Otway.

[zotz]

Well, it seems he's got the birthday present he wanted. Bunsen Burner's entered the singles chart at number nine, and Mr Otway is officially no longer a one-hit wonder.

And a pretty daft song it is too.

Comments

[ex-wendles389.livejournal.com]

wow! you reckon he'll be on TOTP this week?!

[surje.livejournal.com]

my cousin and family are part of the backing vocals for the song!

[zotz]

I think I'd happily put a tenner on that, yes. After 25 years? How could they resist?

[zotz]

The A-side or the B-side with the thousand-strong choir?

Apparently Abbey Road were very impressed by him bringing a choir of 1000 for the b-side of his next single. They were desperate to know what he was going to do for the A-side.

[surje.livejournal.com]

the big choir i guess.

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

Did you go to the birthday gig in the end? Or is that tonight?

[dmh.livejournal.com]

How bizarre. Some of the people I work with were strangely obsessed with the conspiracy to get John Otway in the charts. I'm sure they'll be well impressed if I tell them I know someone who's cousin was on the B-side. ;o)

[zotz]

That's tonight, and no, I didn't manage to organise myself into it in the end.

I didn't actually manage to get a copy of the single either - Cambridge isn't big on singles shops, and by the time I got to them, they'd sold out.

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

When I heard he'd sampled Disco Inferno I was thinking of getting a copy myself. Shall I pick one up for you if I find one here?

[zotz]

If you can find the one with "House of the Rising Sun" on the B-side, then yes please. Actually, two would be nice, because Dave from work's after one too. That's getting a bit greedy, really.

[surje.livejournal.com]

ello there, didn't know you were here! added you to friend list :)

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

Just to be clear, you only want it with that b-side? There's one with a different b-side then?

[swisstone.livejournal.com]

There are three alternate versions, the "Hit Mix" (which has "House of The Rising Son"), the "Even Hotter Mix", and if I can remember what the third one's called I'd be a happier man than I am now (not that this would be difficult). Experience shopping in London on Friday would suggest that everyone who's just bought one copy has bought the "Hit Mix" - Virgin on Oxford Street had lots of the other two, but none of that one, and HMV only had a few.

[zotz]

OK. I've just ordered it from HMV. Thanks, though. It was very kind of you to offer.

I particularly want HotRS because it's a live favourite. It'll probably sound terrible recorded, but when I'm old and senile (this time next week, probably) I'll be able to remember it and smile. Toothlessly.

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

No problem. If you get stuck with anything like that again just let me know.

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

Toothlessly.

Ooh, we're cross posting again! ;P

Apparently I'm already old. http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=zoo_music_girl&itemid=141575&thread=783623#t783623

I must get my GAYE donation changed to Alzheimers. Insurance, you know...

[dmh.livejournal.com]

Yes, I saw your picture and thought, "What's a boy like you doing in a LiveJournal like this?" :o)

[zotz]

Hmm. Convergent conversations. Apparently you're only as old as you strenuously deny being.

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[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

I happily admit my age and will continue to do so until people stop telling me I look five years younger than that or I reach 40, whichever comes first. ;)