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Re: Rum, Soidoimy & The Lash (Backroiund Foir Album Name)

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:42 pm
by philipchevron
IrishRover wrote:agh, but noiw oi do :D
oi have to learn everythoing the hard way :wink:


Well, not all us Pogues knew it either in 1985 when Andrew Ranken brought it to our attention. :wink:

Re: Rum, Soidoimy & The Lash (Backroiund Foir Album Name)

PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:06 pm
by IrishRover
:D thanks Philip

Re: Album title: "...Sodomy" ???

PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:26 am
by Sportin' Life
Regarding sodomy....

Are people aware that the word sodomy offends the delicate sensibilities of the good Apple folks over on itunes? Yup they list it as Rum, S*d*my and the Lash, the bleeding c*nts.

Re: Album title: "...Sodomy" ???

PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2008 8:21 pm
by IrishRover
censoirshoippers they are then.. freedoim foir album nameos!

Re: Album title: "...Sodomy" ???

PostPosted: Fri May 23, 2008 6:55 am
by firehazard
Sportin' Life wrote:Are people aware that the word sodomy offends the delicate sensibilities of the good Apple folks over on itunes? Yup they list it as Rum, S*d*my and the Lash, the bleeding c*nts.


A few years ago I edited a book which was, in part, about the Sex Pistols. Every time the name of their album came up, it was called Never Mind The Bullocks. The author had apparently had trouble with a censorious spellchecker. I had a lovely time gleefully changing the spellings back...

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PostPosted: Fri May 23, 2008 12:55 pm
by Billie
philipchevron wrote:We had a launch party on board HMS Belfast, moored on the Thames, at which we were piped aboard, from a feeder boat, in the full naval regalia we wear on the cover, and played a short set for the assembled liggers. This took such organisation that by the time we played, all the Rum (the only drink on board, if I recall) had been quaffed by the Melody Maker and NME journalists who then went on to throw each other overboard.


I wonder if any episode of sodomy was involved too, at the party (maybe with some lash). But I think it's better not to know, then. 8)

Re: Re:

PostPosted: Fri May 23, 2008 1:02 pm
by philipchevron
Billie wrote:
philipchevron wrote:We had a launch party on board HMS Belfast, moored on the Thames, at which we were piped aboard, from a feeder boat, in the full naval regalia we wear on the cover, and played a short set for the assembled liggers. This took such organisation that by the time we played, all the Rum (the only drink on board, if I recall) had been quaffed by the Melody Maker and NME journalists who then went on to throw each other overboard.


I wonder if any episode of sodomy was involved too, at the party (maybe with some lash). But I think it's better not to know, then. 8)



Who knows? For an innocent boy from Dublin, it was a timely lesson in the reality of the Music Press - they are a bunch of drunks and have remained so ever since, poor guys.

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PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2008 1:56 am
by Low D
philipchevron wrote:the Melody Maker and NME journalists who then went on to throw each other overboard.


But i guess they made it to shore, too bad for the music world!

Re: Album title: "...Sodomy" ???

PostPosted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:56 pm
by dsweeney
I suppose it doesn't really matter now but it wasn't Churchill who said " don't ask me about the British navy, it's just rum, sodomy and the lash ". It was his private secretary who said it and it was mistakenly accredited to Churchill.