What eejit decided to put Simply Red on that CD? When I used to hang out in The Hacienda (), Mick Hucknall was invariably standing at the bar tossing his minging hair around with a real "look at me..I'm so famous..you all want to sh*g me" expression on his face. Most people were like - no, we just want you to shift your fat head so we can get a drink...
I would have put Echo and the Bunnymen on instead.
I saw Carter USM in Cardiff, Mirage...moving up on second base, behind Nicholas Van Wotsisface, 6 foot 6 and a 100 tons, the undisputed King of the slums...ooh takes me back!
Also saw The Wonderstuff (bldy brilliant band), House Of Love (they have reformed and have a new album out soon - very excited), The Darling Buds, Pop Will Eat Itself, Blur (before they were famous)..Mock Turtles in a free concert one blazing hot summer's day at Cardiff Bay - Can U Dig It? EMF - Unbelievable is one of my favourite songs ever, takes me straight back to being 21.
And who did the cover of the Stones "She's a Rainbow"? Saw them at the Hacienda and dh decided that was "our" song. Now I remember Ghosts (Japan, or was it david S on his own?) as "our" song - we seemed to do an awful lot of erm...things...with that crackling round on the turntable in the background (vinyl...remember vinyl?)
Ah...memories, memories. I had dyed black hair, wore short short skirts, 18 eyelet Black DMs, pale as death foundation, and a shed load of black eyeliner. Phwwoar.
Oooh thanks for that nostalgia kick - I needed that!