Be Excellent To Each Other

So, the absolute worst records of all time then........

Reginald Bosanquet was a newsreader for ITN until 1979. Anna Ford said of him ""Reggie was a dear. I mean, you wouldn't have chosen a man who had epilepsy, was an alcoholic, had had a stroke and wore a toupée to read the news, but the combination was absolute magic."

In 1980 "Reggie" decided to record his own disco record called "Dance With Me". Before you listen, keep in mind that this is a real proper record that was released.



Now matter how many times I listen, I can't quite believe it actually happened.

Steve Fucking Wright:

That top one is pretty bad, although it does kind of sound like Ian Dury

Whenever Ian Dury comes on the radio at work I always think it's Phil Tufnell.

He's not just a big racist, he sings as well:

I like this one alot actually. It's Bernie! by Bernie Winters:



Theme tune to the TV show of the same name apparntly.

I actually like the first one!

*might change his Song Wars final choice*

Reggie was a bit of a character. Apparently he'd go in to read the news armed with a glass of wine that he'd place on a special shelf under the desk. He'd then drink it during the film reports to keep him "relaxed". ITN used to make him prove he was sober by walking along a specially painted line on the studio floor before he went on-air!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgr ... ion.tvnews

That's the kind of character we need on TV. Not that dull little Welshman who reads the news.

I'm sure I had one of his which was all about Batman - and i've not heard it in probably 30 years but this is it



I can remember lots of the lyrics :-(

I had been meaning to try and listen to Metal Machine Music for a while now, and have just started watching it on youtube, in the office at work.

4 minutes in and it's both intriguing and irritating. I don't know how long I'll be able to listen to it as I suspect it may induce a headache.



I've heard some of the stories behind it and have been curious to experience it for myself, people say it's pretty bad (is it serious? Was Lou 'trolling' to piss people off? Was he just hepped up on goofballs?).

EDIT: 14 minutes 30, that's enough for now I think.

That's amazing.

Egads, that just about makes "Lulu" look good in comparison.

NEEDS MARK E SMITH REMAKE IMMEDIATELY!

"Dance, ladies, dance-uh"
"C'mon and take a chance-uh"

Surprised this has gone so far without mention of

Well...

Sounding like a really bad Chas N Dave tribute.

Roland Rat Rat Rapping.

That's the first record I ever bought. On 12 inch. From a record shop that appeared in a Shakin Stevens video the following year.

Even for you, Chinny, that's pretty 80s

I preferred their more "political" work

We were just walking to the bus stop and this was kicking off at the record shop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ep0vWiJc6Xw#t=151s
(sorry for the advert but that's the way with Youtube these days)

Years later I worked for the guy who had owned the record shop (long since closed). I asked him where he was the day Shakey visited. The answer was surprising. He knew it would be mental so he went to his office the other side of town and did his accounts! He never got to meet the British Elvis!

Next to the record shop (on the left) was the newsagent where I bought all of my Amstrad budget games between about 1986 and 1991.

I still can't believe this was real. And they weren't even newsreaders.

I had it on tape, and I think it was also the first one I bought. I bet I still know all the words to every song.

I'm on my phone - someone drop in "What are we gonna get for her indoors" by the Minder folk for me.

That is shit.

But what if you took a global best selling popular track, removed the vocal and added two Dutch rappers?

It's quite something when I say that is probably the worst thing Dennis Waterman ever recorded..... but not performed:



Fuck me, Legs & Co have let themselves go.

Holy fuck, man. Me too. Only I got the 7 inch picture disk. And I don't think Shakin' Stevens ever went near Past And Present Records in Watford.

<ahem>

The first single I bought was "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul. On 7 inch. From Woolworths. A lot of redundancy there.

<hangs head in shame>

I bought 3 in one go (birthday/christmas voucher I think)

Snooker Loopy (Chas and Dave)
Spirit in the Sky (Doctor and the Medics version)
Chicken Song (Spitting image)

Malc

My first single was Hobo humpin slobo babe by Whale. I'm cool...

Fucking hell.

First single I ever bought were The Young Ones and Cliff Richard's "Living Doll". Get that all up in yer.



I remember buying that along with Bad Religion's re-release of "21st Century Digital Boy" from Bridge Records in Walsall. It was a Saturday, quite cloudy. I found both in the bottom right hand corner of the shop and they were three quid each. Madness.

The first (and amazingly, last) single I bought was this:



I don't buy singles

I like 21st Century Digital Boy.

No idea what the first single I bought was.

I know the first CD single I bought was 'Mr Wendal' by Arrested Development

The first 7" single I bought was 'Can I play with Madness'. It came with a sticker.

In fact, here it is!

Interesting FACT!

The bus on "Summer holiday is not a routemaster. it is, in fact an AEC Regent III RT. Tricky to tell them apart at a glance, but the windows are a good giveaway.

The first CD single I bought was "Trippin' on Sunshine" by Pizzaman. It was orange.

Interesting FACT!

Cliff Richard is probably a shirt lifter.

I can't remember the first CD or CD single I ever bought.

Er, I don't think I had a CD player until I bought my Playstation.

First CD was GNR Lies. I still use the CD player hifi thing that I got when I was 14/15. It has lasted well.

First single that I remember either me or my brother buying (I think it was probably him) was the Fraggle Rock single.
First cassette would have been Queen's first album which I bought from Boots.

I have never bought a CD single for myself! (I think the first one I bought for someone else was 'you're gorgeous' by babybird)

Malc

And I still play that, Malc.

My first 12" single was Killer by Adamski from Our Price in Woolwich, ironically my first 7" was Holiday Rap along with Voodoo Ray by a Guy Called Gerald from our schools jumble sale.

Same. I like the Whale song too. And the singer.

My first single was 'Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm', by Crash Test Dummies. I always was more into albums.

Hmmm. I think my first single was "When the kids are united" by Sham 69.
First album was Killer on the Loose by Thin Lizzy.

And you were 25 at the time.

With Joey Barton and his amazing grasp of French in the news.......