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posted by davidt
on Friday July 20 2001, @07:00AM
George Formby writes:
An amusing item on last night's Channel 4 News (19/7/01). The headline story was of the infamous British politician/author Jeffrey Archer being found guilty of perjory and being sentenced to 4 years detention at Her Majesty's Pleasure. As the soundtrack to Channel 4 News report The Smiths "This Charming Man" was played; considering the subject matter highlighting the "he knows so much about these things" line.
While amusing it also highlights the continued influence of this band in the UK: the opening narration used several key events to jog the public's memory on the year in question; the first reference being: "The year was 1983, The Smiths were in the charts, etc etc"
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