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the mighty fall

  • mes nicked from Irish timesPhoto of Mark E Smith: Irish Times

    It has been brought to my attention that, in my last article on The Fall, I got a lyric wrong; it's not “this is the three hours”, but “this is the three 'r's.

    As Jimi once said, “s’cuse me while I kiss this guy”. 

    Mis-hearing lyrics is one of the joys of music. Having too much information too easily available can destroy the mystique. It took ages to work out Pete Shelley's line “who do you think you're trying to arouse/ Get your hand out of my trousers” by playing the disc over and over (uh, back in the 70s), and that was kind of the point.