18 Jun 2009
The hand-clapping sequence at the end of Blockbusters
And so we bid a fond farewell to the magnificent but now completed McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt with Hedley Verityesque, which namechecks no fewer than three celebrities in their sixties, who must be taking each day as it comes (if they’re aware of the frequent consequence of getting a mention in an HMHB song). I’ve never fathomed out what might be described as “Hedley Verityesque” (a certain bowling action, perhaps?). I’m sure you’ll tell me. Thanks to Sarah, Nigel, gNick and John
See lyrics to Hedley Verityesque
5 Letters Sent:
Max Williams
I’ve spent half my life puzzling over these lines:
Come re-live my paper round with me
and
And I don’t want any more stark German film noirs
At last, the mystery solved! Thanks Chris!
Jun 19th, 2009
Dave F.
Both of the lines below have half of the lyrics repeated as BVs.
And I don’t see any more pent up Alsatians
And I don’t want any more stark German film noirs
In my mind I’ve always heard it as Stock German…
As in film stock & also as in basic/standard, but I concede that films of the noir variety can be stark.
Come re-live my paper round with me is a favourite of mine, but could never put my finger as to why.
Jun 19th, 2009
Charles Exford
Yes I think until last night I’d thought of it as ’stock’, without actually ever really trying to listen that hard. Now I know it’s ’stark’.
I think I never really tried because for once I didn’t think I had much hope of finding much connection between the various images collaged together in this one.
It’s just such a great tune to let wash over you. If I’m not mistaken Simon Blackwell has a big presence in this one ? So much going on with the different guitars… and that lilting organ sound, dreamy like the “warm lagoon” bit, somewhere between Golden Brown, the Monster Mash and one of those big early 60s surf hits like Telstar, I can’t quite pin it down, but lovely.
Which is why, for once, I don’t really mind what “Hedley Verityesque” means, because I think NB’s just having fun inserting those words into the rhythm.
Maybe he heard a bowlers action described as “Hedley Verityesque” by one of the older comentators, noted in down for future use & here he’s found the perfect rhythm but is using it to mean “utterly legendary and heroic”? Not many international sportsmen have ever passed into folklore in quite the way he did, with 6 grenades in pockets, ready to bowl a wicket maiden at the enemy machine gun nests as soon as he got them within 22 yards…and inspiring a plethora of childhood comic strips .. “Owzat, Fritz ?”
Jun 19th, 2009
Daryl
I think we’ve all had enough of stark German film noirs, haven’t we?
Jun 30th, 2009
Steve Malkmoose
Interstingly enough Hedley Verity was featured in a news item on Sky SPorts News yesterday! As the 2nd Ashes Test takes place at Lords this week they were reflecting back on Englands last win there.. in 1934! Hedley spun the Aussies out taking 15 wickets in the match on a traditional old ’sticky wicket’.
He was one of Englands all time best left arm spin bowlers and any great bowling feat by a similar type of bowler could be said to be “Hedley Verityesque” though I confess I had never heard the phrase before.
Jul 14th, 2009
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