It's just going to be a short post tonight, as as I'm living my Catfish and the Bottlemen addiction full blast at the mo, I need to post a song that I've heard and thought 'yeah that's me'. That's weird isn't it? That you can relate a song, story, picture, poem or even feeling and think 'yeah that sums up me', even though it isn't you?!?! :D
Anyway, every song I post on here, I have to love enough to post, but this song in particular - 'Homesick' by Catfish and The Bottlemen - I love completely and utterly.
It's that time of night again when I've come to ave' a good kip ;) and I feel the need to post. I am a muppet I really am.
I've even got to be up quite early tomorrow to go on a little drive with my L Plates on, after the Poppa has kindly promised me he'll sit in, before heading to record the Friday lunchtime show at Hospital Radio. I'm really happy to say I've got a car and on Wednesday passed my theory, so just practise and more lessons to go to get to the practical! Ahhhh! Anyway...
Tonight's post has got a particular genre, that being comedy; but in particular its really a dedication to one of my all time favourite comedians and that's Caroline Aherne. I've definitely talked about her in passing in one of my posts from a few months ago, due to my love of the sitcom she so cleverly co-wrote with the (also legend) Craig Cash. However, perhaps sadly but inevitably more so after her really untimely passing, I've taken to watching some of her early comedy sketches. These include snippets from 'The fast show' and the 'Mrs Merton' show, a show where Caroline's character (Mrs Merton) hosted a mock talk show, taking the mick out of celebrities. (If you haven't seen these I'd definitely recommend you check them out, to me they're absolute genius, especially the latter as being an interviewer exposed to any manner of reply,, most of Caroline's come-backs were unscripted.)
-started on 12/8/2016 carried on 13/8/2016 (with a fresh cuppa' in hand) -
Sorry I couldn't stay up to finish this post last night, my eyelids were so heavy I would've had to put toothpicks in them, Mr Bean style, to keep them open! :D so I will pull myself together and dive straight back in to it...
However really, I'm only paving the way for uploading a stand up video that I found from Caroline's early days as a comedian, I can't tell where it is or the date it was filmed etc... All's I know is, if I even saw this one video and nothing else, there's something about her comedy that makes me think she's a genius, in fact she is in my eyes.
- I will just add sorry if anyone finds any of the content insulting, it is not intended to be so at all, in fact that's why Caroline highlights situations, in a sort of dark comedy! I've merely chosen this video, as to me it demonstrates how naturally funny she is.
I love how down to earth her humour is, that it seems so relatable that she could almost be a mate talking to you down the pub or something. This for me is the key to all I enjoy, both good music and good comedy has to make me feel like it knows me better than I know myself and it's then that it really touches me. What I love about comedy in particular, without any pun intended, is that it doesn't take itself seriously. At the end of the day, life is life, and sometimes it's unfair and sometimes horrible things happen, but we know this, it's no surprise, so if you can see how even the most normal and underrated situations can be hilarious, why don't you?? By laughing at how awful and brilliant things can be, I think you're in a better position to embrace it even if it's 'blummin' heck, I didn't expect that'. Even talking like this now I think I'm a little to serious :D. Ayyyyee only embracing my inner David Brent and teaching people my epiphanies ;D. Hahaha only joking!
I think I've always loved comedy and (according to my Mum) always understood sarcasm - it's a good thing, I think it makes up about 90% of who I am ;) - as my parents have always been sarcastic and so when I was little and my friends used to look around confused/slightly concerned when my mum joked apparently, apart from me who just laughed :D (big surprise).
What intrigues me is how much my sense of humour makes up who I am and how much it affects friendship. It's true that all my closest friends are the ones who understand my humour. Even if we've all got different types, we all know not to take each other seriously at all. In fact when there is anything serious to talk about, I have to do the mandatory address of 'RIGHT, this is serious now' :D.
On that note
I'M BEING SERIOUS NOW,
Have the best night ;D
Again it's late and I'm completely sorry but this post has got to be uploaded even if I have got to be up early tomorrow, because, as far as music blogging goes I feel it's essential. Okay, so not quite as essential as y'know not mixing water with electricity or I don't know.. Making sure you've got your parachute before you sky dive, but it seems pretty essential to me all the same. And that is to do a blog post completely dedicated to the legends that are Catfish and The Bottlemen.
Oh, I know what you're thinking... What kind of self professed indie-lover are you Molly? Catfish have been around for so long now they're slipping mainstream (to the sigh of a pretty massive fan base probably), how have they slipped the net?
Well I don't know, but truth be told, they have.
It all started when a friend of mine suggested I listened to' Seven' pretty much a few days of its release. As soon as I heard it I got that tingly feeling I get when I know I'm going to be hooked on a song for a while (I'm weird I know) and pretty soon all my best friends knew the words, with one even working on a cover for the next open mic night - we're regulars I can tell you. :D
I suppose before that I'd vaguely heard of them from a few people but if I'm honest, something put me off listening to their stuff, maybe I just wanted something different and I was scared they'd be a bit same-y, either way that was stupid, and as with anything in life you cannot judge before you've experienced something, or in this case heard something, so I should of known better. But ey, stranger things have happened.
Anyway... In case you don't know much about the band, here are a few details to fill you in ;) (Thank you Wikipedia as of 5/8/16);
Catfish and The Bottlemen are an Indie/ Rock band, formed in Llandudno, Wales in 2007. Their debut album 'The Balcony' reached number 10 in the UK singles chart on release and their second album 'The Ride' was released in May of this year. Before that hey released their first three singles; 'Homesick', 'Rango' and 'Pacifier' in 2013 and then a following single 'Kathleen' in 2014. All to incredibly positive response. According to Ryan Mcann, one of the founding members of the band, the name 'Catfish and The Bottlemen' derives from hours first musical childhood memory, of an Australian street busker in Sydney, who played beer bottles and went by the name of 'Catfish the bottle man'. Playing many Festivals in the UK and in Europe, such as Reading, Leeds, Kendal-calling and Y Not - to name but a few - it seems the band are going from strength to strength.
So, as I've probably got my fair share of catching up to do, I thought I'd upload a few of the tracks that were on my playlist this evening! I hope that those who are already familiar with the band enjoy them and those who didn't know a Catfish from a Bottle before are now more familiar with the band, or are prepared, at least to be a bit more open minded than me ;D.
I'll put on 'Kathleen', 'Pacifier' and 'Fallout' for you to enjoy in that order :D.
I loved Shaun Mendes from the minute I started humming 'I'll be needing stichesssss...', everywhere and even though he is genetically 'poppy' and maybe not to everyone's taste, I definitely think there's a place for Pop, even if it's secretly dancing around your room on that Sunday morning when there's nothing to do :D.. I'd just like to add Thank you so much for such a positive response on my last post, that's the most amount of views I've ever had and you guys are great! I also can't quite believe that next Monday will mark the annum of beginning this blog, that's crazy!!
