Derek Robinson
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Derek Robinson
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tried to describe myself from A to Z but only got as far as A for apathetic and gave up. Couldn’t be arsed. A pessimist is never disappointed
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The ‘banal’ bit is like ‘canal’. Banal by itself is more banana
Maybe they’ll find a country that’s more welcoming to foreigners than the one th- oh hang on
Was originally released under Matt Johnson’s name, it was only later that it was re-released as The The.
Who cares about the tree, I just want to get in the box
This had just gone to no. 1 in the UK when my first child was born. It was still no. 1 when my second one was born.

No they weren’t twins, and it wasn’t actually still no. 1 but it did seem like it was there forever
Uncertain Smile (the version where half of it is the Jools Holland piano solo; actually two improvised solos that they couldn’t choose between so they used both) is an astonishing record. I felt so let down when I found out it uses a drum machine because the drum track is so good as well
Not sure how early in the series it is but there is a scene where Trisha casually uses racist language to Benny in a perfectly conversational context; could easily be edited out although it was included when the series was on BritBox. All the episodes carried the usual trigger warnings
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Besides John Lennon and Revolver, how many musicians have albums named after the thing that would eventually kill them?
John Denver, Leaving on a Jet Plane? Again probably not an album but let’s make the brief a little easier
Only seen the ones on the top row and to be fair, it’s only to be expected that they would be better given the technology available by then and also how performance styles had evolved. Although I’ve never seen the original Body Snatchers. The originals of the other two are laughable now, but then …
Hang on, you mean they did it from the ceiling?
My boys would soon work something out
They probably were. Strap in for Alex Kingston
We’re not allowed to call him that any more, he’s renounced his titles, that’s the point
It’s a triumph. Not just in itself but under the circumstances in which it was written. Contender for the best ever, including the modern series.
And we all thought they were ancient which was their USP. I’m now 53. I don’t know what to make of this information