tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232389689701494095.post5580887848848089289..comments2023-10-21T05:34:10.060-07:00Comments on Peake Of The Pops!: 1974: Peace came upon meUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232389689701494095.post-67317839142396824042012-01-27T11:03:32.319-08:002012-01-27T11:03:32.319-08:00Ah, but it was written back in the days when the f...Ah, but it was written back in the days when the first thing everyone did after a good roll in the hay was reach for a gasper. It was a ritual that still persisted when my generation started shagging, but as smoking got less popular, it died out. I'm sure some people still do it. Men with grey chest hair, that sort of thing. <br /><br />I too have grown to love this song, having sniggered at it as a kid for its bold mention of 'making love with you'. For the ten year old me, that was enough to write it off completely. Lucky I'm mature now, isn't it?Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232389689701494095.post-72377426177818221812012-01-27T06:42:00.895-08:002012-01-27T06:42:00.895-08:00I've always loved that the first things to com...I've always loved that the first things to come to the narrator's mind when asked to make a wish are cigarettes. I'm sure it was top of the list for scanning reasons only, mind.<br /><br />It's a towering chorus, a very strong melody and, lyrically, absolute tosh. I really like it.Matthew Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842392964784000029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232389689701494095.post-78181512126193759502012-01-27T05:39:16.294-08:002012-01-27T05:39:16.294-08:00I found it strangely spooky - like Spirit in the S...I found it strangely spooky - like Spirit in the Sky and Bridge over Troubled Water. I'd love to have heard some of those Working Men's Club bands having a pop at it, it must have been a cabaret standard at the time - plodding on with lazy bass and too many crashing high hats...Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.com