Wish you were(n't) here
My housemate, bless her soul, is a lovely person. She's got a heart of gold, cooks food that smells great, and cleans up after herself. Gets a bit sniffy about other people's mess, but who wouldn't? I'm a bastard for it myself. She also has the brain the size of a planet, yet sometimes I wonder about her ability to tie her own shoelaces.

Whilst watching the closing ceremony, and up pops the ginger moppet du jour Ed Sheeran. Can't stand him myself, but he's making money whilst looking like the long lost brother of Ron Weasley. A fine gig if you can get it. Anyway. So he starts playing "Wish You Were Here". An ok rendition, nothing to write home about.

And then to my confusion, not to say amusement, my housemate asked when he would be releasing his new single.

Oh dear.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Thu 30 Aug 2012, 15:19, 9 replies)

Dont get it. I'm ignorant too.
Don't they do singles anymore. Or is he now dead or something. Help. I am ignorant.
(Gusofnavarone always makes a map of france from sarnies, Thu 30 Aug 2012, 15:31, closed)

The Luggage was hoping to lose his virginity to this girl.
The rest of the story may or may not be relevant.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 30 Aug 2012, 15:33, closed)

Yes - I have visions of that BT ad with the slightly overweight geek
But still. I remain ignorant of the humour in this. I guess it's one of those you had to be there moments. (He doesn't stand a chance with her does he?)
(Gusofnavarone always makes a map of france from sarnies, Thu 30 Aug 2012, 15:37, closed)

Wish You Were Here is Pink Floyd song from around 1974
I don't think the Ginger Whinger has any plans to release it as a single.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Thu 30 Aug 2012, 15:58, closed)

But are there not things called cover versions?
Again, I'm slightly old and not really with it so must appear ignorant to the youf of today. (The Wonder Stuff also did a song by the same name. Maybe he can cover that instead.)
(Gusofnavarone always makes a map of france from sarnies, Thu 30 Aug 2012, 16:07, closed)

Some people think it's ignorant to not know exactly what they do.
So not happening to know that a song is a cover version of one released almost 40 years ago apparently makes one ignorant.
The fact it's trivia doesn't really come into it.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 18:05, closed)

YEAH, SHE'S STUPID FOR HAVING NOT HEARD OF A BAND!!
LOLOLOL
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 30 Aug 2012, 17:25, closed)

Is she one of these?
www.thatericalper.com/2012/08/13/ed-sheeran-fans-young-fans-confuse-wish-you-were-here-for-new-track-after-performance-at-closing-ceremony/
(Paolo Nutini's Bikini Better than Frederick Fleet's optometrist, Fri 31 Aug 2012, 17:49, closed)

Yup

(The Luggage is haunted..., Sun 2 Sep 2012, 23:19, closed)