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General Things That Annoy You thread - part 2
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Tony Knowles without his tux and snooker cue 🤣8
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Don't know Candy and never heard of Cameo. Thank fuck.2
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Never heard ‘Word Up’?Stig said:Don't know Candy and never heard of Cameo. Thank fuck.1 -
Candy dance is amazing. You guys need to spend more time with African Caribbean people at their events and family gatherings. Its a vibe.
Genuinely some of my highlights from the last few years are the Candy dance at weddings or parties.0 -
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Never heard ‘Word Up’?Stig said:Don't know Candy and never heard of Cameo. Thank fuck.0 -
So, here's the thing. In the mid-eighties, I may have caught a bit of chart music in someone elses car or or passing a radio, I may have even seen a few minutes of TOTP, but other than that I was totally immersed in fifties music. I know and like Word Up, but that was a bone-fide top five hit and had a bit of hutzpah about it . I just listened to Candy and I can say if I have heard it before I quickly forgot - it's no Word Up - sorry but it's the kind of bland nothingness that I still just switch off from. That it just scraped the top thirty would suggest I am not alone in that opinion?
As for Afro-Caribbean music. I listen to shedloads of the stuff. Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Cab Calloway, The Flamingos, The Spaniels, Ruth Brown, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Lightnin' Hopkins, Etta James, Big Al Downing, Jimmy Jones, Sonny Boy Williamson, Lois Jordan, Anisteen Allen, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and dozens and dozens of others...
What's wrong with the Hokey Cokey anyway?
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Its not about the song its about the dance!!Algarveaddick said:So, here's the thing. In the mid-eighties, I may have caught a bit of chart music in someone elses car or or passing a radio, I may have even seen a few minutes of TOTP, but other than that I was totally immersed in fifties music. I know and like Word Up, but that was a bone-fide top five hit and had a bit of hutzpah about it . I just listened to Candy and I can say if I have heard it before I quickly forgot - it's no Word Up - sorry but it's the kind of bland nothingness that I still just switch off from. That it just scraped the top thirty would suggest I am not alone in that opinion?
As for Afro-Caribbean music. I listen to shedloads of the stuff. Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Cab Calloway, The Flamingos, The Spaniels, Ruth Brown, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Lightnin' Hopkins, Etta James, Big Al Downing, Jimmy Jones, Sonny Boy Williamson, Lois Jordan, Anisteen Allen, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and dozens and dozens of others...
What's wrong with the Hokey Cokey anyway?
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People that immediately dismiss something when they’ve never even attempted to try it/taste it/give it a listen.3
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I agree Gaz. In this case I listened and didn't like it much.ValleyGary said:People that immediately dismiss something when they’ve never even attempted to try it/taste it/give it a listen.0 -
Just like the Hokey Cokey then...cantersaddick said:
Its not about the song its about the dance!!Algarveaddick said:So, here's the thing. In the mid-eighties, I may have caught a bit of chart music in someone elses car or or passing a radio, I may have even seen a few minutes of TOTP, but other than that I was totally immersed in fifties music. I know and like Word Up, but that was a bone-fide top five hit and had a bit of hutzpah about it . I just listened to Candy and I can say if I have heard it before I quickly forgot - it's no Word Up - sorry but it's the kind of bland nothingness that I still just switch off from. That it just scraped the top thirty would suggest I am not alone in that opinion?
As for Afro-Caribbean music. I listen to shedloads of the stuff. Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Cab Calloway, The Flamingos, The Spaniels, Ruth Brown, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Lightnin' Hopkins, Etta James, Big Al Downing, Jimmy Jones, Sonny Boy Williamson, Lois Jordan, Anisteen Allen, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and dozens and dozens of others...
What's wrong with the Hokey Cokey anyway? 1 -
More like the Macarena but so soo much betterAlgarveaddick said:
Just like the Hokey Cokey then...cantersaddick said:
Its not about the song its about the dance!!Algarveaddick said:So, here's the thing. In the mid-eighties, I may have caught a bit of chart music in someone elses car or or passing a radio, I may have even seen a few minutes of TOTP, but other than that I was totally immersed in fifties music. I know and like Word Up, but that was a bone-fide top five hit and had a bit of hutzpah about it . I just listened to Candy and I can say if I have heard it before I quickly forgot - it's no Word Up - sorry but it's the kind of bland nothingness that I still just switch off from. That it just scraped the top thirty would suggest I am not alone in that opinion?
As for Afro-Caribbean music. I listen to shedloads of the stuff. Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Cab Calloway, The Flamingos, The Spaniels, Ruth Brown, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Lightnin' Hopkins, Etta James, Big Al Downing, Jimmy Jones, Sonny Boy Williamson, Lois Jordan, Anisteen Allen, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and dozens and dozens of others...
What's wrong with the Hokey Cokey anyway?1 -
Anal?ValleyGary said:People that immediately dismiss something when they’ve never even attempted to try it/taste it/give it a listen.11 -
Jesus! I didn’t think it would be an old song ffs.AFKABartram said:
And who knew it had ‘moves’, I certainly didn’t and if I did I probably deliberately didn’t do them as I hated that thing back in the day.
Too much like line dancing, blurgh!
It was a shite song tbf 🤣🤣🤣0 -
Trust you !!DaveMehmet said:
Anal?ValleyGary said:People that immediately dismiss something when they’ve never even attempted to try it/taste it/give it a listen.0 -
Thanks for the offer Dave but you're not my type.DaveMehmet said:
Anal?ValleyGary said:People that immediately dismiss something when they’ve never even attempted to try it/taste it/give it a listen.
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I loathe that, the only one I ever did was Jingo…….and even then I had to change it up cos it got sooooooo boring 🤣🤣cantersaddick said:k
More like the Macarena but so soo much betterAlgarveaddick said:
Just like the Hokey Cokey then...cantersaddick said:
Its not about the song its about the dance!!Algarveaddick said:So, here's the thing. In the mid-eighties, I may have caught a bit of chart music in someone elses car or or passing a radio, I may have even seen a few minutes of TOTP, but other than that I was totally immersed in fifties music. I know and like Word Up, but that was a bone-fide top five hit and had a bit of hutzpah about it . I just listened to Candy and I can say if I have heard it before I quickly forgot - it's no Word Up - sorry but it's the kind of bland nothingness that I still just switch off from. That it just scraped the top thirty would suggest I am not alone in that opinion?
As for Afro-Caribbean music. I listen to shedloads of the stuff. Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Cab Calloway, The Flamingos, The Spaniels, Ruth Brown, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Lightnin' Hopkins, Etta James, Big Al Downing, Jimmy Jones, Sonny Boy Williamson, Lois Jordan, Anisteen Allen, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and dozens and dozens of others...
What's wrong with the Hokey Cokey anyway?1 -
Ohh I hate every single one of them too. Awful attempt at personality! but Candy is somehow different!KBslittlesis said:
I loathe that, the only one I ever did was Jingo…….and even then I had to change it up cos it got sooooooo boring 🤣🤣cantersaddick said:k
More like the Macarena but so soo much betterAlgarveaddick said:
Just like the Hokey Cokey then...cantersaddick said:
Its not about the song its about the dance!!Algarveaddick said:So, here's the thing. In the mid-eighties, I may have caught a bit of chart music in someone elses car or or passing a radio, I may have even seen a few minutes of TOTP, but other than that I was totally immersed in fifties music. I know and like Word Up, but that was a bone-fide top five hit and had a bit of hutzpah about it . I just listened to Candy and I can say if I have heard it before I quickly forgot - it's no Word Up - sorry but it's the kind of bland nothingness that I still just switch off from. That it just scraped the top thirty would suggest I am not alone in that opinion?
As for Afro-Caribbean music. I listen to shedloads of the stuff. Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Cab Calloway, The Flamingos, The Spaniels, Ruth Brown, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Lightnin' Hopkins, Etta James, Big Al Downing, Jimmy Jones, Sonny Boy Williamson, Lois Jordan, Anisteen Allen, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and dozens and dozens of others...
What's wrong with the Hokey Cokey anyway?0 -
Nopecantersaddick said:
Ohh I hate every single one of them too. Awful attempt at personality! but Candy is somehow different!KBslittlesis said:
I loathe that, the only one I ever did was Jingo…….and even then I had to change it up cos it got sooooooo boring 🤣🤣cantersaddick said:k
More like the Macarena but so soo much betterAlgarveaddick said:
Just like the Hokey Cokey then...cantersaddick said:
Its not about the song its about the dance!!Algarveaddick said:So, here's the thing. In the mid-eighties, I may have caught a bit of chart music in someone elses car or or passing a radio, I may have even seen a few minutes of TOTP, but other than that I was totally immersed in fifties music. I know and like Word Up, but that was a bone-fide top five hit and had a bit of hutzpah about it . I just listened to Candy and I can say if I have heard it before I quickly forgot - it's no Word Up - sorry but it's the kind of bland nothingness that I still just switch off from. That it just scraped the top thirty would suggest I am not alone in that opinion?
As for Afro-Caribbean music. I listen to shedloads of the stuff. Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Cab Calloway, The Flamingos, The Spaniels, Ruth Brown, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Lightnin' Hopkins, Etta James, Big Al Downing, Jimmy Jones, Sonny Boy Williamson, Lois Jordan, Anisteen Allen, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and dozens and dozens of others...
What's wrong with the Hokey Cokey anyway?
They are all in the same pond. I spent years DJ'ing and at some point at pretty much every wedding or birthday I did I'd have to stick the following wanker bangers on
Apache
Saturday night
Macarena
Oops upside your head
Candy
Cha cha slide
The time warp
And the procession of the sad acts who spent too long in front of MTV leading the charge and dragging reluctant participants in.
Never minded Apache or Time Warp to be honest and whilst Candy has its merits you can't play two Cameo tracks in the same evening and Word Up is the bigger banger2 -
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I appear to be too young as well. have just listened to it and cannot remember having ever heard it before. it is bloody awful thoughAFKABartram said:1 -
I always preferred Single Life and She's Strange to both of them.Carter said:
Nopecantersaddick said:
Ohh I hate every single one of them too. Awful attempt at personality! but Candy is somehow different!KBslittlesis said:
I loathe that, the only one I ever did was Jingo…….and even then I had to change it up cos it got sooooooo boring 🤣🤣cantersaddick said:k
More like the Macarena but so soo much betterAlgarveaddick said:
Just like the Hokey Cokey then...cantersaddick said:
Its not about the song its about the dance!!Algarveaddick said:So, here's the thing. In the mid-eighties, I may have caught a bit of chart music in someone elses car or or passing a radio, I may have even seen a few minutes of TOTP, but other than that I was totally immersed in fifties music. I know and like Word Up, but that was a bone-fide top five hit and had a bit of hutzpah about it . I just listened to Candy and I can say if I have heard it before I quickly forgot - it's no Word Up - sorry but it's the kind of bland nothingness that I still just switch off from. That it just scraped the top thirty would suggest I am not alone in that opinion?
As for Afro-Caribbean music. I listen to shedloads of the stuff. Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Cab Calloway, The Flamingos, The Spaniels, Ruth Brown, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Lightnin' Hopkins, Etta James, Big Al Downing, Jimmy Jones, Sonny Boy Williamson, Lois Jordan, Anisteen Allen, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and dozens and dozens of others...
What's wrong with the Hokey Cokey anyway?
They are all in the same pond. I spent years DJ'ing and at some point at pretty much every wedding or birthday I did I'd have to stick the following wanker bangers on
Apache
Saturday night
Macarena
Oops upside your head
Candy
Cha cha slide
The time warp
And the procession of the sad acts who spent too long in front of MTV leading the charge and dragging reluctant participants in.
Never minded Apache or Time Warp to be honest and whilst Candy has its merits you can't play two Cameo tracks in the same evening and Word Up is the bigger banger2 -
Got a horrible feeling you were prompted by the /taste it/DaveMehmet said:
Anal?ValleyGary said:People that immediately dismiss something when they’ve never even attempted to try it/taste it/give it a listen.8 -
‘W***er bangers’, lol, such a wordsmith 👏2
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I’ve a video of Mrs AFKA leading a drunken version of the Candy dance about 8.30pm in Boxpark after the play off final 💃KBslittlesis said:
Jesus! I didn’t think it would be an old song ffs.AFKABartram said:
And who knew it had ‘moves’, I certainly didn’t and if I did I probably deliberately didn’t do them as I hated that thing back in the day.
Too much like line dancing, blurgh!
It was a shite song tbf 🤣🤣🤣4 -
I have, I think it might be a northern saying.ValleyGary said:Stopped is fine if it’s part of your journey, ie we stopped in a hotel for a night and then continued on….
I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone say, I stopped in a hotel for two weeks.0 -
Royal Mail. Received a flyer from the club today, advertising the match against Southampton. Admittedly I wouldn't have gone anyway, but delivering something after the event is not good enough.
Last week I asked for next day delivery of a parcel, as I knew I'd be at home. It wasn't delivered until the day after.0 -
Didn't know it was an Afro Caribbean vibecantersaddick said:Candy dance is amazing. You guys need to spend more time with African Caribbean people at their events and family gatherings. Its a vibe.
Genuinely some of my highlights from the last few years are the Candy dance at weddings or parties.
Probably been danced at every wedding have been to since the mid 90's0 -
Podcast cliches are really getting on my nerves. Mostly American things.
"That's a great segue..." - it was until you acknowledged it, now it is no longer a segue.
"I'm just curious..." - your question is not more interesting because you used the word curious. Just ask the fucking question. Q&As on podcasts are especially bad for this. Nobody just asks a question anymore, or says they're wondering or interested to know. They're all 'curious' which sounds smug as fuck to me.
Ending every sentence with 'right?' thus forcing whoever they're talking to to agree with them. It's on the NY Times Daily every day. Kamala Harris is especially guilty of this. It's like a Derren Brown mind trick.
Also on the NY Times pod, "That's exactly right".
Richard Osman starting his statements with 'listen,' as if we weren't already listening. To his fucking podcast.
On the same pod, Marina Hyde saying "In lots of ways" or "in many ways" when I think she would struggle to name more than two ways. She will also fail to complete a sentence and interrupt herself more often than not.
Honestly I don't know why I listen to podcasts. They just annoy me.3 -
Not sure how it became so but very much is an Afro Caribbean thing. Comes out at bbq's, or basically any time they have people together. Was introduced to it by my African family members but friends bring it out all the time and are always impressed when I know it!MrOneLung said:
Didn't know it was an Afro Caribbean vibecantersaddick said:Candy dance is amazing. You guys need to spend more time with African Caribbean people at their events and family gatherings. Its a vibe.
Genuinely some of my highlights from the last few years are the Candy dance at weddings or parties.
Probably been danced at every wedding have been to since the mid 90's0
