Thursday, August 15, 2019

KLEM FM

Overheard at Lem's:
He was from Leicester, NC (pronounced LIE-ster).  link
Well that triggered a memory of The Pogues' "The Old Main Drag:"


Shane MacGowan sings "One evening as I was lying down by Leicester Square
I was pulled in by the coppers and kicked in the balls..." and he pronounces Leicester as "Lester."

The song's narrative somehow reminds me of Titus.

3 comments:

The Dude said...

No CC so I have no idea what the story is in that song. And given who it reminds you of I am actually okay not knowing.

XRay said...

I just went years without thinking of Titus, could have gone even more.

virgil xenophon said...

FYI It IS pronounced "lester" in the UK.