The only one I know
I went to see The Charlatans way back in the lateish nineties with my friend Darren. Now Darren was a lovely bloke, but an utter, utter lightweight when it came to holding his beer. We'd had a couple of pints before the gig started and a couple more during the support act. By the time the Charlatans came on, Darren was absolutely leathered.

Oh yeah, he's also about 6 foot 6.

We pushed our way to the front of the crowd, with Darren seriously pissing everyone off behind him. The band start up - they were ace. They finish the first song and there's a sudden lull in the plinky Hammond organ based indie pop.

A lull which Darren decides to fill by bellowing right into the face of Tim Burgess

"PLAY YOUR HIT..."

Burgess took one look at the paralytic beanpole in front of him and delivered a sharp, firm blow to his nose with the microphone.

He then seamlessly launched into "The only one I know."

Totally went up in my estimation after that. Darren repeated the line in much the same way at a Shed Seven gig a few weeks later, but Rick Witter merely looked confused. Tosser.
(Rakky (forgot her password) The muffin maverick, Tue 21 Apr 2009, 9:13, 1 reply)

"Play your hit"?
AKA "The Only Song We Know..."
(Capo, Tue 21 Apr 2009, 11:30, closed)