About eight weeks ago, when I published a couple of modern songs in a slightly Renaissance manner…
…Rohan Candappa implored me to attempt Sound Of The Suburbs by The Members in a similar style.
My problem with Sound Of the Suburbs, though, is that I never found it convincing as a new wave or punk anthem. On that track, The Members always felt like a “me too” act, performing in a style that wasn’t authentically them.
Indeed, my research uncovered a few uncomfortable facts about The Members. Firstly, they were from Camberley, which is not what I’d describe as a suburb; I’d call Camberley “home counties”.
I also discovered that the lead man in The Members took Nicky Tesco as his “nom de punk”. Not very punk in my view, next to names like Sid Vicious and Rat Scabies.
Hence my adaptation being, “The Sound Of Home Counties” – a mash up of Sound Of the Suburbs with Tell me Daphne by William Byrd.
My nom de punk is Ged Waitrose
Rohan Candappa said, “never explain”, but then I don’t listen to everything Rohan says.
Rohan also said, “Ian, you’re a Rock God”. I’m rolling with that idea; Rohan talks a lot of sense sometimes.
Here’s The Sound Of The Suburbs by The Members:
While here, believe it or not, is the version of Tell Me Daphne with the highest number of YouTube hits in the whole of the webosphere:
Perhaps Rohan is right about me being a Rock God.
Try “The Sound Of Home Counties” again…go on!