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Post by 4th Chord on Feb 21, 2024 10:30:48 GMT
“Bob liked to do country or blues if he could. But both Bob and I were good at going to different places. ‘Let’s write another song.’ ‘What kind of song?’ ‘That one.’ We wrote Gerdundula and Nanana and Softer Ride. There’s real diversity in those. Just to put things straight: somebody once cornered Bob and asked if he and I wrote Gerdundula. We did.” FR  |
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Feb 21, 2024 13:19:26 GMT
Has he ever explained why they said it was by Manston and James? I am fairly sure part of it is a nick from a classical piece, but I don't know what one that is either.
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Post by mortified on Feb 21, 2024 14:24:43 GMT
He's only mentioned it in recent years but Francis sounds irked these days that he and Bob never got the credit for Softer Ride, maybe especially as it's a fan favourite.
But they did used to share the compositions around in them days.
As for Manston & James, not sure we've ever had a full explanation for that.
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Post by 4th Chord on Feb 21, 2024 14:55:58 GMT
I assume that they were psuedonyms pseudonims psudonyms pseudynoms pseudoynms pen names?
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Post by dennis on Feb 21, 2024 17:54:51 GMT
Probably would have saved them from a lot of unnecessary aggro if all the songs had been credited to the whole band plus Bob
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Post by Xland on Feb 21, 2024 18:13:47 GMT
Are we certain that's not Frank Skinner asking for an autograph?  |
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