Franz Ferdinand
Winners of the Mercury Music Prize.


Nicely done, I say.

No doubt there'll be those that disagree.....
( Benny on the Loose; a permanent solution to a temporary problem, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:10, archived)

i'd say
they're all shit

there have been loads of great albums out this year, and none of them were nominated.
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:10, archived)

I would agree with that
Erm, even though all of my 5 most recently purchased albums are from 1998 or before.
( Malchickles, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:11, archived)

hmm,
my 5 most recently purchased albums still havent come from amazon, the slow bastards.
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:14, archived)

I am indifferent to them
which seems to be quite odd
Everyone else loves them or hates them
( Giant bunny jumping out like a large happy tourettes rabbit, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:14, archived)

i dont mind
them

i liked one of their songs (but not enough to download it or remember the name), the rest i thought were shit.
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:15, archived)

the one that goes "meet me at the refectory"
was stuck in my head for ages.

not saying I actually liked it - but it was very catchy.
( rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:25, archived)

so catchy infact
that I've remembered it wrong. It was matinee wasn't it.
( rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:28, archived)

that's the bunny

( coco, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:32, archived)

I quite like them.
Prefer Keane, though.


/Middle of the road.
( Benny on the Loose; a permanent solution to a temporary problem, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:18, archived)

Who won the what now?
Didn't he die in 1914?
( TV's Nosemonkey, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:15, archived)

You can be such an old cunt at times.
*hands a copy of 'Look In'*

Now, read that, and don't come back until you know the lyrics to 'Green Door'
( Benny on the Loose; a permanent solution to a temporary problem, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:19, archived)

Does it go like this?
Mr. Wu no longer has a laundry. Sad to say the business was flop.
He shouted 'what a hope' as he chewed a bar of soap
And then put up the shutters of the shop.

Said Mr. Wu, "What shall I do?" and Mr. Wu's a window cleaner now.
The laundry, it didn't pay.
Now there's no clean collars down Limehouse Way.

When he goes out working, interest he arouses
Polishing the windows with worn-out ladies blouses.
He wears a pair of Cami nicks to save his Sunday trousers
‘Cos Mr. Wu's a window cleaner now.
( TV's Nosemonkey, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:22, archived)

That'll do...
*copyrights*

*gets on the phone to Shakin' Stevens agent*
( Benny on the Loose; a permanent solution to a temporary problem, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:25, archived)

Meh.
I can't bring myself to dislike them for any particular reason, but I can't say they set my world alight either.

Still, I hope they don't befall the Mercury Curse
( Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:18, archived)

that's what comes from naming a prize after a poison

( rob twitter.com/robmanuel is following you, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:29, archived)

*hides Arsenic Trophy*

( Malchickles, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 23:35, archived)