Another view up my back passage
Shhhhh... It's the morning after the night before.
Ouch.
Showing posts with label Divine Comedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Divine Comedy. Show all posts
Sunday, 12 May 2024
Thursday, 12 November 2020
There ain't nothing in the woodshed (except maybe some wood)
We adore Mr Neil Hannon - who was 50 years old (!) last week - and his combo The Divine Comedy, one of the better bands to emerge from the "Britpop" era in the 90s (alongside the likes of Blur, Oasis and fellow eccentrics Jarvis Cocker and Pulp). I only saw him once on stage, performing This is Not America at the "Bowie Prom" back in 2016, and he was every bit as cool and polished as one would expect.
Despite not having an extensive selection of his works in our vast music library here at Dolores Delargo Towers, we know that just about anything he turns his creative genius to is inevitably "right up our street", and I have, of course, featured our two favourites by Neil and the gang, National Express - see here - and I've Been to a Marvellous Party (several times) - notably here - on this very blog before. So rather than revisit either of those meisterwerks, let's have a couple of completely unexpected covers...
How about... Kate Bush?
...or even Abba?!
To conclude, however, let's get back to the man's own quirky creations, with this - the band's first hit - being a shining example:
Brilliant!
Many happy returns, Edward Neil Anthony Hannon (born 7th November 1970)!
The retrospective album Venus, Cupid, Folly & Time: Thirty Years of The Divine Comedy is out now - more details on the band's website.
Footnote:
Mr Hannon also wrote this...
Tuesday, 1 January 2019
I couldn't have liked it more
Needless to say, we had a marvellous Kiki last night to see in the New Year, Much dancing was done, lots of booze consumed, and the grand buffet was (as it should have been) demolished. I was still up [I always like to clear everything into the bin so there's nothing to do the next day] at 6am!
Understandably, I did not surface till 4.30pm today...
There is only one song I can play, really.
This:
Happy New Year, sweeties!
Monday, 9 July 2018
More whoring
If yesterday was the post-Gay Pride wind-down ("Gay Boxing Day", perhaps?), today - and wisely, I booked it as annual leave - is the bonus; the start of a week in which we are still basking in the glories of our magnificent celebration!
On this Tacky Music Monday, I have the perfect choon (and truly inspired video, to boot!) with which to do just that...
I'll drink to that!
Phew.
Have a good one, dear reader...
Thursday, 7 November 2013
But it's hard to get by when your arse is the size of a small country
Happy birthday today to Dame Joan Sutherland, Sharleen Spiteri, Albert Camus, Leon Trotsky, Madame Marie Curie, Joni Mitchell, Jean Shrimpton...
...and Neil Hannon!
Here he is to celebrate, in his guise as The Divine Comedy, with the fantabulosa National Express:
Take the National Express when your life's in a mess
It'll make you smile
All human life is here
From the feeble old dear to the screaming child
From the student who knows that to have one of those
Would be suicide
To the family man
Manhandling the pram with paternal pride
And everybody sings 'ba ba ba da'
We're going where the air is free
On the National Express there's a jolly hostess
Selling crisps and tea
She'll provide you with drinks and theatrical winks
For a sky-high fee
Mini-skirts were in style when she danced down the aisle
Back in '63 (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
But it's hard to get by when your arse is the size
Of a small country
And everybody sings 'ba ba ba da'
We're going where the air is free
Tomorrow belongs to me
When you're sad and feeling blue
With nothing better to do
Don't just sit there feeling stressed
Take a trip on the National Express, the National Express, let's go!
The Divine Comedy
Sunday, 1 January 2012
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