Simon Haines

SF Giants and Arsenal FC. Indie rock and pop-punk (or punk-pop). WWE, sci-fi and zombies. T- shirt wearer and general geek.

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@GingerWildheart The Hold Steady, Super Furry Animals, Living Colour

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live House of Fun by Madness. All about an embarrassing attempt at shopping.

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live Captain Beaky by Keith Michell. Featuring Reckless Rat and his Reckless Hat.

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live Probably cheating to use a band who only sing about baseball. This is a super group featuring members of REM and Dream Syndicate. And on this song Craig Finn from The Hold Steady. It's about the Minnesota Twins. Sorry Colin.

https://t.co/S1lj8Yp6ZI

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live On my way home from a Manic Street Preachers gig, so going for one of their songs. Prologue To History. "A brand new Dyson, that is decadent"

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live Has to be Where's Me Jumper? by Sultans Of Ping FC. "It's alright to say things can only get better, you haven't lost your brand new sweater"

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live Hornets! Hornets! by The Hold Steady. Probably won't get picked, but have to support my favourite band.

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live Magnetic North Pole by Cold Water Flat. Obscure mid 90s indie. Probably won't get played, I can only find it on YouTube. It's good though. https://t.co/kkmNO9COA7

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live Sweet Transvestite from The Rocky Horror Show. "From Transsexual, Transylvania.". Transsexual is the name of the planet Frank N Furter is from.

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live Teenage Lobotomy by Ramones. "Now I guess I'll have to tell 'em. I ain't got no cerebellum"

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live Spoonman by Soundgarden. Actually inspired by a street performer who played the spoons.

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@MicroTitanMania Sounds good to me. I'm in.

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live Or how about The Only Living Boy In New Cross by Carter USM. Hotel towels and toothpaste, and the bathroom wall.

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live Hotel Illness by The Black Crowes

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live @PauldMcNamee God! Show Me Magic by Super Furry Animals

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@GingerWildheart Who was the best songwriter in Husker Du? I prefer Grant Harts stuff (Books About UFOs, Diane, Pink Turns To Blue) because his lyrics were more personal.

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live "Thank You Jack White (For The Fibre-Optic Jesus That You Gave Me) by The Flaming Lips.

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live @weeclaire Some Brix Smith era The Fall. Hit The North part 1 maybe

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos by Public Enemy. "Got a letter from the government the other day. Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers"

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@ColinMurray @bbc5live Hello There by Cheap Trick has to be track one, right? https://t.co/hOgoMyGOD2