Sinister: Saturday Superstore

[Peter Miller and/or Arantxa Ubieta]

Peter Miller and/or Arantxa Ubieta wrote:

> Such is my level of boredom at the moment that I feel the
> urge to join in the Tigermilk discussion.
>
> My fantastic idea is to release bits of Tigermilk, some
> demos, some radio sessions and whatever else comes to
> mind,
> as a Hatful of Hollow style stop-gap release. I think
> Hatful
> of Hollow is the best Smiths album, because it's all
> jumbled
> up and got a nice picture in the middle.
>
> That's it really. Bit rubbish I'm afraid.
>
> I've also decided that nice paper or cardboard is more
> important than any gimmicky promotional tricks. But if
> you're going to do gimmicky promotional tricks, I suggest
> following in the footsteps of The Cramps and making a
> nudie-twist video.
>
> Peter
>

I would like to retract all of the above. It was the result
of boredom.

I don't think anyone was accusing B&S of ripping Bob Dylan
off, just pointing out a similarity. I am sad enough to have
read books in which people not only dissect Dylan lyrics to
make them suit their own ends, they also go to the trouble
of pointing out where Bobby borrowed the tunes from in the
first place. I'm all in favour of borrowing tunes, words or
whatever else. In a recent review Edwyn Collins was accused
of stealing a riff from The Velvet Underground. But they
nicked it from Marvin Gaye, and I doubt very much that
Marvin was the first to use it. I'm sure there are thousands
of other examples.

So I think pointing it out is just a bit of fun, not a case
of "a-ha! Caught you red-handed Murdoch!" or anything like
that. Just in case anyone was upset or anything.

Can anyone tell me what "This Life" is? I see it referred to
a lot, but I don't know what it is. I know what "This is
Your Life" is.

Still on a telly vibe: Did anyone bother to watch the
B&S-less Top of the Pops last night? What were the Spicies
doing in India? Elephant races?

Archdeacon of Pop: I'm afraid I've lost your message
somehow. That's why I haven't answered, not because I'm an
ignorant bugger or anything.

David: Can't help you with French, but should you ever
receive anything in Spanish, I will be juming up and down
with glee at the prospect of translating it. Or the other
way round.

Ou est allez vous Tigermilk magnetophonique peut etre chien
aux wheels?

Peter
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