The Crofted Crest
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Sneering apart, you do know BCR inspired The Ramones?
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Sneering apart, you do know BCR inspired The Ramones?
raleighnut
Legendary Member
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- One of the 'Elite'
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I happened to like some BCR songs,though i wouldn't admit it at the time. As for Neil reid his Mother of Mine was/is very moving.
Thanks for posting that. There are Scottish, English, German, Dutch and Americans out there now who are well acquainted with the first verse and half the chorus of this song.
On my first ever cycle tour on my newly acquired flood damaged bike up the Hebrides en route to the Hebridean Celtic music festival I stayed in hostels.
On arriving at a very full Gatliff Berneray hostel I met up with a few others of the above nationalities that were heading in the same direction. At night an impromptu ceilidh developed. I had my travelling tin whistle, someone else had a guitar. There were no other instruments so the hostel spoons, pots and pans and anything else that could make a noise was put to use and if there were were words to tunes there was singing as well. One person was spotted to be wearing wellies which led to some bright spark starting to sing this song. The only thing was nobody could get past 'wellies they are wonderful wellies they are swell, cos they keep oot the water and they keep in the smell' so it was la la or humming until the end of the chorus and then back to the first verse about 20 times.
All the way through Harris and into Lewis the tune was going through my head partly because I was heading into the wind and the tune fitted my cadence. The missing part of the chorus was bugging me. How pleased was I to find a music shop in Stornoway (now gone) that had the very CD with this song on it. I begged for it to be played and when I heard the words 'and when you're in a room you can always tell when some b****r takes aff his wellies' the relief was immense.
Happy days.
winjim
Smash the cistern
Surely no discussion of Scottish music on a cycling forum would be complete without mention of The Delgados and their albums Domestiques and Peloton.
A fantastic band who ran a great record label as Chemikal Underground. In fact, there was loads of great Scottish indie in the mid to late 90s. If you're feeling sinister by Belle & Sebastian is probably the greatest album ever committed to vinyl.
But they do bloody love that awful Proclaimers song...
A fantastic band who ran a great record label as Chemikal Underground. In fact, there was loads of great Scottish indie in the mid to late 90s. If you're feeling sinister by Belle & Sebastian is probably the greatest album ever committed to vinyl.
But they do bloody love that awful Proclaimers song...
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
It's a shame that song is pretty much all anyone knows about The Proclaimers. They're a damn good band once you get past it.
The Crofted Crest
Veteran
Top marks to the Proclaimers and other Scottish indie bands for singing in their own accents instead of some faux mid-Atlantic
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Isn't it and when you're sitting in a room............................................. or is my memory playing tricks.Thanks for posting that. There are Scottish, English, German, Dutch and Americans out there now who are well acquainted with the first verse and half the chorus of this song.
On my first ever cycle tour on my newly acquired flood damaged bike up the Hebrides en route to the Hebridean Celtic music festival I stayed in hostels.
On arriving at a very full Gatliff Berneray hostel I met up with a few others of the above nationalities that were heading in the same direction. At night an impromptu ceilidh developed. I had my travelling tin whistle, someone else had a guitar. There were no other instruments so the hostel spoons, pots and pans and anything else that could make a noise was put to use and if there were were words to tunes there was singing as well. One person was spotted to be wearing wellies which led to some bright spark starting to sing this song. The only thing was nobody could get past 'wellies they are wonderful wellies they are swell, cos they keep oot the water and they keep in the smell' so it was la la or humming until the end of the chorus and then back to the first verse about 20 times.
All the way through Harris and into Lewis the tune was going through my head partly because I was heading into the wind and the tune fitted my cadence. The missing part of the chorus was bugging me. How pleased was I to find a music shop in Stornoway (now gone) that had the very CD with this song on it. I begged for it to be played and when I heard the words 'and when you're in a room you can always tell when some b****r takes aff his wellies' the relief was immense.
Happy days.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
It is. Whether sitting, standing or hanging from the rafters it doesn't make anywhere difference to either what the song is about or the memory.
I still wear my baggy white trousers with tartan at the bottom. TBH I do get some snide comments at the golf club but I ignore them.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
With 11 hole Doc Martin's and tartan scarves tied round your wrist as well?
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
My wife's friend's father was the drummer for Middle of the Road. He went on to hit the dizzy heights of playing in the Jimmy Shand band
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
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- Reading, obvs
