Achtung Bono

Achtung Bono

Released

2005

Cammell Laird Social Club
(2002)

Achtung Bono
(2005)

CSI:Ambleside
(2008)

Achtung Bono is the tenth album released by UK rock band Half Man Half Biscuit, in 2005.

The title is a satirical reference to the title of the 1991 album by Irish rock band U2 - Achtung Baby.

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1. Restless legs syndrome is a poorly understood neurological disorder.
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.