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“Twenty first century folk for twenty first century folk” ’
Ows tha doin cocker? Here’s some reet gradely stuff about everyone’s favourite North West folk singers the Lancashire Hotpots.
As we all know, the ‘Hotpots’ like Prestwich Hospital, are a long established Lancashire institution. They have been singing songs about the traditions and people of Bolton, Preston, Wigan and St Helens for nigh on 30 crackin’ years.
I’m sure thas all remembers back in’t 70s they had their legendary TV show ‘Shut Thi Trap’, just after Look North West, when Stuart Hall was on it wi John Mundy. There they’d sing the songs from't past that the owd ‘uns all sing along to. Eee, I remember it well, all’t classics such as
‘Down’t Pit, Down’t Mill, Down’t t’hole int’ ground’
‘Favver, has tha seen me cap?’
‘Ee, I think thas got rickets!’
’Giz Six pints o’mild, I’is planning to get ratted’
In recent times there’s bin a change of line up fert Hotpots which has seen the arrival of three new members Dicky Ticker, Bernard Thresher and Bob Wriggles. This injection of young blood has seen a change of direction fert group who have decided ter embrace the young ‘uns and try and get them into our traditional music. It’s hard getting them to listen mind, one minute they want folk on, the next minute its folk off!!
So the lads has written them a new style of folk song just fer them. Its “twenty first century folk for twenty century folk” they say and they hope all young ‘uns across thi land will enjoy their new sound!
T'hotpots can recommend those Emmet lads if tha fancies a bit o' that rumpy thumpty dance music.
Dolby 5.1
The Lancashire Hotpots Lyrics
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To have the latest gadgets
And the bestest gear
Me tele were the biggest of them all
But the bloke who lived next door to me
He went and won the lottery
He got five numbers and the bloomin' bonus ball
He's a jammy sod
He were at bingo last week got three lines
Well I weren't dead jealous
'cos he blew the lot
He invited us round to see what he'd got
And when I popped in me jaw it hit the floor
He had so much stuff it made me one to vomit
It looked like he'd gone and ram raided Comet
I went into his house and this is what I saw
He had a plasma tele and a Dolby 5.1
He had a stereo that were Bang & Olufsen
His satellite was Sky HD
Every room had a PS3
He had a plasma tele and a Dolby 5.1
Without a word of a lie I'm telling the truth
Even his fridge had Bluetooth
It were wi-fi this and hard disk Blu-ray that
He had a lobster phone
And it were fab
He could watch Jeremy Kyle sat on the lav
I'm suprised he didn't wi-fi up the cat
(Miaow!)
It's a bit, It's a bit too far to be honest
Technologies taking over!
Well his bedroom had a projection TV
It were like home electronics hour on QVC
He'll buy out now just because he can
I say's I've never seen one of them before
He said don't spread it around but that's a Playstation 4
They're hard to get hold of but (click) I know a bloke in Japan
He's from the East!
He had a plasma tele and a Dolby 5.1
He had a stereo that were Bang & Olufsen
His satellite was Sky HD
Every room had a PS3
He had a plasma tele and a Dolby 5.1
Come on kids here we go get it up
KIDS:
He had a plasma tele and a Dolby 5.1
He had a stereo that were Bang & Olufsen
His satellite was Sky HD
Every room had a PS3
He had a plasma tele and a Dolby 5.1
BACKGROUND:
Sing for your supper it's rice pudding tonight
Spoon of jam in the middle
Goes pink when you stir it
Beautiful
Hypnotic
Go on kids give it to em
Sing for your grandad
He'll hear you
He's only in the care home down the road!
The Lancashire Hotpots' song "Dolby 5.1" is a humorous take on the modern-day craze for technological gadgets and advancements. The singer describes himself as always being the first round to have the latest gadgets and best gear, but when his neighbor wins the lottery, he is forced to witness what true technologically advanced living looks like. The singer's jaw drops as he looks around the neighbor's house, which is filled with all kinds of technology, including a plasma TV, Dolby 5.1 sound system, Bang & Olufsen stereo, Sky HD satellite, PS3 in every room, Wi-Fi refrigerator, lobster phone, and even a projection TV in the bedroom. The singer is slightly overwhelmed and wonders if it's all gone too far while the kids join in to sing about rice pudding to the tune of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I've always been the first round here
I've always been the trendsetter around here
To have the latest gadgets
To own the newest technology
And the bestest gear
And the highest quality equipment
Me tele were the biggest of them all
My television was the largest in the neighborhood
But the bloke who lived next door to me
But my neighbor who lived next to me
He went and won the lottery
He won the lottery
He got five numbers and the bloomin' bonus ball
He got five numbers and the bonus ball
He's a jammy sod
He's very lucky
He were at bingo last week got three lines
He won at bingo last week with three lines
Well I weren't dead jealous
Well, I wasn't extremely jealous
'cos he blew the lot
Because he spent all his winnings
He invited us round to see what he'd got
He invited us over to see what he bought with his winnings
And when I popped in me jaw it hit the floor
When I entered, I was amazed
He had so much stuff it made me one to vomit
He had so much stuff it made me feel sick
It looked like he'd gone and ram raided Comet
It looked like he had robbed a store and taken all their technology
I went into his house and this is what I saw
I entered his house and this is what I saw
He had a plasma tele and a Dolby 5.1
He had a large, high-quality television and a surround sound system
He had a stereo that were Bang & Olufsen
He had an expensive, high-end Bang & Olufsen stereo system
His satellite was Sky HD
He had a Sky HD satellite
Every room had a PS3
Every room had a PlayStation 3
Without a word of a lie I'm telling the truth
I'm telling the truth without exaggeration
Even his fridge had Bluetooth
Even his refrigerator had Bluetooth connectivity
It were wi-fi this and hard disk Blu-ray that
Everything had Wi-Fi connectivity and used hard disk Blu-ray technology
He had a lobster phone
He had an expensive, luxurious phone
And it were fab
And it was fabulous
He could watch Jeremy Kyle sat on the lav
He could watch TV while sitting on the toilet
I'm suprised he didn't wi-fi up the cat
I'm surprised he didn't give his cat Wi-Fi connectivity
(Miaow!)
(The cat makes a sound)
It's a bit, It's a bit too far to be honest
It's a bit excessive and unnecessary, to be honest
Technologies taking over!
Technology is becoming dominant in our lives
Well his bedroom had a projection TV
His bedroom had a TV that projected an image onto a screen
It were like home electronics hour on QVC
It was like an advertisement for home electronics on QVC
He'll buy out now just because he can
He will buy anything he wants now, simply because he can afford it
I say's I've never seen one of them before
I said I had never seen one of those before
He said don't spread it around but that's a Playstation 4
He said to keep it a secret, but that was a PlayStation 4
They're hard to get hold of but (click) I know a bloke in Japan
They're difficult to find, but I know someone in Japan who can get one
He's from the East!
The person who can get the PlayStation 4 is from the East
Come on kids here we go get it up
Come on, kids, let's sing along
Sing for your supper it's rice pudding tonight
Sing to entertain us and you will get dessert with rice pudding tonight
Spoon of jam in the middle
There is a spoonful of jam in the center of the rice pudding
Goes pink when you stir it
When you stir it, the pudding turns pink due to the jam
Beautiful
Beautiful and delicious
Hypnotic
Captivating and mesmerizing
Go on kids give it to em
Go ahead, kids, sing for them
Sing for your grandad
Sing for your grandfather
He'll hear you
He will be able to hear you
He's only in the care home down the road!
He is located in the nearby care home!
Contributed by Aiden N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Pete Marr
and he painted matchstick men ;)
Michael Knight
@mastaclass1 yhh it will be coming up very soon. hope u enjoyed :)
antk1981
Hes from the east haha!