Would it? Because I am not at all confident that we beat Chelsea.
Would it? Because I am not at all confident that we beat Chelsea.
They won't be banned until 20/21 if at all because of appeals etcQuote:
Originally Posted by eastgermanautos
I'm sure Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan can afford some decent lawyers...Quote:
Originally Posted by Pokster
:nod: He has no heart at all. No, no, no heart at all.*
*I've been making this joke for almost ten years now and I'm damn well going to carry on making it until somebody gets it.
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Originally Posted by IUFG
I've got as far as Ma Baker by Boney M. :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
I discovered something surprising about Boney M recently but I can't remember what it was. One of their songs was written by someone I liked from the 60s, or something.
Much better than all these other bastárds. Well done.
Basically, it's a Middle Eastern folk standard called "Sidi Mansour". Legendary German producer Frank Farian heard it whilst down there on holiday and turned it into Ma Baker for his group Boney M. The rest, as they say, is history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGQytrZUhoM
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Originally Posted by Burney
Prince Buster. Al Capone? Although they did lots of "homages" ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcWtw62LoVY
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Originally Posted by Ash
Fúck me, r! That is a pretty obscure reference.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
I still don't get it :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
Why is there a Middle Eastern folk standard about a gangster in 1920s America?Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
I don't get it.
Fúcked if I know, sc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Het is allemaal Nederlands voor mij
Do you think reg might be a little bit, you know, mental?Quote:
Originally Posted by IUFG
a bit radio?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
deffo, imo :nod:
I used to be a massive pop music fan :shrug:
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Originally Posted by Burney
:hehe: No, silly. They just pinched the tune.
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Originally Posted by Sir C
Got it. Mod band The Creation wrote and had a hit with 'Painter Man' in 1966.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
Do you know them? They sounded like early Who. :thumbup:
Oh, of course. Legendary. I understood they actually inspired The Who, among many others. And isn't "Creation Records" a tribute to them?
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Originally Posted by Ash
That's what it says on the internet about McGee's label. :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
I have been trying and fill some of the vast gaps in my sixties knowledge* and appreciation. It was the best decade, after all. 'My Generation' (album) was the year before The Creation's first singles though.
* An impossible task, as whenever I find something I like I want to listen to it all the time, limiting further exploration.