Fiesta (lyrics, video)

**Sun May 28, 2006 9:40 pm**

Thanks for the info, Mr. Chevron, and thanks for coming again to SoCal!

**Fri Oct 27, 2006 5:20 am**

In the Fiesta video The Pogues are singing on top of the roof of Casa Batllo (Barcelona) built by my favorite architect, Gaudi. Who chose the setting and why? Is the video actually shot on top?

http://www.casabatllo.es/

**Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:00 pm**

Mr. Chevron, I was wondering what sort of outfit were you sporting in the "Fiesta" video, looked pretty spiffy to me. I loved how you just stuck out from the rest of the band, who were wearing tuxedos.

Iain

**Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:39 pm**

philipchevron wrote:I play Max Miller (in full motley) in the first half and "the King Of America" in the slightly more prosaic second half.

Something else?

**Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:01 am**

Yes, do you know anything about the filming of the video... I tried opening a thread without much luck.

http://www.pogues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5134

**Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:22 am**

I believe in the new (Kiss my arse) Book there must be something about Fiesta shooting. But I haven't proceeded to it yet...
Video was directed by Adrian Edmundson, so maybe it was his choice. As for the general idea behind the song Philip once said this:

"Fiesta actually came out from our time in Spain. This song is about the time we were in Almeria filming 'Straight To Hell'. We had peculiar hours. We would get up at six in the morning and drive to the set, which was about twenty-five miles from the hotel. This meant that we had to get to bed relatively early, which was difficult enough for The Pogues. Joe Strummer got around the travelling by never leaving the set, he slept in a car. He only came into Almeria for the scenes that needed to be filmed there. The actual hotel in the film is the one we stayed in. Typically we would get back at eight o' clock have a bite to eat and a few drinks to unwind and then go to bed. We were filming at Fiesta time, and the Spanish take their Fiestas very seriously. The problem with the Fiesta is that they start at sun down and continue to sun up. That wouldn't be too bad except the noise of the fiesta is something else. All through the time we were in Almeria there was two tunes that kept playing, they came like Chinese water torture. It would stop for five minutes and then start again. The first tune was what we made the main tune in 'Fiesta' and the other one was the coming from the doll-selling stall. You know the line 'will you kindly kill a doll for me'!

The slogan coming over the PA was the guy on the stall shouting the Spanish for 'come and wine a Chochana'. So, these two songs were alternating in our heads like some horrendous and hellish nightmare. We were still in character when your trying to sleep with these noises and all the red wine that we drinking too didn't help. We started coming back from the set thinking we were real cowboys and Indians, it was like great method acting. Reality and fiction got very blurred. 'Fiesta' doesn't really mean anything, expect this colossal bad dream where everybody gets transformed and everybody's personalities are exaggerated. Shane caught this by making cartoon characters out of everyone. The Sumtuosa was Cait O' Riordain, who is a well-endowed lady. Jamie Fearnley was a play on the fact James was the only one who spoke any Spanish. We just burlesqued the whole experience into one song. Shane and Jem pretty much wrote it. It turned out later that we also had to pay the people who wrote that main tune. It turned out to be a Liechtenstein polka. We had no way of finding out so we decided 'lets just do it' and if anyway says 'you knicked that' we would pay them."

From this interview.

**Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:07 pm**

MacRua wrote:
philipchevron wrote:I play Max Miller (in full motley) in the first half and "the King Of America" in the slightly more prosaic second half.

Something else?

Was the Max Miller bit through any personal interest in the great man?

**Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:30 pm**

And music-hall scene in general?

**Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:38 pm**

The Cheeky Chappie :lol:

**Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:47 pm**

The thought process that led me to the Max Miller idea is long since lost in the furthest filing cabinets of my memory. Possibly I was just testing Adrian Edmondson's integrity as a British comic. There was also the fact that Max was on a long-term BBC ban, something which we were no strangers to ourselves.

**Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:47 pm**

How come 'Vivian' directed the video? Is he a friend of the band or is he a genuine music video director?

**Sat Nov 18, 2006 2:27 pm**

dawsonn wrote:How come 'Vivian' directed the video? Is he a friend of the band or is he a genuine music video director?

He directed both Fiesta and Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (Yeah?) and, although he is now the latest maverick doctor in Holby City, I think this was his actual proper job at the time. Unless he was wearing one of those Luvvie sweatshirts that read "But What I Really Want To Do Is Direct" and someone called his bluff on it. I'm not sure if there was a "family" connection at all, though Ade's missus, Jennifer Saunders, was certainly a friend of Kirsty's.

**Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:00 pm**

Or maby not!? Began to listen to you guys in about 87 or 88 i think. I was 13 or 14 then, and your music "the pogue style music" just blew me away! Been a big, big fan ever since. Just wanted to say hi to you Phil, and i'd like to thank you for the greatest music i've ever heard.. Thanx man! By the way, i've noticed that Shane looks more and more pale everytime i see a new foto of him. What do you think of hes health status this days?

With great love! Jocke

**Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:45 am**

MacKastberg wrote:Or maby not!? Began to listen to you guys in about 87 or 88 i think. I was 13 or 14 then, and your music "the pogue style music" just blew me away! Been a big, big fan ever since. Just wanted to say hi to you Phil, and i'd like to thank you for the greatest music i've ever heard.. Thanx man! By the way, i've noticed that Shane looks more and more pale everytime i see a new foto of him. What do you think of hes health status this days?

With great love! Jocke

Thanks Jocke. I never issue bulletins about Mr MacGowan's health, as I have long since discovered that it is his mission in life to confound such reports. I do know that he is exceptionally proud of his milky pale skin and has just given his parasol-bearers a well-earned pay rise.

**Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:49 pm**

philipchevron wrote:
MacKastberg wrote:Or maby not!? Began to listen to you guys in about 87 or 88 i think. I was 13 or 14 then, and your music "the pogue style music" just blew me away! Been a big, big fan ever since. Just wanted to say hi to you Phil, and i'd like to thank you for the greatest music i've ever heard.. Thanx man! By the way, i've noticed that Shane looks more and more pale everytime i see a new foto of him. What do you think of hes health status this days?

With great love! Jocke

Thanks Jocke. I never issue bulletins about Mr MacGowan's health, as I have long since discovered that it is his mission in life to confound such reports. I do know that he is exceptionally proud of his milky pale skin and has just given his parasol-bearers a well-earned pay rise.

Mr Chevron wins the prize for best response of the day, hands down!

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