Monday Melee

Before we start, let's have a big round of applause for Vic for Pink Floyd Week.
A great excuse to play shedloads of old music I'd not heard for years and have a laugh into the bargain.
Cheers, Vic!

Tidying up a Floyd loose end, nobody spotted that "Hey ho, huff the talbot" came from Syd Barrett's marvellous song "Octopus"; a song with many great and slightly strange lines. The post title was a toss up between "talbot" and "the old original favourite gran".

It seems strange going back to a non-Floyd Fracas Monday Melee but I'll stick to lyrics as I'm kind of addicted to them now:

1: The Misanthropic.
(Name something - about humanity - you absolutely hate).

"Where have all the young men gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the young men gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the young men gone?
Gone for soldiers every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the soldiers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?"

Pete Seeger: "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?"

Judging by my post a couple of days back, we will never learn.

2: The Meretricious:
(Expose someone or something that's phony, fraudulent or bogus).

"Sometimes its hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man
You'll have bad times
And he'll have good times
Doing things that you don't understand
But if you love him you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand
And if you love him
Oh be proud of him
'Cause after all he's just a man
Stand by your man
Give him two arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When nights are cold and lonely
Stand by your man
And tell the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man"

Tammy Wynette: "Stand By Your Man"

Bugger that. Leave the bastard and get a life.

3: The Malcontent:
(Name something you're unhappy with).

"This town, is coming like a ghost town.
All the clubs have been closed down.
This place, is coming like a ghost town.
Bands won't play no more,
Too much fighting on the dance floor"

The Specials: "Ghost Town"


4: The Meritorious.
(Give someone credit for something and name it if you can).

"Don't it always seem to go,
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone?"

Joni Mitchell: "Big Yellow Taxi"

I'm giving credit to Joni for coming out of her stroppy retirement and singing for us again. Though why she chose Starbucks' record label is beyond me.

5: The Mirror.
(See something good about yourself and name it).

"I've been mad for fucking years.
I've always been mad.
You know I've been mad,
like the most of us have."

Jerry the Irish doorman at the start of Pink Floyd's: "Speak To Me"

Yes, I know Pink Floyd Week is over but it kinda crept in anyway.

6: The Make-Believe:
(Name something you wish for).

"I wish they all could be California girls."
Not strictly true but a nice cheerful song for a Monday.

The Beach Boys: "California Girls"