Friday night is 'songs about being in a band' music night

[palinurus]

I was thinking of this while reading a list of historical gigs by Sad Lovers and Giants. One gig was described in a single sentence: 'dead rat in dressing room'

 

[Fnaar]

The Ballad of Mott The Hoople

 

[Brains]

 

[accountantpete]

The start-up years of Them with Van Morrision in fine form

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qauvTLpCzP4

 

[Poacher]

Hope this fits the bill: the pain of an unfeeling agent and a chaotic schedule, as poignantly expressed by John Otway.

 

[ColinJ]

Gangsters - The Specials.

In case you don't know what the lyrics are about - read THIS.

 

[Dave 123]

View: https://youtu.be/9f06QZCVUHg

 

[Poacher]

Not even a song, selected because of the title, because I like Gentle Giant, and just because I can.
Not to be confused with the film of the same name.

 

[Fnaar]

The start-up years of Them with Van Morrision in fine form

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qauvTLpCzP4

Van the Man has many "Music Biz" songs... one of my faves is the Drumshanbo Hustle:

Just rememberin' the day,
Drumshanbo hustle.
Well you couldn't hear no birds,
they were makin' not a sound.
They were tryin' to muscle in,
an easy way to bring the money in.
You were pukin' up your guts
when you looked at the standard contract you'd just signed

 

[Poacher]

Top this! Bonzos intro and the outro

 

[Beebo]

My favourite NATW song.

View: http://youtu.be/yod4AbnZ7Bk

 

[Beebo]

It's a long way to the shop if you want a sausage roll.

View: http://youtu.be/ZDCs7ijNUVM

 

[Beebo]

dr Hook, cover of the Rolling Stone

View: http://youtu.be/-Ux3-a9RE1Q

 

[Over The Hill]

Ballard of John and Yoko is about them rather than the band.

I am racking my brains to think of the track but I am sure there is an Ian Dury track on the subject

 

[Deleted member 23692]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrvjm7cBWCA