tribes

howdy pop pickers

recently it was so that i was on my travels. well, yes, this does happen quite a lot, or if you will frequently, look you see. in this instance, though, i happened to catch a most splendid moment in between the act of changing tapes (discs) before i commenced driving. 

i happened to tune into the radio. Radio 2 to be precise. for doing so i was rewarded with hearing an actual, proper radio dj in the form of (woo) Gary Davies (on your radio). he was standing in for (take a breath) Vernon "who are you and what's your job and where are you from oh right that's interesting i am from Bolton me and i were cleaner you know in Bolton where i am from did i ever mention it had to do a good clean always check top of door as supervisor did to make sure you done proper did i mention i was from Bolton, i am you know i am from Bolton me here let me roll a few r's for you so it sounds to me like i sound to you that i am not as thick as you think i am and then i am going to irritatingly sing the wrong words to a well known song in an annoying and bad i am from Bolton me did i mention falsetto voice i am from Bolton me do you like me oh go on please say you like me i used to be cleaner in Bolton that is where i am from" Kay. should you have read that then bravo, and also you have now heard every single show Vernon (see above) Kay has ever done or shall do. one can only hope the latter is a smaller (fewer) figure than the former. 

the only thing really better than having (woo) Gary Davies (on your radio) on the radio is having (woo) Gary Davies (on your radio) playing top tunes. which he does and, in this instance, did.

 

yes, it was so that the majestic brilliance of Two Tribes off of Frankie Goes To Hollywood got played. it is quite likely that i have written at length of this one here over the last twenty years (!!), and for a lot longer to random people in letters and what have you. 

hang on, actually it now must be forty (40) years (!!) since this song reigned supreme in the charts. it was at number one for nine (9) weeks, with a lot of that time seeing Relax by the same band sat right there at number two. back when the charts were charts, and based on sales. not record labels streaming acts they wished to punt on repeat. 

video? why not, since i managed to capture my favourite part, or lyrics, or what have you off of the song. but yes, all of it is excellent and you should probably stop wasting time reading this and go play a proper copy of it.

well, no, not really, not really, no. i have nothing further to add, but would like to repeat the solid, indeed sound, advice to go and listen to this magnificent song properly. 

switch off your shields, switch off and feel.