Wot! I'll be Damned but Captain Sensible has New Roses!

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Hello hello silver bloggers, music lovers and Hello hivers!

Inspiration don't you just love it? Well in the last week or at least since my last ttt post I have been inundated with inspiration from fellow Hivers.

I actually take that as a very good sign. You could even call it Proof of Life.

If you ask Mrs T then she will tell you that I am the most stubborn headstrong pedant that ever existed.

My background as a Chemical Engineer and Projects Manager means I do have an eye for detail and a distaste of incompetency and figures being wrong.

I remember getting cost reports where decimal points were wrong, or calculations that had the decimal point wrong. Instead of 20 inch pipes people propose 200 inch pipes. I mean like seriously get to fluff.

Aw yeah but it only a few pence I can hear people say. Aye right what about if that $5000 salary you were waiting on got deposited as $500, you wouldn't be happy would you, but it's only one decimal place.

So here I am wittering on about fluff knows what when I am supposed to be bringing you a post showcasing three cool songs!

Okay okay let's get our Happy Heads on and a big thanks to @thebighigg as this first song and songs that followed came out of one his comments on an exchange on one of our posts....

Oh yes I remember why I mentioned stubborn headstrong pedant!

There has been a fair bit of discontent among us plebs on Hive in the last few months. I am sure that the low price is going to shake some people away, but I hope the powers that be don't drive people away.

I either walk away or double down when things get rough, so a few months ago I decided this platform is as much mine as it is anybody else's, so no fluffer is getting rid of me. I think that the fact I got so many ideas for bands this week on my Hive engagement means that we are here for the community, the people!

So here were go ... Happy Talk , musicals and the first UK punk single.. Yes we are talking about Captain Sensible and The Damned!

It is Tuesday and that of course means that it's #ttt or #threetunetuesday and so it's time to share some tunes with you!

@ablaze started #ttt 227 weeks ago! Go check out what it is all about on his last post David Bowie for Three Tune Tuesday - Week 225 - win some HBI

Do go support @ablaze as without him we would not have this mental fun musical activity that you can win HSBI from! I am happy to be one of the SIX sponsors and it is kinda fun checking out music from all over this global village of ours!

Long live #ttt 😁🎼 and #threetunetuesday

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The song that sparked this ttt is from a popular musical ...

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Raymond Ian Burns was born on the 24th of April 1954 and is known by the stage name Captain Sensible. He is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter and co-founded the punk rock band the Damned in 1976.

He originally playing bass before switching to guitar and he is known for his distinctive appearance including a red beret and sunglasses. He also found a political party and is a bit of an animal activist!

Tune 1 - Captain Sensible - Happy Talk

We can't talk about Captain Sensible without starting with his biggest solo hit. "Happy Talk" is such an infectious and straight up fluffing daft song.

It reached number one in the UK charts and became a staple of the early '80s. It's a cover of a song from the classic 1949 musical, South Pacific.

Captain Sensible gave it a completely new-wave, quirky feel that was all his own, proving that a punk rocker could have a soft, poppy side.

Ironically my mother loved it, and when I played he music from The Damned punk band should could not believe it haha!

Happy talkin' talkin', happy talk
Talk about things you'd like to do
You've got to have a dream
If you don't have a dream
How you gonna have a dream come true

Such fun lyrics, I used to sing this a gazillion times with wee nephews and nieces!

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Tune 2 - The Damned - New Rose

Before the pop fame, Captain Sensible was a key member of one of Britain's most influential punk bands The Damned.

As their bassist and co-founder he was there at the very start of the punk movement.

"New Rose" holds a special place in music history as it's widely considered the first ever British punk rock single.

It's explosive, it's chaotic, and it's a flufing brilliant track that shows off his punk credentials and the raw energy that defined the era.
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We finish up with him being Captain Sensible again

Tune 3 - Captain Sensible - Wot!

Following the success of "Happy Talk" he released more solo material and "Wot!" became another hugely popular hit.

It was released in the same year 1982 and is another example of his playful and nonsensical style.

I remember once my mother asking if I had taken up a career in music and was behind the sunglasses and red beret as nutty as I was.

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So there you have it — my three picks for a very "Happy Talk" kind of week.

Which was your favourite tune? Or have you never heard of Captain Sensible or The Damned?!?

What tunes are you sharing this Tuesday? Let me know in the comments below!

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Note: The 3 YouTube videos that I have shared are not owned by me, I am simply spreading great music on Hive.

I wish that you all have a brilliant happy fun and terrific Tuesday until we meet again enjoy your tunes 🎶🎵🎶

Thanks for visiting!

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Definitely another new one for me this week. I just couldn't bring myself to write my own three tune tuesday post. I wasn't feeling it.

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I discovered the site a few hours ago, and it made me smile.

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yeah the Wot tune does bring memories back reminds of that other song that was in the chards for a while in the same time period ..

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Damn, I haven't heard this for fluffing years! I liked that, cheers Mick!

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Really cool TTT! Captain Sensible is awesome, it's just a lot of fun to listen to time and time again. Happy Talk and Wot! are hilarious! Didn't they come off the album Captains and Women First?

I guess keeping with things is an admirable trait, and it's just as much our platform as any bodies. I totally agree with you. It just sad to see the "powers" driving people off, low Hive prices will scare off quite a few people as well. None of us want to see Hive die, we all have too much fun here!

I just got back from a medical test so now it's time for me to try to put together my own TTT, I was too distracted earlier by the upcoming test to be very productive. Plus, I couldn't have caffeine for 24 hours prior, so I'm finally on my first cup of coffee of the day even though it's one PM!

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I hope your test went well and that you enjoyed that coffee!
Yeah a fun ttt all thanks to you hehe! Yes you are right Women and Captains First is the album they are from. We still have fun and that what gets me staying, plus I do like somewhere I capture some memories with my pictures. We shall not be moved lol

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Great sharing! The Damned are a fabulous band. I listened to them. But the last one was a global hit with many covers.

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1st song seems like you. Always talking happily and dream the impossible dream😂😬

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Hehe never say never maganday you never know what might happen!

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