h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: 'London Underground', the Song by 'Amateur Transplants' - A18913962
Author: Pinniped - U183682


After a spell in the Writing Workshop, and in spite of concerns about its brevity, I decided to see what the PR crew think.

No links as yet. This is because the obvious link, to lyrics or a music clip, would invoke naughty words.

Pin

I deny any involvement.

Well, I belong to the people who don't know the song. It doesn't look as if you can post the link, though.
You could email it to me. Email addy is on my PS (the second 'here' link in the blue section).

Duly sent, Bel.

Got it and replied, thanks.
Now that I'm no longer distracted by wondering what the song is all about, I can come back to the entry itself.
Who what is the Modfather? I'm sure most people will know, but I have no idea.

The Modfather is Paul Weller.
He's an oconic figure in British music, and he definitely merits his own Entry.

the internet > the Internet

found song on youtube, it doth amuse me

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What does oconic mean?

I guess that's a typo, meanining iconic. For all I know, I could be wrong, though.

There was I thinking it's someone with a reputation for giving great orgasms.

Does he have such a reputation then?

Btw, Pin, meant to ask: care to add a sentence about the pretended death? If you prefer not to, it's fine, I'm only curious.

Wow. And I thought it was just typing too fast.
Do you reckon I should put that in the Entry, stretch it out a bit?

What, the reputation or the pretended death?

Simulwotsits, yeah?

Weller probably transcended sex several years ago. He does a nice line in unworldly, faintly bored and just-possibly-still-a-bit-edgy these days.

Pretended death - b*gger, I can't find it now. When I wrote this, Kay's blog had recently declared his demise, but fortunately there was an unexplained resurrection the week after.

I suppose I should take that out. Trouble is, the damn thing's way too short as it is.

Well, I can't see why you think it's too short, it's not about quantity here, but about quality. But if it makes you feel better, then yes, wehy don't you add something about the Modfather? Not too much, so that it won't distract from the song too much.

By coincidence, their DVD comes out this week, can't see if London Underground is actually on it. And they're currently, ie right now, at the Edinburgh Fringe again.

An article I found about their 2006 Edinburgh Fringe appearance states pointedly "They are performing their show during their Annual Leave" . No moonlighting on the NHS.

Hi Pin

I think the entry is crying out for examples of the humour in this song. Maybe it's me, but I just don't like being told that something's funny, but not why. Does that make sense?

Icy

How we doing with this pin?




ST.

I'm not sure what to do with it.

Of the unused suggestions above, I think more about Paul Weller would be off topic, and he merits his own Entry.
And examples of the humour would be a bit of a spoiler, don't you think? And profane to boot.

All the Entry really needs is the link to the clip that the Eds won't allow. Bit of a stopper that, innit?

Pin