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

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  08.24.09 | 12:25 PM ET

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.”

The duo of guitarist James Ryan and “dustbin lid-player” Andrew Stevens were given ASBOs and can no longer play musical instruments in public in the area. Ryan reacted to the punishment: “The whole thing’s about playing a guitar, it’s a joke. Most people loved it.”

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any footage of the duo on YouTube. If you’re itching to hear a bad busking version of “Wonderwall,” though, I did find this:

Tags: Busking, Music, Tres Loco, Europe, England, News and Briefs


2 Comments for Two Buskers Banned After Playing ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Faith’ Over and Over

TambourineMan 08.25.09 | 1:26 AM ET

Wonderwall…AND Faith? Jesus God, man. That’s an instant ASBO, and grounds to call in Bluto:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9JYq-mXprw

Purple Parking 10.07.09 | 1:52 AM ET

It’s really good blog post, it’s explain a lot for me.

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