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E's are good E's are good...
ENEBENEEZERGEWD.
Bah, they just dont make em like that anymore.
Infamous story about this record. It reached #1 in the UK singles charts and remained there for six weeks, meaning the band could perform it on national TV on Top Of The Pops. The BBC were terrified at allowing such an open drug-reference to be broadcast on national TV on a Friday tea-time, especially as at the time all performances had live vocals.
During the performance, Mr C changed just one line of the lyrics - the line "Anyone got any Veras?" became "Anyone got any underlay?" Veras is Cockney rhyming slang: Vera Lynns = skins = rizlas (for a joint). After the show, he was grilled on BBC Radio 1 in a live interview. The presenter was convinced underlay was a reference to speed - underlay = "�ndele!" the famous cry of Speedy Gonzalez.
"Underlay is the stuff you put on the floor to hold your carpet down," said Mr C.
"So is that a drug reference?" asked the presenter.
"No," replied Mr C, "It's a rug reference."
System J good story LOL like it.
haha
oh god yes one of mt fav songs ever.
where i first heard it?
beavis and butthead.
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| Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Infamous story about this record. It reached #1 in the UK singles charts and remained there for six weeks, meaning the band could perform it on national TV on Top Of The Pops. The BBC were terrified at allowing such an open drug-reference to be broadcast on national TV on a Friday tea-time, especially as at the time all performances had live vocals. During the performance, Mr C changed just one line of the lyrics - the line "Anyone got any Veras?" became "Anyone got any underlay?" Veras is Cockney rhyming slang: Vera Lynns = skins = rizlas (for a joint). After the show, he was grilled on BBC Radio 1 in a live interview. The presenter was convinced underlay was a reference to speed - underlay = "�ndele!" the famous cry of Speedy Gonzalez. "Underlay is the stuff you put on the floor to hold your carpet down," said Mr C. "So is that a drug reference?" asked the presenter. "No," replied Mr C, "It's a rug reference." |
Good story.
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| Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Infamous story about this record. It reached #1 in the UK singles charts and remained there for six weeks, meaning the band could perform it on national TV on Top Of The Pops. The BBC were terrified at allowing such an open drug-reference to be broadcast on national TV on a Friday tea-time, especially as at the time all performances had live vocals. During the performance, Mr C changed just one line of the lyrics - the line "Anyone got any Veras?" became "Anyone got any underlay?" Veras is Cockney rhyming slang: Vera Lynns = skins = rizlas (for a joint). After the show, he was grilled on BBC Radio 1 in a live interview. The presenter was convinced underlay was a reference to speed - underlay = "�ndele!" the famous cry of Speedy Gonzalez. "Underlay is the stuff you put on the floor to hold your carpet down," said Mr C. "So is that a drug reference?" asked the presenter. "No," replied Mr C, "It's a rug reference." |
I've more or less managed to pin this down as the first piece of electronic music I ever heard, thanks to the cassette release of this, of all things: http://www.discogs.com/Various-Abso.../release/668600 At age eight, it went completely over my head, of course.
Re: E's are good E's are good...
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| Originally posted by stealthman Bah, they just dont make em like that anymore. |
Got any salmon? Sorted.
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| Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Infamous story about this record. It reached #1 in the UK singles charts and remained there for six weeks, meaning the band could perform it on national TV on Top Of The Pops. The BBC were terrified at allowing such an open drug-reference to be broadcast on national TV on a Friday tea-time, especially as at the time all performances had live vocals. During the performance, Mr C changed just one line of the lyrics - the line "Anyone got any Veras?" became "Anyone got any underlay?" Veras is Cockney rhyming slang: Vera Lynns = skins = rizlas (for a joint). After the show, he was grilled on BBC Radio 1 in a live interview. The presenter was convinced underlay was a reference to speed - underlay = "�ndele!" the famous cry of Speedy Gonzalez. "Underlay is the stuff you put on the floor to hold your carpet down," said Mr C. "So is that a drug reference?" asked the presenter. "No," replied Mr C, "It's a rug reference." |
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| Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Infamous story about this record. It reached #1 in the UK singles charts and remained there for six weeks, meaning the band could perform it on national TV on Top Of The Pops. The BBC were terrified at allowing such an open drug-reference to be broadcast on national TV on a Friday tea-time, especially as at the time all performances had live vocals. During the performance, Mr C changed just one line of the lyrics - the line "Anyone got any Veras?" became "Anyone got any underlay?" Veras is Cockney rhyming slang: Vera Lynns = skins = rizlas (for a joint). After the show, he was grilled on BBC Radio 1 in a live interview. The presenter was convinced underlay was a reference to speed - underlay = "�ndele!" the famous cry of Speedy Gonzalez. "Underlay is the stuff you put on the floor to hold your carpet down," said Mr C. "So is that a drug reference?" asked the presenter. "No," replied Mr C, "It's a rug reference." |
Some of the old Shamen stuff is great. People remember the daft radio hits and forget they had some quality early '90s acid/trance/progressive house stuff.
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| Originally posted by Jarvmeister Re:Evolution - very VERY clever track, especially when you consider it was made in around 1992....... |
i did ebeneezer goode on karaoke a few weeks ago in a pub .... i am all that is man! 
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| Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Some of the old Shamen stuff is great. People remember the daft radio hits and forget they had some quality early '90s acid/trance/progressive house stuff. |
The Shamen were funny.
Colin reminds me of Mr Brittas, or Rimmer from Red Dwarf, and Mr C's dancing cracks me up, skip to 1:30 for a laugh:
Def one of my all time fave bands.
The long haired guy in this video died during the shooting of it.....
These sounds remind me of Utah Saints
My 3 top groups of the time were:
The KLF
The Utah Saints
The Shamen
All groups were pioneers of the sample in the electronic dance movement, especially The KLF.
Love that remix vid of Something Good, 'It was like he was floating on air'........
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