Achtung Bono
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| Achtung Bono | ||
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| Studio album by Half Man Half Biscuit | ||
| Released | 2005 | |
| Label | Probe Plus | |
| Producer(s) | Carl Wark | |
| Half Man Half Biscuit chronology | ||
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| Cammell Laird Social Club (2002) |
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Achtung Bono is the tenth album released by UK rock band Half Man Half Biscuit, in 2005.
The title is a satirical pun on the title of the 1991 album by Irish rock band U2 - Achtung Baby.
[edit] Track listing
- 1. "Restless Legs"
- 2. "Corgi Registered Friends"
- 3. "For What is Chatteris.."
- 4. "Shit Arm, Bad Tattoo"
- 5. "Surging Out of Convalescence"
- 6. "Upon Westminster Bridge"
- 7. "Joy Division Oven Gloves"
- 8. "Mate of the Bloke"
- 9. "Asparagus Next Left"
- 10. "Depressed Beyond Tablets"
- 11. "Bogus Official"
- 12. "Letters Sent"
- 13. "Twydale's Lament"
- 14. "We Built This Village on a Trad. Arr. Tune"
[edit] Cultural references in song titles
- 2. In the UK, gas fitters should be 'Corgi registered' to practice their trade. Corgi stands for the Council for Registered Gas Installers.
- 3. Chatteris is a small picturesque town in Cambridgeshire.
- 4. The title is said to be a reference to the cover of the second eponymous album by the Libertines, although Nigel Blackwell has denied that the song is about the band.
- 6. Upon Westminster Bridge is a poem by William Wordsworth. Westminster Bridge is a major bridge crossing the Thames in central London.
- 7. Joy Division were an influential band from Manchester in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The song satirises band merchandising.
- 9. 'Asparagus Next Left' is the sort of sign that can be seen on British country roads advertising farm products for sale at the farm gate.
- 10. The title is from a line in the 'Crime' episode of Chris Morris's controversial TV comedy Brass Eye.
- 11. The government constantly warn people, particularly the elderly, to beware of bogus officials knocking on doors in order to steal. The song is asterisked on the album track listing as a 'Public information tune'.
- 14. This title is a play on words from "We Built This City" by Starship. 'Trad. Arr.' (traditional arrangement) is usually given when a folk song is recorded by a band in their own arrangement.
