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Matthew Clapham's avatar

Rubbish is a great song, such an avalanche of deft, witty, but also agonisingly painful lyrics. Lovely opening vocal sample and snippet of John Peel as well.

Sheriff Fatman is a song for the ages - Jim Bob and Jarvis Cocker are the true poets laureate of post-Thatcher Britain, in my opinion, the scrabble for humanity in a degraded, confused, desperate society.

My all-time favourite of theirs, though, is Lean On Me I Won't Fall Over.

The world - and pain - it describes is far removed from anything I've experienced, but it never fails to bring a tear to my eye, which is the essence of truly meaningful art, isn't it?

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Oh I bloody loved them. So smart, so noisy, so pissed off.

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Mark Kureishy's avatar

They were a great live noise...!

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Wendy Varley's avatar

A long time since I heard that track. They made a great sound, the two of them! Thanks, Penny.

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Sharon Wheeler's avatar

Oh, the nostalgia! I had a very soft spot for Carter and saw them three or four times in Birmingham during the 1990s. I was sorting through a cupboard the other day and found two or three teeshirts from the gigs. And now I have The Only Living Boy in New Cross lodged firmly in my head!

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Martin Carr's avatar

I was at that gig. We had just signed to Rough Trade and so we had a chat beforehand. Was never that bothered by the records but they were great live.

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Penny Kiley's avatar

They were. The Poly was a great venue too.

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