Got one - the Kaiser Chiefs had a weird reference to "Smeaton" which I thought was a name from Dickens but now am not so sure.
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Smeaton was, as the song notes, an Old Leodensian, i.e. an ex-Leeds Grammar School boy (like Ricky Wilson).
Smeaton also has a state school named after him in the city, which is what most Leeds people would think you were referring to if you said "Smeaton".
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Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View PostGot one - the Kaiser Chiefs had a weird reference to "Smeaton" which I thought was a name from Dickens but now am not so sure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Smeaton
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Smeaton two veg.
In the Wolf Hall account, Mark Smeaton was bullied by Anne Boleyn because he had a crush on her. He then boasted to Cromwell that he'd had her (to overcompensate for his humiliation) and that was a key opening for Cromwell to go after the others he needed to bring down with her. But historical accounts suggest he was simply tortured until he "confessed" and gave up the other names (perhaps he was also lied to that his life would be spared or he'd have a less cruel method of execution).Last edited by Satchmo Distel; 12-12-2022, 14:30.
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Close but no cigar then.
On the subject of Harriet Wheeler and supercilious smiles I saw a tweet a while back about an appearance by The Sundays on a TV show I think to which someone had replied along the lines of, "Can you believe I was actually there and saw her in the flesh that night 25 years ago!" Who should tweet next? Only OTF's favourite unapologetic blackface performer, David Baddiel with a comment like, "Can you believe I was actually at her house for dinner and saw her in the flesh only last weekend!"
There is clearly no limit to the man's unlikeability.
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This is what playing Googlewhack used to be like. Took a while but I found a word that only appears in one song on lyric.com
"Amlettes" as in young Amish only appears in Amish Paradise by Weird Al Yankovich. Though it's probably not a real word.
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A fewlyrics that I’ve only heard in one sog only:
interventionist - Nick Cave from “”into my arms”
Also Chris Thomson the main man from the fabulous Bathers is a wonderful singer and songwriter but he regularly makes me search on google for the meaning of certain lyrics, eg,
organza - from “Candide” - means a lightweight, sheer, plain-woven fabric
cinnabar - from “Kelvingrove Baby” means - A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide,
Svetlov - from “Latta’s Dream” - a Russian Composer
soporific - from “Time Regained” - means to induce sleep
Cadmus - from “If Love Could Last Forever” - the first king of Thebes
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Originally posted by Sits View PostThat reminds me, Simon & Garfunkel’s For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her features “organdy”.
It also includes “crinoline” but it’s less likely that’s unique.
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