Let’s Not was a surprisingly sophisticated choon which features a relatively rare cricketing reference and several (fortunately less rare) references to irritating TV persons. It was the big single from what could almost be called the “comeback” album McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt (all together now, Hagerty F, Hagerty R…) which marked the start of the band we’ve all known and loved ever since. Sorry, I’m rambling.
See lyrics to Let’s Not
Simon Smith
To my 1991 ears, I always heard the line as “ain’t nothing much in Ecstasy, I saw Jesus but he didn’t see me”. I concede this is possibly catastrophically incorrect, but (and whisper it gently) “In nothing-much-next -to the sea” is a bit shit and despite Nigel’s ‘no drug’ stance, I prefer to think I, alone, am right. Besides, I doubt Nige has done half the things he references in songs (Tantric sex excepted).
26 January 2009
John Anderson
It’s Nothing Much Next-The-Sea parodying the real Norfolk town of Wells Next-The-Sea. I always heard “set in Norfolk where it’s cold” rather than “set in Norfolk and it’s called.”
30 January 2009
s.g.d.,a Shropshire lad
the lyric book(which is not 100% perfect) says:
“Mean nothing much
next The Sea”
31 January 2009
Simon Smith
None of that makes much sense though. In fact, it’s a pretty dire ‘parody’, but I bow to your Norfolk (and Way) reasoning.
31 January 2009
Keir Hardie
I just read that Stephen Hawking is very ill in hospital. Reading on, the piece mentioned his motor neurone disease. The rest was inevitable. Before long I was thinking about Ian “Sludge” Lees. I remember once seeing the covers of a set of rubbish looking singles, it was something like football songs for a world cup sung by not very famous comedians of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the England one was done by Ian “Sludge” Lees. I think he had a perm.
20 April 2009
tarmac
So is the missing apostrophe on the CD track list a typo or a brilliant joke about letting we’ve all missed?
2 August 2009
Simon Evans
I always assumed that the line it ‘Let’s Not’ was:
‘where Ram John Holder joins a local grindcore outfit’.
Ram playing the inimitable Porkpie in the much underrated Channel 4 sitcom Desmonds.
1 February 2011
Dan
Could the ‘bohemian’ reference in Let’s Not actually be Bohemians as in League of Ireland football team from Dublin?
Bohemian seems to go with Kerouac etc., but given the frequent football themes would seem it might have a double meaning used here. Just a thought. Hope it makes some sense, given that as the honorary treasurer of the Dublin HMHB supporters club, we’re bringing Nigel a Bohemians’ jersey to the gig on Friday. If it makes no sense, he’ll just be confused.
15 June 2011
Charles Exford
No it couldn’t.
But great wishful thinking and a very nice gesture.
I once chucked HB57 a sticker from the Bohemians Prague Ultras, which, on the background of a picture of an astronaut on a moon landing, said in Czech: “First Ultras on Mars”.
Enjoy the gig.
16 June 2011
Charles Exford
“HB57”? Now that’s what I call a Crackerjack pencil (please could you correct that Chris? – thanks)
No – Ed
16 June 2011
Toffo 78
CRACKERJACK!!!! You could win a HB57 after a game of Double or Drop, trouble was holding the damn thing between thumb and index!
16 June 2011
Paul F
Dan – I always read the Bohemian bit as saying that to fit in with arty types’ discussions, he would memorise names (presumably of writers) rather than go to the effort to read their books (such as On the Road).
16 June 2011
Tangerine Wizard.
My dad went to school with Ian ‘Sludge’ Lees.He wasn’t funny then either according to my dad.
4 June 2012
ACIDIC REGULATOR
The fact that “let there be light” quotes Genesis 1:3 is bleedin’ obvious, but I have a reputaton to maintain.
1 August 2012
Chris The Siteowner
From NME 27/10/1990, reviewed by Andrew Collins (via Simon)
5 May 2014
CHARLES EXFORD
I had no idea Big Night Out started that early. I’d always thought Vic & Bob stuff was brand new when I came back to these shores in about 1994, but that review and the ‘Tube has just proved me misguided.
5 May 2014
hammerfist deceiver
My father-in-law played in the Nottingham Forest A Team with Peter Grummitt in 1960 / 61, I believe (Henry Newton and David Pleat, amongst others, were also playing). They were both ‘keepers.
My father-in-law, Keith Ward, is no longer with us and I miss him greatly so I just wanted to put his name up here. I think the people on this website would understand why.
4 December 2014
dickhead in quicksand
Never fear. I hope I speak for all: despite the general silliness around here: yes, we do understand.
5 December 2014
dickhead in quicksand
Although that’s not going to stop me posting a flamebaiting remark here about how football is an inferior game to rugby union.
5 December 2014
peter mcornithologist
@ Mr.Quicksand.Watch Hartlepool v Blyth Spartans tonight on BBC2. You may just change your mind.
5 December 2014
EXXO
Then tomorrow brunchtime, TRFC in the Bod mob-handed, according to what one hears.
5 December 2014
Bobby SVARC
Someone once scaled the floodlight pylon at the Manor Ground in 1988.
5 December 2014
Gerry Gow
It also happened in the same ground a few years later when a Birmingham fan (I think) climbed the pylon and relieved himself from pretty close to the top. Why he wanted to urinate on his fellow fans was a mystery. Since @BS’s reference pre-dates my time going to the Manor, I Googled it and – oh yes Leicester City were the visitors.
5 December 2014
Bobby SVARC
I’m not proud, I needed the money
5 December 2014