Tag: Busking

Two Buskers Banned After Playing ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Faith’ Over and Over

Apparently an 18-month-long aural assault featuring the massive hits by Oasis and George Michael was enough for the people of Moseley, Birmingham. Said one resident: “It would get to the point where I would be lying in bed and I would have Wonderwall stuck in my head all night. To be fair, they didn’t do a bad rendition of the songs—but after hearing them the first few times it does start to grate on you. Although its not surprising that they can play it well—with the amount of practice they’ve had.”

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Billy Bragg’s Big Busk: Singing About London

Photo by Larsz, via Flickr (Creative Commons)

The singer will be leading a come one, come all sing- and strum-along this Saturday at the Southbank Centre in London. The crowd will be singing Bragg’s favorite London songs. He’s got a lot of great ones to choose from, as evidenced by this Wikipedia page of London songs and Time Out’s 50 best London songs.

If I could make it, I’d like “Waterloo Sunset” by the Kinks to make the cut:

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My Boyfriend and I Are Planning to Travel in Europe. Could We Survive as Street Musicians?

Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel

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