Happy Mondays

There’s no such thing as Reality

This entry was posted in Bez General Election 2015 Salford on January 15, 2015 by Ian Pattinson

Is it any great surprise that Bez’s Reality is not part of our world?

Because of a communication breakdown, the crazy dancer’s Reality Party doesn’t officially exist, and he won’t be able to stand for Parliament under its name.

The 8:15 To Manchester

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I’ve written before about the Radio 2 series The Peoples Songs. A few weeks ago, they did an episode about musicals and I tweeted about my desire for a MadChester based one. A piece of whimsy I soon forgot about.

Then I found out about Sunshine On Leith.

If the Proclaimers can have a musical, then surely there’s room for one dedicated to dodging the rain and the bullets.

It’s still whimsy, but I’m going to kick ideas around and something may yet come of it. I’ll probably have a list of songs from ’88 to ’93 that I’d love to see in a film before I have any hint of the story they’d be hung on. But it’s a great excuse to create myself a Madchester playlist and watch videos like this-

Buy Bez’s taxi

This entry was posted in Bez ebay on January 2, 2011 by Ian Pattinson

For as little as £999 you can buy the pimped taxi which formerly belonged to Mr. Mark Berry, AKA Bez. It looks terrible, and only some of the elements are left over from the version that existed at the end of the Pimp My Ride episode that it was on. (You can watch the episode here. I’ve only managed little bits of it, I have a very low tolerance for Westwood.)

What could Bez possibly spend all that money on………?

This entry was posted in Bez Happy Mondays money on April 16, 2008 by Ian Pattinson

Bez has been declared bankrupt for the second time in four years. He only got out of the hole last time by winning Celebrity Big Brother.

Hey rainmaker, come away from that man

This entry was posted in God Happy Mondays lyrics on December 15, 2007 by Ian Pattinson

He’s gonna step on you again, he’s gonna step on you
He’s gonna step on you again, he’s gonna step on you
You’re twistin’ my melon man, you know you talk so hip man
You’re twistin’ my melon man

Hey rainmaker, come away from that man
You know he’s gonna take away your promised land
Hey good lady he just wants what you got you know
He’ll never stop until he’s taken the lot
(Hey Hey he hey hey)

Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don’t you know he can make you forget you’re a man
Gonna stamp out your fire, he can change your desire
Don’t you know he can make you forget you’re the man
You’re a man

You’re twistin’ my melon man, you speak so hip

Hey rainmaker he got golden plans I tell you
You’ll make a stranger in your own land
Hey good lady he’s got God on his side he got a double
Tongue you never think he would lie

(Oh he lied, oooh he’s twistin’ my melon man
(Oh he lied, oooh he’s twistin’ my melon man)

He’s gonna step on you again, he’s gonna step on you
He’s gonna step on you again, he’s gonna step on you

Hey rainmaker, come away from that man
You know he’s gonna take away your promised land
Hey good lady he’s got God on his side he got a double
Tongue you never think he would lie

You’re twistin’ my melon man, you know you talk so hip man
You’re twistin’ my melon man
(Hey Hey he hey hey)

He’s gonna step on you again, he’s gonna step on you again
He’s gonna step on you again, he’s gonna step on you again

Happy Mondays – Step On