Le Phoenix - where you can SCORE points off each other...

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:40 pm

that dreadful whiny sow. she heroicly misunderstands irony (like a lot of north americans).

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:51 pm

I'll give it to thehut.

Nothing that Alanis talks about in the song could be described as irony (more bad luck). However, surely the fact that she wrote a song called Ironic which doesn't contain any irony is the very apotheosis of irony? In fact, she might very well have done that on purpose, although probably not.

(and I would say most British folk wouldn't understand the meaning of irony either. Like Baldrick).

Anyway, thehut, have the baton!

thehut · Post by **thehut** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:53 pm

I'm with Weyland, isn't most of the crap she comes out with not ironic - e.g 'like rain on your wedding day' or 'good advice that you just didn't take'

thehut · Post by **thehut** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:54 pm

damn, took me too long to post again

ops:

Weyland was in first so should take the baton...

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:03 pm

Sorry. Don't know why I told thehut to take the floor,

Over to you Weyland!

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:09 pm

It's all getting confused...

Another quickie, seeing as I've just been listening to it: What's the first town namechecked in "It's Grim Up North" by The JAMMs?

(and I recommend whoever gets this right digs up another phoenix, this one's getting a bit old now)

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:12 pm

i'm not familiar with the song but the grimmest place i have been to was hartlepool so i'll guess that.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:17 pm

Nope, there's far grimmer places up here, Hartlepool's not even in the song!

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:31 pm

I've not heard the song either, but I'm going for John O' Groats.

It really is grim (and bleak) up there.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:33 pm

i have a mate from halifax who enjoys eating offal so halifax?

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:35 pm

Tut tut, what were you guys doing in 1991?

In case you don't know, the JAMMs are also known as those wacky funsters the KLF.

John O'Groats isn't in the song either. Halifax is, but near the end. So a clue: It's in the North West.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:46 pm

aH... The Justified Ancients of Mumu?

Why didn't you say so?... I was a big fan of theirs.... even when they set fire to £1,000,000 in a publicity stunt I was right behind them.

They were one of the first decent technobands....

Still, funk knows the answer to the question though. Barrow-in-Furness?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:55 pm

huddersfield?

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Wed May 24, 2006 4:03 pm

Huddersfield is in, BIF isn't.

Yes, I should have put the full name rather than the acronym, you're right. But I've never called then anything else.

This song was the last they released as the JAMMs, and it was right in the middle of their "Stadium House" trilogy as The KLF.

It was quite notorious at the time, as a load of graffitti of the song's title suddenly appeared on motorway bridges leading to the North from the South.

Anyway, another clue... this town's team is in the Premiership, with a very well-known manager.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed May 24, 2006 4:05 pm

wigan?