Comments on: BILLY CONNOLLY - “D.I.V.O.R.C.E.”

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:34:18 +0000

Hang on, I thought “korrekt” = anti-mark s!

By: a logged out p^nk s lord sukråt wötsit

a logged out p^nk s lord sukråt wötsit — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:48:55 +0000

if by “narrows” you mean becomes more precise and exact then wahey!

By: jeff w

jeff w — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:48:11 +0000

the category narrows every time you lay down the law :(

sorry I meant :D

By: pˆnk s lord sükråt cunctør

pˆnk s lord sükråt cunctør — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:58:31 +0000

it won’t agitate the spoiler bunny much to outline the korrekt line:

punk = b-side of “gary gilmore’s eyes” by the adverts
not punk = everything else

By: Lena

Lena — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:51:35 +0000

Sigh. Clearly, I have much to learn. I don’t even know the original song here, let alone the parody!

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:49:28 +0000

heheh…everywhere they are understood to be punk except by mark s…

(and ben w, and occasionally marcello c…) ;-)

By: Lena

Lena — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:33:23 +0000

YAY Edwin!

I am confused re The Clash. Over here they are understood to be punk…

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:15:07 +0000

I remember that but it was the Cookie Crew (”Got To Keep On,” which was based on a sample from “25 Miles”) and Edwin was actually helping them promote the record, including appearing on TOTP.

The Hairy Monster was duly shamefaced.

By: Mark G

Mark G — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:45:39 +0000

DLT Rant tale…

He went into one about how Salt and Peppa had ‘done’ Edwin Starr’s hit into a rap track and were RUINING the track, then went into one about how Edwin was one of his best friends and he’d be absolutely gutter, etc…

Fifteen minutes later, Edwin phones in and gets put straight on air, and basically puts DLT right:”we are both bigger people than this, these young kids have a great appreciation for their past musical heritage…” etc.

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:56:35 +0000

I remember the Bob Harris case very well, and good on him for using the “tools of trade” defence since radio record libraries are from experience not all that useful (and even less so now, I would have thought - Brookes is a hideous man in all respects but would probably have had a better chance today since he could say “well, you could download all the tracks you need”).

By: crag

crag — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:52:25 +0000

Well of course DLT didnt actually own any records- when questioned about this by visitors to his house his reply was along the lines of “do you expect a mechanic’s home to be full of car parts?”

By: Erithian

Erithian — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:35:00 +0000

This could be a rich seam! Anyone got chapter and verse on the Bruno Brookes v Bob Harris case? Apparently Brookes loaned Harris money to buy a flat, and when Harris lost his job and couldn’t replay the loan, Brookes laid claim to his record collection. Harris protested how important the collection was to him, and Brookes said something along the lines of “what are record libraries for?”

By: crag

crag — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:20:53 +0000

One day, somewhere in the mists of time, DLT invited some of his fellow DJ chums round to his home in bonkers Berkshire for dinner. His lovely wife was doing her wifely duty, dishing out the nosh to the assembled guests, when Travis noticed a small hole just above the ankle of her black tights. In front of everyone he gleefully stuck his finger in the hole then ripped at it till the garment was in shreds, causing his wife bashfully running off to get changed, leaving The Hairy Bastard sitting looking pleased w/ himself to the the disbeleif of his fellow DJ dinner guests..

What a deeply unpleasent man.

I’m working from memory but i’ve definitely seen the story in print (Q magazine i think) about 8 years ago..

By: Billy Smart

Billy Smart — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:42:00 +0000

That sounds interesting.

Does Popular have a libel bunny?

By: crag

crag — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:23:09 +0000

Re#57- aw, Billy- and we were getting on so well too! Jenifer Eccles is great!(Though not as good as Carrie-Anne).
I presume you’ve all heard the story about DLT and his wifes tights, yes?

By: a logged out p^nk s lord sukråt wötsit

a logged out p^nk s lord sukråt wötsit — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:37:37 +0000

haha EVEN I* LIKE “COMPLETE CONTROL”

*i = famous punk-rock hata** of the clash
**ftb they are NOT IN FACT PUNK see***
***this debate to be continued at high volume the other side of the PUNK ROCK BUNNY

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:23:09 +0000

DLT was inclined towards state of the nation rants towards the end of his time at Radio 1 but nothing for me has surpassed his incandescence at having to play “Complete Control” by the Clash as part of the Tuesday lunchtime chart rundown back in Oct ‘77.

“I think this is a TOTAL LOAD OF CRAP!” he proclaimed. “But YOU bought it..YOU put it into the chart…”

Instant generation gap!

By: a logged out p^nk s lord sukråt wötsit

a logged out p^nk s lord sukråt wötsit — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:14:16 +0000

DO NOT WANT

By: Billy Smart

Billy Smart — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:25:41 +0000

From Mark Ellen’s obituary of John Peel: “Once the tape recorder had been switched off, John would tell you stories about Dave Lee Travis that would make your hair curl”

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:55:27 +0000

That was more or less the gist of it (must get out those Bubonique records again: “He’s the famous Michael Nyman and he’s off to Wem-ber-ly,” “Webel wock has had its day…it has!”

By: Billy Smart

Billy Smart — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:52:53 +0000

From memory - “There are still songwriters in this country, hiding in bunkers, waiting to come out again, not like somebody who says ‘I can make a few quid out of this rap record I’ve made’ ” - 1992 DLT rant, as sampled by Bubonique on ‘20 Golden Showers’.

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:48:05 +0000

DLT liked “mad” records, just before slipping on the new platter by Sad Cafe/Mike & the Mechanics/Chris de Burgh/insert Pick Of The Pops regular of your choice.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:41:55 +0000

*visions of the Hairy Cornflake crouched over a pair of decks, cutting ‘n’ mixing to get a Mrs Patel extended 12″ re-fix*

By: DJ Punctum

DJ Punctum — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:38:00 +0000

I just recall DLT liking/playing it a lot, especially the “Mrs Patel” bit.

By: CarsmileSteve

CarsmileSteve — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:30:22 +0000

ooh, it’s barely a semi-regular, i may have played it twice in the last year and once very early at that…

…it is slightly r4ci5t though, yes. also the b-side “are you affiliated?” is far superior.