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...or your nearest home town if things aren't happening where you live or were born.

Home town: Sheffield, England.

Pop act: Artic Monkeys

Song: Do I wanna know?


 
Quite a Few Here - Bristol UK

Massive Attack
Portishead
Roni Size
 
Not a great deal of choice that I can think of, but as it's almost December here's a christmasy one

Home town: Middlesbrough, England.

Pop act: Chris Rea

Song: Driving Home For Christmas

 
We're not really a huge town...

Pop Act: Unit Five

Song: Vit at jeg elsker deg (translated: Know that I love you)

 
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I actually have two friends from my little home town (30k people) which both have a band, can't really pick out one of them so I'll throw in a double! First out; Damn Delicious.

Home town: Falkenberg, Sweden

Pop act: Damn Delicious

Song: Skylight (Acoustic version)
Originial album version, which is more rock, can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kraV6GcXQ18

 
Home town: Falkenberg, Sweden

Pop act: I am Nova

Song: Riana

 
Plenty to choose from here also, going back a few decades now...

Home town: Sheffield, England.

Pop act: The Human League

Song: Don't you want me (1981)

 
Home town: Lisboa, Portugal

Pop act: Amor Electro

Song: Rosa Sangue (2011)

 
Lund, Sweden

Axwell


:dj:
 
Great thread :)

Black Star Liner are my favourite band from Leeds in the late 90s, I must have seen them live about 10 times and they were always amazing. Looks like not much is available online and it's nowhere near the same experience as the mindblowing live experience, but here's a taste:

 
Vessels are a more recent favourite and friends of mine, again a band that are at their best live but the records are great too:

 
Back to the 60s for this one, Leeds lad Barry Ryan doing the original version of 'Eloise' - some of you may be more familiar with the version by the Damned that was a hit in the 80s:


Might post some more later :)
 
Thanks Oleg, some nice songs there and curious to what other acts came from Leeds.

Another great oldie from my home town Sheffield:

Heaven Seventeen: 'Temptation':


 
I used to play in a band called the Resplendents, and most of the other people from that band are now in a band called Sail Roads. This is them:

 
Sadly... this.

Hometown: Columbia, SC

Pop Act: Hootie and the Blowfish

Song: Hold My Hand


Sorry, we're not as cool as you Europeans down South.
 
Hometown: Columbia, SC

Pop Act: Darius Rucker

Song: Tender Crisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch


And, here is the moment of redemption in the career of Darius Rucker.
 
We've had a bunch of x factor contestants too, just one winner though

Home town: Middlesbrough, England.

Pop act: Xfactor contestents:
Journey South
Abi Alton
amelia lily
James Arthur

Song: You're nobody til somebody loves you



 
Keep 'em coming guys!

Waiting for London, Liverpool, Manchester, New York etc., etc., coz I know we have some EU players from those cities.

In the meantime...

Home Town: Sheffield

Pop Act: ABC

Song: The look of love


 
Arctic Monkeys were played pretty often last year, here, on a radio station (Radioguerilla) I was listening when driving in the evenings. They are pretty international.

PS: As we were talking, a local pop act of sorts started a concert on staton I was talking about.
Subcarpati / La cutari
 
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I'm gonna claim Queen :laugh:

Home town: Middlesbrough, England.

Pop act: Paul Rodgers

Song: I want it all

 
The most successful Leeds band of recent years are the Kaiser Chiefs:

 
Ok, i'm scraping the bottom of the barrel now :laugh: Vic Reeves (from darlington just up the road) and the wonder stuff. Vic's partner Bob is from the boro, and he's singing backing vocals (at least he is in the video, not sure if he actualy did on the song)


Home town: Middlesbrough, England.

Pop act: Bob Mortimer

Song: Dizzy



 
Far from scraping the bottom of the barrel here! ;)

Home town: Sheffield, England.

Pop act: Def Leppard

Song: Pour some sugar on me


 
I was born in Oxford

Home town: Oxford, England.

Pop act: Radiohead

Song: creep

 
Moved to Nottingham about 9 years ago

Home Town: Nottingham

Pop Act: Jake Bugg

Song: 'Lightning Bolt

 
bigdaddy trim said:
What about Mr Brown?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYAt22mWiWc

i was going to post the golly wog song. :rolleyes:
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I would like to state that I only live in Middlesbrough now, I was born and raised in Stockton-on-Tees. I would like to disavow any knowledge of this Roy 'chubby' Brown character, and anything he stands for. The fact that my best mates dad was also a comedian should not lead you to believe that I ever saw, spoke too, or 'had a pint' with Mr Brown at any time.
 
slither said:
Game over, you win :) unless someone from Manchester posts The Smiths.
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I see you are a fan of miserable dreary indie rock! In that case Leeds can offer you the Wedding Present:

 
Oleg said:
I see you are a fan of miserable dreary indie rock!
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If you want miserable dreary indie rock from Leeds you cant beat Sisters of Mercy!

 
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