What is the name of the "seaside town...they forgot to bomb"?

[The Seeker of Good Songs]

I actually meant which town was the video filmed in?

But the thread the question has taken is just as, if not more, interesting.

 

[easy now]

Re: I actually meant which town was the video filmed in?

the video was filmed in Southend On Sea in Essex.
I grew up there and all the things shown are still there except the record store. The people working in the shop were infact, the shop workers.

 

[Mozzersgirl]

> And is there any real significance to the car radio being tuned to 93.3?

> and are any of the "actors" real personalities or just
> "one-offs"?

> This is all in the Everyday is like Sunday video, in case one needs to
> know.

I've always thought the song was about Morecambe. As I'm currntly living in Lancaster and have friends that live in that godforsaken hole, I'm sure it couldn't be about any other place... Especially as it was a popular holiday destination in the 60's and Moz would probably have gone there as a kid. I also heard that he has a friend that still lives in Heysham, which adjoins the town, but as ever, thats just a rumour... Morecambe really is worth a visit though, if only for the car crash value and having your picture taken next to the statue of Eric Morecambe.

 

[niva]

> Well, I've been to most of the shittiest seaside towns in Britain, but, I
> have to say, when Moz played Bridlington, it all made sense. The very best
> I've ever seen Moz, and I met some wonderful people there. Bridlington has
> to be it for me.

> Sk.

No, it is definitely Blackpool, I had an epiphany when I was there.

 

[so sick of morrissey]

> And is there any real significance to the car radio being tuned to 93.3?

> and are any of the "actors" real personalities or just
> "one-offs"?

> This is all in the Everyday is like Sunday video, in case one needs to
> know.

come friendly bombs and fall on slough it isnt fit for humans now.

 

[Strawberry]

Re: What is the name of the "seaside town...they forgot to .."?

What's in a name ?

 

[south78910]

bridlington

 

[momus]

Doesn't the premise of the Q realise that someone in Cleethorpes does not have a clue.Its a Met A For concerning the Chippy in Worthing called "The Boat Club"

Love

Contance Gore-Booth

 

[Strawberry]

Re: What is the name, Momus

Dear Constance Momus,

Have you ever been to Cleethorpes, dearest ?

Much,

Strawberry.

> Doesn't the premise of the Q realise that someone in Cleethorpes does not
> have a clue.Its a Met A For concerning the Chippy in Worthing called
> "The Boat Club"

> Love

> Contance Gore-Booth

 

[mauve21]

> And is there any real significance to the car radio being tuned to 93.3?

> and are any of the "actors" real personalities or just
> "one-offs"?

> This is all in the Everyday is like Sunday video, in case one needs to
> know.
I just have to say it : "MORDIALLOC!!!"
'cause thats where I live." and yes, it is by the sea.

 

[Tingle]

>I also heard that he has a friend that still lives in Heysham,
> which adjoins the town, but as ever, thats just a rumour...

Linder Sterling and Michael Bracewell did a small coffee-table book about Heysham and Morecambe. P'raps you are alluding to them?

 

[XX Century Fox]

New Haven, CT

 

[Strawberry]

small ?

 

[Pardon me if I'm sentimental when we say goodbye.]

> small ?

Should have been, however they had big ideas!

Paying for it now though.

Not quite well enough...the interest must be staggering.

 

[mauve21]

Re: New Haven, CT

Bit it's not as bad as Mordialloc!!!

 

[momus]

Re: What is the name, Momus

> Have you ever been to Cleethorpes, dearest ?

> Much,

> Strawberry.

Oh indeed! I was a permanent fixture at the periphery of the dance floor at the Cleethorpes all nighters back in 1986. How they let a gauche 17 year old entry I do not know, but I managed to slip in somehow.

momus

 

[crabwob]

> And is there any real significance to the car radio being tuned to 93.3?

> and are any of the "actors" real personalities or just
> "one-offs"?

> This is all in the Everyday is like Sunday video, in case one needs to
> know.
its "Southend on sea" in Essex the local town council were up in arms when the video came out proclaiming the "forgetting to bomb it" as an outrage,and prompted some articles in the national gutter press at the time,any excuse will do where Morrissey is concerned, a bit of a storm in a greased tea cup really,it was a big bank holiday destination for Eastenders in its day a hot bed of teddy boy activity
right through until the 80s during which time it was already falling to pieces.