"Now here ya come baby with your tail dragon the gravy . . . . . . . . gonna take up with a mermaid and leave you landluving women alone . . . . . . I’m gonna grow fins and go back in the water . . . . . you know your Peas & Queues!”
So I’ll sign off with some favourite Lenny (sic!) and this is how I am feeling. . . a tad last years man, getting old and feeling like I have been run over by a Steamroller!
This appeals to the great North/South divide argument and the kudos (s’posed!?) of being more ‘authentic’ the further North you go! I am from Merseyside which is largely considered the heartland of the North (UK) but what is that to a SCOT?! Pah! . . . my family roots are Gaelic and from Scotland (Aberdeen/Montrose etc) and Ireland on my maternal side! Go figure! Northern Irish means something TOTALLY different from someone from the republic! I am usually surprised anyone thinks I am from planet Earth!
I’m From Further North Than You (Edinburgh) Cinerama Peel Sessions Cinerama-I’m From Further North Than You (Edinburgh)(2003) David Gedge clearly liked this song as he brought it to the Wedding Present when they regrouped. That said, I like the Cinerama version recorded as a Peel Session. I think we’re the same in many ways
"And I admit we had some memorable days…but just not very many"
Cinerama - I’m From Further North Than You (Edinburgh) (2003)