Stereophonics – Pick A Part That’s New

Stereophonics – Pick A Part That’s New

This is an absolute trip down memory lane. I think only my brothers Mat and Pete will recognise this song as being part of my life. I first saw the video clip at home when I was 13, and was immediately hooked, but I only saw the second half of the clip so I didn't get to see the actual title of the song, which is quite annoying obviously. It was kinda a re-do of the classic Italian Job (from the 60s(?)) and I was pretty impressed. But anyway it was lost to me, for the time being, with me only remembering the catchy chorus line 'you can do all the things that you like to do, all around, underground, pick a part thats new'.
Fast forward a few months, I'm on the plane with my family going to the UK for a few months. I'm listening to the on-board 'radio', which is really just a cd mix, that loops over and over for the duration of the flight. So I'm listening away and I hear 'you can do all the things that you like to do, all around, underground, pick a part thats new'. Needless to say, it piqued my curiosity. I madly flick through the airplane magazine that has a track listing for the cd. I look down the list, which one could it be? It all becomes obvious when I catch the title. Who are these Stereophonics people? So I listen intently, listening to the whole cd over and over again to try and catch the song as it rolls around on the loop.
But, another problem arises. I'm going overseas for a few months, with close to no internet connection so I can't download it (that's how I did it back in the days). So it almost becomes lost again, apart from the fact that it's running through my head for the duration of the trip. By the time I got home approximately 3 months later, it was a given that this song would be chosen from among the many songs in the world for download. That's right, I downloaded it, shock, horror.
I listened to this song a lot, and by that, I mean lots. But this is the age before music statistics became a thing of importance, so I can't tell you how much I listened to it. I never actually got a legal copy of this song, it makes me tempted to grab it off iTunes. It'll be a good soundtrack for summer I say.
Stereophonics are a 3 piece from Wales, I enjoy the singers voice from other songs I've heard but it does get grating after a while, another strong song written by the trio would be Dakota. Love singing it on that playstation karaoke game.

So there we have it, the second entry in the 30-25 category.

From Benjamin

P.S. I bought 2 cds yesterday - Dashboard Confessional - Swiss Army Romance (from 2000, Chris Carrabba makes a big dent on these charts, you'll see why later (unless you already know!)), and New Buffalo - Somewhere, Anywhere. Both good, quite relaxing cds.