Half Man Half Biscuit – It’s Cliched to be Cynical at Christmas (Chords)

13 Comments

1. todd December 17th, 2009 7:42 pm
   

   i enjoyed that……
   i’ve heard the name, but never have i heard their music before….

2. Craig Robertson December 17th, 2009 10:25 pm
   

   cool. killer cool. thanks, Al.

3. Ron Hale December 18th, 2009 6:42 am
   

   New to me. By your into, Al, I was expecting something truly outre that would polarize people, but what I heard was (for me, anyway) pretty straight -forward stuff, and very nice. And not only is it cliched
   to be cynical at Christmas, it’s become tiresomely tiresome. Humor, especially in an off-beat way is always welcome, but it’s way past time to put the cynicism & irony behind and just savor the season.

4. sarah thomas December 18th, 2009 8:46 am
   

   I’ll have four scotch eggs and a motoring atlas.

5. Nick B-C. December 18th, 2009 11:19 am
   

   …Once I started pondering what the remaining 1% of gargoyles look like…Right where did I put that equilateral chainsaw?…

   …Yet again Woodshed comes up trumps…

6. JCMcGee December 18th, 2009 12:02 pm
   

   Great band….learned a lot from them (by “Learned” I mean stole!)
   “We’re just like other bands, but different”

   I’ve been thrown out one of their gigs….long story!

   I also HAVE a pair of Joy Division Oven Gloves, becca made them for my birthday!

7. Rob NY December 18th, 2009 12:34 pm
   

   I get it. Would have still like to hear you evangelize.

8. rico December 18th, 2009 4:45 pm
   

   please go ahead and evangelize. This is my fave post since The Fall ones.
   Thanks Al, Merry Xmas.

   (and if you feel like doing a Half-Man, Half Biscuit uke book, I’m first in line:)

9. Woodshed December 20th, 2009 2:03 pm
   

   todd: They don’t make it over to the US very often (or ever).

   Craig, Ron and Rob: I’m a little amazed that anyone outside the UK would like HMHB, I’ve always considered them to be very parochial.

   sarah and Nick: Don’t start me quoting HMHB lyrics, we’ll be here all day.

   Jimmy: Is there anything that girl can’t do?

   Rico: No book but I did tab out a bunch of them on Ultimate Guitar.

10. Tom K December 28th, 2009 4:48 am
    

    I get it. This made me smile. Thank you.

11. Lady T December 28th, 2009 3:19 pm
    

    Hi Woodshed, i’ve been a fan of your tidy site for a long time – very happy to see some HMHB, nice one! I reckon Joy Division Oven Gloves is a nice beginner tune on the uke.
    Festive wishes

12. Jason December 30th, 2009 5:45 am
    

    Yes! HMHB!

    I’ve been doing a (shambolic, drunken) video series of HMHB covers for the last few weeks. Latest is on the tenor uke – If I Had Possession Over Pancake Day

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRTBNmG1xjY

    It’s in G, C and D, obviously enough, as is a hell of a lot of HMHB stuff.

13. Woodshed December 30th, 2009 11:26 am
    

    Tom: You’re welcome.

    Lady T: I reckon so. I wrote up the chords to it here.

    Jason: Nice one!