This Saturday’s gig in my local village hall might be the last.
The miseryguts parish council chairman has got the hump with us pesky kids and our tuneless music going thump thump thump. He can’t make out any of the words. Is that a boy or a girl? He can’t tell.
You know the sort.
I thought I might do a themed compilation CD to play during the intervals between live acts, to let the audience know our plight.
Any suggestions? I’m starting the Stone Rolling (sorry!) with The Last Time
The Who’s The Song Is Over might fit.
And The Doors’ When The Music’s Over
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B61ZUu48-58
The Last Farewell – Roger Whittaker
Goodbye – Mary Hopkin
So Long – ABBA
The End – The Doors
Good Night – HJH
See You Round Like A Record – Little Nell
See You Later Alligator – Bill Haley
Ciao Baby – Lynne Randell
The Carnival Is Over – The Seekers
So Long – Fisher Z
Bye Bye Love – The Cars
Bye Bye Johnny – Status Quo
Goodnight Tonight – Wings
Chris Farlowe – Out of Time
D’oh – wrong link (although it’s something I saw at lunchtime that made me laugh out loud). Here’s the music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpDjbul0WyE
Rather serendipitous of you, to post that link. Just the ticket for a Christmas stocking-filler for Mrs Policybloke, thank you.
No problem – it’s nice when that happens.
A couple beamed in from my younger self
Jeff Buckley – Last Goodbye
The Sundays – Goodbye
Depending on how the evening goes..
Drop Dead – Siouxsie and the Banshees
There’s this one of course
Old Blue Eyes – My way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AVOpNR2PIs
Go for Sid, if you like it rowdy.
Sorry to hear about your problems with your venue. Fingers crossed you can sort it out in some way.
Thanks, KFD. It’s a lovely venue with challenging acoustics so I won’t miss doing the sound in there. I certainly won’t miss dealing with the swivel-eyed loons on the PC.
I’ll still be operating in the delightful Waterbeach Baptist Chapel (think scaled-down Union Chapel) where you can hear a pin drop, and where the tee-total God-fearing Baptist pastor gives us his full support.
And Lush featuring Jarvis Cocker – Ciao!
Glad to hear you’re still in the game.
Say Hello Wave goodbye – Soft Cell. Schools Out – Alice Cooper, The End of the World as We Know It by REM, Closing Time – Semisonic
And since we are all hairy old farts here, let’s appeal to the well scrubbed yoof of today in there:
Last Night by The Vamps has a catchy tune and appropriate lyrics.
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore – Goodbye
As always…
David Bowie – Rock And Roll Suicide
Not strictly relevant, but…
https://youtu.be/bFuNem8Ah7o
@bigjimbob ‘s suggestion of Closing Time reminded me of this:
Lyle Lovett’s song of the same name.
“… unplug them people … ” May be leave it to right at the end.