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Chas and Dave

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,298
edited November 2006 in Other Football and Sports
Protectors of London Pub culture and musical heritage OR naff -cod cockney tripe

Discuss.

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  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    The Latter. Naff cockney Spurz tripe
  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,338
    Nothing wrong with a bit of old Cockney knees up. Born in Hackney, lived in Seven Sisters so I'm down with that.

    Back in 96 never went to an away game without Chas n Dave on the cassette player ;)
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,905
    great entertainment.

    standing at the bar, i couldn't think of any band that would be better entertainment to be playing in the corner.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,298
    I like their clever lyrics and if you overlook the snooker and Spurs things (and even some of them are at least singable on the terraces) there is a body of well crafted songs and no mid-atlantic accents. Also sampled by Emimin (sp) I hear.


    BTW Riscardo, downloaded that Seu Jorge. Great stuff.
  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,338
    Henry, very good live as well.

    Most of the lyrics aren't actually theirs. It all dates back from the 1800's ...
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,298
    I've only heard that one of Bowie covers which are all in French (?) so won't know.
  • CAFCBourne
    CAFCBourne Posts: 3,796
    Must admit bit of a fan, had there CD on the way to Germany good to sing a long with a load of beers
  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,338
    [quote][cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]I've only heard that one of Bowie covers which are all in French (?) so won't know.[/quote]

    Do Chas n Dave do Bowie covers ?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,298
    I doubt it but Seu Jorge do. That's who I meant.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,681
    They have the merit of appealing to a wide age range. A 27 year old girl from the office saw them on Saturday, coincidentally, and had a great time.

    If I was in "Margit" and saw them advertised at The Winter Gardens I would probably go along and watch them.

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  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,678
    Rabbit is absolutley genius....

    Is you wake up after a really heavy night open a beer and put that on youll be singing along....

    It fuelled a morning after party once....
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,356
    As Hugh Laurie said about them: Ars est celare artem.

    There's nothing fake about Chas and Dave. Brilliant, brilliant musicians who simply bash out their very favourite songs to please themselves. And, in doing so, take everyone else on the ride with them.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,020
    They are class
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,788
    Seen them live a couple of time (last one earlier this year). Great band, plenty of good ol sing-alongs and very under-rated musicians..........
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,196
    Love 'em.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,638
    Saw them earlier this year for the first time, they were superb.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    very much a huge part of my childhood and since those young impressionable days I have been a huge fan

    get to see them quite often living round here
  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    Went to see em a few years back in Gravesend, brilliant musicians as well as protectors of pub culture

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