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Title: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Shane (Skirky) on April 07, 2011, 09:10:30 AM
Has anyone seen the Classic Rock review of RT at the Festival Hall or, more importantly, the interview with Dan Hawkins out of The Darkness in the same issue which claims that everything he has written has been influenced in some way by the IWTSTBLTH*? Or am I just being royally wound up? :o Somewhere, I suspect, there's a Hancock guffawing and spluttering "I told you so!".  :)




*The "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight hitmaker".


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Dan O. on April 07, 2011, 10:03:41 AM
Dan Hawkins played guitar with singer/songwriter Liz Horsman, who supported RT on his UK tour in 1999, so that's the initial connection. I read an interview with him a few years ago when The Darkness were at their initial peak, and he claimed that being on the road with Richard (and the great Danny Thompson too !) had a big effect on him musically, opinions on The Darkness aside, of course  ;) If he thinks something's rubbed off on him, then fair enough !


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: fat Billy(Bill) on April 07, 2011, 12:44:58 PM
I could live with the darkness, they didn't take themselves too seriously


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Henry Tompkins (Pete) on April 07, 2011, 01:56:10 PM

I could live with the darkness, they didn't take themselves too seriously

They were Suffolk lads were they not Bill?  


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Tasha on April 07, 2011, 04:54:30 PM
Always think of Carey when I listen to or hear about the Darkness... :'(


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: fat Billy(Bill) on April 07, 2011, 06:53:18 PM


I could live with the darkness, they didn't take themselves too seriously

They were Suffolk lads were they not Bill?  


they were indeed, but we mustn't hold that against them.


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Henry Tompkins (Pete) on April 07, 2011, 07:01:42 PM



I could live with the darkness, they didn't take themselves too seriously

They were Suffolk lads were they not Bill?  


they were indeed, but we mustn't hold that against them.

oh yeah, I keep forgetting, you are north Essex aren't you?   They do say that most ITFC fans live in Colchester don't they?  


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Martin F on April 07, 2011, 07:28:43 PM
They're reforming this year and playing Download.


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Jim on April 07, 2011, 08:43:04 PM

Always think of Carey when I listen to or hear about the Darkness... :'(


me too, just shows he wasnt perfect ::)


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Steve with the black dog on April 07, 2011, 10:57:12 PM
Iwtstblth*????


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Jim on April 07, 2011, 11:14:00 PM

Iwtstblth*????


what does that mean?


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Shane (Skirky) on April 08, 2011, 12:39:00 AM
*The "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight hitmaker".


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: MikeB (Mike) on April 08, 2011, 03:26:40 AM

what does that mean?


You're a nut, you're crazy in the coconut...


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Rory. on April 08, 2011, 07:18:26 AM


what does that mean?


You're a nut, you're crazy in the coconut...




Top song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8BWBn26bX0


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: MikeB (Mike) on April 08, 2011, 03:42:20 PM



what does that mean?


You're a nut, you're crazy in the coconut...




Top song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8BWBn26bX0


I don't know if I should admit that I can do the whole thing, including sound effects, from memory :S


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: jOhN on April 08, 2011, 04:33:13 PM
I would say that is a talent to be proud of!!! :D


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Poor Will (Bill) on April 08, 2011, 05:52:46 PM




what does that mean?


You're a nut, you're crazy in the coconut...




Top song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8BWBn26bX0


I don't know if I should admit that I can do the whole thing, including sound effects, from memory :S
Probably best not to......but too late now!


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Jim on April 08, 2011, 11:51:30 PM



what does that mean?


You're a nut, you're crazy in the coconut...




Top song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8BWBn26bX0


that may be the last single i ever bought


Title: Re: "I believe in a thing called folk"
Post by: Steve with the black dog on April 09, 2011, 11:21:14 PM
 I'm feeling thick!! I spent ages trying to think what the initials stood for.   Obviously I have the album!