Best song to come out of Brighton ?

[Cadiz Seagull]

Waterloo by Abba which won the Eurovision Song Contest at the Brighton Centre.

Hardly a Brighton song but it did come out of Brighton.

 

[Dan Aitch]

 

[Garage_Doors]

It has to be something by British Sea Power surely?

Only if you like British Sea Power, I personally think it should it should be something by the P&TTB. it matter of personal choice.

 

[Garage_Doors]

Waterloo by Abba which won the Eurovision Song Contest at the Brighton Centre.

Hardly a Brighton song but it did come out of Brighton.

It only won the Euro contest being held in Brighton that year, was neither written here nor did any of them live here, but i do like the tenuous link

 

[Garage_Doors]

Lambretta's were from Lewes, Not eligible im afraid.

 

[Garage_Doors]

A prominent member of Peter & The Test Tube Babies is a regular NSC'er

Is there ! Which one ?

 

[jevs]

Going to change my last choice to Men En Tol by the Levellers

 

[WATFORD zero]

Waterloo by Abba which won the Eurovision Song Contest at the Brighton Centre.

Hardly a Brighton song but it did come out of Brighton.

Ahem, Dome

 

[Dick Head]

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Dome, not the Brighton Centre (which, at the time was not yet built).

 

[Lord Bracknell]

When I first saw this post, I thought you'd gone crazy, until Mr Google provided the explanation.

Yep. I'll now go along with you.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Lambretta's were from Lewes, Not eligible im afraid.

yeah,but Peter & TTB were from Peacehaven,Bywaters went to the same school as me,Tideway

as did Billy Idol for one year!

anyway Intensive Care & Transvestite were my favourites

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

The Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Dome, not the Brighton Centre (which, at the time was not yet built).

Indeed,this video gives a brief history of Brighton and you might just spot yourself fishing off the pier

Katie Boyle was a fine looking woman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFmynXjh6zU

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Without (Soho down to) Brighton we wouldn't have Pinball Wizard - The Oo

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Without (Soho down to) Brighton we wouldn't have Pinball Wizard - The Oo

I like this connection

so I'll go for Burning Up Time -Stranglers

first to lines are as follows

my Brighton train,it goes real soon
my Brighton Belle is in her room

plus Dave Greenfield is from Brighton

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Do The Maccabees count?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffIaVzavIxE

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I like this connection

so I'll go for Burning Up Time -Stranglers

first to lines are as follows

my Brighton train,it goes real soon
my Brighton Belle is in her room

plus Dave Greenfield is from Brighton

Well then.

Rumble in Brighton - The Stray Cats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OphqKPrbog

 

[Spider]

No one mentioned The Kooks yet? Strange...

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Was Bobby Gillespie living in Brighton when Screamadelica was conceived? If so this is the, slightly tenuous, winner surely?

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Mary from the Dairy