Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,287 Posted August 29, 2020 Imagine? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said: Imagine? Nope Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,088 Posted August 29, 2020 Mull of Kintyre Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Bentrovato said: Mull of Kintyre Aw man - isn't one recording of that song enough? Nope - keep guessing 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,287 Posted August 29, 2020 Yesterday? Everyone else in the world has had a go at it so why shouldn't Macca have revisited it twice himself... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 29, 2020 14 minutes ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said: Yesterday? Everyone else in the world has had a go at it so why shouldn't Macca have revisited it twice himself... Admiring your persistence and regretting I have to keep saying nope Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted August 29, 2020 No saying no to Back Off Maryport Boogaloo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said: No saying no to Back Off Maryport Boogaloo. Indeed - recorded once as a single and twice as an album track by Ringo. And let's reference the previous guess the song here. Ringo always admitted that his mate Marc Bolan - ahem - "inspired" his biggest UK (#2) hit. An alternative view - supported by no written evidence but widely discussed away from the written page - is that Back Off...(which sports a riff that is pure Bolan) might be more of a co-composition than the publishing deal suggests and that a - kind of - trade off may have occurred when Ringo got full directing credit for Bolan's Born to Boogie movie filmed when all the Bolan biographies agree the fame was really starting to go to his head and the man was hard to manage or direct. Either way, Ringo loves it so much he's cut it three times up to and including a 21st century version. You're clearly involved despite the protestations this morning MCBWA - so the onerous responsibility of setting the riddle passes to you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted August 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Indeed - recorded once as a single and twice as an album track by Ringo. And let's reference the previous guess the song here. Ringo always admitted that his mate Marc Bolan - ahem - "inspired" his biggest UK (#2) hit. An alternative view - supported by no written evidence but widely discussed away from the written page - is that Back Off...(which sports a riff that is pure Bolan) might be more of a co-composition than the publishing deal suggests and that a - kind of - trade off may have occurred when Ringo got full directing credit for Bolan's Born to Boogie movie filmed when all the Bolan biographies agree the fame was really starting to go to his head and the man was hard to manage or direct. Either way, Ringo loves it so much he's cut it three times up to and including a 21st century version. You're clearly involved despite the protestations this morning MCBWA - so the onerous responsibility of setting the riddle passes to you He that pilfereth shall be pilfered from... Panic, Cigarettes and Alcohol... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 29, 2020 Just now, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said: He that pilfereth shall be pilfered from... Panic, Cigarettes and Alcohol... That's Mancunians for yer Once saw a quote from Noel Gallagher that made me laugh out loud - he said something like Marc Bolan was ripping off Oasis before Oasis were even born! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted August 29, 2020 2 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: Aw man - isn't one recording of that song enough? I'd definitely argue that one recording of that song is still one too many. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,088 Posted August 29, 2020 2 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: Aw man - isn't one recording of that song enough? Nope - keep guessing Sadly it is still the fourth best selling single of all time in the UK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,287 Posted September 2, 2020 On 29/08/2020 at 16:49, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said: He that pilfereth shall be pilfered from... Panic, Cigarettes and Alcohol... Excuse my ignorance, but is that an observation on life or the next 'question'? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted September 2, 2020 12 minutes ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said: Excuse my ignorance, but is that an observation on life or the next 'question'? On the Smiths and Oasis, specifically. The next question is yours if you'd like to do the honours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,142 Posted September 2, 2020 As the perpetrator of this thread, may I remind you all that anyone is welcome to drop in and set a question. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 621 Posted September 4, 2020 UK top 10 hit from the 1980's. The group is named after a Steely Dan track The song was written about Maria McKee The female singer is a raincoat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted September 4, 2020 26 minutes ago, NotTheNagsHeadReading said: UK top 10 hit from the 1980's. The group is named after a Steely Dan track The song was written about Maria McKee The female singer is a raincoat I'll leave it to someone who wants to set a question to answer but, I didn't know till now that song was written about Maria McKee! Every day's a school day... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 861 Posted September 4, 2020 Real Gone Kid by Deacon Blue. 55 minutes ago, NotTheNagsHeadReading said: UK top 10 hit from the 1980's. The group is named after a Steely Dan track The song was written about Maria McKee The female singer is a raincoat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 621 Posted September 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, redrumours said: Real Gone Kid by Deacon Blue. I made it too easy. Tougher next time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted September 4, 2020 I met Maria McKee when Lone Justice first toured UK (Warwick Uni, spiritual home of DL), which must have been when Ross wrote that. But I didn't know that fact, so thank you for the quiz 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 861 Posted September 4, 2020 A hit for this young lady in the 60's. Somewhere we all want to be soon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,287 Posted September 5, 2020 'Young' Etta James - I just want to make love to you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 861 Posted September 6, 2020 20 hours ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said: 'Young' Etta James - I just want to make love to you? No. Another clue. British Singer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,287 Posted September 6, 2020 Sandie Shaw - I don't need anything? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted September 6, 2020 On 04/09/2020 at 22:03, redrumours said: A hit for this young lady in the 60's. Somewhere we all want to be soon? Petula Clark - Downtown Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
