Anyone up for a tribute to the music of Manchester, England?

Arugula Latte

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:09 PM
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Anyone up for a tribute to the music of Manchester, England?

Edited on Tue Feb-17-09 02:11 PM by Arugula Latte

That place seems to have more musical talent bursting out of it than anywhere on Earth.

The Smiths -- How Soon Is Now?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U5HpeA_WSo

Joy Division -- Love Will Tear Us Apart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yTIpcwBTTs

Stone Roses -- This is the One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aqY-8cMVdg

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Arugula Latte

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:12 PM
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1. Doves -- "Pounding"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ygIR20cjGE

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Arugula Latte

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:16 PM
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2. Chameleons -- "Tears"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OMGzaMbyjg

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KamaAina

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:22 PM
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3. There's even a song *about* Manchester, from "Hair"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCXOo9OcPKY

Factoid: Residents of Manchester are known as "Mancunians". How cool is that?

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Arugula Latte

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:23 PM
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4. So cool, right? I love that term ... It's a holdover from the Roman days.

We don't get history like that here.

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Arugula Latte

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:35 PM
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5. 10cc -- I'm Not In Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKrUc24gTFg&feature=related

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Bryan

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:36 PM
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6. Hurray for Manchester!

Elbow, "Grounds For Divorce"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL4mywCOJXA

New Order, "Bizarre Love Triangle"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDD41R_5eR8

The Courteeners, "Acrylic"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFW7nEvpKsU

Inspiral Carpets, "Two Worlds Collide"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_dE4rZimZY

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Arugula Latte

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:38 PM
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9. Good choices!

:hi:

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KamaAina

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:37 PM
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7. Turns out Oasis are Mancunians, too

(see post #3 above)

:hide:

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Arugula Latte

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:38 PM
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8. Shhhhh ... We don't talk about that

;)

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Arugula Latte

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:42 PM
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10. Happy Mondays -- Step On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ajdDTZWoJU

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DS1

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:44 PM
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11. Is there anything good going to be posted on this thread?

Joy Division are clearly the bastard shits The Cure want to be, only just a wee bit bastardly and shitty than The Cure.

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Arugula Latte

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:47 PM
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12. Here ya go ... This should make you happy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykU8iSKkJR0

Turns out these guys are from Manchester, too. :rofl:

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no name no slogan

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:47 PM
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13. And better yet, they predate the Cure by at least two years

Damned them for traveling forward in time, stealing the Cure's sound, and then getting rich on their tuppence!

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DS1

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Tue Feb-17-09 02:53 PM
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14. I never implied that JD came after The Cure

Edited on Tue Feb-17-09 02:55 PM by DS1

and I damn well know better than that anyway. But they're still terrible :D

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Tue Feb-17-09 03:04 PM
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15. They're not terrible, either.

Not as bad as Coldplay, anyway. :D

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no name no slogan

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Tue Feb-17-09 03:22 PM
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16. The Fall, The Wedding Present, Section 25, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column

I don't have access to YouTube, so I will leave it up to you to find something great by these Mancunians.

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Tom Kitten

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Tue Feb-17-09 03:42 PM
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17. Magazine

great band - John McGeoch RIP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfVRH4vKcak&feature=related

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Forkboy

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Tue Feb-17-09 07:12 PM
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18. Lamb was amazing. I could listen to this woman's voice all day (and have).

Lamb - Wonder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TRfF9zT8Xs&feature=related

Lamb - Softly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBiVG8Zsbyg

Lamb - Bonfire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sno-dxPipw&feature=related

Lamb - Little Things
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrg2aDzEAy8

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