4 REAL ( a song for Richey Edwards)

Here's the Unlucky Fried Kitten song called 4 REAL...which is a tribute to Richey Edwards....the wantaway Manic Street Preacher. This particular version is by psychedelic london band...CLINKER...led by the enigmatic Peter Jordan. The song was written as a tribute to Richey by Andy Export of pop band UNLUCKY FRIED KITTEN. Please look out for their original version of the song on this YouTube channel...though Andy has publicly declared that 'Clinker's fucking re-imagination of the song is better than mine'
The song was written originally for Mickey Apples (ex UFK bassist) to sing on his Dead Pop Stars album...along with songs for the likes of Keith Moon, Kurt Cobain, Syd Barrett, Elvis Presley, Marc Bolan, Jimi Hendrix...and more....but Mickey tragically took his life before the album was completed. Andy has vowed to finish the Dead Pop Stars album in the memory of his ex bandmate..and friend. Mickey's bass guitar takes pride of place in the UFK Dollshouse (museum section)...with the blessing of Mickey's family.
The two versions of this 4 REAL song...by UFK and by Clinker...are poles apart...which is rather cool really. Check more of CLINKER out on YouTube...and on the net in general. They have some fantastic sounds.
Check Unlucky Fried Kitten....they have some rather jolly songs too.
Have a wonderful day. lol

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• kitten
• clinker
• andy
• fraser
• export
• peter
• jordan
• richey
• edwards
• manic
• street
• preachers
• real

[elijahthebadger]

love it. very DIY. reminds me of the Headcoats - Girl With Matches video. perhaps it's the colour scheme...

[exproggo]

@elijahthebadger Cool...I shall look...and we all know the Headcoats lol....thanks

[Girobabies]

Gotta love the clinker. Even their cover versions sound original

[exproggo]

@Girobabies absolutely...loving Clinker

[TUORavens]

Nice one guys!

[exproggo]

@TUORavens thank you Sir

[pennyblack21]

@elijahthebadger ah cool.....I do like BC....and can see the connection...kind of. I do like this one though...and UFK know it's not the best vocal performance. Another band covered this song and made it all psychedelic. They were a Medway band too...though...based in London (Camden) now

[elijahthebadger]

@pennyblack21 yes, yes. i do mean him...

[pennyblack21]

@exproggo Cos you are a mentalist

[pennyblack21]

@elijahthebadger Thee Headcoats.....you mean Billy Childish?????

[pennyblack21]

@exproggo It's an Unlucky Fried Kitten song....cool in this version though

[pennyblack21]

@exproggo Yeah...good one...sounds brilliant...great song...and played immensely

[exproggo]

@freakmasterwarp That's very nice of you to say...thank you