Music Thread / What Are You Listening To?

[MarcMorris]

Out with some friends last night (and having sunk a few ales) I mentioned this rather charming little dittie from my youth.. anyone remember it? I know it was covered more recently by none other than Metallica!



Altogether now, 1, 2, 3....

So ****ing what!

Well I've been to Hastings
And I've been to Brighton
I've been to Eastbourne too
So what, so what

Well I've been here
And I've been there
And I've been every ****ing where
So what, so what

So what, so what you boring little ****
Well who cares, who cares what you do
Who cares, who cares about you
You, you, you

Well I've sucked sweets
And I've sucked rock
And I've even sucked an old man's cock
So what, so what

Well I've ****ed a sheep
And I've ****ed a goat
I've had my cock right down its throat
So what, so what
So what, so what you boring little ****
Well who cares, who cares what you do
Who cares, who cares about you
You, you, you, you

Well I've drunk that
And I've drunk this
And I've spewed up on a pint of piss
So what, so what

And I've had scag
I've had speed
I've jacked up until I bleed
So what, so what
So what, so what you boring little ****
Well who cares, who cares what you do
Who cares, who cares about you
You, you, you, you

Well I've had crabs
And I've had lice
And I've had the pox and that ain't nice
So what, so what

Well I've ****ed this
And I've ****ed that
And I've even ****ed a schoolgirl's crack
So what, so what
So what, so what you boring little ****
Who cares, who cares about you
Who cares, who cares about you
You, you, you, you..

[Jonny Rojo]

Out with some friends last night (and having sunk a few ales) I mentioned this rather charming little dittie from my youth.. anyone remember it?

Yes indeed I do remember it. Takes me back to being a 3rd year at secondary school.

I also have fond memories of buying this single too...

[SimonT]

Excellent, I never realised there was actually a video to this charming little ditty!

[MarcMorris]

We used to think it was hilarious to go into record shops at the height of punk (this would be around 77/78) and ask for the latest records..

"have you got the Electic Chairs new single?"
"What's it called"
"**** OFF"

Or...
"have you got the new ATV single"?
"What's it called"
"YOU BASTARD"

Kids eh?

I used to buy a lot of my punk stuff from a shop in Earlsfield where I lived. It was called "Sounds Cool" - I remember watching an episode of Citizen Smith being filmed there one afternoon (it wasn't too far from Tooting). Anyway, I'd go through the record rack and pick up anything that looked a bit odd. I had no idea what I was letting myself in for when I picked up a couple of records by a band called The Pork Dukes. One single was called "Telephone Masturbator." The cover and lyrics were hilarious!

[cloud]

Anti Nowhere League is for pussies, I prefer JOURNEY.

[claire]

Loved ANL for a while, very funny (my favourite song/single was Woman).

Is it true Journey are still going, with a Chinese Joe Perry soundalike, or something? How strange ...

Listened to The Accused earlier today ("More Fun Than ...") and Mr Bungle's debut. Continuing to revisit those eras at the mo.

[cloud]

I've no idea, I'm not really a fan of Journey , they have done a few good songs though "Who's Crying Now" and "Don't Stop Believing" etc, great songs.

'70s punk bores me to be honest, I prefer the later stuff like Superjoint Ritual, Refused, Black Flag, Bad Religion, *early* AFI, Pennywise, Sick Of It All and Rancid etc.

[claire]

The Accused were late 80's/early 90s, brilliant crossover punk/thrash stuff.

Mr Bungle was Mike Patton's pre-FNM outfit, the debut was produced by the legendary John Zorn - a truly great album, if you're in the right frame of mind

[cloud]

Oh, no I was referring to ANL, they were '70s, right?

Mr. Bungle are alright, much like Patton's other work they were very hit or miss imo. I've not heard much of The Accused though, any recommendations?

[claire]

Sorry, I should've picked up on that.

ANL were early 80s, I think. But I know what you mean.

Accused were late 80's (first album was 87). They were hardcore punk crossed with thrash, quite metallic, and very good in their prime. Best albums were the first two: "Martha Splatterhead" (I forget the full title) and "More Fun Than An Open Casket Funeral".

A lot of people prefer the first one, but my soul is given to "More Fun".

I agree regarding Mr Bungle. VERY hit and miss (like FNM, funnily enough).

[claire]

Out with some friends last night (and having sunk a few ales) I mentioned this rather charming little dittie from my youth.. anyone remember it? I know it was covered more recently by none other than Metallica!



Altogether now, 1, 2, 3....

So ****ing what!

Well I've been to Hastings
And I've been to Brighton
I've been to Eastbourne too
So what, so what

Well I've been here
And I've been there
And I've been every ****ing where
So what, so what

So what, so what you boring little ****
Well who cares, who cares what you do
Who cares, who cares about you
You, you, you

Well I've sucked sweets
And I've sucked rock
And I've even sucked an old man's cock
So what, so what

Well I've ****ed a sheep
And I've ****ed a goat
I've had my cock right down its throat
So what, so what
So what, so what you boring little ****
Well who cares, who cares what you do
Who cares, who cares about you
You, you, you, you

Well I've drunk that
And I've drunk this
And I've spewed up on a pint of piss
So what, so what

And I've had scag
I've had speed
I've jacked up until I bleed
So what, so what
So what, so what you boring little ****
Well who cares, who cares what you do
Who cares, who cares about you
You, you, you, you

Well I've had crabs
And I've had lice
And I've had the pox and that ain't nice
So what, so what

Well I've ****ed this
And I've ****ed that
And I've even ****ed a schoolgirl's crack
So what, so what
So what, so what you boring little ****
Who cares, who cares about you
Who cares, who cares about you
You, you, you, you..

Cheers for the lyrics, Marc.

I've known this song for decades, and clearly a lot of the lyrics are easy to make out (particularly the profane ones). But I never knew he sucked sweets!

It's not "crack" though, it "t**t" ...

[Timmy Lea]

We used to think it was hilarious to go into record shops at the height of punk (this would be around 77/78) and ask for the latest records..

"have you got the Electic Chairs new single?"
"What's it called"
"**** OFF"

Or...
"have you got the new ATV single"?
"What's it called"
"YOU BASTARD"

Kids eh?

I used to buy a lot of my punk stuff from a shop in Earlsfield where I lived. It was called "Sounds Cool" - I remember watching an episode of Citizen Smith being filmed there one afternoon (it wasn't too far from Tooting). Anyway, I'd go through the record rack and pick up anything that looked a bit odd. I had no idea what I was letting myself in for when I picked up a couple of records by a band called The Pork Dukes. One single was called "Telephone Masturbator." The cover and lyrics were hilarious!

The Pork Dukes, in case you didn't know, were actually the Goldring brothers, formerly of early 70s folk-proggers Gnidrolog!! Special guests that appeared on their "releases" (fnar, fnar) also included members of Steeleye Span (such as drummer Nigel Pegrum, who had been in the Gnids with them), and allegedly Roger Taylor of Queen.

They weren't the only prog folkies to have disguised themselves as punks: famously, Richard Hudson and John Ford of Velvet Opera, Strawbs (and of course their own band Hudson Ford) reconfigured in 1977 as The Monks (no relation to the 60s psych act) and charted with "Nice Legs, Shame About The Face", whilst Stackridge also enjoyed New Wave skinny tie hits as "The Korgis", former Spooky Tooth drummer Mike Kellie turned up alongside ex-Beatstalker Alan Mair in The Only Ones, and Gryphon became "The Banned" It seems there was a lot of this behaviour about. Several members of Crass and my personal fave, PoisonGirls, also had hippie pasts which they were quite open about: indeed, they continued to live in communes right through punk.

I actually emailed the Dukes a while back through their MySpace about the possibility of a Glasgow gig: in the end I stopped working at the venue, so nothing came of the idea. But I'm glad to know that they (and their wonderfully titled label "Wood Records") are still in operation. Squeal Meat Again, indeed!!

Regarding Marc's record-shop shenanigans I should also draw atention to the 1988 release from Italian hardcore-crossoverists **** Off, and the aforementioned Faith No More's 1990 live album/video "You Fat Bastards", both of which can be used for the same chucklesome purposes. There was also an Industrial/punkfunk band in the early 80s who rejoiced in the wonderful moniker "I Am Drinking My Own Sperm", but that might have been a little metaphysical for the purposes of such a conversation.

Anyone here a fan of "Playing Golf With My Flesh Crawling" by Family Fodder?

[tobiaswragg]

Didn't So What? get withdraw from sale at the time? I think it was something to do with the Obscene Publications Act. As a consequence it didn't appear on their debut album, We Are...The League.

One has been grooving to '80s Paisley underground psychedelic band the Rain Parade of late. Some very nice songs to be found on their Emergency Third Rail Power Trip lp, as well as the Vampyros Lesbos Sexadelic Dance Party soundtrack.

[claire]

It was the B-side of "Streets Of London" (I think). I think that got recalled? Timmy or Marc will know more.

[MarcMorris]

Streets of London was the A-side, So What the B-side.



You may also want to give this a watch:

[tobiaswragg]

That's right, that shows up on the original vinyl lp, along with both sides of the second single, I Hate People/Let's Break The Law, so it seemed odd that So What? didn't appear. Incidentally a cleaned-up version of Woman from the lp was the third single. Strangely enough the otherwise very comprehensive cd version of the album has a cleaned-up version of Animal, but not the raunchier version that appears on the original vinyl release.

Apparently the band were asked to do Top of the Pops to promote I Hate People. However they refused to do a non-sweary version for the show, and therefore didn't appear, although the lead singer gloatingly revealed that they still got paid for turning up!

[Shaun C]

Hi
Have some original LP Vinal soundtracks left on ebay. Recently sold some Italian Horror LPS including Dawn of the dead. Sold mint LP of ALIEN today. If anyones interested still got VERTIGO, THE CHURCH...Argento TWILIGHT ZONE THE MOVIE etc
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cheers

[Timmy Lea]

My favourite ANL song has to be "The Landlord Is A ****ing ******", which I rejoice in seeing them perform live occasionally.

Having lived in the Sussex/Kent belt from which they hail, I can testify that the opening lyrics of "So What" make a lot of sense!! The question is, what exactly do Hetfield and Co. think they are referring to? I doubt if they've ever spent much time in Eastbourne or Hastings, althought they might have played Brighton Centre once.

[cloud]

Runaway by Del Shannon is one of the best songs ever written, who agrees?



PS, it reminds me of the first Children Of The Corn movie.

[Timmy Lea]

An absolute musical masterpiecve, pioneering in everything from its production techniques to its use of synthesiser. And a great melody.

When I was at Freak Emporium I reviewed and added to the sales database an album by the chaps who played synth on that very song, and quite good it was too. But I'm buggered if I can remember their names!!