! RIP.

He’s very blue now



Soz. Xx

 

[Littlesue]

Four pages back I believe. (edited, once I checked)

Cheers, outside Head Teachers office for me

 

[Lobworm]

Alistair Darling as well....

A crazy 24 hours

 

[Bluesaint]

How did I not know Shane MacGowan was a blue! RIP.

He wasn't. Don't think he had much interest in football. He just played devils advocate. Saw them play the Royal Court and he dedicated a song to the Tranmere rovers fans, in Glasgow he'd big up Partick thistle, in Madrid he'd mention Getafe and so on.

 

[Amokachi1995]

He wasn't. Don't think he had much interest in football. He just played devils advocate. Saw them play the Royal Court and he dedicated a song to the Tranmere rovers fans, in Glasgow he'd big up Partick thistle, in Madrid he'd mention Getafe and so on.

Fair enough. With his rampant alcoholism and propensity for self destruction it felt plausible.

 

[mightymoyes]

Didn't know kissinger was an enabler of pinochet in Chile, means he was on the hotline to thatcher to get him sanctuary. What a hot bed of treacherous murderous scum.

Shane macgowan passing has somewhat ruined what should have been a wonderful day for humanity

 

[The binman chronicles]

Can't believe everyone forgetting Sticky Vicky!!

Let's not forget about her solicitor too. He's still rummaging around trying to find the will.

 

[verreauxi]

Didn't know kissinger was an enabler of pinochet in Chile, means he was on the hotline to thatcher to get him sanctuary. What a hot bed of treacherous murderous scum.

This is an interesting book. Scroll down for the contents of "Kissinger in [insert global region]" Pretty horrifying legacy, frankly. Chapters in the book appear to be free, if you click on them.

Only the Good Die Young

The Verdict Against Henry Kissinger

jacobin.com

 

[Runub]

Let's not forget about her solicitor too. He's still rummaging around trying to find the will.

It’s in the orifice or should that be the office

 

[Drico]

Maybe a little off topic, but the real competition for the PSB's that year was Rick Astley with 'When I fall in love". The PSB's label pulled a pretty low stroke by re-releasing the original Nat King Cole version (to which they owned the rights) hoping it would split sales between the versions and it worked.

Indeed. Pete Waterman was furious. EMI were on form that Christmas, shortly before they became Every Mistake Imaginable.

 

[Groucho]

God bless the Pet Shop Boys.

As an Irishman, growing up in the 1980s, there was this mad, oppressive culture where it was state law that you had to love the Pogues or U2 or the Waterboys or Thin LIzzy, etc. Not because they were any good, but because they were Oirish.

The Pets beat Fairytale to number 1 in the UK (gosh, what a crime) and famously sent up U2 with their cover of Where the Streets...

For upsetting the sacred cows, they have all my respect.

Thin Lizzy were superb to be fair, Phil Lynott was a poet, don’t care where they were from.

 

[Littlesue]

Thin Lizzy were superb to be fair, Phil Lynott was a poet, don’t care where they were from.

Good old Phil, born in the Black Country too