Sinister: Re: Cock: Easterhoose

[Peter Miller and/or Arantxa Ubieta]

Keith Watson wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Paul Dean [SMTP:Paul.Dean at xxx.uk]
> Sent:   Monday, November 03, 1997 10:45 PM
> To:     'B&S'
> Subject:        Sinister: Modern Rock Song missing bits
>
> Oh my God! this is my 3rd post today, they must not be
> working me hard
> enough. Don't worry this will be my quota for the year
>
> These are the bits as i hear them
>
> >She went out to the easter house [?]
> >
> I think this is true - it's a housing estate in Glasgow.
> I'll not make a
> fool of myself by saying any more. Hope someone is Glasgow
> can expand.
>
> [Keith Watson]
> It's the largest of Clement Atlee's post war housing
> estates that were built in Glasgow, others being
> Drumchapel, Castlemilk, and I've forgotten the other
> one... oops.
>
> It was also the name of Morrissey's pick of 86(?) who as
> usual thanks to
>
> [Keith Watson]
> Who also did name themselves after the housing estate in
> Glasgow - which was slightly confusing given that they
> were from Manchester (at least as far as my memory serves
> me).
>

Yes, I think that's where they were from. They had a song
called Whistling in the Dark, about the miners' strike, so
they might have been loony lefties like The Style Council
and The Redskins, who also had cracking songs about or
inspired by the miners' strike.

I'm not sure, but I think Easterhouse estate is famous for
having no pubs or shops. Legend has it that you're unlikely
to get out alive if you go for a visit. I suppose that's
just idle stereotyping, but I'm not going to find out for
myself, because I'm a chicken. Kelvingrove scares me.

Peter



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