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Eddie & The Hot Rods v Wilko Johnson

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Round 5

  • Total voters
    13
  • Poll closed .
Shimpero says....

What more can be said about 'The Bard Of Canvey,' the wonderful one-off that is Wilko Johnson?

Well, here's a few things you may not know but probably do ...

1. Wilko is a former Westcliff High pupil who reportedly lost his virginity on the train from Leigh to Benfleet.

2. His childhood sweetheart and future wife Irene bought him his first guitar on HP from a music shop near Southend Pier from her Post Office savings.

3. Wilko modelled his distinctive "slice and dice in 4/4 time" choppy playing style on that of Mick Green from The Pirates. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBfZ8VxsAUk

4. He also co-wrote a storming song for Dr Feelgood with Green - 'Going Back Home.' > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFcgVJjzwao

5. Wilko was an English teacher at King John in the early 1970s. On sunny days, he'd take his students outside and get them to look at the clouds.

6. Wilko used to live in Clatterfield Gardens in a house overlooking the tennis courts at Prittle Brook.

7. Before Feelgoods gigs, Wilko used to be locked in the van whilst the other members of the band loosened up at the bar.

8. Wilko formed The Solid Senders after being sacked from the Feelgoods.

9. Wilko has performed regularly with bassist Norman Watt-Roy (and various drummers) in a three-piece band for nearly 30 years.

10. Wilko is on a farewell tour of various venues around the UK next month.
 
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Yeah. Difficult tie. Wilko should be winning this entire contest, and there's not a member of the Hot Rods who'd want to advance ahead of him. Vote for Wilko.

But, seeing as needs must and all that, here's Do Anything You Wanna Do -

[video=youtube;rUYkHNAtXTI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUYkHNAtXTI[/video]

Bit of an anecdote to go along with it too. Back When the Hot Rods were an established name on the Pub Rock scene in the 70s, they began to be supported by an at-the-time little known band called the Sex Pistols. Some healthy competition began to form and the two bands decided to see who could cram the most people into a venue. When the Hot Rods won, Johnny Rotten got a little hot under the collar and smashed up some of the Hot Rods' equipment. Barrie took umbrage with it, and subsequently knocked Rotten unconscious, leaving him in a crumpled heap on the floor.
 
BarnaBlue said:
He wrote(courtesy of William Blake)one of the greatest ever lines in English pop."There's no future in England's dreaming."
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As an icon of the Sex Pistols he's a legend. As John Lydon he's an absolute bellend and about as "punk" as George Osborne.

Sure Malcolm McLaren didn't pen that one?
 
MK Shrimper said:
What more can be said about 'The Bard Of Canvey,' the wonderful one-off that is Wilko Johnson?

Well, here's a few things you may not know but probably do ...

1. Wilko is a former Westcliff High pupil who reportedly lost his virginity on the train from Leigh to Benfleet.
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Maybe you could confirm this for us MK? :hilarious:
 
EastStandBlue said:
Yeah. Difficult tie. Wilko should be winning this entire contest, and there's not a member of the Hot Rods who'd want to advance ahead of him. Vote for Wilko.

But, seeing as needs must and all that, here's Do Anything You Wanna Do -

[video=youtube;rUYkHNAtXTI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUYkHNAtXTI[/video]

Bit of an anecdote to go along with it too. Back When the Hot Rods were an established name on the Pub Rock scene in the 70s, they began to be supported by an at-the-time little known band called the Sex Pistols. Some healthy competition began to form and the two bands decided to see who could cram the most people into a venue. When the Hot Rods won, Johnny Rotten got a little hot under the collar and smashed up some of the Hot Rods' equipment. Barrie took umbrage with it, and subsequently knocked Rotten unconscious, leaving him in a crumpled heap on the floor.
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Fantastic! Didn't Barrie use to box?
 
MK Shrimper said:
Shimpero says....

What more can be said about 'The Bard Of Canvey,' the wonderful one-off that is Wilko Johnson?

Well, here's a few things you may not know but probably do ...

1. Wilko is a former Westcliff High pupil who reportedly lost his virginity on the train from Leigh to Benfleet.

2. His childhood sweetheart and future wife Irene bought him his first guitar on HP from a music shop near Southend Pier from her Post Office savings.

3. Wilko modelled his distinctive "slice and dice in 4/4 time" choppy playing style on that of Mick Green from The Pirates. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBfZ8VxsAUk

4. He also co-wrote a storming song for Dr Feelgood with Green - 'Going Back Home.' > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFcgVJjzwao

5. Wilko was an English teacher at King John in the early 1970s. On sunny days, he'd take his students outside and get them to look at the clouds.

6. Wilko used to live in Clatterfield Gardens in a house overlooking the tennis courts at Prittle Brook.

7. Before Feelgoods gigs, Wilko used to be locked in the van whilst the other members of the band loosened up at the bar.

8. Wilko formed The Solid Senders after being sacked from the Feelgoods.

9. Wilko has performed regularly with bassist Norman Watt-Roy (and various drummers) in a three-piece band for nearly 30 years.

10. Wilko is on a farewell tour of various venues around the UK next month.
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Can't green ya for your help here mate, but thanks for plonking this up for me yesterday.
 
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