Love it…singing a song to avoid a ‘row’! I especially like “xxx like a rash” Too true!
Now a question and a thought:
Accent representative of Mancs?
– and – I first learned of the meaning of the backwards V (victory/peace sign) from the movie “The Darkest Hour” Before that, I never woulda thought anything other than the sign was incorrectly flashed by a nerd! HA!
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Ha ha yes the Churchill movie-I didn’t know of the last part of the phrase given “up your bum!” These days we know it simply as “Up yours!” 😂
These group members are actually Cornish (from Cornwall, at the very south of the country) and their busking journey had brought them far north to Manchester. I only know because I looked them up here: https://www.phatbollard.co.uk
As for the Mancunian accent, some places are stronger than others. The Gallagher brothers out of the Oasis group are considered to have very strong versions of the dialect. I wouldn’t say I sounded like them! Definitely not when I sing 😀
Maybe more like the comedian Jason Manford of you can find him speaking. I was in a cafe once and a woman said to me (because I have a habit of talking to everyone!) “You know who you remind me of? I bet you’ve been told this loads of times. Jason Manford. For your humour and you look like him.” So not how I sounded then (this woman was also Mancunian)
I told her I hadn’t and recounted this story as a joke on FB when several people commented “I’ve always said this about you!” Trying to work it how to make my fortune from this now.
Not sure my original comment went through – sorry if this is a repeat.
I’ll look up Jason later, but am listening to phatman’s stuff on their website…gritty!
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A win for the people this time. Gratifying.
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Yes-sing a song instead of having a row wins every time!
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Love it…singing a song to avoid a ‘row’! I especially like “xxx like a rash” Too true!
Now a question and a thought:
Accent representative of Mancs?
– and – I first learned of the meaning of the backwards V (victory/peace sign) from the movie “The Darkest Hour” Before that, I never woulda thought anything other than the sign was incorrectly flashed by a nerd! HA!
😉
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Ha ha yes the Churchill movie-I didn’t know of the last part of the phrase given “up your bum!” These days we know it simply as “Up yours!” 😂
These group members are actually Cornish (from Cornwall, at the very south of the country) and their busking journey had brought them far north to Manchester. I only know because I looked them up here:
https://www.phatbollard.co.uk
As for the Mancunian accent, some places are stronger than others. The Gallagher brothers out of the Oasis group are considered to have very strong versions of the dialect. I wouldn’t say I sounded like them! Definitely not when I sing 😀
Maybe more like the comedian Jason Manford of you can find him speaking. I was in a cafe once and a woman said to me (because I have a habit of talking to everyone!) “You know who you remind me of? I bet you’ve been told this loads of times. Jason Manford. For your humour and you look like him.” So not how I sounded then (this woman was also Mancunian)
I told her I hadn’t and recounted this story as a joke on FB when several people commented “I’ve always said this about you!” Trying to work it how to make my fortune from this now.
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Not sure my original comment went through – sorry if this is a repeat.
I’ll look up Jason later, but am listening to phatman’s stuff on their website…gritty!
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Wow! Never tell musicians to move on. You’ll be immortalized in song.
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And video too 😀
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Music as a peace instrument. I like that very much 🙂
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