Cook Da Books - Piggie In The Middle Eight

This is a video I had on my first account before the copyright mafia had it deleted.
The footage itself is from a documentary called 'Riot' which focused on the Toxteth riots in Liverpool in the summer of 1981; the same year of the song.
I'm gonna dedicate this one to Phil (aka Caseyroot) who recently put up a load of great cook da books TV archive... Nice one mate!

Creation notice: This is to let YouTube, Google or whoever know that I created this video...

This notice by no way means any disrespect to those who own, or those who originally filmed any footage contained within.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Cook
• Da
• Books
• Piggie
• In
• The
• Middle
• Eight

[DrFrasier95]

This is one of the best tunes ever. I remember Geoff Davis of Probe playing this in the shop all the time. I worked in HMV at the time but would always sneak off to Probe and Pnny Lane records because they would play these amazing tunes that defined the times. Da Books should have been huge. I am looking for the 12" version of Living for the City as well..so if you know...let me know.

[rp61wasinnocentok]

@DrFrasier95

That original Probe records used to always have copies of the 12".

Though there should still be a few places in the city centre you'll find it.

Try 'Hairy Records' at the top of Bold St. or even Probe which is now situated on Slater St. just off Bold St. If you luck-out there, try the second-hand stores in the new Quiggins opposite Rapid.

[seanmoranallstar]

Great song!

My dad is owen moran from cook da books!

Anymore stuff to put up?

[rp61wasinnocentok]

Alright sean!!

Seen you comment on the TV appearance stuff and knew that's who you where.

Yeah I do have one more idea in the pipeline, it's gonna be like a follow up to this, in the way of the b-side 'gone to black' which i'm sure you know is the themes instrumental version of piggie. When I can get some time i'll start putting it together and let you know when it's up.

[mcoshea83]

are cook da books from liverpool, the stanley house line makes me think they are, this song is awesome

[rp61wasinnocentok]

Yes they are from Liverpool.

They come from the suburb of Fazakerley.

The line "In the Echo they get it wrong"

'The Echo' is a local newspaper, and is not to be mistaken for maybe 'And The Bunnymen' in which 'Echo' was a drum machine they used to use before getting in a real drummer.

The word 'Eight' in the title is refering to the first part the postcode for Toxteth (L8)

Hope that makes sense of one or two things that may also have a few people thinking about.

[MrBernie19]

@seanmoranallstar

Hi sean,

many years ago I lived in Fazakerley and vaguely knew your dad, and his sadly deceased brother Joe who was for a time on Evertons books and I'd played footy with him on Hawksmoor park!

Also knew John Smith who I believe or was told that Cook da Books was "his band" ie the manager! 1st time I've ever heard their music , am now in australia!

[rockall32]

CLASS

[liverpoolbellend]

Great fuckin band.

[lindalahue]

@seanmoranallstar tell your Dad that me and my sister used to follow them where ever they were on, and that we loved cook da books xxx

[AtheistStream]

Just came across this randomly, sounds great, going on my i pod. From a young person

[davylar1]

@mikedamanc ere ere

[davylar1]

boss lar simply as man

[stevobwfc696]

top tune . toxeth lives on ........pigs = bully boys in uni form .......... those streets are our streets fuk the police

[myepiphone]

My pal Phil "Phibber" Munchausen liked this band so much he formed his own tribute act Crap Da Keks,and released a single about a man who saw the riots and shat his pants,it was called "Pudding in The Pantaloons"....but he doesn't always tell the truth.