31st August 1997
Woke up nice and early on a bright Sunday morning, to be informed by my parents of Lady Di's death earlier that day.

Sunday afternoon about to take the stage at Swinton Station Festival, when our drummer points out the problem with our set list. Half way through the set? A Husker Du song that goes by the name of Diane.

The lucky escape? If we'd played it? We would have probably been ripped to shreds by the audience.

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(TC, Tue 24 Aug 2010, 10:09, 13 replies)

That song's about child abuse
So yeah, excellent call
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 24 Aug 2010, 10:24, closed)

So is Luka by Suzanne Vega, isn't it?

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 24 Aug 2010, 10:26, closed)

Isn't that about domestic violence
At least that is what I always though when my hippy mother would play this along with the Coctue Twins constantly when I was a young'un.
(Tom Jones's Mojo Hasn't had any since, Tue 24 Aug 2010, 10:29, closed)

Yeah - domestic violence to children.
It's a fun, singalong song whichever way though, I grant you.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 24 Aug 2010, 10:32, closed)

Rock band audience being all royalist and sentimental about a spoilt little attention-seeking girl carking it?
I don't think so.

I immediately went out and bought Class War, not because it's in any way good, but I knew it would be full of jokes. Sure enough, they were giving away a free A5 booklet with it filled with 'em. The only one I remember now is "What's the difference between Lady Di and 20p? You can always scrape 20p together."
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 24 Aug 2010, 10:25, closed)

The chorus of that song
goes "Diane, Diane, Diiiii-ane"

It would've looked like a deliberate ponderance on her death to anyone in the crowd not familiar with the original
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 24 Aug 2010, 10:57, closed)

I know.
I still don't think anyone at a rock concert would have kicked off, and if they had done it would have been minimal people.

Rockers are traditionally anti-establishment, unless you're in America, and then it can go either way very quickly, but they didn't care about Diana as a person, only as a slebriddy.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 24 Aug 2010, 11:03, closed)

I think we need more information about the nature of the festival

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 24 Aug 2010, 11:06, closed)

I think we need more drugs and hookers.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 24 Aug 2010, 11:43, closed)

Very...
...small pit-village local pub run festival up in South Yorkshire. Generic audience made up of pub goers and local rock fans.
(TC, Tue 24 Aug 2010, 11:58, closed)

Naw...
...we did a really bad version ;-)
(TC, Tue 24 Aug 2010, 11:55, closed)

Hahahaha

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 24 Aug 2010, 12:28, closed)

ripped to death?
only by overly camp gayers and middle aged women
( Fire & Forget it's the only way to be sure, Wed 25 Aug 2010, 8:27, closed)