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101Walterton wrote:
05 Jun 2018, 5:39am
Mick was big on the cheese as well that is why he wrote Stay Brie.
In Johnny Appleseed, the original lyrics were "don't go killing all the cheese."
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JennyB wrote:
05 Jun 2018, 11:37am
101Walterton wrote:
05 Jun 2018, 5:39am
Mick was big on the cheese as well that is why he wrote Stay Brie.
In Johnny Appleseed, the original lyrics were "don't go killing all the cheese."
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crawa197 wrote:
10 May 2018, 2:48pm
Has anyone else noticed how immediate and quick Joe Strummer's lyrics were?
Finally someone agrees with me about Gates of the West being lyrically a bit rushed.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer

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Marky Dread wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 3:16pm
JennyB wrote:
05 Jun 2018, 11:37am
101Walterton wrote:
05 Jun 2018, 5:39am
Mick was big on the cheese as well that is why he wrote Stay Brie.
In Johnny Appleseed, the original lyrics were "don't go killing all the cheese."
:mrgreen:
Not “don’t go grilling all the cheese”?

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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer

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matedog wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 3:48pm
crawa197 wrote:
10 May 2018, 2:48pm
Has anyone else noticed how immediate and quick Joe Strummer's lyrics were?
Finally someone agrees with me about Gates of the West being lyrically a bit rushed.
Godammit Hoyston.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer

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Heston wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 5:18pm
matedog wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 3:48pm
crawa197 wrote:
10 May 2018, 2:48pm
Has anyone else noticed how immediate and quick Joe Strummer's lyrics were?
Finally someone agrees with me about Gates of the West being lyrically a bit rushed.
Godammit Hoyston.
Bullshit. It's a great lyric, very affecting and compassionate. And who told youse that Joe wrote it by himself?
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer

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muppet hi fi wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 6:40pm
Heston wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 5:18pm
matedog wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 3:48pm
crawa197 wrote:
10 May 2018, 2:48pm
Has anyone else noticed how immediate and quick Joe Strummer's lyrics were?
Finally someone agrees with me about Gates of the West being lyrically a bit rushed.
Godammit Hoyston.
Bullshit. It's a great lyric, very affecting and compassionate. And who told youse that Joe wrote it by himself?
I love Gates of the West, probably my favourite Mick song. The lyrics/phrasing are absolutely fine and Matey is insane. I probably never made that clear enough.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer

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Heston wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 7:32pm
muppet hi fi wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 6:40pm
Heston wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 5:18pm
matedog wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 3:48pm
crawa197 wrote:
10 May 2018, 2:48pm
Has anyone else noticed how immediate and quick Joe Strummer's lyrics were?
Finally someone agrees with me about Gates of the West being lyrically a bit rushed.
Godammit Hoyston.
Bullshit. It's a great lyric, very affecting and compassionate. And who told youse that Joe wrote it by himself?
I love Gates of the West, probably my favourite Mick song. The lyrics/phrasing are absolutely fine and Matey is insane. I probably never made that clear enough.
Yeah, a top 10, maybe 5 Clash tune for me. Sorry, thought the Hoyston alliance was rearing it's unseemly head there. ;) :mrgreen:
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer

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muppet hi fi wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 7:42pm
Heston wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 7:32pm
muppet hi fi wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 6:40pm
Heston wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 5:18pm
matedog wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 3:48pm


Finally someone agrees with me about Gates of the West being lyrically a bit rushed.
Godammit Hoyston.
Bullshit. It's a great lyric, very affecting and compassionate. And who told youse that Joe wrote it by himself?
I love Gates of the West, probably my favourite Mick song. The lyrics/phrasing are absolutely fine and Matey is insane. I probably never made that clear enough.
Yeah, a top 10, maybe 5 Clash tune for me. Sorry, thought the Hoyston alliance was rearing it's unseemly head there. ;) :mrgreen:
I was cursing the Hoy in everyone.
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer

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Heston wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 8:03pm
muppet hi fi wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 7:42pm
Heston wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 7:32pm
muppet hi fi wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 6:40pm
Heston wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 5:18pm


Godammit Hoyston.
Bullshit. It's a great lyric, very affecting and compassionate. And who told youse that Joe wrote it by himself?
I love Gates of the West, probably my favourite Mick song. The lyrics/phrasing are absolutely fine and Matey is insane. I probably never made that clear enough.
Yeah, a top 10, maybe 5 Clash tune for me. Sorry, thought the Hoyston alliance was rearing it's unseemly head there. ;) :mrgreen:
I was cursing the Hoy in everyone.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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As Mick used to sing to Joe:-

Its always cheese cheese cheese
you're happy when you're eating cheese
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laxman wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 5:09pm
Marky Dread wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 3:16pm
JennyB wrote:
05 Jun 2018, 11:37am
101Walterton wrote:
05 Jun 2018, 5:39am
Mick was big on the cheese as well that is why he wrote Stay Brie.
In Johnny Appleseed, the original lyrics were "don't go killing all the cheese."
:mrgreen:
Not “don’t go grilling all the cheese”?
Damn...that's brilliant.
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer

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muppet hi fi wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 6:40pm
Heston wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 5:18pm
matedog wrote:
06 Jun 2018, 3:48pm
crawa197 wrote:
10 May 2018, 2:48pm
Has anyone else noticed how immediate and quick Joe Strummer's lyrics were?
Finally someone agrees with me about Gates of the West being lyrically a bit rushed.
Godammit Hoyston.
Bullshit. It's a great lyric, very affecting and compassionate. And who told youse that Joe wrote it by himself?
Of all the wrong Hoyische opinions, and of them there are MANY, this is the most egregious. It's a top 5 Clash song for me, too.
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer

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deny wrote:
07 Jun 2018, 1:43am
As Mick used to sing to Joe:-

Its always cheese cheese cheese
you're happy when you're eating cheese
One day it's brined and next it's yak
So take some out the pack
Well, come on and let me know
should I slice the capriago
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Re: The Lyrics of Joe Strummer

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Marky Dread wrote:
07 Jun 2018, 3:23pm
deny wrote:
07 Jun 2018, 1:43am
As Mick used to sing to Joe:-

Its always cheese cheese cheese
you're happy when you're eating cheese
One day it's brined and next it's yak
So take some out the pack
Well, come on and let me know
should I slice the capriago
Hshaha

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