The wierd thing about Bad Day is how similar it is to the real Happy Cycling but still manages to be so "off". Wonder how many more tracks there (not just BoC) that were 90% something brilliant but got junked cos they couldn't get out of that uncanny valley.
despite the Bad Day reference - i actually really enjoyed this version. probably because it was my all-time fav BOC track (around 2000) and i listened to it incessantly. made sure everyone else in earshot did the same. couldn't get enough of it.
so now when i hear it i still love it, but i remember how much MORE i loved it when it was still fresh in my ears - like the first couple of hundred times i listened to it (now i am in the thousands). does that make sense?
anyway this version has enough subtle (and overt) differences that really make it 'fresh' again.
i actually like this version just a little bit better because it actually seems like the cyclist is having a bad day. i have this under "Happy Cycling Bad Day Version" not just Bad Day, just for that reason in particular. I really don't see why this version gets so much hate at times.
So, just to confirm here no one has the actual "full" interview that Peel did with the boys, hey? Just the little precursor to the XYZ track that starts with Peel saying "...very remote is that true"
Spittal wrote:So, just to confirm here no one has the actual "full" interview that Peel did with the boys, hey? Just the little precursor to the XYZ track that starts with Peel saying "...very remote is that true"
i'd love to hear the full interview. i find it very hard to believe that a full recording isn't floating around somewhere...
Spittal wrote:So, just to confirm here no one has the actual "full" interview that Peel did with the boys, hey? Just the little precursor to the XYZ track that starts with Peel saying "...very remote is that true"
i'd love to hear the full interview. i find it very hard to believe that a full recording isn't floating around somewhere...
Noticed on https://sites.google.com/site/wwwpeelac ... d-archives that someone (the website owner?) may have a reel to reel audio cassette recording of it. Turns out this someone has an ebay account http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/reel-reel?_tr ... 7675.l2559 where he's selling copies of various peel session recordings in mp3 format. I sent him a message to see if he has the full peel session with the full interview. Once I get a response I'll relay it here.
For what it's worth, I was actually listening to the interview when it was first broadcast on the radio and I don't think there's much missing from the recording that we already have. Obviously it was a long time ago and I wasn't even a BoC fan at the time so I wasn't paying that much attention, but I don't remember it being a long interview.
deadfly wrote:For what it's worth, I was actually listening to the interview when it was first broadcast on the radio and I don't think there's much missing from the recording that we already have. Obviously it was a long time ago and I wasn't even a BoC fan at the time so I wasn't paying that much attention, but I don't remember it being a long interview.
That's really interesting
By the way, I love the Bad Day version. I can see it all perfectly- the Sun is shining, there are children playing everywhere, everybody's happy, and this cyclist is going through the city with a pissed look on his face, pushing everyone on his way while screaming "YOU BETTER FUCKING WATCH IT", as if he's found out that the band had fucked him over and he won't get any royalties for being the inspiration for a song
deadfly wrote:For what it's worth, I was actually listening to the interview when it was first broadcast on the radio and I don't think there's much missing from the recording that we already have. Obviously it was a long time ago and I wasn't even a BoC fan at the time so I wasn't paying that much attention, but I don't remember it being a long interview.
That's really interesting
By the way, I love the Bad Day version. I can see it all perfectly- the Sun is shining, there are children playing everywhere, everybody's happy, and this cyclist is going through the city with a pissed look on his face, pushing everyone on his way while screaming "YOU BETTER FUCKING WATCH IT", as if he's found out that the band had fucked him over and he won't get any royalties for being the inspiration for a song
rip Bob, legend