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

[philipchevron]

agh, but noiw oi do
oi have to learn everythoing the hard way

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

[IrishRover]

thanks Philip

[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.

[IrishRover]

censoirshoippers they are then.. freedoim foir album nameos!

[firehazard]

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...

[Billie]

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.

[philipchevron]

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.

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.

[Low D]

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!

[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.