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You're a Liar, Nicky Wire
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A humorous social comment about the Manic Millennium catering fiasco. The song which got me signed to Crai Records.
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Eclectic singer/songwriter and a great acoustic live performer. A compere, poet and author too!
The Bard of Ely was signed to Crai Records (the label where Catatonia began) as frontman for TAFFIA and an EP was released which included his songs 'Harvest Home' and 'You're a Liar, Nicky Wire.' Bard of Ely is a singer/songwriter, poet, compere, and a real ordained Celtic Bard being a member of the Gorsedd of Bards of Caer Abiri and also Principal Bard of The Traveling Court of Camelot (the musical wing of the druid order). The Bard is also the author of Herbs of the Northern Shaman (Loompanics). Bard of Ely has had his music broadcast worldwide on the radio and has appeared countless times on TV too. He was the co-presenter of a series called 'In Full View' on BBC Choice.
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Genre
Electronic • House
Charts
#34,153 today Peak #37
#3,670 in subgenre Peak #3
Author
Vocals & lyrics: Bard of Ely; music, arr & product
Rights
Bard of Ely/Ian Kaye/Phil Moxham/Crai Records 2003
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December 03, 2003
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MP3 3.3 MB • 128 kbps • 3:37
Story behind the song
This track fronts the TAFFIA EP on Crai Records but it is a non-exclusive contract so I am able to release the song here too. It was rave-reviewed in the NME and featured by BBC Radio 1 Wales.
Lyrics
You're a liar, Nicky Wire, You promised the bar prices wouldn't go higher, You said the stadium would be the "biggest pub," But we couldn't get served and we couldn't buy no grub. 6 quid for a double short Is more than twice the price of drinks I've bought. The same again for a Red Bull and spirit Has got to be a rip-off hasn't it? 3 pound a pint, well, maybe in London, But here in Wales it's going to get frowned on And 15 quid for a cheesey pizza Is hardly a price that is going to please ya. I'm sure it's a different story if you're in a band With whatever you want from a rider at hand But for us your fans who flocked to fill the floor Paying prices like these would leave us very poor. Now I appreciate,Nicky, that you've been on the wagon So perhaps you don't know the price for a flagon But James and Sean both count booze amongst their vices And they wouldn't have been happy paying extortionate prices; And then the queues were too much for many, Even if you had the money you couldn't spend any. When the midnight chimes sounded many were still sober, Many more still were when it was all over. Complaints have flooded in to the local press For the catering was certain to depress. Yes, the prices we were charged was taking the piss And the masses would be foolish if they tolerate this!
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