Manics In The Streets Of Belfast
- 23 Aug 07, 05:52 PM
So I?m finishing off the Spanish holiday when a pal rings on the mobile from Reading, Berkshire. He?s been watching the Vital festival - relayed from Ormeau Park, Belfast, and the Manic Street Preachers have just lashed out a succession of the hits. Next thing they?re dedicating a tune to "esteemed journalist Stuart Bailie". This information makes me laugh and feel rather pleased. A series of text messages from other people confirms the fact.
What makes the story a little bit better is the the song they dedicated to moi is ?Faster?, one of the killer tracks from ?The Holy Bible?, back in the perilous days of 1994. It?s a song about mental disorder and physical abasement - a theme song from writer Richey Edwards, who checked into The Priory before the album was released and who would literally walk off the set into pure mythology a few months later. I think it?s a monumental song. And I feel honoured to be mentioned in such close proximity.
Stu Bailie presents The Late show on Radio Ulster, every Friday from 10pm until midnight. See his playlist here.
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Good stuff! My mate Susan was at the Killers gig and Gary Lightbody walked past her sister! Made up for the fact Susan was knocked over by a mad woman on the way in!
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