tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post2981189531412689607..comments2024-03-29T10:17:18.826+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Bookmarks: Some stuff to read on the internet - Cliff RichardSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-40544565463609319982010-04-15T17:28:24.776+00:002010-04-15T17:28:24.776+00:00I'm not saying it's necessarily funny - I&...I'm not saying it's necessarily funny - I'm sure it could be interesting, in its way, and undoubtedly a bit Martin Parr-ish in places (but then it is Birmingham in 1973, with all that suggests about everyone from Go-Kart Mozart to Plone). The whole concept of the Brumburger is itself interesting - part of a forgotten, almost forbidden era when it was still thought "appropriate" to modify such imports for British consumption.<br /><br />The original Graun piece linked to here was pretty good, though I neglected to mention it at the time - Cliff's 1959 single "Mean Streak" would be thought of as a classic had Johnny Kidd done it.Robin Carmodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825645880870474801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1263262280852353222010-04-15T11:48:35.690+00:002010-04-15T11:48:35.690+00:00You might find it funny, but "Take Me High&qu...You might find it funny, but "Take Me High" is actually my very favourite of Cliff's movies and don't understand why it is the only one that's is still NOT available on DVD. There are soooo many wonderful songs in it. And some ever so funny dialogues. But I'm still hoping it will be on DVD one day - maybe when there's ony BlueRay left. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-13886081682155023322009-09-22T01:00:08.578+00:002009-09-22T01:00:08.578+00:00"Brumburger" of course inspired Lawrence..."Brumburger" of course inspired Lawrence from Denim (as he was at that stage).<br /><br />That film is indeed *very* strange: it's part of the pathology of 1973 that even Cliff - even Cliff in his Mary Whitehouse/Festival of Light phase - could be weird, completely by accident and without realising it.Robin Carmodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825645880870474801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-35961315186092781642009-09-21T18:41:02.091+00:002009-09-21T18:41:02.091+00:00Bob Stanley sadly neglected the absolutely mental ...Bob Stanley sadly neglected the absolutely mental Cliff movie Take Me High. <br /><br />It features Cliff living on a canal boat in Birmingham and looks like a close cousin of O! Lucky Man. <br /><br />I guess it would have been Cliff's response to Tommy, only Tommy came out later<br /><br />See Cliff sing a funk soul hymn to a burger called the Brumburger and watch him wielding a submachine gun. <br /><br />It's just a very very strange movie. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHrUx10qE9M<br /><br />(Sub-machine gun at 6.50)<br /><br />Anthony Tanthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421346744815662059noreply@blogger.com