Thread to Celebrate Half Man Half Biscuit

Posted by: matthewr on 30 September 2003

Eventually you will all agree with my that they are the greatest band in the world ever. Apart from Stryper obviously.

In the meantime you can listen to head man Nigel Blackwell having a recent chat with Liz Kershaw here (6MB download)

Surely any man who says "To be honest I never used to watch The Tube as it clashed with Crossroads" deserves to be honoured as the Greatest Living Englishman?

Matthew

Posted on: 01 October 2003 by Jez Quigley

I have never got around to listening to them, but have long thought that their name is the best ever.

"Let your life proceed by it's own design. Let the words be yours, I have done with mine"

Posted on: 01 October 2003 by BLT

Any band that has a reference to Hannu Mikkola in their songs gets my vote...

Posted on: 01 October 2003 by BLT

Some of my favourite lyrics (these are all from memory so apologies if any are wrong, but you should get the gist....)

"We sat and decided as the seasons collided that our love was fairly utopian,
Apart from my spills and the phsychiatric bills and your unreliable fallopian,
Then we'd be real fine, embraced on cloud 9, emotionally impossible to sever,
you turn around quickly and ever so sickly I tell you I love you forever"

"....then you said that Robin Asquith was funny,
Oh God how I longed for a dangerous wave,
So I could launch myself towards a watery grave,
I would rather talk to plankton than dance with you,
I hope your plane back home is a DC10!"

"If only you'd give me my Leviashin poster back,
6 months ago I returned your brown anorak"

Posted on: 04 October 2003 by matthewr

I went to a wedding,
Though only the nightime.
I didn't know them that well,
I watched on from the margins
As the Dancefloor crowded.
The DJ adhered to the rule of occasion
"Dancing Queen", "Shoop Shoop Song", "You're the one that I want",
They're the ones that they want.
He knew his trade well I could see.

And at a table nearby I heard a girl saying
To a tall balding guest.
"So you're Brad Friedal?
I'm mildly impressed"
I thought I'd chance my arm,
Her reply won my heart
"So you're William Pitt?
Elder or younger?"

And then inexplicably
For reasons unfathomable
But to me wholely admirable
The DJ played us some Tallis
He yanked of The Corrs in disgust and announced Thomas Tallis.
"Lamentations of Jerimiah"
Across an empty dancefloor I walked to commend him
And also enquire if he had any Dowland?
The incident passed things got back to normal
And at the end of the evening everyone staggered out singing.
And they were singing...

"Oh you can't put your foot up in Europe
You can't show your studs on the 'nent.
They take a dim view
Of a slightly raised shoe
So think hard if you're up against Ghent."

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