So, the news is I went to see a tribute band this week. Some old friends and I headed to Reading to meet another old friend to see The Smyths, ably supported by Billy Blagg.
You probably don't need a degree in music history to work out who these were tributes to. (When I was younger this type of act were called 'impersonators'. 'Tribute' gives the endeavour a much better image I fancy.)
It's very rare I see a tribute act. I've seen a couple of Beatles ones with Mrs Tea at Johnny's over the years but that's all I can remember.
It was a great evening. It's not hard to pick holes in some of the musicianship or delivery but it was fantastic to hear some of those old songs played live after all these years.
I could go with a song by one of the original acts featured but that doesn't quite feel right. So instead let's have something by north-east post-punkers The Futureheads.
Second album News and Tributes from 2006 spawned minor hit Skip to the End and another very good single in Worry About it Later. Here's the title track.
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