Let's Go - words or not ?
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I always preferred the Instrumental, but since the Muffstar sent his goodie bag - I'm swaying between both - which has surprised me to say the least
When I'm at work I usually have them seperated onto 2 sides of a tape!!
Sooner or Later people will start liking the order:evil:
Originally posted by Shug I always preferred the Instrumental, but since the Muffstar sent his goodie bag - I'm swaying between both - which has surprised me to say the least
I just think the lyrics are shit on the vocal version, and they don't fit with the song. It's almost as though they put words to it at the last minute as they didn't want to have two instrumentals on Low Life, and ended up leaving it off anyway !
Duly noted - but then again his lyrics aren't up to much anyway
It did/does sound a bit thrown together - maybe that's why it's growing on me.
I've only heard the vocal version but I can see how the instrumental would be awesome.
Is there anywhere I can listen to the instrumental version on the net?
Originally posted by Socrates El Orificio Ectoplasm > Originally posted by Shug> I always preferred the Instrumental, but since the Muffstar sent his goodie bag - I'm swaying between both - which has surprised me to say the least
I just think the lyrics are shit on the vocal version, and they don't fit with the song. It's almost as though they put words to it at the last minute as they didn't want to have two instrumentals on Low Life, and ended up leaving it off anyway !
Which vocal version do we mean, the "You did nothing for me" one, or the demo?
Of the three, I'd probably have to say that my favourite is the demo version.
...i prefer the (Best)Of version "Let's go (nothing for me)"...cool tune...catchy lyrics...soundwise it has a bit of this "Get Ready"-feeling...
cheers. :D
There was a vocal version of Let's Go on the second CD of the '95 release of 1963. At the time I thought that Barney had just added a vocal to the Salvation instrumental, but after hearing the original instrumental from Muffy's goodie bag (and how good was that?) I'm not sure.
Does anybody know when the vocal was recorded? I also take it this the version on the American Best Of as well?
Comparing the Best Of version to an earlier version with lyrics, they just sound like completely different songs, with only the guitar bit from the earlier version preserved and very much expanded.
Originally posted by zico There was a vocal version of Let's Go on the second CD of the '95 release of 1963.At the time I thought that Barney had just added a vocal to the Salvation instrumental, but after hearing the original instrumental from Muffy's goodie bag (and how good was that?) I'm not sure.Does anybody know when the vocal was recorded?I also take it this the version on the American Best Of as well?
The song was written at the same time as As It Is When It Was, and first appeared at Swansea 10 April 1985. It was recorded as an instrumental for Brotherhood but left off (it arrived too late for inclusion on Low Life), the instrumental version appeared on the Salvation soundtrack. There are other recordings of the instrumental floating about though.
The notes by the demo version on this site agree that it is totally different from the Best Of version.
Originally posted by Socrates El Orificio Ectoplasm > Originally posted by zico> There was a vocal version of Let's Go on the second CD of the '95 release of 1963.> At the time I thought that Barney had just added a vocal to the Salvation instrumental, but after hearing the original instrumental from Muffy's goodie bag (and how good was that?) I'm not sure.> > Does anybody know when the vocal was recorded?> I also take it this the version on the American Best Of as well?
The song was written at the same time as As It Is When It Was, and first appeared at Swansea 10 April 1985. It was recorded as an instrumental for Brotherhood but left off (it arrived too late for inclusion on Low Life), the instrumental version appeared on the Salvation soundtrack. There are other recordings of the instrumental floating about though.
Bowing down to your bootleg knowledge, Tim - as I know you were dabbling in the fine art of taping around that era - but I always I thought it was written in stone that "Let's Go!" was a (v.shite) track due for inclusion on Low Life. And due to it being so bad - let's face it, that vocal was awful -they rushed out the dreadful Perfect Kiss edit for inclusion on the album instead? But then decided to continue with Let's Go as an instrumental for live purposes.
It actually appeared live first in Edinburgh in 85, in roughly the same week as Subculture, TTON and Love Vigilantes, suggesting it was a Low-Life session track, and nothing to do with Bro'Hood and AIIWIW whatsoever, though obviously AII might've been constructed in the same sessions, but didn't appear live till much later (I seem to remember AII was named 'Things We Do' by most bootleggers for the whole of 85, and the AII moniker didn't appear till it was named as such on the Whistle Test).
...are the versions of "Let's Go (nothing for me)" on the 1963-single, the US Best-Of and the Blue Monday '95 (canada release) identical ???
cheers.
But what about the question of whether the version on Best Of is really the same song or not?
Marco, I'm not positive, but I suspect they're all the same, since they're all in the same time period.
Originally posted by Marco Pleil ...are the versions of "Let's Go (nothing for me)" on the 1963-single, the US Best-Of and the Blue Monday '95 (canada release) identical ???cheers.
yes.
Originally posted by Allen Jarvis > Originally posted by Socrates El Orificio Ectoplasm> > > > Originally posted by zico> > There was a vocal version of Let's Go on the second CD of the '95 release of 1963.> > At the time I thought that Barney had just added a vocal to the Salvation instrumental, but after hearing the original instrumental from Muffy's goodie bag (and how good was that?) I'm not sure.> > > > Does anybody know when the vocal was recorded?> > I also take it this the version on the American Best Of as well?>
The song was written at the same time as As It Is When It Was, and first appeared at Swansea 10 April 1985. It was recorded as an instrumental for Brotherhood but left off (it arrived too late for inclusion on Low Life), the instrumental version appeared on the Salvation soundtrack. There are other recordings of the instrumental floating about though.
Bowing down to your bootleg knowledge, Tim - as I know you were dabbling in the fine art of taping around that era - but I always I thought it was written in stone that "Let's Go!" was a (v.shite) track due for inclusion on Low Life. And due to it being so bad - let's face it, that vocal was awful -they rushed out the dreadful Perfect Kiss edit for inclusion on the album instead? But then decided to continue with Let's Go as an instrumental for live purposes.
It actually appeared live first in Edinburgh in 85, in roughly the same week as Subculture, TTON and Love Vigilantes, suggesting it was a Low-Life session track, and nothing to do with Bro'Hood and AIIWIW whatsoever, though obviously AII might've been constructed in the same sessions, but didn't appear live till much later (I seem to remember AII was named 'Things We Do' by most bootleggers for the whole of 85, and the AII moniker didn't appear till it was named as such on the Whistle Test).
You're quite right about the Caley Palais Jarvo - forgotten that one !
I'd originally assumed it was done for Low Life but that it wasn't ready - when did they actually record Low Life ?, as there were several new songs emerged complete on Jan/Feb 85. Dave Simpson, bootlegging doyen and sometime Melody Maker journo, told me at the time that As It Is (as you say, then known as Things We Do) and Let's Go were written at the same time but that neither were finished in time for Low Life. Barney announced the correct title of As It Is at one of the gigs late 85, can't remember which one off the top of my head - it'll come to me....
Does no one else have a view as to whether the Best Of version is or is not the same song as the one from ten years before?
Originally posted by Patrick Does no one else have a view as to whether the Best Of version is or is not the same song as the one from ten years before?
Shamefully, I've never actually heard the best of version of Lets Go
As pointed out above, it's the same as on 1995 1963 single, Seb; you haven't heard that either?
It still hasn't come to me, after a lunchbreak scatching my head, but I do remember that at Rennes Salle Villar in December 85, As It Is was introduced as "Fromage et Petit Pois".
The Let's Go on the best of isn't quite the same version as the original scrapped version. I guess it was re-recorded. It's different to the Salvation version as well.
Lets face it though, regardless of which version we're talking about, it's a pretty substandard track.
Why it was on the US Best Of was always beyond me.
Originally posted by Patrick As pointed out above, it's the same as on 1995 1963 single, Seb; you haven't heard that either?
no, I wasn't such an obsessive back in those days (my 1st NO single was True Faith '94). I did buy the 1963 single but unfortunately only the one with those abysmal remixes on.
Wank, which version did you just hear? Is the version on thi site under demo versions the non Best Of version? They just sound like two completely different songs to me.
Its titled Let's go(nothing for me)3.59 from Audiogalaxy,presumably from 'Best of'with lyrics, there were a few other versions of lesser KBPS around the same length.Is there a third way?
Originally posted by zico Lets face it though, regardless of which version we're talking about, it's a pretty substandard track.Why it was on the US Best Of was always beyond me.
Substandard my arse ! The instrumental live version was top banana !
OK, Wank, that sounds like the Best Of version. Have you listened to the demo version on this site?
Originally posted by Patrick OK, Wank, that sounds like the Best Of version. Have you listened to the demo version on this site?
No, we can't download here anymore can we?
I don't know about downloading, but I just listened to it on RealPlayer about 15 minutes ago.
I'm listening to it now,this version sounds like he's singing the tune to a track of lowlife,can't think of the title, but the words go 'there's good and there's bad and there's an answer to this i wish i had'
Originally posted by Hank Wiseass© I'm listening to it now,this version sounds like he's singing the tune to a track of lowlife,can't think of the title, but the words go 'there's good and there's bad and there's an answer to this i wish i had'
Sooner Than You Think
Originally posted by Allen Jarvis It actually appeared live first in Edinburgh in 85, in roughly the same week as Subculture, TTON and Love Vigilantes, suggesting it was a Low-Life session track, and nothing to do with Bro'Hood and AIIWIW whatsoever, though obviously AII might've been constructed in the same sessions, but didn't appear live till much later (I seem to remember AII was named 'Things We Do' by most bootleggers for the whole of 85, and the AII moniker didn't appear till it was named as such on the Whistle Test).
AIIWIW was - very well- played live in Tokyo on May 2nd, 1985 (as my PFD DVD showed..), but the song wasn't called like that then, probably.
Originally posted by Pitch > Originally posted by Allen Jarvis> > It actually appeared live first in Edinburgh in 85, in roughly the same week as Subculture, TTON and Love Vigilantes, suggesting it was a Low-Life session track, and nothing to do with Bro'Hood and AIIWIW whatsoever, though obviously AII might've been constructed in the same sessions, but didn't appear live till much later (I seem to remember AII was named 'Things We Do' by most bootleggers for the whole of 85, and the AII moniker didn't appear till it was named as such on the Whistle Test).
AIIWIW was - very well- played live in Tokyo on May 2nd, 1985 (as my PFD DVD showed..), but the song wasn't called like that then, probably.
I was watching it the other night - it sounds a lot better finished ! That was only the 2nd playing of it I think - the first one being at Macclesfield on the 19th April 85 (unless of course they played it at the Hong Kong gig that nobody has a tape of !)
Originally posted by Socrates El Orificio Ectoplasm > Originally posted by zico> Lets face it though, regardless of which version we're talking about, it's a pretty substandard track.> > Why it was on the US Best Of was always beyond me.>
Substandard my arse ! The instrumental live version was top banana !
nah, still think it's poor. we'll just agree to differ. But I'm right.
I like both too. I mean the Salvation instrumental and the (Nothing for me) vocal. The demo vocal has its interest, but the lyrics definitely don't fit with the melody, me think.
Originally posted by zico Lets face it though, regardless of which version we're talking about, it's a pretty substandard track.Why it was on the US Best Of was always beyond me.
Just because it was an unreleased track. One question, one answer, here is my brand new philosophy.
Originally posted by francois-marc loze > Originally posted by zico> Lets face it though, regardless of which version we're talking about, it's a pretty substandard track.> > Why it was on the US Best Of was always beyond me.>
Just because it was an unreleased track. One question, one answer, here is my brand new philosophy.
Actually, I don't think so; it seems like they did the Best Of version just for Best Of; I don't think that version was just lying around.
Originally posted by Allen Jarvis > Originally posted by Socrates El Orificio Ectoplasm> > > > Originally posted by zico> > There was a vocal version of Let's Go on the second CD of the '95 release of 1963.> > At the time I thought that Barney had just added a vocal to the Salvation instrumental, but after hearing the original instrumental from Muffy's goodie bag (and how good was that?) I'm not sure.> > > > Does anybody know when the vocal was recorded?> > I also take it this the version on the American Best Of as well?>
The song was written at the same time as As It Is When It Was, and first appeared at Swansea 10 April 1985. It was recorded as an instrumental for Brotherhood but left off (it arrived too late for inclusion on Low Life), the instrumental version appeared on the Salvation soundtrack. There are other recordings of the instrumental floating about though.
Bowing down to your bootleg knowledge, Tim - as I know you were dabbling in the fine art of taping around that era - but I always I thought it was written in stone that "Let's Go!" was a (v.shite) track due for inclusion on Low Life. And due to it being so bad - let's face it, that vocal was awful -they rushed out the dreadful Perfect Kiss edit for inclusion on the album instead? But then decided to continue with Let's Go as an instrumental for live purposes.
It actually appeared live first in Edinburgh in 85, in roughly the same week as Subculture, TTON and Love Vigilantes, suggesting it was a Low-Life session track, and nothing to do with Bro'Hood and AIIWIW whatsoever, though obviously AII might've been constructed in the same sessions, but didn't appear live till much later (I seem to remember AII was named 'Things We Do' by most bootleggers for the whole of 85, and the AII moniker didn't appear till it was named as such on the Whistle Test).
Sorry that I arrived at this thread so late - like 40-odd postings down the line!! - but did any of you notice anything about the "Salvation!" soundtrack version of "Let's Go", in that the very first 8-or so drum hits at its intro are directly sampled from the drumbeat that opens "Paradise" on "Brotherhood"? Further clues perhaps that it was also considered for inclusion on the latter record but left off due to unfinished/lyric-less status.
Wow - was that truly anal of me or what Allen J.???!!!
Originally posted by Martian Gray > Originally posted by Allen Jarvis> > > > Originally posted by Socrates El Orificio Ectoplasm> > > > > > > Originally posted by zico> > > There was a vocal version of Let's Go on the second CD of the '95 release of 1963.> > > At the time I thought that Barney had just added a vocal to the Salvation instrumental, but after hearing the original instrumental from Muffy's goodie bag (and how good was that?) I'm not sure.> > > > > > Does anybody know when the vocal was recorded?> > > I also take it this the version on the American Best Of as well?> > >
The song was written at the same time as As It Is When It Was, and first appeared at Swansea 10 April 1985. It was recorded as an instrumental for Brotherhood but left off (it arrived too late for inclusion on Low Life), the instrumental version appeared on the Salvation soundtrack. There are other recordings of the instrumental floating about though.
Bowing down to your bootleg knowledge, Tim - as I know you were dabbling in the fine art of taping around that era - but I always I thought it was written in stone that "Let's Go!" was a (v.shite) track due for inclusion on Low Life. And due to it being so bad - let's face it, that vocal was awful -they rushed out the dreadful Perfect Kiss edit for inclusion on the album instead? But then decided to continue with Let's Go as an instrumental for live purposes.
It actually appeared live first in Edinburgh in 85, in roughly the same week as Subculture, TTON and Love Vigilantes, suggesting it was a Low-Life session track, and nothing to do with Bro'Hood and AIIWIW whatsoever, though obviously AII might've been constructed in the same sessions, but didn't appear live till much later (I seem to remember AII was named 'Things We Do' by most bootleggers for the whole of 85, and the AII moniker didn't appear till it was named as such on the Whistle Test).
Sorry that I arrived at this thread so late - like 40-odd postings down the line!! - but did any of you notice anything about the "Salvation!" soundtrack version of "Let's Go", in that the very first 8-or so drum hits at its intro are directly sampled from the drumbeat that opens "Paradise" on "Brotherhood"? Further clues perhaps that it was also considered for inclusion on the latter record but left off due to unfinished/lyric-less status.
Wow - was that truly anal of me or what Allen J.???!!!
And there was me thinking it always sounded like the start of Love Vigilantes ! Haven't listened to it for about 10 years though, not even sure where the tape is now !
Ok, Let's Go was originally recorded for Low-Life but was left off the album because it was felt the song did'nt fit with the mood of the other tracks, that's the demo version you can hear on this site, sent to our hosts by me. Later the song was reworked for the Salvation soundtrack but this time as an instrumental and with a different sound to fit in with the other Salvation tracks they done. Later still it was reworked again with another set of lyrics and a more guitar orientated sound as the bait on the American Best Of album to help it sell, though it was available elsewhere on a limited edition 1963 single. 
Originally posted by zico Surely that honour belongs to "My Cock is as big as the M1"?
Is that an album track or a single?
A single which was officially known as Thieves Like Us (My Cock is as big as the M1). Quite catchy IMO.
Originally posted by zico A single which was officially known as Thieves Like Us (My Cock is as big as the M1).Quite catchy IMO.
No, it was the title that Barney gave to Perfect Kiss when it made its live debut at London Festival Hall 14/5/84. TBTHOG was also known as "I got a wank off a girl with a spotty back" :)
Originally posted by Socrates El Orificio Ectoplasm > Originally posted by zico> A single which was officially known as > Thieves Like Us (My Cock is as big as the M1).> Quite catchy IMO.
No, it was the title that Barney gave to Perfect Kiss when it made its live debut at London Festival Hall 14/5/84. TBTHOG was also known as "I got a wank off a girl with a spotty back" :)
Mr J 
Fuck me - didn't know that about TBTHOG..cheers for filling us in
Originally posted by Shug > Originally posted by Socrates El Orificio Ectoplasm> > > > Originally posted by zico> > A single which was officially known as > > Thieves Like Us (My Cock is as big as the M1).> > Quite catchy IMO.>
No, it was the title that Barney gave to Perfect Kiss when it made its live debut at London Festival Hall 14/5/84. TBTHOG was also known as "I got a wank off a girl with a spotty back" :)
Mr J
Fuck me - didn't know that about TBTHOG..cheers for filling us in
One of the Japan 87 gigs (all of which are good !) - they played it as an encore and Barney announced it as "this one's called I got a wank off a girl with a spotty back". At the end of the song he said "she's over there" (presumably pointing at Gillian, like he does in the video ?!)
Originally posted by Socrates El Orificio Ectoplasm > Originally posted by Shug> > > > Originally posted by Socrates El Orificio Ectoplasm> > > > > > > Originally posted by zico> > > A single which was officially known as > > > Thieves Like Us (My Cock is as big as the M1).> > > Quite catchy IMO.> > >
No, it was the title that Barney gave to Perfect Kiss when it made its live debut at London Festival Hall 14/5/84. TBTHOG was also known as "I got a wank off a girl with a spotty back" :)
Mr J
Fuck me - didn't know that about TBTHOG..cheers for filling us in
One of the Japan 87 gigs (all of which are good !) - they played it as an encore and Barney announced it as "this one's called I got a wank off a girl with a spotty back". At the end of the song he said "she's over there" (presumably pointing at Gillian, like he does in the video ?!)
Tim me lad, I have to get hold of this concert on tape!!! Does anyone have it that will get me a copy - Please, please, please...e-mail if you can do me a favour;)
Originally posted by Muffy Oh yeah, my favourite version is the first version, though I like the other versions too.
I only had time for one listen to Disc One of Muffy's Marvelous Christmas package last night, but the two versions of Let's Go were among the many highlights, along with original Confusion and the two Salvation versions of Touched. On a first listen, I liked the instrumental Let's Go a lot.
Thanks again, Mr. Muff-man!
Originally posted by Shug > Originally posted by Socrates El Orificio Ectoplasm> > > > Originally posted by Shug> > > > > > > Originally posted by Socrates El Orificio Ectoplasm> > > > > > > > > > Originally posted by zico> > > > A single which was officially known as > > > > Thieves Like Us (My Cock is as big as the M1).> > > > Quite catchy IMO.> > > > > >
No, it was the title that Barney gave to Perfect Kiss when it made its live debut at London Festival Hall 14/5/84. TBTHOG was also known as "I got a wank off a girl with a spotty back" :)
Mr J
Fuck me - didn't know that about TBTHOG..cheers for filling us in
One of the Japan 87 gigs (all of which are good !) - they played it as an encore and Barney announced it as "this one's called I got a wank off a girl with a spotty back". At the end of the song he said "she's over there" (presumably pointing at Gillian, like he does in the video ?!)
Tim me lad, I have to get hold of this concert on tape!!! Does anyone have it that will get me a copy - Please, please, please...e-mail if you can do me a favour;)
I'll dig the tape out this evening and copy it for you.
