Playlist 25 March 2010
The show starts tonight at Monroe, Iowa. In fact, it's Map Ref. 41° N 93° W, the 1979 single by Wire. Singer and bass player Graham Lewis wrote the song while flying over the Mid West back to New York after visiting his girlfriend in Los Angeles. Wire had just made their debut in CBGBs. He had a perfect view out of his window of the landscape below. As a student of Geography he knew what he was looking at, including an ox-bow lake. Yes, we've all been taught how they're formed but Graham actually saw a real one. He wrote the song because of his love of maps. I imagine if he'd not been given a window seat on that flight, we'd be a lot worse off. And I would have had a gap at the start of the show.
Tonight's route isÌý
Wire - Map Ref 41 N 93 W
Gymslips - Dear Marje
Suicide - Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne
Rezillos - My Baby Does Good Sculptures
Murder Inc - Polythene Dream
Johnny Moped - Groovy Ruby
Television Personalities - Three Wishes
Kirsty MacColl - You Caught Me Out
Velvet Underground - White Light White Heat
John Otway - Remember The Alamo
Echo & The Bunnymen - Happy Death Men
Tonight's route isÌý
Wire - Map Ref 41 N 93 W
Gymslips - Dear Marje
Suicide - Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne
The Fall - How I Wrote Elastic Man
Penetration - Firing Squad (demo)
Stranglers - Mean To MePenetration - Firing Squad (demo)
Rezillos - My Baby Does Good Sculptures
Murder Inc - Polythene Dream
Johnny Moped - Groovy Ruby
Television Personalities - Three Wishes
Kirsty MacColl - You Caught Me Out
Velvet Underground - White Light White Heat
John Otway - Remember The Alamo
Echo & The Bunnymen - Happy Death Men
Comment number 1.
At 29th Mar 2010, An Cruiskeen Lawnmower wrote:Of all the animated/motionless stage double acts I have seen, John Otway and Wild Willie take some beating.
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