Things I learned today (Part 2)

[myboyblue]

Gael Clichy is still at it

The Sportsman

[TheUlteriorMotive]

That’s nearly as empty as the Emptyhad

[farmerinthecity]

Number 1 singer Maria McKee sings on the obscure Irish band The Golden Horde’s song Friends in Time.

[artfoley]

@farmerinthecity

Number 1 singer Maria McKee sings on the obscure Irish band The Golden Horde’s song Friends in Time.

always an excuse to trot this one out

Things I learned today (Part 1)

That fergal sharkeys first 2 solo songs (a good heart and you little thief) were written by maria mckee and her ex boyfriend, benmont tench (tom pettys keyboard player ) respectively. Apparently tench was so incensed by a good heart that he wrote you little thief and sent it to sharkey, who, being a good sport recorded it and released it as a follow up:clap:

[gilgamboa]

@farmerinthecity

Number 1 singer Maria McKee sings on the obscure Irish band The Golden Horde’s song Friends in Time.

Surprised you didn’t know that.
The Golden Horde were never as mainstream as The Stunning or Something Happens who were of the same era…but never obscure. They gigged extensively and were a great live band on the circuit at that time

[farmerinthecity]

Before my time unfortunately.

[Raylan]

Wasn’t she living in Cork for a spell around that era?

[gilgamboa]

@Raylan

Wasn’t she living in Cork for a spell around that era?

That I don’t know. She isn’t Irish so may not have been tied to any one place. She looked like she was gonna be a massive star around the time she had a hit with the theme from days of thunder…

[farmerinthecity]

I think she did away with the mining requirement on Top of the Pops and sang that song live gaining massive plaudits.

An interesting character for sure.

[caulifloweredneanderthal]

A lad I know’s ex-wife was one of the early vocalists in Golden Horde. Think there was two women that sang with them in early eighties.

[artfoley]

@farmerinthecity

I think she did away with the mining requirement on Top of the Pops and sang that song live gaining massive plaudits.

Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven (live vocal) - Top Of The Pops - 13/09/1990

her live version of “if love is a red dress” is outstanding too

[TheUlteriorMotive]

Tom Dunne: The Golden Horde and a lost album that's worth a fortune   

[myboyblue]

Outstanding.

Chicks names. Outstanding.

My friend had “Friends in Time” as his first dance song. Its perfect.

Their website is delightful

[The Golden Horde] History

[farmerinthecity]

@myboyblue

My friend had “Friends in Time” as his first dance song. Its perfect.

I was just remarking that to the missus recently.

We really shouldn’t have gone for John Cage’s Sonata XII AABB.

[farmerinthecity]

It’s not from the grass Maria licked it of course.

Her much older half brother Bryan McLean is repsonsible for one of the best songs ever.

Love - Alone Again Or

Alone Again Or (2015 Remaster)

[TheUlteriorMotive]

“The moment you stop carrying your own guitar, Tom,” Simon said, “it’s over.”

[Alan-partridge]

Real gone kid by deacon blue was written as a tribute to Maria McKee

[caulifloweredneanderthal]

Great tune. Only learned about them being siblings last year!

[farmerinthecity]

He was the guts of 20 years older.

It must be on the Dad’s side.

[Tierneevin1979]

Israeli international Felix Halfon is infamous for being caught smuggling cocaine through Tel Aviv, a terrible idea one has to say. Less well known is the fact he always carried a condom in his sock in case he got lucky at halftime. The only documented case was during an international friendly in Sweden, when he rode a fan in a cupboard while the manager was giving the pep talk.

He scored but Israel lost 5-0.