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Vi ber i dag de intelligenta herrarna Paul Weller och Ian Hunter att berätta om hur lördagsbarnen hade det på 1970-talet och hur det var att bli ett framgångsrikt rockband i början av samma årtionde.
Paul Weller först. Han tyckte att frågan var korkad. Men sedan kom detta svar från en klassisk skiva.
The Jam var mer på allvar än de flesta andra band både då och nu. Och "Saturday Kids" har en lysande text om klasskillnader förr och nu. Vi tar texten först och sedan en fin video med klassiska englandsvyer.
Saturday´s Kids (tredje låt på andra sidan av klassiska LPn "Setting Sons" 1978)
Saturday's boys live life with insults,
Drink lots of beer and wait for half time results,
Afternoon tea in the light-a-bite - chat up the girls - they
dig it!
Saturday's girls work in Tesco's and Woolworths,
Wear cheap perfume 'cause its all they can afford,
Go to discos they drink Babycham talk to Jan - in bingo
accents.
Saturdays kids play one arm bandits,
they never win but that's not the point is it,
Dip in silver paper when their pints go flat,
How about that - far out!
Their mums and dads smoke Capstan non filters,
Wallpaper lives 'cause they all die of cancer,
What goes on - what goes wrong.
Save up their money for a holiday,
To Selsey Bill or Bracklesham Bay,
Think about the future - when they'll settle down,
Marry the girl next door - with one on the way.
These are the real creatures that time has forgot,
Not given a thought - its the system -
Hate the system - what's the system?
Saturdays kids live in council houses,
Wear v-necked shirts and baggy trousers,
Drive Cortinas fur trimmed dash boards,
Stains on the seats - in the back of course!
Nå, en klassisk låt om livet i brittisk arbetarklass på 1970-talet.
Men hur var det att bli rockstjärna i början av 1970-talet? Att bli känd och få resa jorden runt. Kanske inte alltid så kul som man vill tro.
Mott The Hoopple lade ner hela sin karriär i mitten av 1970-talet. Och det enda de ville minnas var hur kul det var när allt började och man spelade bara på lördagarna. "Saturday Gigs" är Ian Hunters hyllning till Mott The Hooples tidiga år innan kontraktsbråk och Broadway.
Här kommer först texten och sedan låten i sin originalversion med foton från Mott The Hooples hela karriär. Och givetvis spelade Mott The Hoople låten när gruppen återförenades för hela fem spelningar i rad under oktober 2009 på klassiska Hammersmith Apollo i London. Vill ni se det också finns en länk under denna video
(Do You Remember) The Saturday Gigs(Mott The Hooples absolut sista singel)
Sixty-nine was cheapo wine,
Have a good time,
What your sign?
Float up to the Roundhouse
On a Sunday afternoon.
In Seventy we all agreed
A King's Road flat was the place to be 'Cause Chelsea girls are the best in the world for company.
In Seventy-one all the people come
Bust a few seats but it's just in fun
Take the Mick out of Top of the Pops
We play better than they do
(yeah, yeah, yeah) In Seventy-two we was born to lose We slipped down snakes into yesterday's news
I was ready to quit
But then we went to Croydon
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
The tickets for the fantasy were twelve and six a time
A fairy tale on sale
Oh, Seventy-three was a jamboree
We were the dudes and the dudes were we.
(oh oh oh oh oh)
Did you see the suits and the platform boots?
(oh dear, oh boy, ...)
In Seventy-four on the Broadway tour We didn't much like dressing up no more
Don't wanna be hip - but thanks for a great trip.
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
But now the kids pay a couple of quid
'Cause they need it just the same
It's all a game
A grown-up game
But you got off on those Saturday gigs
And we did, we did
'Cause you got off on those Saturday gigs
And we did, we did
And we got off on those Saturday gigs
And you did, you did
And we got off on those Saturday gigs
'Cause you did, you did
Don't you ever forget us
We'll never forget you
We're going to sleep now
You better be good, right? (ha ha ha)
See you next time [...?]
So long for now
.
Här är versionen från 2009
/cbj
Vi ber i dag de intelligenta herrarna Paul Weller och Ian Hunter att berätta om hur lördagsbarnen hade det på 1970-talet och hur det var att bli ett framgångsrikt rockband i början av samma årtionde.
Paul Weller först. Han tyckte att frågan var korkad. Men sedan kom detta svar från en klassisk skiva.
The Jam var mer på allvar än de flesta andra band både då och nu. Och "Saturday Kids" har en lysande text om klasskillnader förr och nu. Vi tar texten först och sedan en fin video med klassiska englandsvyer.
Saturday´s Kids (tredje låt på andra sidan av klassiska LPn "Setting Sons" 1978)
Saturday's boys live life with insults,
Drink lots of beer and wait for half time results,
Afternoon tea in the light-a-bite - chat up the girls - they
dig it!
Saturday's girls work in Tesco's and Woolworths,
Wear cheap perfume 'cause its all they can afford,
Go to discos they drink Babycham talk to Jan - in bingo
accents.
Saturdays kids play one arm bandits,
they never win but that's not the point is it,
Dip in silver paper when their pints go flat,
How about that - far out!
Their mums and dads smoke Capstan non filters,
Wallpaper lives 'cause they all die of cancer,
What goes on - what goes wrong.
Save up their money for a holiday,
To Selsey Bill or Bracklesham Bay,
Think about the future - when they'll settle down,
Marry the girl next door - with one on the way.
These are the real creatures that time has forgot,
Not given a thought - its the system -
Hate the system - what's the system?
Saturdays kids live in council houses,
Wear v-necked shirts and baggy trousers,
Drive Cortinas fur trimmed dash boards,
Stains on the seats - in the back of course!
Nå, en klassisk låt om livet i brittisk arbetarklass på 1970-talet.
Men hur var det att bli rockstjärna i början av 1970-talet? Att bli känd och få resa jorden runt. Kanske inte alltid så kul som man vill tro.
Mott The Hoopple lade ner hela sin karriär i mitten av 1970-talet. Och det enda de ville minnas var hur kul det var när allt började och man spelade bara på lördagarna. "Saturday Gigs" är Ian Hunters hyllning till Mott The Hooples tidiga år innan kontraktsbråk och Broadway.
Här kommer först texten och sedan låten i sin originalversion med foton från Mott The Hooples hela karriär. Och givetvis spelade Mott The Hoople låten när gruppen återförenades för hela fem spelningar i rad under oktober 2009 på klassiska Hammersmith Apollo i London. Vill ni se det också finns en länk under denna video
(Do You Remember) The Saturday Gigs(Mott The Hooples absolut sista singel)
Sixty-nine was cheapo wine,
Have a good time,
What your sign?
Float up to the Roundhouse
On a Sunday afternoon.
In Seventy we all agreed
A King's Road flat was the place to be 'Cause Chelsea girls are the best in the world for company.
In Seventy-one all the people come
Bust a few seats but it's just in fun
Take the Mick out of Top of the Pops
We play better than they do
(yeah, yeah, yeah) In Seventy-two we was born to lose We slipped down snakes into yesterday's news
I was ready to quit
But then we went to Croydon
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
The tickets for the fantasy were twelve and six a time
A fairy tale on sale
Oh, Seventy-three was a jamboree
We were the dudes and the dudes were we.
(oh oh oh oh oh)
Did you see the suits and the platform boots?
(oh dear, oh boy, ...)
In Seventy-four on the Broadway tour We didn't much like dressing up no more
Don't wanna be hip - but thanks for a great trip.
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
But now the kids pay a couple of quid
'Cause they need it just the same
It's all a game
A grown-up game
But you got off on those Saturday gigs
And we did, we did
'Cause you got off on those Saturday gigs
And we did, we did
And we got off on those Saturday gigs
And you did, you did
And we got off on those Saturday gigs
'Cause you did, you did
Don't you ever forget us
We'll never forget you
We're going to sleep now
You better be good, right? (ha ha ha)
See you next time [...?]
So long for now
.
Här är versionen från 2009
/cbj
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