Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Oct 7th 2004, 5:04 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by Manc
Simple Minds are so much more than the flippin Breakfast Club
Beautiful South
Manic Street Preachers
Texas
there's a couple of really great bands that never hit it off here/
Beautiful South
Manic Street Preachers
Texas
there's a couple of really great bands that never hit it off here/
Oct 7th 2004, 5:10 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Probably not everyone's tastes, and I know they are trying to break into the US market, but haven't been successful so far.
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Oct 7th 2004, 5:29 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by CaliforniaBride
Beautiful South! The album my best friend and I always get drunk and sing to! Lot's of girl anthems!
The early stuff though and the Housemartins are excellent.
Oct 7th 2004, 5:37 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by Manc
well that makes me feel like a bit of a twat.
The early stuff though and the Housemartins are excellent.
The early stuff though and the Housemartins are excellent.
Oct 7th 2004, 5:37 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Beautiful South are another hit and miss band with me. Housemartins were a lot better, especially 
Happy Hour and Me and the Farmer
Happy Hour and Me and the Farmer
Oct 7th 2004, 5:40 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by tony_2003
Beautiful South are another hit and miss band with me. Housemartins were a lot better, especially Happy Hour and Me and the Farmer
Happy Hour and Me and the Farmer
Oct 7th 2004, 5:42 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by Deadmeat
If anyone isn't manufactured there then it's Badly Drawn Boy!
Saw SFA in NYC a month or two back, very good, also saw the sterophonics support some really crap american guy called howie day???! he was shit.
What about KLF?
Oct 7th 2004, 5:43 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by mattbutt
What about KLF?
Oct 7th 2004, 5:43 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by mattbutt
must have missed that one...
Saw SFA in NYC a month or two back, very good, also saw the sterophonics support some really crap american guy called howie day???! he was shit.
What about KLF?
Saw SFA in NYC a month or two back, very good, also saw the sterophonics support some really crap american guy called howie day???! he was shit.
What about KLF?
Oct 7th 2004, 5:48 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Another band that made some great stuff but are only known for Roll To Me in the states are Del Amitri. Nothing Ever Happens is an absolute classic in my opinion. Accurately depicts the social life of the majority of UK ciitizens...well I think so anyway.
Nothing Ever Happens – Del Amitri
Post office clerks put up signs saying position closed
And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coats
Janitors padlock the gates
For security guards to patrol
And bachelors phone up their friends for a drink
While the married ones turn on a chat show
And they'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Gentlemen, time please, you know we can't serve anymore
Now the traffic lights change to stop, when there's nothing to go
And by five o'clock everything's dead
And every third car is a cab
And ignorant people sleep in their beds
Like the doped white mice in the college lab
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Telephone exchanges click while there's nobody there
The Martians could land in the carpark and no one would care
Close-circuit cameras in department stores shoot the same video every day
And the stars of these films neither die nor get killed
Just survive constant action replay
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Bill hoardings advertise products that nobody needs
While angry from Manchester writes to complain about
All the repeats on T.V.
And computer terminals report some gains
On the values of copper and tin
While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs
For the price of a hospital wing
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
They'll burn down the synagogues at six o'clock
And we'll all go along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Post office clerks put up signs saying position closed
And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coats
Janitors padlock the gates
For security guards to patrol
And bachelors phone up their friends for a drink
While the married ones turn on a chat show
And they'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Gentlemen, time please, you know we can't serve anymore
Now the traffic lights change to stop, when there's nothing to go
And by five o'clock everything's dead
And every third car is a cab
And ignorant people sleep in their beds
Like the doped white mice in the college lab
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Telephone exchanges click while there's nobody there
The Martians could land in the carpark and no one would care
Close-circuit cameras in department stores shoot the same video every day
And the stars of these films neither die nor get killed
Just survive constant action replay
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Bill hoardings advertise products that nobody needs
While angry from Manchester writes to complain about
All the repeats on T.V.
And computer terminals report some gains
On the values of copper and tin
While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs
For the price of a hospital wing
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
They'll burn down the synagogues at six o'clock
And we'll all go along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Oct 7th 2004, 5:51 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by tony_2003
Another band that made some great stuff but are only known for Roll To Me in the states are Del Amitri. Nothing Ever Happens is an absolute classic in my opinion. Accurately depicts the social life of the majority of UK ciitizens...well I think so anyway.
Nothing Ever Happens – Del Amitri
Post office clerks put up signs saying position closed
And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coats
Janitors padlock the gates
For security guards to patrol
And bachelors phone up their friends for a drink
While the married ones turn on a chat show
And they'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Gentlemen, time please, you know we can't serve anymore
Now the traffic lights change to stop, when there's nothing to go
And by five o'clock everything's dead
And every third car is a cab
And ignorant people sleep in their beds
Like the doped white mice in the college lab
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Telephone exchanges click while there's nobody there
The Martians could land in the carpark and no one would care
Close-circuit cameras in department stores shoot the same video every day
And the stars of these films neither die nor get killed
Just survive constant action replay
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Bill hoardings advertise products that nobody needs
While angry from Manchester writes to complain about
All the repeats on T.V.
And computer terminals report some gains
On the values of copper and tin
While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs
For the price of a hospital wing
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
They'll burn down the synagogues at six o'clock
And we'll all go along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Post office clerks put up signs saying position closed
And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coats
Janitors padlock the gates
For security guards to patrol
And bachelors phone up their friends for a drink
While the married ones turn on a chat show
And they'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Gentlemen, time please, you know we can't serve anymore
Now the traffic lights change to stop, when there's nothing to go
And by five o'clock everything's dead
And every third car is a cab
And ignorant people sleep in their beds
Like the doped white mice in the college lab
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Telephone exchanges click while there's nobody there
The Martians could land in the carpark and no one would care
Close-circuit cameras in department stores shoot the same video every day
And the stars of these films neither die nor get killed
Just survive constant action replay
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Bill hoardings advertise products that nobody needs
While angry from Manchester writes to complain about
All the repeats on T.V.
And computer terminals report some gains
On the values of copper and tin
While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs
For the price of a hospital wing
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
They'll burn down the synagogues at six o'clock
And we'll all go along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
How's about some Semisonic and "Closing Time"?
Oct 7th 2004, 5:52 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by LuTziE
Pop Will Eat Itself!!!!!!
The Clash...not just the 2 songs you always hear.
Nick Cave and the bad seeds
last and by no means least Half man Half Biscuit.
The Clash...not just the 2 songs you always hear.
Nick Cave and the bad seeds
last and by no means least Half man Half Biscuit.
'Merican here...
My brother was lucky enough to see the Clash at CBGB's on the Sandinista tour.
myself- a bit young for that- but did catch BAD 2 or 3 times and Joe Strummer on his last tour, may he RIP.
I thought Nick Cave was Australian?
Manchester beat stuff did catch on over here in the late 80's... saw the Soup Dragons, and used to listen to Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and all of that back in the day. Brit pop may not rule here, but it definately has its following...
or maybe me and my peeps are just a buncha musos.
Can't say I ever used to listen to half man half biscuit, though....
Oct 7th 2004, 5:54 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by Deadmeat
A fine tune indeed and great for campfires.
How's about some Semisonic and "Closing Time"?
How's about some Semisonic and "Closing Time"?
fine tune that is Tony.
Oct 7th 2004, 5:54 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by Deadmeat
A fine tune indeed and great for campfires.
How's about some Semisonic and "Closing Time"?
How's about some Semisonic and "Closing Time"?
edit: just remembered how to spell Babylon
Last edited by tony_2003; Oct 7th 2004 at 5:56 pm.
Oct 7th 2004, 5:56 pm
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Re: Best of British Music that Should Be Introduced to the Americans
Originally Posted by ms_bhon
I thought Nick Cave was Australian?
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