tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post3869286320792963015..comments2023-09-20T12:50:40.208+01:00Comments on Pete Brown: What's on YOUR pub juke box?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011702209832734676noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-10750950474890319352010-10-11T03:35:37.935+01:002010-10-11T03:35:37.935+01:00Very 'Morse' that Martyn!Very 'Morse' that Martyn!Kieran Haslett-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562970144894398803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-57382814215916203072010-10-09T15:31:05.327+01:002010-10-09T15:31:05.327+01:00Martyn — re: some classical how about Mahler’s 2nd...Martyn — re: some classical how about Mahler’s 2nd if you’re feeling like a night of heroic drinking; Schubert’s Winterreisse if you’re feeling low and Elgar’s Falstaff if a night of pot-valiantism beckons.ATjhttp://maltworms.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-73241823084929059232010-10-07T18:58:33.963+01:002010-10-07T18:58:33.963+01:00Of course the classical music only policy would en...Of course the classical music only policy would ensure your pub was filled (if at all) with Pete's favoured upmarket, aspirational, affluent cask drinkers ;-)Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-46830274043813115692010-10-07T18:18:14.264+01:002010-10-07T18:18:14.264+01:00You know you're getting old when … (number 936...You know you're getting old when … (number 936) … half the time you can't tell which one is the song title and which one is the name of the band.<br /><br />Never did like the Clash particularly, even though I am barely a month older than Joe Strummer would have been were he still alive, but the Raschid Taha version of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DbFYsi9iSg" rel="nofollow">Rock The Casbah</a> would get any pub on its feet …<br /><br />All the same, by far the best musical policy of any bar I know is that of the Brugse Beertje in Bruges: classical music only.Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-19935131688028297482010-10-07T17:37:45.432+01:002010-10-07T17:37:45.432+01:00That's the spirit Prof!
And for including Gri...That's the spirit Prof!<br /><br />And for including Grimethorpe Brass Band, you outclass the most self-conscious hipster with effortless ease. Good work fella!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011702209832734676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-58855122291789269422010-10-07T12:10:59.575+01:002010-10-07T12:10:59.575+01:00oh for the days of Talking Heads, The The, Bob Sea...oh for the days of Talking Heads, The The, Bob Seager Band ... but hey, your are right about Elbow ... give me that "one day like this" feeling in a pub and I'll visit again (of course beer has to be good, serviced with a smile and lacking smelly toilets)Publican Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533484978463975994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-61348458820773861192010-10-07T11:45:47.193+01:002010-10-07T11:45:47.193+01:00Alright, bollocks then, I'll join in.
Can'...Alright, bollocks then, I'll join in.<br />Can't be seen to be a miserable git.<br /><br />1. Born Free - Matt Monro<br />2. On the Mighty Ocean Alcohol - Bap Kennedy.<br />3. It don't mean a thing ( if it ain't got that swing )- Dr John<br />4. Blue for Cuba - Floyd Dixon<br />5. Baptism by Fire - Tom Jones<br />6. Sack O'Woe - Cannonball Adderley<br />7. Margarite and the Gambler - Ricky Lynch<br />8. 'Nimrod' from 'Enigma Variations' - Grimethorpe Colliery Band<br />9. Train Time Blues - Amos Milburn<br />10. Honky Tonk Blues - Hank Williams<br /><br />Harrumph !Professor Pie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-23871966768993771142010-10-06T17:05:52.502+01:002010-10-06T17:05:52.502+01:00You have magnificent taste! (er...same taste as me...You have magnificent taste! (er...same taste as me in other words) I guess you also like EVERY song on "You Can't Hide Your Love Forever" like I do...in which case you should look up (if you don't have already) Breaking Point - Bourgie Bourgie, Your Charms by Cinerama, and probably everything the Clientele have ever done - particularly the Bonfires on the Heath lp.<br />Also enjoying the new Steve Mason lpm, everything by the Radio Dept. and the John Grand lp.<br />Cheers!<br />RobboAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-57996121022899159662010-10-06T14:18:21.082+01:002010-10-06T14:18:21.082+01:00Say no more on Wake Up, but I wouldn't waste l...Say no more on Wake Up, but I wouldn't waste listening to it at the pub. Needs a Rolling Stone loud sound system and the ability to get completely lost in the 'woahs'.<br /><br />Hawley and Elbow - wish I had a pub that played them more often.Mark, Real-Ale-Reviews.comhttp://real-ale-reviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-77687132028562170182010-10-06T13:23:35.705+01:002010-10-06T13:23:35.705+01:00Get some Lady GaGa on there.Get some Lady GaGa on there.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-425896908180032422010-10-06T11:13:59.950+01:002010-10-06T11:13:59.950+01:00Prof - heaven forbid we might try and have a bit o...Prof - heaven forbid we might try and have a bit of a laugh now and then. But you're right, I keep forgetting - pubs are serious, dour places and drinking is a humourless business. We'd all do well to remember that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011702209832734676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-14849339302215600012010-10-06T10:54:59.303+01:002010-10-06T10:54:59.303+01:00What a load of pseudy wankers, each trying to outd...What a load of pseudy wankers, each trying to outdo each other with their<br />eclectic musical tastes.<br /><br />A proper pub should have neither music or a television.<br /><br />It really is as simple as that.<br /><br />That young master Glyn at The Rake has it spot on.ProfessorPie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-48724451279670559112010-10-06T10:03:38.439+01:002010-10-06T10:03:38.439+01:00Gotta take issue with Elbow Pete: ain't nothin...Gotta take issue with Elbow Pete: ain't nothing ever gonna challenge New Order, ever.<br /><br />The rest is OK though.Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402958176140459186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-41106057909099684482010-10-06T09:56:15.862+01:002010-10-06T09:56:15.862+01:00this, you and everyone here is/are all wrong Nowt ...this, you and everyone here is/are all wrong Nowt wrong with the songs above but if you MUST have a jukebox in a pub and can't see the problem with the low hubbub of conversation, the gentle clunk of glasses on wobbly tables, the quiet thud of darts into cork, the reassuring slam of a door closing heralding a new arrival, the distant hum of a permanently on extractor fan in the gents... if all this ambient soothing sound aren't enough for you the best Jukebox in the world is in Bradley's Spanish Bar just off of Oxford st. It's packed with the best slightly warped and crackly rock and roll singles. Oh and FFS who put Celine Dion on.....BLTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564846497205095201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-4262313426082145242010-10-06T09:51:18.495+01:002010-10-06T09:51:18.495+01:00Me in the pub, on my own, pint in hand, Dead Flag ...Me in the pub, on my own, pint in hand, Dead Flag Blues playing loudly... this kinda scares me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-82495298287995036212010-10-06T09:32:00.019+01:002010-10-06T09:32:00.019+01:00Barm, haven't you heard? 1983 is about as hip...Barm, haven't you heard? 1983 is about as hip as it gets in today's postmodern culture of margins around a collapsed centre.<br /><br />Susie - paradoxical? I'm afraid since I turned 40 I've lost touch with what the trendy/hip word is for trendy/hip these days.<br /><br />Stig - you have heard of Elbow really, haven't you? They're the first band in 20 years to challenge my devotion to New Order. Thanks for your suggestions though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011702209832734676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-59739126227252660962010-10-05T23:30:42.078+01:002010-10-05T23:30:42.078+01:00Good selection, but I can't help feeling there...Good selection, but I can't help feeling there is something slightly paradoxical about your use of the word 'hip'...Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07397480057687782241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-15192312630970763662010-10-05T23:20:16.185+01:002010-10-05T23:20:16.185+01:00Well I've only ever heard of (or maybe heard) ...Well I've only ever heard of (or maybe heard) one track, so you are probably right.<br /><br />But I'm an old man.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-89318664571143455312010-10-05T22:57:17.410+01:002010-10-05T22:57:17.410+01:00Achingly hip? Most of this stuff hasn't been a...Achingly hip? Most of this stuff hasn't been achingly hip since 1983, grandad. Listen to your missus, she knows how to run a party.Rob Sterowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870233673933087794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-41434079265728259522010-10-05T22:49:43.914+01:002010-10-05T22:49:43.914+01:00Your Godspeed track is ok, but 'Hungover as th...Your Godspeed track is ok, but 'Hungover as the Queen in Maida Vale' from the Peel session is infinitely better, and the best ever hangover tune. (surprise) <br /><br />Secret pint by Mogwai. That should certainly be on there. Terrible omission IMO. <br /><br />'Oh No' by Gogol Bordello. The ultimate loud stompy feelgood drunk song. An absolute essential on any pub jukebox.<br /><br />Sabrina by Einsturzende Neubauten. If that isn't on your list I'm not coming in your pub, because it's not showing off enough. <br /><br />neutral milk hotel - in the aeroplane over the sea. OK, you might need to wait until most of the punters went home first. But then we'll turn it up really loud.<br /><br />The rest aren't bad, except there isn't any broken family band or any Hawkwind, and I've never heard of Elbow, - are they any good?Stighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384475301412528216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-65876630374040180172010-10-05T22:09:13.522+01:002010-10-05T22:09:13.522+01:00The Clash were overrated - never made the album th...The Clash were overrated - never made the album they were capable of, certainly never made anything decent after Rope. Arcade Fire are waaaaaay overrated (or maybe I just can't listen to that guy's horrible voice). The Blue Nile - I'll be as offensive as I can by saying that I think they're pretty much OK: better than Deacon Blue, up there with Prefab Sprout.<br /><br />But then you include the best thing New Order ever did, and the magnificent GYBE! (<b>The car is on fire. And there's nobody at the wheel.</b>...), and what is absolutely my... er... second or third favourite Orange Juice song ever (behind "Intuition Told Me Part 1" and <b>possibly</b> "Tender Object").<br /><br />As pretentious Clash-cultist Arcade Fire-lovers go, you have quite magnificent taste in music. You, sir, are truly an echidna.<br /><br />Now, if you'll excuse me, the late bus is leaving from the lonely station.Philhttp://ohgoodale.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-3774996832571998252010-10-05T21:27:55.293+01:002010-10-05T21:27:55.293+01:00Ah yes, the music snob meets the beer snob ;-)
Wh...Ah yes, the music snob meets the beer snob ;-)<br /><br />What's wrong with REO Speedwagon, ferchrissake?Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com