I was saying, “I’m going to describe a typical night does anybody think that this is no way to live, and could somebody throw me a lifeline?” There was one particular show I remember where a forest of lager cans was raised in the chorus and my heart sank – which shows how far my head was up my whatsit at the time, because I wasn’t in touch with the reality of the song.
I was using alcohol to numb the senses and thus arrived at the point where “Born Slippy” was written. I was describing a progressively despairing state of mind. ‘In truth, the song was me literally asking for help. Underworld’s Karl Hyde remembers his state of mind at the time: This anthem for the Stella generation was assembled from snatches of a conversation heard on a night out in Soho. It was just a yelp of laughter from the audience: they quite forgot the air raid!’ And then “Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”: instead of the nightingale, we got the air raid siren! The theatre just fell about, they laughed so much, and Judy Campbell just died laughing on stage. “A Nightingale Sang…” just hit the right note for the time: it was so divinely escapist: “There was magic abroad in the air/There were angels dining at the Ritz…” It was nothing to do with air raids. And when she got to the point where she sang, “a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square,” she held up her hand and sang, “Hark!” – you know, for the nightingale. Judy Campbell was a successful young starlet then, and she came on in a satin evening frock, looking glamorous. The Shepherds Bush Empire had such nice shows. ‘It was the beginning of the air raids, but we went out, because we wanted to go out. 'It was never going to be perfect.The most memorable performance of this romantic London song took place in 1940, during the early days of the Blitz.
What an absolute legend #ShaneMacGowan #latelate 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Shane MacGowan is Irish royalty.'Ī fellow Shane supporter also said: ' Think a lot of twitter missed the point of the #latelate tonight. One more fan wrote: 'Could have watched that all night. #latelateĪ third added: 'Utter brilliant, listen to the music Shane wrote, it will live forever, what's wonderful about Shane is he's genuine, he doesn't ask to be liked, and doesn't try to please, McGowan abú.'įantastic tribute to Shane Macgowan tonight!! Felt like being in a pub up the town all sitting round singing over a few pints #latelate He is an absolute genius & was in good form tonight.' 'Just because the man has his issues, doesn't mean he shouldn't receive a tribute show like many others. The likes of whom we shall never see or hear again. Tommie #LastOfTheFamicans December 13, 2019Īnother person said: 'Why are people saying that Shane MacGowan shouldn't be on the #latelate tonight? Some even saying he’s being taken advantage of? A legend, an absolute legend.'īit poignant to see a still of Kirsty McColl #ShaneMacGowan #latelate #latelateshow he still can pack a punch and that song is as beautiful and withstood the test of time and for many more years yet to come
'But no, great to see & hear the wonderful Shane MacGowan. The show ended with a performance of Fairytale of New York.
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