24 Aug 2010
Rain, shine or gale force nine, his frames remain intact
D’Ye Ken Ted Moult? is, shall we say, not one of the band’s most complex songs, musically or lyrically. However, unlike this one, few other HMHB songs caused their subject to shoot and kill himself within a few months of its release. Thanks to Matt and Nigel
See lyrics to D’Ye Ken Ted Moult?
14 Letters Sent:
Chris The Siteowner
To kick things off, the lyric sheet on Gez’s site says the line in the middle is “And you’ll pose when everyone knows” but it’s never sounded like that to me …not that I’m particularly confident about my guess (“honesty”) either, which makes little sense.
Aug 24th, 2010
Two Fat Feet
surely it’s “when all the street knows?”
Aug 25th, 2010
Two Fat Feet
um … and I also think it’s “wahey!” at the end. Soz.
Aug 25th, 2010
S J Redmond
My first foray into a contribution. I’m with TFF with this one, “when all the street knows” makes sense when coupled with “it’s you who set the pace”, ie. in the street. And “wahey” gets my vote too.
Aug 26th, 2010
Pfaff & Bats
Plus one on ‘wahey’
Also happy with ‘all … street knows’. Difficult to tell (the line is sung so quickly) but I hear ‘all our street knows’ rather than ‘all the street’.
A couple of queries from the last verse:
In the first line I think ‘draughts’ is plural.
Then at the end I reckon it’s ‘where’ rather than ‘when it’s raining.’ The lyrics sheet insists otherwise on both of these but it hasn’t always been the most reliable of sources.
Aug 26th, 2010
Chris The Siteowner
Good stuff. This one’s proved rather satisfying to get correct. I’ve gone with all of the above except for “our” street, but I’m open to persuasion!
And while we’re at it, frustrated by Justin Bieber getting all the fun, I produced the Ted Moult/Eno Collaboration using the intro and first verse from this track. Enjoy.
Aug 26th, 2010
Two Fat Feet
I reckon you might have to undo “where” though, I’m sure it’s “when”. If the goalkeepers’ collective want to make something of it I’ll meet them outside for a penalty shoot-out.
Aug 28th, 2010
Al
Fantastic effort. Really useful website!! Sometimes you just HAVE to know the lyrics. Nigel Blackwell’s lyrics are often an enigma, and funny, too! Well done! keep it up!!!
Sep 4th, 2010
Dick Drake
The Tan Hill Inn, the highest in GB (and surprisingly never mentioned in a HMHB song to my knowledge) has above the bar, THE feather dropped by Mr Moult in the famous TV ad for Everest.
Sep 6th, 2010
Dave Cooper
“A feather acknowledges Newton”!!
D’oh! I’ve been singing “acknowledges beauty” for years.
As for another cracking bit of Biscuit / pub trivia – well done Mr Drake!
Sep 9th, 2010
John Anderson
@ Dave Cooper: Don’t worry Dave, you’re not alone.
Sep 9th, 2010
BrumBiscuit
Mr Moult shuffled violently off this mortal coil 24 years ago last week.
Anyone want to buy a signed autobiography?
Sep 15th, 2010
Fredorrarci
From Mr. Moult’s Wikipedia entry:
He has been credited with the concept of “Pick-Your-Own” Strawberries at his farm…
It all comes around.
Jul 26th, 2011
S.G.D A SHROPSHIRE LAD
I think that the “when or where” debate needs revisiting, I still hear “when”.
Sep 18th, 2011
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