[peel] Re: Friday Rock Show

[michael stoecker]

Can't say I hear anyone use "Mac" at all nowadays, though I bet I've said "Listen Mac" before when trying to set the story straight in a conversation. 

Michael



To: peel@yahoogroups.com
From: eddie.duffy@...
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:01:55 +0100
Subject: Re: [peel] Re: Friday Rock Show



















    
            Well, I managed to guess it (*brushes lapels*). I wasn't sure about Big

Shot, but given the "Sam Spade voiceover" nature of the lyrics it was

always possible.



"Got a light, Mac?" is more of an American expression, I think; one you

might find in films from the Forties or Fifties. However, I'm not sure

even the Yanks use "Mac" nowadays. Michael, or any other Americans on the

board, might be able to put us right there.



Eddie.



> F*ck me, that's an obscure connection ! Betya no-one got that

> answer.......

>

> I've never heard the phrase "Got a light, Mac ?" before - maybe

> it was big in the 60's (or Scotland). More likely round these

> northern parts is "Got a light, mate ?" or "Got a light, pal".

> In Yorkshire you can be called "bud" as well ........

>

> Bye

> Buddy MacPoor

>

> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <so_it_goes_2512@...> wrote:

>>

>> Fellow Peelites

>>

>> The answer is that the word 'punk' is mentioned in all three songs.

>> The Tubes connection is obvious: the Clash song goes, 'punk rockers

> in

>> the UK/They don't notice anyway/They're all too busy fighting/To

> get a

>> good place under the lighting'. The Bonzos come up with the classic

>> corny gag, 'A punk stopped me on the street and said, "Have you got

> a

>> light, mac?", and  I said, "No, but I've got a dark brown

> overcoat".'

>> Boom boom.

>> I remember hearing the 'right track' segment frequently, as Freeman

>> segued that song with a snatch of Grieg's 'In The Hall Of The

> Mountain

>> King', but never took part. Happy days.

>>

>> Best wishes

>> Steve [Teenage Kicks]

>>

>> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "dunelm61" <dunelm@> wrote:

>> >

>> > Whenever quiz questions ask for the connection between three or

> more

>> > musicians, I usually just say "Patsy Kensit". More often than not

> it's

>> > the correct answer.

>> >

>> > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "billfromnorthwales"

>> > <billfromnorthwales@> wrote:

>> >

>> > OK I give up!

>> >

>> > What's the connection??

>> >

>> > Did you ever do Alan Freeman's original "Get on the right track?"

>> >

>>

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