tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post1970512326830224282..comments2024-03-25T15:07:41.959+00:00Comments on Nigeness: CopenhagenNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-57153531751462981952009-11-28T13:59:10.236+00:002009-11-28T13:59:10.236+00:00Indeed, check this out - what a shower! Even James...Indeed, check <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous_people_from_Epsom" rel="nofollow">this</a> out - what a shower! Even James Chuter Ede...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-43094538183009258872009-11-28T13:54:58.106+00:002009-11-28T13:54:58.106+00:00Epsom has much to answer for Malty - not least the...Epsom has much to answer for Malty - not least the Vine bros, Jeremy and Tim...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-82889889361855581962009-11-27T15:34:48.195+00:002009-11-27T15:34:48.195+00:00Kent was a near neighbour of yours Nige, Epsom.
P...Kent was a near neighbour of yours Nige, Epsom.<br /><br />Peter, the Wikings, as the Norwegians call them, left Scotland spattered with the most unpronounceable place names on the planet, except Tokyo of course.<br /><br />Brit, that is arguably the best Brummie accent I have heard in days.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-53106266994375317572009-11-27T15:04:45.286+00:002009-11-27T15:04:45.286+00:00Peter - ah but that's pronouncing it wrong, ie...Peter - ah but that's pronouncing it wrong, ie. the American way: "Ber-ming-<i>ham</i>."<br /><br />We pronounce it correctly, ie. Bermingum, or as the locals have it, Beeermeengim.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-42164503057555394892009-11-27T14:29:16.886+00:002009-11-27T14:29:16.886+00:00Kent Walton was also the commentator on the aftern...Kent Walton was also the commentator on the afternoon wrestling. Happy days...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-56712325632244902132009-11-27T14:05:05.087+00:002009-11-27T14:05:05.087+00:00Can do, Rodney.<a href="http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Birmingham-lyrics-Randy-Newman/04D46CF44A095E9B48256A3700484562" rel="nofollow">Can do</a>, Rodney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-71260116423061326732009-11-27T13:58:56.451+00:002009-11-27T13:58:56.451+00:00What rhymes with Birmingham?What rhymes with Birmingham?Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-54314045492115794802009-11-27T13:53:28.514+00:002009-11-27T13:53:28.514+00:00Stop with the whiny excuses, malty. You also have...Stop with the whiny excuses, malty. You also have the benefit of the rich artistic legacy of the Vikings. If they can produce such toe-tapping international favourites as <a href="http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Kaenn-Ingen-Sorg-Foer-Mig-Goeteborg-Kaenn-Ingen-Sorg-Foer-Mig-Goeteborg.html" rel="nofollow">Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg</a>, what's your excuse?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-59540664919534987792009-11-27T13:50:38.366+00:002009-11-27T13:50:38.366+00:00Ha, Vanlose Stairway is the signature tune for Cop...Ha, Vanlose Stairway is the signature tune for Copenhagen, surely. Then there's Waterloo Sunset for London. These two alone are knock-outs compared to most other songs.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074816573442173758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-6506523476463298842009-11-27T13:35:40.932+00:002009-11-27T13:35:40.932+00:00The thing is Peter, we didn't have any Red Ind...The thing is Peter, we didn't have any Red Indians over here, just Jutes, Angels and Celts.<br />I note your recognition of Brit as the latter day Brian Matthew, or even Kent Walton.<br />Who?<br />Kent Walton, advertised OMOmaltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-59746383772673210302009-11-27T13:29:26.889+00:002009-11-27T13:29:26.889+00:00"There is..a house...in Exeter,"
"T..."There is..a house...in Exeter,"<br />"They call...the Rising Sun"<br /><br />Actually, Brit, as England's leading music critic, you surely are aware that the problem (one of them) is that the names and syllabic emphases of English towns don't lend themselves to insertions in rhyme or meter very well. Are there any English towns that end in A with an emphasis on the preceding syllable? Lots of Indian and Latin-derived names in the States, and you know how those people like to sing and dance. Here too, which is why we've produced such international hits as :<br /><br />"Nothing could be finer than to be in ol' Regina in the..morrr-or-or-ning..."<br /><br />The other problem I think you have is that Rodney ain't got no rhythm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-43473284545527689122009-11-27T11:36:27.801+00:002009-11-27T11:36:27.801+00:00Gog Magog Spring lacks the glamour of Appalachian ...Gog Magog Spring lacks the glamour of Appalachian Spring.<br /><br />As does Chesterfield Rose.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-83672995955454961502009-11-27T11:32:05.134+00:002009-11-27T11:32:05.134+00:00It may have something to do with Willie Rushton &a...It may have something to do with Willie Rushton & Co.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-43160100427505729742009-11-27T11:29:28.827+00:002009-11-27T11:29:28.827+00:00I've booked a one way ticket to ScunthorpeI've booked a one way ticket to Scunthorpewormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-77133697750876332802009-11-27T11:28:04.539+00:002009-11-27T11:28:04.539+00:00How about 'The Only Living Boy in New Cross...How about 'The Only Living Boy in New Cross' by Carter USM.<br /><br />Walker did a nice one about the Lights of Cincinatti, too. US cities seem to have a song-inspiring glamour which ours lack, apart from London (though Sheffield is in at the mo, oddly - Richard Hawley, Arctic Monkeys). <br /><br />I liked that Catatonia line...<br /><br />London doesn't sleep, it just sucks/<br />The life out of me, and the money from my pocket.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-9389138914144583722009-11-27T10:43:42.612+00:002009-11-27T10:43:42.612+00:00I get my kicks
On the A66.I get my kicks<br />On the A66.deariemenoreply@blogger.com