Rip it up - A history of Scottish pop music.

[smutchin]

But they do bloody love that awful Proclaimers song...

It's a shame that song is pretty much all anyone knows about The Proclaimers.

Letter to America? I don't mind it. I actually think the Proclaimers wrote a good number of far worse songs.

On the other hand, they also wrote Sunshine On Leith, so I can forgive them pretty much anything.

I'm mostly just disappointed (but not surprised) that a thread on Scottish pop music has drawn the usual ignorant cliches. It's like judging all English pop music on Bucks Fizz and Rick Astley.

 

[Dave7]

With 11 hole Doc Martin's and tartan scarves tied round your wrist as well?

Of course... did I need to say it.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Hearing 30,000 Hibees belting out Sunshine on Leith is special. The swine.

 

[Dave7]

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

Ahhh chirpy chirpy cheep cheep (have i got the right one?). Looking back it was so corny but at the time it ticked all the boxes

 

[smutchin]

Surely no discussion of Scottish music on a cycling forum would be complete without mention of The Delgados and their albums Domestiques and Peloton.

Love the Delgados. Also their solo stuff - Emma Pollock's In Search Of Harperfield which came out in 2016 is fantastic.

 

[Dave7]

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.

I like pretty much every one I have heard. Saw them live last year....brilliant. I also really enjoyed the film Sunshine on Leith.

 

[AndyRM]

I'm mostly just disappointed (but not surprised) that a thread on Scottish pop music has drawn the usual ignorant cliches. It's like judging all English pop music on Bucks Fizz and Rick Astley.

This. Very much this.

 

[winjim]

Love the Delgados. Also their solo stuff - Emma Pollock's In Search Of Harperfield which came out in 2016 is fantastic.

I've not heard it, I'll have to look it up. Nice to know she's still making music.

 

[MontyVeda]

ahh 2 parts !
I caught it last night and wondered why so many bands were missed...

three, according to the iPlayer

 

[raleighnut]

three, according to the iPlayer

Great, they might have time to mention Gerry Rafferty, Al Stewart and Iain David McGeachy not forgetting Hamish Imlach.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

You just know there'll be an entire bloomin episode on Gerry bloomin Rafferty.

 

[raleighnut]

View: https://youtu.be/3kkoYr6lqy4

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Liked the bit of film they showed of the Skids doing Masqerade and Stuart Adamson accidentally faceplanted the mic

 

[AndyRM]

Great, they might have time to mention Gerry Rafferty, Al Stewart and Iain David McGeachy not forgetting Hamish Imlach.

True story: I used to work for a radio station and they decided they wanted to play a morning of "iconic English pop" to mark St. George's day in their breakfast show. They decided to lead with Baker Street. Took a good few websites before the producer of the show accepted his mistake.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

True story: I used to work for a radio station and they decided they wanted to play a morning of "iconic English pop" to mark St. George's day in their breakfast show. They decided to lead with Baker Street. Took a good few websites before the producer of the show accepted his mistake.

The Bob Holness version?