The Half Man Half Biscuit Lyrics Project » CSI: Ambleside http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb Busking this at Embankment Tube tomorrow Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:30:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Powered by bright waistcoats and bibshttp://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/powered-by-bright-waistcoats-and-bibs/ http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/powered-by-bright-waistcoats-and-bibs/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 09:47:02 +0000 Chris The Siteowner http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/?p=160 King Of Hi-Vis doffs the hat to the legions of chancers who seem to be able to get into any event, no matter how far in advance the tickets were sold out.

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]]> http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/powered-by-bright-waistcoats-and-bibs/feed/ 27 “Equus On The Buses”, starring Mr Edhttp://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/equus-on-the-buses-starring-mr-ed/ http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/equus-on-the-buses-starring-mr-ed/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 09:06:31 +0000 Chris The Siteowner http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/?p=158 Evening Of Swing (Has Been Cancelled) envisages the Apocalypse beginning during Wimbledon. Or something. I think.

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]]> http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/equus-on-the-buses-starring-mr-ed/feed/ 19 Too late with your Nxe3http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/too-late-with-your-n/ http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/too-late-with-your-n/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:20:24 +0000 Chris The Siteowner http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/?p=156 Bad Losers On Yahoo Chess is a fairly throwaway song in the context of CSI:Ambleside, but then again, the album is one of HMHB’s strongest sets ever. But it still makes you chuckle, and gets in a reference to a Zulu warrior, which is always an achievement. Thanks to Jon

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]]> http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/too-late-with-your-n/feed/ 60 I gave up hope ironically for Lenthttp://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/i-gave-up-hope-ironically-for-lent/ http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/i-gave-up-hope-ironically-for-lent/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:45:18 +0000 Chris The Siteowner http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/?p=150 Lord Hereford’s Knob is, quietly, one of the best songs on CSI:Ambleside. Of course, every HMHB album needs a track celebrating English (and indeed here, Welsh) geography, and this one is one of my favourites ever. Plus it namechecks some old HMHB songs! In case you didn’t know, Lord Hereford’s Knob – AKA Twmpa – is a peak in the Brecon Beacons. Thanks Giles

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]]> http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/i-gave-up-hope-ironically-for-lent/feed/ 39 Shawshank Redemption, five quid, HMVhttp://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/shawshank-redemption-five-quid-hmv/ http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/shawshank-redemption-five-quid-hmv/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:56:50 +0000 Chris The Siteowner http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/?p=148 Little In The Way Of Sunshine describes one of the more odd characters in the HMHB world. A strange song, to be sure.

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]]> http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/shawshank-redemption-five-quid-hmv/feed/ 26 Llewelyn-Bowen, two Carols…http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/llewelyn-bowen-two-carols/ http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/llewelyn-bowen-two-carols/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:14:49 +0000 Chris The Siteowner http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/?p=146 Took Problem Chimp To Ideal Home Show is just plain odd (yes, I hear you think from a distance, like the other songs aren’t?) and I’m not even going to attempt to explain what it’s all about, because I simply don’t know. I need help with a couple of lines too!

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]]> http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/llewelyn-bowen-two-carols/feed/ 49 Not Sally, Carrie Anne or Peggy Suehttp://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/not-sally-carrie-anne-or-peggy-sue/ http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/not-sally-carrie-anne-or-peggy-sue/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:43:33 +0000 Chris The Siteowner http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/?p=144 Ode To Joyce is rather sweet, unless there are some dark undertones which have gone over my head. And hey, why not “Joyce” indeed? What happened to them all? Thanks to Ian

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]]> http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/not-sally-carrie-anne-or-peggy-sue/feed/ 22 Stick the Apple Mac in the car parkhttp://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/stick-the-apple-mac-in-the-car-park/ http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/stick-the-apple-mac-in-the-car-park/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:26:16 +0000 Chris The Siteowner http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/?p=142 Give Us Bubblewrap is a good thrash with a couple of wry moments, largely about being in an old people’s home. The manufacturers of Bubblewrap even have a website where you can play with the stuff, by the way.

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]]> http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/stick-the-apple-mac-in-the-car-park/feed/ 47 Here come the Barmy Armyhttp://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/here-come-the-barmy-army/ http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/here-come-the-barmy-army/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:07:50 +0000 Chris The Siteowner http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/?p=139 Petty Sessions is just abject silliness to the tune of Hokey Cokey. But the chorus about Dial-A-Pizza is genius.

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]]> http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/here-come-the-barmy-army/feed/ 23 But then I encounter Primark FM…http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/but-then-i-encounter-primark-fm/ http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/but-then-i-encounter-primark-fm/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:48:12 +0000 Chris The Siteowner http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/?p=137 After listening through to CSI:Ambleside it was hard to know where to start, but hey, let’s go with the six-minute album closer National Shite Day. Remarkable. As has been commented elsewhere, this is close in spirit to A Country Practice: lots of things not to like, some dark undertones and a rather catchy choon. Oh god, is there really a Primark FM?

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