A bit of fun...

[Electric ~soul~]

...actually, it's not even that really, but I came out as John Lennon and I'd be interested who anyone else gets...

 

Which Beatle are you??

[gertcha EFM]

I got Ringo.

 

Have you ever heard the story of how Chas Hodges nearly became the fifth beatle ?

[Electric ~soul~]

Haha! No I haven't - please elaborate!

 

Funny you should use the term '5th Beatle', by the way - I used exactly the same expression over on the Ricay board this morning!

[CANV EFM]

i tried twice to be lennon but got macca both times... [****!!****]!!

[gertcha EFM]

I'm not sure of the story, I was pissed when he told it. From the press release for their tour, it would appear he did actually become the fifth Beatle. Colin should remember.

 

"Choral cockney duo Chas 'n' Dave will be reliving their unforgettable chirpy musical favourites when they visit the Broadway Theatre, Barking, on Friday 30 March.

 

 

 

Self-styled musicians with a particularly British charm, Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock wrote a series of classic hits in the 1980s including "Rabbit", "Gertcha", "Ain't No Pleasing You", and "Margate".

 

 

 

Chas, once a member of chart toppers Mike Berry and the Outlaws and Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers and Dave, a top session bass guitarist, were brought together by a common love for their North London roots (Spurs!), and a shared dislike for pop stars trying to sound American.

 

 

 

They wrote English songs and sang them natural. A string of top selling albums, tv shows, Royal Command Performances followed. Now two years after their 25th anniversary, the boys are spilling the beans on their unique exploits in the "Two for the Road Tour".

 

 

 

Unplugged, the first half of the show features the duo playing guitars and banjos and sharing intimate stories with audience, including "Working with the Beatles before Hamburg", "What Princess Margaret told them over dinner", "How Chas became the fifth Beatle", and "Recording at Sun Studios in Memphis".

 

 

 

The second half of the show sees them perform their familiar hits, plus the sing-a-longs their audiences have come to expect.

[Electric ~soul~]

CANV - as long as you consider yourself to be a bit of an angry, bitter Nowhere Man and want to shack up with a painter/songstress (I'm imagining her as a Norah Jones-type rather than Yoko!), then I reckon you've got Lennon in the bag!!

[Electric ~soul~]

Gertcha - I consider myself to be a bit of a Beatle wizard, and I have NEVER heard Chas Hodges referred to as the fifth Beatle (although I appreciate his story is probably tongue-in-cheek!!)

 

George Martin, Brian Epstein, Billy Preston, even stand-in drummer Jimmy Nicol have been touted as a fifth Beatle, but not that bearded twat!!

 

However... the sample on Eminem's "My Name Is", believe it or not, is performed by Chas and Dave!

 

The sample itself comes from a 1970s Labi Siffre song, but Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock were the two session musicians employed by Siffre to play on that record!!

[gertcha EFM]

Well, I presume it must have been when they were working with the Beatles before Hamburg that he joined. Maybe he quit with a heavy heart before getting a chance to actually play with them.

 

Only Labi Siffre work I know is It Must be Love thanks to Maddness.

[Electric ~soul~]

I'm not sure what this particular track was that 'Slim Shady' sampled, but Mr Siffre had a major hit in 1987 with Something Inside (So Strong) which I'm sure you're also aware of.

[CANV EFM]

hurrah.. i mnaged to sneak a lennon at last.. i just relaxed and stopped trying to hard and was guided to the right answers by some higher power

[YELLOW]

I got George Harrison.

[Electric ~soul~]

Sounds like we've got ourselves a band!

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Did we hear the story or had we been ejected by that point?

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

The Beatles thing isn't working, which one of them shouted the most?