DC Lugi

Say hello to my old pal DC Lugi, otherwise known as the multitalented Dave Coyne the man who first brought to life the Bono/Samuel L. Jackson bromance. And the world rejoiced.

This is his take on Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars” and let’s just say the man is true to his Irish roots. Click over the jump for the lyrics, such as I can make them out. They are a little slurred…

Screw it all
Everything
Leave me alone

I don’t need
Interventions
When I get home.

If I drink beer
If I drink a lot of beer
Would you drink with me
and just forget the year?

I don’t quite know
Where I am
I’m so lit.

I slur my words
I’ve had too much
But not enough.

If I drink beer
If I drink a lot of beer
Would you drink with me
and just forget the year?

Forget that I’m bent
Or where the hell my keys went
Show me the men’s room
Cuz I think I’m gonna puke.

Why waste time
Chasing bars?
This one’s good.

I need to taste
Sweet barley
Hey what’s my name?

If I drink beer
If I drink a lot of beer
Would you drink with me
and just forget the year?

And all that I had
And all that I drank tonight
Is gonna be on your perfect shoes
Oh yeah, it will stain.

I don’t know when
Confused about how much as well
But someone’s got to
Get a mop and clean it up.

If I drink beer
If I drink a lot of beer
Would you drink with me
Oh, just forget I’m here!

Make Tea Not Love

T r srs bns.

Just ask Doc Brown, British rapper after our own heart. Rage is fundamental to rap, and this man connects to it in a powerful way, letting it out in a stream of impassioned poetry dedicated to that greatest of beverages: TEA, motherfucker!

Which reminds us of that great classic, the UK Narnia Rap with its great chorus.

By the way, Doc Brown’s rant about the milk in first deserves some explication. “Milk in first” is a coded class signifier, meaning downmarket, low-class, tacky. Where does this come from? Why, I’m glad you asked. It comes from the fact that in the old days, poor people couldn’t afford the freshest milk, and if you put milk-that-is-going-but-not-quite-sour-yet into a cup of hot liquid, what you get is cottage cheese floaties. If you put the same milk in an empty cup and add hot water, stirring the whole time, the milk does not curdle. Handy to know when you have a) some iffy milk and b) no witnesses.

And now, to conclude our lesson on the Greatest of Beverages for this afternoon, I present to you a little ditty that was presented to me on Twitter, in response to a cri de coer from moi upon sipping my first good cup of tea in AGES. Thanks, Blenz, for some really good English Breakfast and thanks to the author, whose name has been lost in the mists of time. If it’s you, @ me or comment, so I can give credit where credit is due.

English Breakfast, you complete me.

February 28, 2012 1:17 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite

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Biscuits American Style

But this group of rocking seniors (“I’M NOT HOMELESS!”) known as Toasters ‘n Moose want you to taste theirs. I defy you not to go directly to the food court after giving this a listen.

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