Category Archives: Music

Every kind of sound imaginable.

Westlife played an “intimate show” to 1,000 loyal punters (including Louis Walsh) in the newly-refurbished O2 on Friday night.

We were there! (actually it was our niece).

The entire show lasted 45 minutes.

45 minutes from the Westlifers comprises:

00:00 – 00:05 House band attempts to quell applause
00:05 – 00:10 House band praises the venue and their good friend Harry Crosbie.
00:10 – 00:15 House band praises Louis, taking time out from X Factor
00:15 – 00:18 House band waits for X Factor-related applause to abate
00:18 – 00:20 Mark from house band tearfully praises God
00:20 – 00:25 Song #1: Random self-penned gusset-moistener (Flying without wings)
00:25 – 00:28 Three minutes pause to allow for sufficient hankies and crotch-mops
00:28 – 00:33 Song #2: Clammy slab of dehydrated seventies gastric spew (Oh Mandy)
00:33 – 00:35 Praise for the solitary loser towards the back who loudly loved Manilow.
00:35 – 00:40 Song #3: Final attempt to validate the hat-trick by blarting another home-produced monster (“When you’re looking like that”)
00:40 – 00:45 Riot suppression

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c71RCAyLS1M&feature=player_embedded

If you remember Tiny Tim in the charts, you’re probably too frail to be looking at this website. The young and vibrant, however, will know his squeaky stylings from ‘Help Wanted’ the pilot episode of Spongebob Squarepants.

It’s a ‘Bob classic. But we can’t find a clean link. So there’s a shiny tenpence up for grabs in the comments section.

The Tiny Tim Videos Blog

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKtD8_OyzSc

Arguably the best of the Song Wars songs from Adam and Joe’s BBC6 Music show (currently off-air but returning in due course).

‘Look at the jars/Look at the jars/Look at the things inside the jars/I put some fingers there, some hair and several winkys.’

The man’s a genius. More to follow as we rifle the A&J back catalogue.

Adam’s Blog

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y2uIhbzxO4

It’s 1991, it’s the Late Late, it’s Gay Byrne and Brendan Shine, liveblogged!

0:04 Byrne says “Hup”
0:06 Coming into view: Shine’s mars-bar fingers darting around his 80-button strap-on
0:21 No mention yet of “Paudjeen from Tullawaudjeen”
0:23 Closer look at band members: resemble cake decorations
0:34 Closer look at Nama-bound real estate under Shine’s chin.
0:38 First sign of sweat on Shine’s brow.
0:53 Chorus. Bemused silence from audience
0:57 Byrne can’t “hear” audience
1:03 Camera pans to Peter Sutcliffe on keyboards.
1:42 Byrne gives it some ‘Andre Previn’
1:45 Elderly couple begin singing different song.
1:49 Man, seated behind elderly couple, suffers stroke.
1:59 Shine’s chunky digits dance ‘twixt the buttons
2:13 Sax player keeps his powder dry
2:28 Shine adjusts stance while repositioning his breadbasket
2:42 Sheriff of Nottingham appears in the audience
3:00 Sheriff unconcerned by man in next seat with much larger head.
3:17 Shine grimaces as track ends. Lobby washed. Job done.