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Been listening to this tonight, a great tribute from the brilliant RPM channel on Mixcloud...

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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Heston wrote:
13 Dec 2018, 8:30pm
Been listening to this tonight, a great tribute from the brilliant RPM channel on Mixcloud...

Nice.
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revbob wrote:
12 Dec 2018, 11:19pm
WestwayKid wrote:
11 Dec 2018, 10:43am
white man wrote:
11 Dec 2018, 4:09am
Missing Pete like mad. Had Buzzcocks on repeat since he died.
Me too. Sad - but not surprising - how is passing came and went in the US without much of a blip.
As good as they are/were they didn't really make a big impact here in the US. People like all of us here are very much in the minority. I'm pretty sure I could ask every person I meet/work with etc tomorrow and nobody would know a thing about the Buzzcocks. I somehow got into a discussion about them with a woman in a bar in Texas and we were both amazed that the other was a Buzzcocks fan.
I bet if you sang them the ‘song from Shrek’ they would know it.

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101Walterton wrote:
13 Dec 2018, 8:38pm
revbob wrote:
12 Dec 2018, 11:19pm
WestwayKid wrote:
11 Dec 2018, 10:43am
white man wrote:
11 Dec 2018, 4:09am
Missing Pete like mad. Had Buzzcocks on repeat since he died.
Me too. Sad - but not surprising - how is passing came and went in the US without much of a blip.
As good as they are/were they didn't really make a big impact here in the US. People like all of us here are very much in the minority. I'm pretty sure I could ask every person I meet/work with etc tomorrow and nobody would know a thing about the Buzzcocks. I somehow got into a discussion about them with a woman in a bar in Texas and we were both amazed that the other was a Buzzcocks fan.
I bet if you sang them the ‘song from Shrek’ they would know it.
Yeah but not the same thing.

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revbob wrote:
13 Dec 2018, 9:09pm
101Walterton wrote:
13 Dec 2018, 8:38pm
revbob wrote:
12 Dec 2018, 11:19pm
WestwayKid wrote:
11 Dec 2018, 10:43am
white man wrote:
11 Dec 2018, 4:09am
Missing Pete like mad. Had Buzzcocks on repeat since he died.
Me too. Sad - but not surprising - how is passing came and went in the US without much of a blip.
As good as they are/were they didn't really make a big impact here in the US. People like all of us here are very much in the minority. I'm pretty sure I could ask every person I meet/work with etc tomorrow and nobody would know a thing about the Buzzcocks. I somehow got into a discussion about them with a woman in a bar in Texas and we were both amazed that the other was a Buzzcocks fan.
I bet if you sang them the ‘song from Shrek’ they would know it.
Yeah but not the same thing.
What about if you dressed up as Shrek?
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I think most people think of Smashmouth when you say “Song From Shrek.”
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Wolter wrote:
13 Dec 2018, 10:21pm
I think most people think of Smashmouth when you say “Song From Shrek.”
God but I hate Floy.
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Wolter wrote:
13 Dec 2018, 10:21pm
I think most people think of Smashmouth when you say “Song From Shrek.”
Walking on the Sun is better.
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If a nightclub I'm in ever plays All Star, I leave immediately. The night's in the toilet from there.
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Hello,

During my undergrad days '80-'82 (don't bother doing the math - I'm old) in Albany, NY. I was a bit of a misfit. I followed all the new music I could as it was great music as well as a great outlet. There was a bar called 288 Lark where a tall, shaved head DJ named Shack played all sorts of "punk" and "new-wave" stuff. The crowd was pretty eclectic, a mix of arty people and street people, and appreciated it. He used to close around 2:00 am blasting "I Believe". It was a massive sing-along, every time. Everyone seemed to relate to some extent. It was a great spot and time - it fell apart when others started showing up to "look at the punks".

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Heston wrote:
11 Dec 2018, 8:16pm
Marky Dread wrote:
11 Dec 2018, 8:00pm
Heston wrote:
11 Dec 2018, 4:17pm
WestwayKid wrote:
11 Dec 2018, 10:43am
white man wrote:
11 Dec 2018, 4:09am
Missing Pete like mad. Had Buzzcocks on repeat since he died.
Me too. Sad - but not surprising - how is passing came and went in the US without much of a blip.
It made the main news here in the UK, and deservedly so. Ever Fallen In Love might not have been a huge hit over here but it has entered the public consciousness to the point that even lots of young people and kids would recognise it.
Number 12 in 1978 is not bad at all considering how many singles you needed to sell back then. Ironically the Fine Young Cannibals version got to number 9. It's an all time classic song that gets better with each new play.
Yeah, I looked again after I posted that, had always assumed it got to number 22 or something. You are totally correct that it must have shifted a few copies to get to number 12 in 1978. And yeah, just a timeless classic.
Buzzcocks had a good crack at the mainstream in 1978 with eight appearances on Top Of The Pops - playing I Don't Mind, Love You More, Ever Fallen In Love, and Promises. If you add in What Do I Get?, that's 5 charting singles and 2 albums released in 1978 alone, all superb IMHO. Always loved I Don't Mind as a song, apparently Joe Strummer was partial to the flip side Autonomy.

Saw an interview from the 90s where Shelley says whilst Ever Fallen In Love made #12 in the UK charts it feels like it was a number #1 to a lot of people in the UK. Helped by the fact the Fine Young Cannibals had a big hit with it a few years later.

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Silent Majority wrote:
14 Dec 2018, 11:52am
Wolter wrote:
13 Dec 2018, 10:21pm
I think most people think of Smashmouth when you say “Song From Shrek.”
Walking on the Sun is better.
This is...technically correct. The best kind of correct.

(Walking on the Sun is the only Smashmouth song I don’t despise. I don’t particularly like it, but I don’t despise it)
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Wolter wrote:
14 Dec 2018, 1:14pm
Silent Majority wrote:
14 Dec 2018, 11:52am
Wolter wrote:
13 Dec 2018, 10:21pm
I think most people think of Smashmouth when you say “Song From Shrek.”
Walking on the Sun is better.
This is...technically correct. The best kind of correct.

(Walking on the Sun is the only Smashmouth song I don’t despise. I don’t particularly like it, but I don’t despise it)
That first album is a keeper, imho
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Silent Majority wrote:
14 Dec 2018, 11:53am
If a nightclub I'm in ever plays All Star, I leave immediately. The night's in the toilet from there.
This put a smile on my face. It's the kind of thing I would do.

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Flex wrote:
14 Dec 2018, 1:29pm
Wolter wrote:
14 Dec 2018, 1:14pm
Silent Majority wrote:
14 Dec 2018, 11:52am
Wolter wrote:
13 Dec 2018, 10:21pm
I think most people think of Smashmouth when you say “Song From Shrek.”
Walking on the Sun is better.
This is...technically correct. The best kind of correct.

(Walking on the Sun is the only Smashmouth song I don’t despise. I don’t particularly like it, but I don’t despise it)
That first album is a keeper, imho
We know your opinion.
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