People are always quick to remind me not to slag off the CDs & Vinyls my parents owned as I was growing up
because, eventually I would live by this music.
I had to listen to some awful music (Correction: I thought it was awful at time) when I was growing up.
Born in November 1985, by the early nineties I was forced to sit and listen to such songs:
Queen - The Show Must Go On...
The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin...
The Eagles - Hotel California...
Prefab Sprout - King of Rock n Roll...
Out of the above four examples, one in particular has a special place in my heart now.
Prefab Sprout are one of my favourite bands of all-time.
They haven't exactly "broken up" - so there's a chance they can still do some more live dates.
And seeing as the Electric Picnic is renowned for having recently re-formed bands perform at their mighty festival, I would like to propose that the organisers get Prefab Sprout to perform at the 2008 Festival.
Pleeeeeeease!
The video below is proof that front-man & chief Sprout Paddy McAloone is a fan-bloody-tastic lyricist.
Taken from their second album (and possibly their best) Steve McQueen - this is my favourite song by Prefab Sprout:
Goodbye Lucille #1:
3 comments:
That fucking King of Rock & Roll tune was a load of shite. The 'Swoon' album is also pretty good, but obviously nowhere near as good as Steve Mc Queen. Even the name is brilliant.
November 1985!! Jeez Pedro, thanks for making me feel over the hill yet again. Here I was posting about an album I got in 1984, and you weren't even born! You still off the booze? What's with this emailing me at 2am? Did you have a few at Cadence?
:)
Pure rock!!! This song makes me drivin' crazy!! Real Rock/n/Roll, crazy stuff!
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